RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING – THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
PLEASE NOTE NEW START TIME OF 1830 Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/5907000128?pwd=VkI2Rm1EWkVjTWVmSzNHaXRFT0dtQT09&omn=95569392115 Meeting chat linkhttps://zoom.us/launch/jc/95569392115 Meeting ID: 590 700 0128Passcode: 617013
Newsletter August 2026
THE ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION One of the oldest military Associations in the world Established 1887 www.rnwa.co.uk FROM IAN FREEGARD – CHAIRMAN Another Newsletter, another heatwave and, as I write, another Black Tot Day – for those who can remember 1970 and are still smarting, perhaps mere mention of it is a good excuse for ‘up spirits’. And, […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING – THURSDAY 23 JULY 2026
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 23 JULY 2026 Present Ian Freegard (IF) Chairman Pat Prior (PP) Treasurer Lyn Gannon (LG) Secretary Brenda Ryan (BR) Membership Secretary Jim Donaldson (JD) Committee Member David Spicer (DS) Committee Member Tony Webber TW) Committee Member Colin Hughes (CH) Member Penny Wallis (PW) […]
Newsletter June 2026
FROM IAN FREEGARD – CHAIRMAN Ladies and Gentlemen I hope this finds you all in rude health, or as near as dammit, anyway! Without further ado, I was thrilled to learn that 2 of our members, Anne Carr and Adam Lappin, have been recognised for their outstanding work and made MBE in the King’s Birthday […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING – THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2026 Present Ian Freegard (IF)                 Chairman Pat Prior (PP)                      Treasurer Lyn Gannon (LG)                 Secretary Martyn Cornish (MC)          Webmaster Jim Donaldson (JD)            Committee Member David Spicer (DS)               Committee Member (left early due to connection issues) Ian McHugh (IM)                  Serving Committee Member Adrian […]
RNWA COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING – THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026
ROYAL NAVAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION (RNWA) COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS MEETING HELD 1900 THURSDAY 19th MARCH 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 David Spicer (DS)               Committee Member Colin Redstone (CR)          […]
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 […]