Newsletter February 2026
FROM IAN FREEGARD – CHAIRMAN Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to the inaugural Newsletter of 2026 and, for me, the first as Chairman – I hope this finds you all on good form. Without any hesitation, I must thank all committee members and volunteers – past and present – who have steered the RNWA sometimes through thick and thin, none more so than Colin Hughes, tireless and dedicated in his leadership over the […]
GRAND NATIONAL DRAW 2026 – SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026
Members In an effort to reduce our costs and make the process more efficient and less time consuming for the organisers, the draw will be held electronically. Tickets are eBooks of 5 for £5. Please pay online direct to the RNWA account using the following details: Sort Code: 30-96-26 Account No: 34521468 Please use the […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING – THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2026
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 15th JANUARY 2026 Present Colin Hughes (CH) Life President Ian Freegard (IF) Chairman Pat Prior (PP) Treasurer Lyn Gannon (LG) Secretary Brenda Ryan (BR) Membership Secretary Martyn Cornish (MC) Webmaster Jim Donaldson (JD) Committee Member Tony Webber (TW) Committee Member David Spicer (DS) […]
Newsletter November 2025
FROM COLIN HUGHES – PRESIDENT Fellow scribes, Tis the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as Keats informs us, but we have not seen much of that so far, do we put that down to climate change, who knows? It is true though that we are fast approaching Christmas when we remember the family and […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING -WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025 Present Colin Hughes (CH) President Pat Prior (PP) Treasurer Lyn Gannon (LG) Secretary Martyn Cornish (MC) Webmaster Jim Donaldson (JD) Committee Member Tony Webber (TW) Committee Member David Spicer (DS) Committee Member Gill Orchard (GO) Member John Glover (JG) Member […]
RNWA ANNUAL DINNER ON FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2025 ATTENDEES
ADAMS SARAH JANE ALLSOP DAVE ALLSOP ROBERT ARNOLD ANDY BALLARD JANE BARBER DARRELL BETTS ANDREW BETTS RONA BINKS ELAINE BLATCHFORD MICHAEL BOWER GARY CAMPBELL STEPHEN CARR ANNE CARRINGTON BEVERLEY COATES MYRNA COATES TONY COLES-HENDRY RN FRANCES COULTHARD BRIAN DANKS PETER DAVIS SANDRA DICKSON RICHARD EWINS CHRISTINE FOSTER GAIL FREEGARD MBE IAN GANNON LYN GRINDELL GRETA […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2025
Present Colin Hughes (CH) President Lyn Gannon (LG) Secretary Brenda Ryan (BR) Membership Secretary Martyn Cornish (MC) Webmaster Tony Mason (TM) Committee Member Jim Donaldson (JD) Committee Member Tony Webber (TW) Committee Member Greta Grindell (GG) Member Bob Millard (BM) Member Peter Danks (PD) Member Colin Redstone (CR) Member Committee Apologies Pat Prior Ian McHugh David Spicer […]
Newsletter July 2025
FROM COLIN HUGHES – PRESIDENT Fellow Scribes Well, the rain has arrived at last, just before the hose pipe ban comes into effect here in Hampshire. We were lucky that the rain didn’t come earlier, as it could have put a dampener on our memorial unveiling Ceremony at Worthy Down on 28th May. The day […]
COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING THURSDAY 17 JULY 2025
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025 Present Colin Hughes (CH) President Pat Prior QVRM (PP) Vice President & Treasurer Lyn Gannon (LG) Secretary Jim Donaldson (JD) Committee Member David Spicer (DS) Committee Member Adrian Hamilton (AH) Member Vicky Hamilton (VH) Member John Glover (JG) Member Penny […]
Cenotaph – Sunday 9th November 2025
The RNWA has been allocated 22 places to march at the Cenotaph on Sunday 9 November. Please email Lyn Gannon on gannons1@virginmedia.com by 31 August, to register your interest in representing the RNWA.