T.S BLACKCAP: BIRKENHEAD SEA CADET CORPS UNIT Win the Seventh Indefatigable Trophy
Indefatigable Old Boys, are invited to attend the following event and ceremony
Monday 20th May 2013.
It gives us the greatest pleasure to congratulate T.S Blackcap, on being awarded the Indefatigable Cup. The Unit made sustained progress throughout last year, with an effective training programme and the taking part of District and Area events. This has required huge effort and commitment and they thoroughly deserve the award.
The Sea Cadet unit was awarded a Burgee by Cpt Mark Windsor RN (SCC Captain), at a special presentation ceremony at the unit premises in Birkenhead. The Burgee is the highest award that can be awarded to a Sea Cadet Corps Unit in recognition of the hard work of the Volunteers, Cadets and UMC.
Brigadier Bill O’Leary (IOBA Chairman) will be travelling to the ‘Birkenhead Unit’ to make this very special presentation to the Commanding Officer of T.S. Blackcap, along with a monetary cheque in person on behalf of the IOBA.
- IOBA Chairman & Indefatigable entourage to arrive at TS Blackcap: 18:45 for 19:00.
- Presentation starts 19:30.
- Evening finishes 21:30.
The trophy, once the ‘Merseyside Navy League – Swimming Gala Trophy’, is so valuable it has to remain at the SCC HQ other than for the presentation, the winning unit will receive a memento to keep.
Address: 2 Park Road East, Birkenhead. Wirral CH41 4BE
Telephone: 0151 652 1991
Email: tsblackcap@hotmail.co.uk
www.sea-cadets.org/birkenhead/home.aspx
www.sea-cadets.org/birkenhead/about-our-unit.aspx
For SCC Unit HEAD-COUNT: Please indicate to me steve_c_humphries@btinternet.com if any of you wish to attend this event. We hope that some of you can make this.
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An incredible gesture from Mobility 2000
An incredible gesture from Mobility 2000;
Simon Pegler 1979/80 member of the IOBA, would like to offer to ex-service personnel and those who attended the Indefatigable School ‘Old Boys & Staff’, access to good working order, reconditioned Mobility Equipment & Disability Aids for daily living. Equipment will be free of charge, all you pay for will be the postage of the item sent to you.
Simon is in the process of cataloguing items, which are now on a direct LINK from this website;
http://www.mobility2000.co.uk/ex-service-personnel.html
Simon’s website Ex Service personnel page, has been created for the sole use of Ex Service personel, Members of the Merchant Navy, past pupils of TS Indefatigable and their Families.
All products shown are used but in very good condition, Mobility 2000 offer them free of charge to any of Ex Service men/women and their familes.
£7.50 IS CHARGED ON ALL PRODUCTS IRRESPECTIVE OF VALUE, THIS IS TO COVER POSTAGE COST TO MAINLAND UK POSTCODES
If you require more than one product please call Simon on 01253 820303 and if they can fit the items in one box there will only be a single postage cost.
To verify your entitlement please include your service number in the VAT exemption section of our checkout when ordering.
It’s hoped that this is of use to you and we ask to you share it with as many people as you can, if you think they would benefit.
Mobility 2000 website: www.mobility2000.co.uk/
Please contact Steve Humphries: IOBA Secretary for more details.
In 2011 Mobility
2000 Ltd and the Indefatigable Old Boys Association presented the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association (BLESMA)with six wheelchairs and a cheque for £784 at Tedworth House, Tidworth, Wiltshire.
The money was raised through the 2011 Indefatigable Old Boys Association annual reunion.
The wheelchairs were added to the extensive range of support equipment owned by BLESMA, which supplies its membership with wheelchairs and prosthetic support to carry out daily activities.
Simon Pegler, from Mobility 2000 and a member of the Indefatigable Old Boys Association, said: “It gives me and my business partners great pleasure in offering the wheelchairs to BLESMA. We work with ex-service personnel and have heard of the work BLESMA do. www.blesma.org/
We wanted to give something back to our servicemen and women who have been injured on active service.”
[Story source: Salisbury Journal]
IOBA Events of Interest.
Please check back regularly for updates here, where you will see various activities of the IOBA.
All Old Boys and Staff are Cordially invited to the following Events.
April (20th) 2013 – Lord Mayor’s Charity Ball, Liverpool.
May (20th) 2013 – 2012 Indefatigable Cup presentation: IOBA’s seventh Sea Cadet Award, T.S. Blackcap (Unit SCC) – Birkenhead UK.
May (24 – 27th) 2013 – 70th Anniversary Battle of the Atlantic, Liverpool.
June (8th) 2013 – 10:30 IOBA 30th Annual Reunion School Visit & AGM, Llanfair PG (All Old Boys and Staff are Cordially invited).
June (8th) 2013 – 19:30 IOBA Reunion Evening Dinner, Carreg Mon Hotel, Llanfair PG (IOBA Membership is kindly required to attend the Reunion Evening Dinner). To pay for the 2013 reunion Lunch & Dinner: Please see ‘2013 Reunion payments’.
June (9th) 2013 – 09:00 Holy Communion Service St Marys, Llanfair PG.
September (1st) 2013 – Merchant Navy Memorial Service Liverpool.
TBA 2014 – Indefatigable 150th Anniversary Celebration.
Please contact IOBA: Secretary steve_c_humphries@btinternet.com if you would like more information on Events above, and any you would like add to.
Pictures from the 2012 Merchant Navy Day Memorial Service in Liverpool
The Annual Merchant Navy Memorial service is held at the Liverpool parish church ‘Our Lady and St Nicholas’. In commemoration of 30,000 British Merchant Sailors who have sacrificed their lives. There was a parade of Merchant Navy Standards and Standards of other Associations (IOBA), followed by serving and retired Merchant Seafarers with other Organisations. This Annual service is always held on the Sunday nearest to Merchant Navy Day, in memory of Merchant Seafarers who died in World Wars I and II and in conflicts up to the present day.
The service, started at 12:00, followed by laying of Wreaths at the MN Memorial, all attendees who attend the Merchant Navy Memorial service were invited to a late lunch at: The Eldonian Village Hall, off Burlington Street (LV3 6NL).
Pictures: Note the HIGH level of the ‘INDEFATIGABLE’ ensign (img_4861 & img_4872)!
Thank you Pat Moran.
