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**aghart** · 10-01-2006, 21:46

The branch meets 1st Tuesday of each month at 8pm (except Jan & Aug) at the ex servicemens club North Road Parkstone (Poole). Average attendence is about 15 people. With the very high levels of ex RTR people in the area it really should be a bit more.

Regular guest Speakers attend to keep the meetings varied and interesting, oh yes the beer is a lot cheaper than in the pub!!

Recent Guest Speakers include, OC A Sqn 1 RTR (Warminster), Capt Livingstone 1 RTR (RAF Honnington). RSMI of the RAC Signal School, Maj Davies DRAC Centre on the future of the RAC. We even had the curator of the Tank museum telling us of the expansion of the museum with the aid of a lottery grant. That paricular night we were given some news that will shake every ex JLR to the core!!!. "Herman the German" is a myth!!!. No corpse was ever found in a Panzer at the museum, Para normal investgators have done whatever Para normal investigators do and no evidence of a "ghost" has ever been found.

Well I for one don't believe a word of it!! Herman lives ok!! and generations of ex JLR's believe as well.

If anyone wants anymore info then send me a PM.

A few beers once a month with ex tankies, how about it?

**midnight** · 11-01-2006, 15:01

Aghart,all JLR´s knew that Hermann the German,was a myth;It was a mad Tankie,terminally deranged because they wouldn´t let him join the Cavalry.

You must have heard him,Clanky Clanky,I´m a Tankie...ooooooooooohhhhhhh.....oooooooooohhhhhh.. ....nnnoooooooooooo,

Sorry couldn´t resist it!!!!!

Best of luck to your meetings;Why not invite all RAC,ex and serving, in the area,that would make it more interesting,not just Tankie,probably sell more beer too?

Midnight,...........ex QuuuuuuuDeeeeeeeGeeeeeeee!innit.

**aghart** · 11-01-2006, 21:11

We do have 2 or 3 ex cav in our membership because there are no regimental associations close by. However we are the RTR Association not the RAC Association and so it would be inappropriate to allow a mass influx of "donkey wallopers" not least because after all there are standards to be maintained!!!!

All branches are having difficulty recruiting "younger" members which is why I have started this thread. If your on this site then you can't be totally "anti", so if your in the Poole/Bournemouth area why not consider coming down with one or two other ex tankies that you know just to have a look and see what you think?

**midnight** · 12-01-2006, 14:45

Thanks for the offer,I´m afraid I rarely get back to the UK.Remember some great times in Fally,my room mate had a brother in 3RTR,Taff H*ll***ll.,so we´d jump on my motorbike,nearly crash on the range road from Hohne,and get well p*ssed.

Funnily enough I met up with him again in ´82,in Oberammergau at the NATO School,resulting in a memorable day!

Wish you luck for your meetings,

Midnight

**aghart** · 12-01-2006, 19:45

Originally Posted by midnight

Thanks for the offer,I´m afraid I rarely get back to the UK.Remember some great times in Fally,my room mate had a brother in 3RTR,Taff H*ll***ll.,so we´d jump on my motorbike,nearly crash on the range road from Hohne,and get well p*ssed.

Funnily enough I met up with him again in ´82,in Oberammergau at the NATO School,resulting in a memorable day!

Wish you luck for your meetings,

Midnight

Your room mates brother was a gunnery instructor with me at JLR in 1985. We were the only 2 PS Sgts with 35 JLR's on their Pass off pissup in London which included a show at Paul Raymonds review bar. We even brought 35 back with us as well.

**tankieboy** · 13-01-2006, 00:51

RTR Association

Anything like this in Kent?

**aghart** · 13-01-2006, 23:11

Originally Posted by tankieboy

RTR Association

Anything like this in Kent?

Second Friday of each month 8pm at RAFA Club opposite the recruiting office , Dock Road, Chatham. tel 01634 263099

The RTR Association is in dire straights, retiring soldiers of all ranks are deciding not to join the association and membership is falling. most members are WWII veterans. All that is needed is for younger members (1960,s70s, 80s,90s, to join in groups and the problem would be solved. at the moment individuals are going to meetings, finding only the old and bold from years ago and decidiing not to go again. Now just imagine if you and 3 other ex members of 2 RTR who you had known in the regiment joined together? a few pints with former collegues would be brill yes? it would snowball and things would be good.

People cannot be forced to join the association but looking from the inside out I can see branches closing and the younger ex tankies finding no branches to join when they finally realise that they really do want to "still belong". I am making it my mission to ensure that my branch not only survives but prospers. Only time will tell if I am succesfull. If you are an ex tankie then find others in your area who you served with, join the association together and "take over" the branch and take it forward.

**aghart** · 20-04-2006, 20:23

Originally Posted by tankieboy

RTR Association

Anything like this in Kent?

A Branch has just opened in Dover, will give more details when available

**soprano54** · 20-04-2006, 20:31

Originally Posted by tankieboy

RTR Association

Anything like this in Kent?

There is the Medway Branch, they meet the second fri of each month, 2000 hrs, at RAFA Club opposite the Recruiting office, Dock Rd, Chatham.

**Arthur3bums** · 26-04-2006, 13:37

Aghart
I am an association member, or at least the little blue card I was given prior to leaving the 3rd in 90 say's I am. But, I live in Runcorn, Cheshire, god, I miss the Westcountry, woe is me all the Legions are full of Grunts or Wallopers, is there an association branch in the Mersey/Warrington area?