Shipmate John Bailey a visitor to South African waters and apparently global traveller from Yorkshire (Huddersfield Branch?) was here just before Christmas.
John who enjoys back packing holidays first port of call was Capetown of which he contacted the
Capetown RNA branch which was closed for the holiday season as well as the East London branch which was also closed, but the secretary there was able to put together a lunchtime meeting with John and the local shipmates before he moved on to Kwazulu Natal and made contact with our Secretary Mike Jackson.
Mike in his normal tradition invited John into his inn eh sorry house for Christmas day not allowing John to spend it at a lonely backpackers place or a barn and because he was such good company was invited back to celebrate New Year with Mike, wife, family and friends.
Three days before John left South Africa on the rest of the tour he was doing, several other local shipmates joined John at Mike's again for a bar-bee-que to bid him a fond farewell and God speed.
We would like to wish all shipmates a Happy and hopefully prosperous 2008
From the shipmates of Natal, South Africa.
Overseas Branches |
Branch |
Contact |
Adelaide,
Australia |
Hon Secretary S/M Hazel Furness |
Almunecar, Spain |
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Aquitaine |
Hon Secretary S/M Kenneth Napper |
Belgium |
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Cambridge
& District, Ontario |
Hon Secretary S/M Fred Sutton |
Canberra |
Hon Secretary S/M Rosemarie Millar |
Cape Town |
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Copenhagen |
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Hon Secreatary S/M Marjorie Thompson |
Doha |
Hon Secreatary S/M Bernie Mumby |
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France Nord |
Hon Secretary S/M Mrs S Cotton |
Freemantle |
Hon Secretary S/M Ann Shankey |
Geelong |
Hon Secretary S/M D Peach |
Gibraltar |
Hon Secretary S/M Sian Tainton |
Harare |
Hon Secretary S/M Arthur Hudson |
Hobart |
Hon Secretary S/M Alan Shaw |
Japan |
Hon Secretary S/M George Turner |
Jersey |
Hon Secretary S/M Edward Dobson |
Johannesburg |
Hon Secretary S/M R H Haselum |
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Hon Secretary S/M Kathleen Davis |
Malta GC |
Hon Secretary S/M Lino Camilleri MBE |
Marmion WA |
Hon Secretary S/M Aubrey Hoy |
Moraira & District, Spain |
Hon Secretary S/M P R Hall, MBE |
Muaskar Al Murtafa'a |
Hon Secretary S/M Mike McConaghy |
Natal |
Hon Secretary S/M Mike Jackson |
Nelson NZ |
Hon Secretary S/M A W Thomas |
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Perth WA |
Hon Secretary S/M Geoff Paice |
Port Elizabeth RSA |
Hon Secretary S/M Doreen Munsey |
Port Phillip Bay |
Hon Secretary S/M Dennis Fyer |
Queensland |
Hon Secretary S/M P A Hetherman |
Riyadh |
Hon Secretary S/M Steve Causer |
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Hon Secretary S/M N E Haines |
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Hon Secretary S/M Marguerite(Megs) Shellard |
Sri Lanka |
Hon Secretary S/M B Seneviratne |
Swiss |
Hon Secretary S/M Peter Stone |
Torrevieja |
Hon Secretary S/M Rod Millington |
Vancover Island |
Hon Secretary S/M Harry Cossey |