NI Branch - Bicentenary Florence Nightingale Service Westminster Abbey 12 May 2020
12th May 2020 - Bicentenary service held by The Florence Nightingale Foundation at Westminster in 2020.
NI Branch - Florence Nightingale Celebration Botanic Garden 9 May 2020
Saturday 09th May 2020 - In order to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of and life of Florence Nightingale the following is planned.
A rose bed is being prepared within the Botanic Garden rose garden as a wonderful reminder of her contribution to nursing and the public health reform.
Thirty Florence Nightingale roses will be planted in November in preparation for a splendid show of blooms in May 2020! It is a cream rose with pink blush on tip of petal.
We plan to meet at 1230hrs at the Gardens for a viewing followed by afternoon tea from 1430hrs at The Grand Central, Belfast (top floor).
Guests welcome, cost will be £30 TBC paid prior to the event by BACS transfer and will be non refundable (TEA SURNAME). Payment not due yet.
http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/leisure/parks-openspaces/Park-6614.aspxhttps://www.grandcentralhotelbelfast.com/
NI Branch - Food Tour (Belfast) and St Patrick's Celebrations 14 or 21 Mar 2020
14th or 21st March 2020 - Food Tour (Belfast) and St Patricks Celebrations, more details to follow...
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186470-Activities-c36-Belfast_Northern_Ireland.html
NI Branch - Christmas Lunch 6 Dec 19
Friday 06th December 2019 - Christmas Lunch, Ulster Reform Club, Belfast, timings 1300hrs.
Meet in Bar 1230hrs with lunch served in the Antrim Room from 1300hrs.
Cost TBC per ticket, paid prior to the event by BACS transfer and will be non refundable (CHRISTMAS SURNAME).
Guests welcome and members will be subsidised.
Payment not due yet. https://www.ulsterreformclub.com/facilities
NI Branch -Cabaret Grand Opera House 11 Oct 19
Friday 11th October 2019 - Why not something a little different, join us for pretheatre supper (venue TBC) from 1800hrs and then off to the Grand Opera House for the wonderful show 'Cabaret'.
Payment will be made by BACS and is non refundable (SHOW SURNAME). Payment not due yet.
NI Branch AGM - 3 Oct 19
Thursday 3rd October 2019 - AGM QARANC Association Branch NI timings 1900. Light supper and drinks served after.
Venue TBC (Ulster Reform Club, 253 Medical Regiment or 204 Field Hospital).
Agenda items and proposals for committee members to the Branch Secretary by August 2019.
NI Branch - Visit to the RUC Memorial Gardens 4 Jul 19
Thursday 04th July 2019 - Visit to the RUC Memorial Gardens 1000hrs followed by the Policing Museum 1130hrs.
Following lunch at the Policing Museum cafe we will then make our way to Crumlin Road Gaol for a guided tour from 1400hrs. This tour takes 70mins.
Cost: £10 (this does not include lunch) and must be paid in advance by BACS (reference: GAOL SURNAME). This is non refundable. Payment due now (BACS payment details from Branch Secretary).
https://www.rucgcfoundation.org/ruc-gc-memorial-garden/
https://www.psni.police.uk/inside-psni/our-history/police-museum/
Friday 23rd August 2019 - Back by popular demand, the Steam and Jazz trip meeting at Belfast Central Station.
Bring your own bottle and hamper. Dressing up is a must, prizes for most effort/best dressed! Previous years have been very popular, let's try and take over the whole steam train this year!
Ticket price is £30 and guests are very welcome. All tickets must be paid for in advance by BACS (bank details from Branch Secretary - JAZZ SURNAME).
This is non refundable. Payment due now. https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/30/steam-jazz
NI Branch - Steam and Jazz Trip 23 Aug 19
Friday 23rd August 2019 - Back by popular demand, the Steam and Jazz trip meeting at Belfast Central Station.
Bring your own bottle and hamper. Dressing up is a must, prizes for most effort/best dressed! Previous years have been very popular, let's try and take over the whole steam train this year!
Ticket price is £30 and guests are very welcome. All tickets must be paid for in advance by BACS (bank details from Branch Secretary - JAZZ SURNAME).
This is non refundable. Payment due now. https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/30/steam-jazz
Thursday 04th July 2019 - Visit to the RUC Memorial Gardens 1000hrs followed by the Policing Museum 1130hrs.
Following lunch at the Policing Museum cafe we will then make our way to Crumlin Road Gaol for a guided tour from 1400hrs. This tour takes 70mins.
Cost: £10 (this does not include lunch) and must be paid in advance by BACS (reference: GAOL SURNAME). This is non refundable. Payment due now (BACS payment details from Branch Secretary).
https://www.rucgcfoundation.org/ruc-gc-memorial-garden/
https://www.psni.police.uk/inside-psni/our-history/police-museum/
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Millbank Branch Corps Day
Mothering Sunday was a glorious day. As in the past, Padre Steven Brookes welcomed our members to morning service at the The Royal Hospital Chapel. On leaving the chapel, to the organist playing The Corps March, all the ladies were presented with a small bunch of daffodils - such a lovely gesture. After being greeted by the padre & photographs taken of our standard bearer & escorts we made our way to lunch. The RSM was a guest & was resplendent in his uniform as can be seen in one of the photos. Sadly, due to his duties he was unable to join us for lunch.
As in previous years we had an excellent curry lunch in The In-Pensioner's Club. Again, the staff & pensioners made us very welcome. The dining room staff were most attentive. All dietary & fluid requirements were met!
There was no better way or place to celebrate Corps Day than this, on the 70th Anniversary of our Corps.
Lindi Kibbey - Chairman
The medal is to be awarded annually to the QARANC Association retired member who has made an outstanding contribution to the Association by fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the Corps by preserving its traditions or relieving need, hardship or distress.
The prize is funded by the QARANC Association and consists of a medal and a purse of £150.
The presentation of the Medal will take place at the annual reunion lunch.
Branches are requested to submit citations for this medal by COP 30th April for the 2019 Medal.
Apologies are extended for this short notice for 2019; it is rightfully fitting that in the year of the 70th anniversary this anomaly be corrected, and the work of the retired members celebrated and rewarded.
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