I own the Heat professional Basketball Club, and I was dismayed to hear on the radio that a lot of ex-servicemen feel lost after leaving the services and a proportion turn to drink and drugs. I am expanding the Club, and am always looking for reliable people to train as coaches, referees and table… [Read more…]
A CONVERSATION WITH MR LANE The following is an essay from the Website: www.us-japandialogueonpows.org/Lane.htm it is written by Kinue Tokudome, a Japanese lady and the founder of www.us-japandialogueonpows.org The goal of Kinue’s organisation is to maintain and nurture an effective means of communication and education in order to promote understanding and dialogue between the people of Japan… [Read more…]
‘Life on the Move’ – NEW Special Exhibition (3rd January – 23rd June 2012) Museum of the Manchester Regt, Town Hall, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Manchester WARFARE is constantly evolving. The massed attacks of 1914-18 were followed by Blitzkrieg, and now we have high-tech conflicts in which the enemy is subdued by shock-and-awe weaponry like cruise missiles and… [Read more…]
70th ANIVERSARY of the beginning of JAPANESE HOSTILITIES in WW2 From the book ’70 DAYS TO HELL’, by Arthur Lane, Lane Publishing To be released Feb 15th 2012 Brief Background to the Malayan Campaign – Arthur Lane Hostilities actually began on 4 Dec 1941 when Japanese forces left the ports of Samah.… [Read more…]
MEMORIAL FUND THEFT We would like to bring to the attention the fact that on the 31st October a male from London stole £20.00p from the Allied Special Forces Memorial Fund to pay for motor insurance with Budget Motor Insurances Limited (BISL). A second opportunist stole £6.90 for Pet Insurance from the Allied Special Forces… [Read more…]
Funding of War Memorials NESA representitive for the South of England - John Stevens, who, concerned about the state of British war memorials and the lack of funding for their maintenance and upgrade wrote to his local MP, Simon Kirby. He has received the following reply from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, in regard to… [Read more…]
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER Due to government spending cuts, the Manchester district of Tameside is being forced to reconsider funding to its local museums. A number of museums will be affected, including the Museum of the Manchester Regiment and the Setantii Museum, which are housed at the Ashton Town hall. For those who are not aware,… [Read more…]
The Bugle I wonder if you would be interested in the true facts concerning the Bugle (My Bugle) I joined the Drum section of the 1st Battalion the Manchester Regiment in 1936 when I was sixteen years of age. In those days the prefix “drummer” could not be awarded until a person was eighteen years… [Read more…]
Dear Arthur, Thank you for telling Ken Clarke to “Leave it out!”. Yesterday, he did! The Government has listened to the Legion’s campaign (to you!) and agreed to leave the Chief Coroner out of the Public Bodies Bill. This is a huge victory for bereaved Armed Forces families, a huge victory for The Royal British… [Read more…]
To perpetuate the memory of those who took part and survived, and that of those who lost their lives during “Operation Frankton” 7th to 12th December 1942 with a full size “Cockle Mark II and its crew” in their low silhouette mode. The Royal Marine boom patrol detachment were dropped off from a submarine and… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
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