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Indoor Games - 2007

The 2007 Indoor Games took place on Sunday 4 March 2007 in the Royal British Legion Club, Fencehouses.

The Houghton-le-Spring Branch is to be congratulated on the excellent way in which the Games were organised.

To have the Darts Tournament finished by lunchtime is a Games record and to complete the Whist Final before dark can only be termed miraculous.

The food was well prepared and the service provided left nothing to be desired.

Well done the Houghton-le-Spring Branch. 

The results from the Games is as follows:

The Games Championship was shared by Durham and South Shields who will share the trophy.

Major Ted Darwin assisted by Major Chris Lawton presented the trophies to the winners and all those present were congratulated by the Chairman for the excellent atmosphere in which the Games were conducted.

The AGM of the DLI Association

The AGM of the DLI Association will take place on Thursday 19 April in The Rifles Durham Office, Elvet Waterside, Durham, commencing at 1400 hrs.

The Agenda for the meeting is enclosed with this Bulletin (Postal version only)

Sick Parade

a)   Bob Fawcett is out of hospital having been fitted with a Pacemaker. He still carries the `bag' but hopes to have it removed in the near future.

      He sends his thanks to all those who sent `Get Well' messages.

b)   Ken Lovell, former secretary of the 16th Bn. Branch is not well and requires your support and good wishes.

      Ken's address is 17 Tithe Road, Chatteries, Cambridge, PEI 6 6SL.

c)   Col. Harry Sell is now back at home in Alnwick but awaits a further hospital recall.

      We wish Harry well and hope that it is not too long before he is back amongst us.

The LI Reunion - Shrewsbury 8 - 10 June 2007

All Branches have received the itinerary for the above.

Appendix B of the instructions issued is the bidding pro forma and this should be submitted to The Rifles Durham Office no later than Tuesday 1 May 2007.

Cheques should be made payable to "DLI Central Bank" and NOT "LI Central Fund A/C", as printed.

The Bugle - The Regimental Journal Of The Rifles

It is the intention of The Rifles to produce a Journal which will go out to a Subscription List.

The cost of two issues a year will be £13.00 (incl. p&p), for a full colour 200 page, high quality product.

The Journal will cover all the main pillars of the Regiment and will give due space to provide the necessary linkage to our former Regiments.

It is hoped, of course, that this will encourage many of the previous contributors and subscribers to the various Journals to transfer the allegiances to "The Bugle".

A pro forma for subscription is available from The Rifle Durham Office.

The aim is to distribute The Bugle in the first week in September and contributions are therefore required no later than 9 July 2007.

Limited space suggests that the DLI should produce a General Report on behalf of all Branches and contributions will be called for at the June 07 Executive Meeting.

Borneo Book

The Rifles Durham Office has a limited number of copies of the recently published book by Ralph Harrison and Lt. Col. John Heron.

Anyone requiring a copy should telephone or visit the Office.

The price of the book is £12.95 and if you require it to be posted to you an additional £2.50 should be added.

Cheques should be made payable to "The Friends of the DLI Museum" and crossed "A/C payee only".

Indian Mutiny - 150th Anniversary Tour

Rifles RHQ is organising a tour of India to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the sepoy uprising in 1857.

The tour will be operated by Palanquin Traveller of 92-93 Great Russell Street, London WC 1 B 3PS.

It has a very full and attractive itinerary, commencing with a flight to Delhi on the 17 September 2007.

The tour will take in most of the historical sites of the Mutiny over the 11 days including a visit to the Taj Mahal on the 21st of September.

The flight back to London on 27 September will close the tour and the cost is £1725.00 with a single Supplement of £500.00.

A full itinerary is enclose with this Bulletin (Postal version only).

Passchendaele Pilgrimage 10 - 13 July 2007

Further to the March Bulletin, I can now report that there have been 29 applications from individual Branch members which leaves 18 places to fill.

Any Branch member who wishes to go should make his application as soon as possible as the list will be open to friends and neighbours from 7 April 2007.

Thomas Young VC

Branches may have been notified that the parade at High Spen, previously scheduled for 15 July 2007, has been changed to Sunday 8 July 2007.

Please advise the organisers that you will or will not attend as soon as possible.

Sunderland Branch - Armistice Parade London

The Sunderland Branch is resuming its London excursion this year and members will participate in the Remembrance Parade on Sunday 9 November 2007.

A provisional hotel booking has been made at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury and the cost for three nights accommodation and return travel is £189 - a deposit of £30 is required by 2 April.

Interested members/Branches should contact Norman McMahon on 0191 5483356

Deaths

The Bishop Auckland Branch has advised us of the death of Ray Pybus on Friday 23 March 2007.

Ray was a great supporter of his Branch and of the Association for very many years and will be sadly missed.

Funeral arrangements have not been advised - however, Branches may telephone Charlie Hudspeth on 01388 664623

MAY HE REST IN PEACE

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29 March 2007