04 October 2022
October 2022
On 5th October 2022 His Majesty King Charles III made the following announcement to the Royal Navy.
SOUVENIR OFFER FROM: Adrian Maton
I have a souvenir 'handkerchief' type souvenir from HMS Crofton. It is fringed, unused and in original packing. Would anyone in TCA like this as memorabilia? No cost of course and I can easily post it as it is small.
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Twelve White Rose members and wives; Alan and Sue Hewitt, Allan and Sue Brown, Clive and Sue Dennison, Terry and Jane Foreman, Trevor and Elaine Dixon, Pincher and Judi Martin enjoyed a social visit to Chesterfield over the weekend 30th September - 3rd October. Special thanks to Alan and Sue Hewitt for research and making the arrangements.
Friday saw us arriving in the midst of torrential rain, not helped by Chesterfield being the centre of a " sat nav black hole " with a crazy one way system . Drinks soon followed after arrival. On Friday evening ten of us had a very good meal at the Premier Inn, helped by very obliging staff. Followed by a good session and natter all round between the guys and gals
On Saturday morning the ladies went for retail therapy while the lads toured the town, primarily via the two Wetherspoons. On Saturday evening twelve of us went to the Market Pub in the Market Square, we all had superb meals with excellent service. The five kitchen staff worked wonders in a space that would make the galley on a TON look palatial ! We retired to the Premier Inn for the rest of the evening saw them run out of Rum.
Sunday was a quieter day; some toured the town and had a quiet drink, but four of us went out for a short, 20-minute, drive to visit Bakewell in the nearby Peak District National Park. After touring the usual cafes and bookshops we were caught up in two takes of a Bollywood film shoot of a fast stunt car chase through the normally busy but sedate towns streets.
Monday was breakfast and goodbyes. All had a great weekend, there will surely be more visits to plan in the near future. A big thanks to everybody who turned out and made the Chesterfield weekend such a success.