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
Member Apologies
Alf Parr, Bob Gelder, Brian Wead, John Glover, David Scott, Penny Wallis, Christine Senior and Adrian & Vicky Hamilton.
Crossed the Bar
Details provided since the last meeting:
Iain Sinclair, Bob Lynn and Phill Carlick. A one-minute silence was held.
Minutes of the last meeting 17July 2025
The minutes of the last meeting were approved – proposed by BR, seconded by BM.
LG wished to note an error in the newsletter where JD had not been mentioned in the Merchandise section.
Treasurer’s Report
There was not a report as the Treasurer was on holiday. PP had left a note mentioning the new bank charges, especially for cheques – in or out of the account. This will be discussed at the forthcoming AGM.
Tickets Application for this year’s Cenotaph Marchpast
LG said that 17 of the 22 places had been taken up – cancellations had occurred.
Annual Dinner 2025
LG said that to date 75 dinner applications had been received. The closing date for application and cancellations is 26 September.
Membership Report July 2025
New Members since Last Meeting Update
| Name | Current/Former Rank/Rate |
| Gillian Blake | Ex L/Wren Wtr |
| Ellen L Harding | Ex LT RN |
| Peter Laggan | Ex Lt Cdr |
| John W Tomlin | Ex CPOWtr |
Total Membership (After allowance for those that have lapsed/resigned or CtB since October 2023):
| Honorary Life | Life | Members | Totals | ||||
| July 25 | Sep 25 | July 25 | Sep 25 | May 25 | Sep 25 | July 25 | Sep 25 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 304 | 301 | 334 | 331 |
Subscriptions/Standing Orders
There are still quite a few subscriptions/Standing orders outstanding, if your subs are overdue, you will have received an email or a letter reminding you of this.
Please follow this link to the website, which will show if your subs are overdue and if they are due for the remainder of 2025 https://rnwa.co.uk/members/renewals-due/ .
Merchandise
JD said that the new Polo Shirts were a really good quality. There will be a stock available to purchase at the Annual Dinner.
Any Other Business
CH said that articles covering the new memorial at Worthy Down had been published in various places. PD said it would be in the October issue of the Navy News.
There being no further business the meeting ended at 1920.
The date of the next meeting is Thursday 20 November 2025.