BRANCH OFFICERS
Chairman
John Johnson
Vice Chairman
Ken Truswell
Secretary
Mick Giles
Treasurer
John Johnson
Standard Bearer
Peter Ravey
CHESTERFIELD BRANCH WFRA.
2020 Branch Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of every month at Haig House 6 Glumangate Chesterfield S40 1TX.
January 29th Wednesday.
February 26th Wednesday.
March 25th Wednesday (AGM).
April 29th Wednesday.
May 27th Wednesday.
June 25th Wednesday.
July 29th Wednesday.
August 26th Wednesday.
September 30th Wednesday.
October 28th Wednesday.
November 25th Wednesday.
December No Meeting.
Event Dates for your Diary 2020
February 29th 2020
WFR50TBC (Celebration 50 years Anniversary since The Worcester and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Amalgamation. The Chesterfield Branch is holding it’s own Anniversary at the Eagle Hotel Mablethorpe Lincs. Ticket only. £10 per ticket. First come first serve. Details from Andy Bullock on 0793459672 or John Johnson on 07938187821.
April 4th Saturday Badajoz Dinner Nottingham (Details to be announced).
April 6th Monday Badajoz Day Sherwood Foresters Battle Honour.
May 8/9th Weekend VE Day Celebrations Clay Cross.
June 1st Monday Glorious 1st of June Worcestershire Battle Honour.
June 6th Saturday WFR Reunion Worcester Rugby Club.
July 5th Sunday Crich Pilgrimage Crich.
September 19th Saturday “Alma Dinner” Olde House, Loundsley Green Rd, Newbold, Chesterfield S40 4RN.
September 20th Sunday Alma Day Sherwood Foresters Battle Honour.
October 31st Saturday Gheluvelt Day Worcestershire Battle Honour.
November 8th Sunday Armistice Day Various Locations.
November 11th Wednesday Memorial Service Crich Stand (Organized by the Chesterfield Branch).
The following forms below are available from the secretary.
Branch Membership.
RBL Membership.
Help For Heroes Wrist Bands Medium/Large.
Armed Forces Veterans Badges for those who have not got theirs yet. I also have information & contact numbers for Army Personnel Records for Family Interest and General Enquires.
Polite Notice.
Will all those people out there with nothing else better to do than fill this site with spam rubbish stop doing or you will be reported.Would betting, bingo and any other companies like this stop using this site. This is a military Association site for ex service and serving personel to use. Not for businesses to use spam or any other rubbish. If anyone has not got anything sensible to put on this website don’t bother
Thank you for your co- operation.
Secretary
Please use this site for what it is intended and no other.
Thank you
APPEAL.
Has anyone out there got anything military old or new with a description of what it is, to donate to the Association for future Armed Forces Days or any other events that may occ
Please contact me Mick Giles my phone number is at the bottom of this page
SHERWOOD FORESTERS MEMORIAL DEDICATION BELGIUM DVD.
A member of the Mansfield Branch has obtained a DVD recording of the unvailing of the Sherwood Foresters Memorial at the ceremony in Belgium from a lady who was there. The DVD is of good quality and clear but no commentary and is about 20 minutes long and is a historical event. If anyone requires a copy please contact me on the above email address or on 07445275190. I now have these DVD’s in my possession.
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