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MERCHANT NAVY DAY – LIVERPOOL: Sunday September 1st 2019.
Merchant Navy Memorial Day in Liverpool: 1st September 2019.
The Merchant Navy Day Committee is pleased to invite you to this year’s ceremony in the Liverpool Parish Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Chapel Street, Liverpool.
Once again the IOBA Standard will be paraded.
Afterwards we walk down to the M.N. Memorial on the Pier Head, led by a Sea Cadet Band, for a short Service and laying of wreaths.
The IOBA wreath will be laid along with many others, Merchant Navy veterans, High Commissioners and Naval Attaches from many countries linked with the Port of Liverpool, including Canada, plus the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and Mayors of the Merseyside Boroughs.
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Peter Brennan would like to invite you to attend the Merchant Navy Day Service at ‘Our Lady and St.Nicholas Liverpool Parish Church’ on Sunday 1st September 2019. At this service we celebrate the role of the Merchant Navy in the City of Liverpool in the past and in the present: there is more information below.
You are kindly requested to arrive at 11.30am for the service at 12 noon. After the service the congregation will proceed to the Merchant Navy Memorial at the Pier Head. Please note this is an outdoor event. Carriages after the Act of Remembrance at approximately 1pm.
The dress code is Lounge Suit/Day Dress/Uniform/Medals
Since the year 2000 the 3rd September, or a date close to it, has been designated ‘Merchant Navy Day’. The purpose is to celebrate and raise awareness of our dependence on our past, present and future Merchant Navy seafarers.
The river has always been at the centre of the economy of the Liverpool region, and the Merchant Navy is part of the past and the future of the area. Every year hundreds of people gather at Liverpool Parish Church – the Sailors’ Church – to celebrate Merchant Navy Day, followed by an Act of Remembrance at the Merchant Navy Memorial at the Pier Head. The congregation is led by the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, but it is important that the congregation reflects not just civic dignitaries and current/retired seafarers, but also representatives from shipping companies and others who represent the work of the Merchant Navy today.
This year the Service will take place on Sunday 1 September at 12 noon. We are particularly encouraging those connected with shipping and the Merchant Navy in the 21st Century to get involved so that we can reflect today’s maritime community in the service.
Please come and support our seafarers by participating in the Service in September.
Video: http://www.liverpoolshipsandsailors.com/2015/09/06/merchant-navy-day-2015/
37th IOBA Reunion Day & Dinner 6th June 2020
37th Annual IOBA Reunion Day 2020.
11:00 -16:00.
This will be held at the Old School –
JSMTC Indefatigable. SATNAV address Llanfairpwll. Anglesey – LL61 6NT
37th Annual IOBA Reunion Dinner 2020.
This will be held at the – Carreg Bran Hotel. SATNAV address Church Lane, Llanfairpwll. Anglesey – LL61 5YH
Friday 5th June 2020 – Vibrant Shirt Night: In memory of ‘Spencer Bell 1958 – IOBA Chairman’ at the Carreg Bran Hotel, all in aid of Link : Prostate Cancer
Saturday 6th June 2020 – Indefatigable Reunion Day and Lunch, followed by the IOBA AGM down at ‘JSMTC Indefatigable’.
Saturday 6th June 2020 – IOBA Members Annual Reunion Dinner at the ‘Carreg Bran Hotel’.
The IOBA 37th Reunion PayPal BOOKING web page is OFF line until the 2019 IOBA Newsletter has been delivered to all members in early 2020.
‘You & Your Families’ are most welcome to join us all during ‘the day’ without booking lunch down at the Old School.
Registered total and paid guests attending the Reunion Day & Reunion Dinner todate (08/08/19) are 0/100 (max).
The 37th DAY Plan TBC : Saturday 6th/June.
10:30 – 11:00 Down to JSMTC Indefatigable for initial check-in (YOUR NAME to be included on this website’s ATTENDEE LIST).
11:30 – 15:00 JSMTC Main Building open to tour at leisure (Not Dormitories).
11:30 – 14:00 IOBA Shop open – JSMTC Main Building.
11:30 – 14:00 CASH BAR open.
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (Menu TBC) £ TBC per person – JSMTC Main Building.
14:00 – 15:30 IOBA AGM in the Main Lecture Hall – Assembly Hall.
15:00 – 16:00 IOBA Members & Guests to be off site JSMTC.
16:30 – 17:30 St Mary’s Church to be open TBC.
The 37th EVENING Plan TBC : Saturday 6th/June.
18:00 – 19:00 Meet for Drinks at Carreg Bran Hotel.
19:00 for 19:30 DINNER Seated (for 19:15) for the 37th IOBA Reunion (HOT CARVEY – Self Serve) Dinner (£ TBC per person) at Carreg Bran Hotel.
Evening Wear: Smart dress code.
There will be ‘NO HEAD TABLE’ (round tables with ‘TEN YEAR ERA’ seating plan).
REUNION DINNER MENU (Mains = Carvey) : TBC
STARTERS:
MAINS:
DESSERTS (including Cheese):
COFFEE:
Two Bottles (White/Red) of House Wine per table to be included: TBC
Link : Click here for accommodation : Self catering apartments, family run B&B’s, Farmhouse Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, Lodges and Chalets, Campsites, Touring Parks and Yurt & Tipi Campsites.
Prizes for the raffle are very much appreciated. Fund raising RAFFLE TICKETS will be SOLD BEFORE DINNER (not during dinner) on the day.
Link : See Reunion special raffle 2019 prizes – for the 2020 item, the image/s will be available to see closer to the reunion date itself.
Attendees List of confirmed NAMED BOOKINGS for the Indefatigable 37th Reunion, will be posted below: For the Reunion Dinner there are a maximum of 100 place’s in total for the Reunion Dinner =
Indefatigable Old Boys Association (IOBA)
THE ROBERT GRIFFIN AWARD 2020
The IOBA can help our less fortunate members, so that they are able to attend future Reunions!!
In memory of, the above assistance is known as ‘The Robert Griffin Award’.
As some people will remember, Robert Griffin was an inspirational Petty Officer & Drum Major, let’s pause and think about a great guy and gave his life for the defense of his country, the best spirit of the Indefatigable, RIP school friend and Brave Royal Marine.
Robert sadly lost his life during the closing days of the Falklands War in 1982 (age 22).
THE AWARD FOR 2020 is open for applications
Applicant to be decided by the serving IOBA committee.
Maximum Award to be £300. Nominees will be asked to submit an approximate overall costing to justify.
To include; UK Travel expenses / Accommodation / Reunion Dinner & Bar.
The Committee have set the following guidelines;
1) £300 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 (along with a second choice in case the offer is declined).
5) Less Fortunate Members Representative to coordinate.
The IOBA can help members, but I must stress at this point, your ‘application will be decided by the serving IOBA committee’.
If you would like to take up the offer, please write/email to:
THE ROBERT GRIFFIN AWARD Representative: Steve Humphries 75/76
Trinity House, 18 Orchard Drive, Wooburn Green, Bucks. HP10 0QN
M: 07703454495
E: steve_c_humphries@btinternet.com
If you would like to make a donation, large or small, to the IOBA, you can do so via PayPal below… , thank you.
Link: Donate to the IOBA
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2020 AGM Agenda
INDEFATIGABLE 1864 – 1995
OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION 1983 – 2020
INDEFATIGABLE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION
37th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020
Time TBC (14:00> 15:30) on Saturday 6th June 2020 at JSMTC Indefatigable
AGENDA
| Ser | Item | Owner |
| 1 | Opening Address | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 2 | Apologies | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 3 | Obituaries | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 4 | 2019 AGM Minutes | Steve Humphries (Vice Chairman) |
| 5 | Matters arising from 2019 AGM Minutes | Richard Lawson (General Secretary) |
| 6 | Chairman’s Report | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 7 | Presentation of 2019 Accounts | Tom Keyes (Treasurer) |
| 8 | Membership update | Tom Keyes (Treasurer) |
| 9 | IOBA Shop update | Ian Parr (Merchandise) |
| 10 | IOBA Newsletter update | Tony Eastham (Newsletter Editor) |
| 11 | IOBA Web Site Update | Steve Humphries (Vice Chairman) |
| 12 | Election of Committee | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 13 | Key Events | Andrew Butler (Chairman) |
| 14 | AOB | Committee |
*Voting at this AGM is to be by Full Members only, those guests present who wish to vote next year, please see the committee during the day for your membership form. If you are not a full member, but wish to add something to the AGM, please feel free to raise it under Any Other Business.
Indefatigable Old Boys Association (IOBA)