Scottish Veterans Residences

Our chairman Kenn McKinnon was invited to attend a meeting of the Scottish Veterans Residences Committee held on board The Glenlee (the tall ship) in Glasgow. The meeting was hosted by Carol Smillie and was attended by members of our serving forces and reserve units. They are in the process of building accommodation in the Cranhill area of Glasgow to assist personnel leaving the armed forces who run into difficulty in civilian life.

HMS Dalriada Rededication

Our chairman was invited to HMS Dalriada to celebrate its rededication after its relocation from Greenock to Glasgow at Govan. S/m Frank Halliday attended on behalf of the Clyde Division Old Hands Association formally HMS Graham. Frank was the coxswain for the reserves based there. The inspection of the guard and divisions was carried out by Lord Astor of Hever the Under Secretary of State for Defence and the service was conducted by The Reverend Tommy Goodwin RN. This was followed by the unveiling of a new plaque commemorating the rededication. This was followed by a march past with the salute being taken by Lord Astor. We all adjourned to the wardroom for a buffet lunch and a few wets and a lot of lantern swinging.

Ships Visit

Three of our members, S/m Brian Mackenzie accompanied by his wife, S/m David Carlin and his daughter and S/m Alec Thomas and his wife were invited to a cocktail party on board the visiting Federal German Ship Hessen which was berthed in the KGv dock in Govan.