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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Secretary’s Notes

can read about Eric in his brief introduction on
No doubt we all hoped that ACC Association
the world would be well clear Executive Council page 6. The Association continues to go from strength
to strength, despite the challenges of the past couple
of the pandemic by the end of Chairman & Council
2021, but it doesn’t seem to members elected by of years, and we are inevitably seeing more and more
be going away, just morphing the membership: chefs with some, much or all of their military service
into a different variation from Lt Col Nigel Shepherd in The RLC, joining our organisation. Of course, it
Chairman is almost 29 years since the formation of The RLC
time to time. Hopefully the
Major Erik Crichton in April 1993 and many Army chefs will have spent
vaccination programme will
Members’ Representative their entire career in The RLC. Whilst the cap badge
do it’s best to protect us all and that we will be able
Mr Colin Slade
to go through 2022 with largely business as usual. Members’ Representative
It was unlucky that Corps Sunday in July had to be Mr Brian Henderson 2022 Dates for the Diary
cancelled as I recall that the Government extended Jones All dates and events are subject to confirmation
the lockdown by a couple of weeks, meaning that Members’ Representative depending upon any prevailing restrictions at the time.
it became impossible to hold a Church service Ex-Officio subsidiary
and lunch. Soon afterwards, the Country began to ACC organisation ACC Association
emerge from hibernation and the Autumn looked members: Friday 18th March ACC Association Executive
promising. We were finally able to go ahead with Maj Mark Harris Council Meeting
ACC Officers’ Club
the Officers’ Club 80th Anniversary reunion din- Sunday 3rd July Corps Sunday – Royal Garrison
Representative
ner in September and Ladies Dinner Night in late Church Aldershot, lunch at The
Mr Dave Butterill
October. Remembrance events went ahead largely ACC & RLC (P&P) Aviator Farnborough
as planned in November, before the latest Covid Sergeants’ Assn Saturday 1st October Ride to the Wall
variant started to become evident a couple of weeks Representative Thursday 10th November Opening Ceremony of the
later. At the time of writing, I’m still not sure if I Lt Col Tony Monk Field of Remembrance at
ACC Golf Society
can or cannot attend a Christmas party but my trip Westminster Abbey
Representative
to visit friends in Norway between Christmas and Sunday 13th November Cenotaph Parade (tickets
New Year has been called off. Administrative & limited to 50) and lunch at the
They say never start with an apology, but I Co-Opted members: Victory Services Club
Major Wally Vincent
am going to on this occasion as this edition of Sunday 13th November National Memorial Arboretum
Association Secretary
The Flaming Cauldron is being published and Remembrance Day Ceremony
Mr Colin MacDonald
circulated to members a little later than I would everyone welcome
Web Master, Media &
normally wish. I could suggest that this due to Communications ACC & RLC Sergeants’ (P&P) Association
Covid or supply chain issues, but the truth is I am Mr Mike Coyle
a little behind the curve. I had thought during the 167 Catering Support Friday 26th August Combined Sergeants’ (P&P)
and Officers’ Club reception
pandemic that articles would be in short supply as Regiment Liaison
Representative and Curry Supper at the Victory
regular events ground to a halt. However, to my
Services Club
surprise I have been able to publish full editions,
until this particular one, as articles from members ACC Officers’ Club
and our usual contributors have been noticeably Friday 18th March AGM and Annual Reunion
fewer than previously. Although I have been Dinner at Norton Park Hotel,
Sutton Scotney
waiting for a couple of last-minute items, it is
always a bit nerve-wracking waiting for images Monday 28th March Ladies Lunch, please email
and stories relating to the Remembrance weekend barbara_monk@hotmail.co.uk
at this time of the year. Previous editions have or telephone 01252 678190
for further details
been rather too well provided with entries for the
‘Last Post’ section, thankfully much less so for this Wednesday 8th June Summer Outing to Leander
publication. Club, Henley on Thames
I have also been hoping to make an important Friday 26th August Combined Officers’ Club and
announcement as I had previously indicated my Sergeants’ (P&P) reception and
intention to step down as your secretary at the end of Curry Supper at the Victory
2021. Well, I’m delighted to say that the Association Services Club
has found a superb replacement in Major Eric Lewis Friday 28th October Ladies Dinner Night, venue TBC
who will replace me at the end of March 2022. You
Nick Storer and Ian Dean pictured at The RLC & Forming Corps memorial in The Logistic Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum

Editor: Major (Retd) Wally Vincent | Telephone: 01962 887767 | Email: secretary@accassociation.org | Website: www.accassociation.org
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