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Bill O'LearyHello and thank you for visiting the Indefatigable Old Boys Association web site. If you are new to the site, and not yet a member of the IOBA, may I on behalf of all the existing members, extend a very warm welcome to you. We hope, as a result of your visit here, that you will be encouraged to join our growing organisation and bring with you memories to share with others. You will see from our increasingly growing data base, that we have members stretching back many decades so I am confident that you will find lost friends with whom to reminisce. For those existing members visiting the site, welcome back and I hope that you will find the look of the new site pleasing. Our new Newsletter Editor, Owen Sutton volunteered to take on the redesign and I'm sure you will agree that he has done a splendid job in raising it's standard. I look forward to meeting many of you again at next year's annual reunion at the school, and for those who have not attended before, I encourage you to do so. It is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and share a story or two over a tot!

Colonel Bill O’Leary TD, Chairman IOBA

Bill O'Leary


You are cordially invited to:

The 26th Indefatigable Old Boys Annual Reunion & Dinner

Saturday 6th June 2009

At Llanfairpwll, Anglesey.

Agenda:
09:30 OB’s & Staff start to muster at the Carreg Mon Hotel, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey - for initial check-in
11:30 School Tour at JSMTC
13:00 Light Lunch at JSMTC
14:30 AGM at JSMTC
17:00 St Mary’s Church open
19:30 The Reunion Dinner starts at 7.30pm for 8.00pm at either JSMTC Indefatigable (Old School), or the Carreg Mon Hotel (TO BE CONFIRMED)

On our '26th Reunion Day', all Old Boys and Staff are invited to join us for the Tour of the School, Lunch (£9 per head) and the AGM. Attendance at the Evening Reunion Dinner however is only open to Member's of the Old Boys Association, plus all ex staff as invited guests of the IOBA. The cost of Dinner is £21 per head. (£30 total - Lunch & Dinner)

If you are not a member of the IOBA and would like to attend the Reunion Dinner as well as the daytime events you can join by completing the form found on the following page:

Click here to join the IOBA

R.S.V.P. (Very latest) by 15 May 2009 To the IOBA Treasurer Tom Keyes 62/64 4, Edison Drive, Upton Grange, Northampton. NN5 4AB. UK Email: t_keyes@sky.com

Tel: (0044) 07912 693 655. (Cheques made payable to: 'Indefatigable OBA')

Accommodation is available at:
Carreg Mon Hotel : Tel (0044) 01248 714224 or Email: info@carregmonhotel.co.uk

or try these alternative options;

Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge: (0044) 01248 712309
Anglesey Arms Hotel: (0044) 01248 712305
Penrhos Arms, Llanfairpwll: (0044) 01248 714892
Travel Inn: (0044) 08701 977023 or www.travelinn.co.uk
Cremlyn Farm, Beaumaris: Tel (0044) 01248 810420

If transport to the reunion is a problem, call Steve Humphries 75/76 - Indefatigable Old Boys Association: Secretary on 07703 45 44 95.

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Have your say: Please check out the 2009 Reunion Poll set-up on the IOBA forum site. If anything, this will add to the subject matter.

Click Here for Poll


Can the IOBA help you, in being able to attend future IOBA AGM & Reunions?

The IOBA can help members so that they are able to attend future IOBA AGM & Reunions.  Would you like to be considered for the following, so that you can attend the next year IOBA Reunion?  Guide on the parameters and criteria to be applied are set below, but we must stress at this point, ‘applications will be decided by the serving IOBA committee’.

Criteria's proposed: Maximum Award to be £300. All nominees will be asked to submit an approximate overall costing.  To include; UK Travel expenses / Accommodation / Reunion Dinner & Bar.

Guidelines set are;

1) Up to £300.00 max.
2) Must be a fully paid up member of the IOBA.
3) Not previously been to an AGM under the terms of this proposal.
4) Committee to decide on the IOBA Member to attend.
5) Vice Chairman to coordinate.

Please don’t be offended by the offer, it’s there for the taking.  If you would like to take up the offer, please write to the IOBA Vice Chairman – Steve Paris 76/78.

Steve Paris 76/78 – IOBA Vice Chairman.
2, Dolphin Close,
Winnersh, Reading,
Berkshire.
RG41 5XP


Book your place at the 2009 - 26th Reunion!

The IOBA 26th Anniversary reunion is on the 6th of June. To make payment as simple as possible, we have introduced the option to pay by Paypal as well as the normal methods. To do so, just click the button below. The cost via paypal is a little more than the normal charge as paypal charge us, the IOBA, a fee for using their service. We have therefore simply loaded the transaction costs on top of the normal price of £30 per person.

(Link Coming Soon)

Of course you can always stick to the traditional method and send your cheque to:

IOBA Treasurer Tom Keyes 63/64
4 Edison Drive
Upton Grange
Northampton
NN5 4AB. UK

Email:  Tom Keyes 63/64 <t_keyes@sky.com> Tel: (0044) 07912 693 655. (Cheques made payable to: 'Indefatigable OBA')

Full details of the day can be found on this page.


To all IOBA Contacts: Particularly those of you who live in the UK - West Country;

We have been asked to invite you to the following event;

T.S Canonteign - Teign Valley Unit 609, Sea Cadet Corps wish to invite 'Indefatigable OB's & Staff' to "cover" a Dedication of a Memorial Plaque and Wreath Laying.

On Sunday 31st of August 2008 commencing at 16.00hrs.

Members of the IOBA who would like to attend, would follow our "Standard" (if we're able to arrange) to be paraded with T.S Canonteign, along with others at this event. (Details listed below)

Dedication of a Memorial Plaque and Wreath Laying.

Sunday 31st of August 2008
(Anniversary of the Battle of Algiers 27th of August 1816)

The event will entail a short parade through Christow to the Church of St James to lay a wreath at the grave of Admiral Sir Edward Pellew 1st Viscount Exmouth, then move a short distance to Canonteign Estate for a second short parade and dedication service to unveil a memorial plaque to the late Admiral.

This will be late afternoon/evening occasion 4pm at the Church and then 5pm at the estate finished by 6.30pm.

High tea will be provided by the Estate owners Chris and Kate Bayliss for all the Cadets and our guests which will include, Lord and Lady Clifford, the Honorable Mrs d'Erlanger (The last Pellew to be born at the estate and sister of our patron the present Viscount Exmouth) Chairman of Teignbridge District Council, several Town Mayors and other local distinguished guests.

There will then be a presentation of 3 "Chains of Office" on behalf of the Unit to Mrs Sylvia Russell, who has been the President for the past 20 years and is next years Chairman of Teignbridge Council, Lady Clifford present "High Sheriff of Devon" who has agreed to take the "Honorary" title of Vice-President of the Unit along with the Honorable Elizabeth d'Erlanger.

The dedication of the memorial to Pellew will be conducted by the local Priest in conjunction with Arthur Brookes, both "services" will take no longer than 15 minutes and the "parade" will be kept short at both locations.

Nicholas Maylam has said to us, do not hesitate to contact him at scc.chaircanonteign@sky.com for more information.
Nick Maylam (Chairman of trustees TS Canonteign)

Download document recieved from Nicholas Maylam re this event.

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