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50th Anniversary Ladies Dining In
RAF Club 1900 for 1930 hrs Sat 3Nov07

Calling Notice

[Click to see those attending.]

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[Click to see Apologies.]

LOCATION:
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         ROOM:
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       The left half of the room, by the entrances, will be for pre- and post-drinks.   The right half of the room will be the tables for the Dinner.
Dress:  Lounge suits


Menu:

1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesPARTRIDGE AND GUINEA FOWL TERRINE WITH CHESTNUT
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesWith Cumberland sauce

1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesROAST RIB EYE OF BEEF WITH MADEIRA WILD MUSHROOM SAUCE
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytesServed with traditional roast potatoes and a selection of seasonal vegetables

                                                                                                     SACHERTORTE

                                                                             COFFEE AND PETITS FOURS



Price:
1px-trans.gif, 43 bytes £50.00 per head


Attendees:
We did not have the traditional "Top Table" but had a table(s) for each unit.

118 Sqn: (10)

1. Ken Goodwin President Jever Steam Laundry 118 Sqn Jan54-Mar57
2. Sue Goodwin
3. Henry Chambers 118 Sqn, 52-54
4. Joy Chambers
5. Peter Jones 118 Bef Jan56 & 4 left59
6. Pat King 118 Jul56-Jul57; 93 Jan58-Jan59
7. Audrey King
8. David Lockspeiser118 51-53
9. Bill Maish 118 Nov55-Aug57, 4 Jul57-Sep58
10. Shirley Maish


2 Sqn: (7)

11. Danny Lavender 2 Sqn 57-58
12. Caroline Lavender
13. Roy Rimington 2 Sqn 12Feb58 to after Jun59
14. Christa Rimington
15. Eric Sharp 2 Sqn B Flt Cdr 58 to after Jan61
16. Claire Sharp
17. Sue Spooner Widow Phil Spooner, GLO 59-60


4 Sqn: (15)

18. Air Marshal Sir John Sutton 4 Flt Cdr Dec55-Sep57 & Stn Flt Jan55-Dec55
19. Bill Blake 4 Sqn 54 to 57.
20. Norman Giffin 4 Dec52-Jun55.
21. Ron Gray 4 27Jul53-Aft 13May55.
22. Delereen Gray
23. John Hawtin 4 Sqn 57-60
24. Jeff Jeffrey Secretary and "Mr. Vice" 4 Jan56-Jun58
25. Tony Pearce 4 Sqn 54-57
26. Mary Pearce
27. Al Pollock 4 15Jul57-15Jun58
28. Trish Pollock
29. Brian Thornton 4 Sqn B Flt Cdr Jul59-31Dec60
30. Ann Thornton
31. Dave Watt 4 Sqn Arm Off, Jade Basin 5+1 pianist 56-57
32. Carol Watt


93 Sqn: (9)

33. ACM Sir Patrick Hine 93 B Flt Cdr Oct59-Sep60; Stn Adj Sep60-61.
34. Lady Jill Hine
35. Paddy Minnis CO 93 Dec56-Jun59
36. Pete Bouch 93 Sep58-Feb61
37. Margaret Bouch
38. Colin Lamont93 Bef Jul59-31Dec60
39. Ann Lamont
40. Mick Ryan Webmaster Jever Steam Laundry 93 May58-31Dec60
41. Jo Ryan


98 Sqn: (8)

42. Dougie Adamson CO 98 13Dec55-15Jul57
43. Val Adamson
44. Barry Dale 98 23Nov56-25Jul57 & 4 Sqn 25Jul57-18May59
45. Mary Dale
46. Gill Gray 98 Sqn 53-19Nov55
47. Beryl Gray
48. Mamie Sharman
49. Jan Williams


5352 Airfield Construction Branch: (5)

50. Robbie Roberts, 5352 Airfield Construction Branch Sep54 to 57
51. Ann Roberts
52. Philip Westwell  5352 Airfield Construction Branch  53 to 54.
53. Dick Haynes  5352 Airfield Construction Branch  Aft Sep54 to 57.
54. Petronella Haynes

Pictures:
  1. Menu for Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07
  2. Mary Pearce, Norman Giffin and Delereen Gray before the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07
  3. Delereen Gray, Eric Sharp, Dave Lockspeiser and Mick Ryan the organiser looking rather concerned before the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07
  4. Jeff Jeffrey, Mary Pearce, Tony Pearce and John Hawtin (who flew over from Edmonton, Alberta) before the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07
  5. Mary Pearce and Bill Blake before the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07
  6. John Hawtin, Brian and Ann Thornton before the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  7. "No! You can't use my specs!" - Brian and Ann Thornton at the start of the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  8. Elf'n Safety candle wax collectors on all the tables at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  9. Jeff Jeffrey and Al Pollock at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  10. Al and Trish Pollock at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  11. Ann Roberts and Dick Haynes at the 5352 Squadron Airfield Construction Branch table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  12. Robbie Roberts, Petronella Haynes and Philip Westwell remarking on the abbreviation on the 5352 Squadron Airfield Construction Branch table sign at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  13. Dougie Adamson and Mamie Sharman on the 98 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  14. Barry Dale, Val Adamson and Jan Williams on the 98 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  15. Mamie Sharman, Gillie Gray and Mary Dale, a thorn between two roses, on the 98 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  16. Tony Pearce and John Hawtin at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  17. Dave and Carol Watt at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  18. Norman Giffin and Sir John Sutton at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  19. Jo Ryan, Margaret Bouch and Colin Lamont at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  20. Jo Ryan, Margaret Bouch and Colin Lamont enjoying a good joke at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  21. Ann Lamont and Sir Patrick Hine at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  22. Paddy Minnis, Lady Jill Hine and Pete Bouch at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  23. Jo Ryan, Margaret Bouch, Colin and Ann Lamont at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  24. Carol Watt, Norman Giffin, Sir John Sutton, Bill Blake, Mary Pearce and back of Tony Pearce's head on 4 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  25. General view of the Main Ballroom at the RAF Club with L to R in the foreground: Beryl Gray, Gillie Gray, Mary Dale, Dave Watt and side of John Hawtin's head at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  26. Christa Rimington, Danny and Caroline Lavender on the 2 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  27. Sue Spooner and Eric Sharp on the 2 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  28. Roy Rimington and Sue Spooner on the 2 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  29. Christa Rimington, Danny and Caroline Lavender on the 2 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  30. Christa Rimington, Danny and Caroline Lavender on the 2 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  31. Sue Goodwin, President Ken Goodwin, David Lockspeiser and Henry Chambers on the 118 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  32. Henry Chambers, Pat King and Joy Chambers on the 118 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  33. Pat King, Joy Chambers and Bill Maish on the 118 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  34. Ann Lamont, Sir Patrick Hine, Paddy Minnis and Lady Jill Hine on the 93 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  35. Ann Lamont, Sir Patrick Hine, back of Colin Lamont's head, Paddy Minnis and Lady Jill Hine on the 93 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  36. Mick and Jo Ryan, Margaret Bouch and Colin Lamont on the 93 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  37. Mick and Jo Ryan, the organiser and his wife, he's looking smug 'cos he thinks he may have got away with it, at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  38. Margaret Bouch, Colin Lamont, Ann Lamont who has seen something she doesn't approve of, and Sir Patrick Hine at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  39. Ann Lamont, Sir Patrick Hine and Paddy Minnis on the 93 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  40. Mary and Tony Pearce, John Hawtin and Dave Watt on the 4 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  41. Norman Giffin, Sir John Sutton and Bill Blake on the 4 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  42. Mary and Tony Pearce, John Hawtin, who has had a long journey from Edmonton, Alberta, and Dave Watt on the 4 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  43. Trish Pollock, Ron and Delereen Gray on the 4 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  44. Sir Patrick Hine (half face), Roy Rimington back, Christa Rimington head only, Brian Thornton, Eric Sharp back, Ann Thornton hand and arm, Claire Sharp and Sue Spooner back before the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  45. Robbie Roberts, Mick Ryan back, Colin Lamont, Roy Rimington and Lady Jill Hine before the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  46. Caroline Lavender, Beryl Gray back, Mary Dale, Ken and Sue Goodwin before the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  47. Ann Lamont and Sir Patrick Hine on the 93 Squadron table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  48. Clockwise round the table from Bill Maish on the left, Shirley Maish, Peter Jones, Sue Goodwin, Ken Goodwin, Dave Lockspeiser, Henry Chambers, Pat King and Joy Chambers on the 118 Squadron table   On the right
    Jo Ryan with Margaret Bouch at the back.   At the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  49. Clockwise round the table from Claire Sharp on the left, Christa Rimington, Danny Lavender, Caroline Lavender, Roy Rimington, Sue Spooner and Eric Sharp on 2 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  50. Delereen Gray, Brian and Ann Thornton, Jeff Jeffrey, Al and Trish Pollock on 4 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  51. Robbie Roberts, Petronella Haynes, Philip Westwell, Dick Haynes back, Ann Roberts back on 5352 Squadron Airfield Construction Branch Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  52. Christa Rimington, Claire Sharp side view, Danny Lavender, Caroline Lavender, Eric Sharp back, Roy Rimington and Sue Spooner on the 2 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  53. Beryl Gray, Barry Dale, Mary Dale back, Val Adamson, Jan Williams, Gillie Gray back, Dougie Adamson on the 98 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  54. Sir John Sutton, Norman Giffin back, Bill Blake, Mary Pearce, Carol Watt back, Tony Pearce, John Hawtin, Dave Watt on the 4 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  55. Bill Maish, Shirley Maish, Peter Jones, Joy Chambers back, Sue Goodwin, Ken Goodwin, Pat King, Dave Lockspeiser, Henry Chambers, Audrey King on the 118 Squadron Table at the Ladies Guest Night at RAF Club - 3Nov07.
  56. When we emerged next morning from 128 Piccadilly it was a wonderful day.
  57. During the evening we were entertained to the music of the Jade Basin Five plus One - the RAF Jever Jazz Band, led by Stanford Howard of 118 Sqn and with Dave Watt of 4 Sqn on the piano.   Everyone who attended the 50th Anniversary Ladies Guest Night was given a copy of the CD of their performance on BFN believed to be some time in 1957.   Here are copies of the covers for the CD.
Apologies:
The following sent their best wishes and regrets that they were unable to be with us on the evening:

1. David Annal - Web Site Designer
2. Dickie and Margaret Barraclough - 4 Sqn
3. Tinkle and Margo Bell - 4 Sqn
4. Roy and Jill Booth - 4 Sqn
5. Ted and Brigitte Bywater - 98 Sqn
6. Ted Childs - Education Officer
7. Marcus and Martina Christ - German Naval Air Arm
8. Bob and Val Daniels - 4 Sqn
9. Sam D'Arcy - 4 Sqn
10. Fred and Jill Dawson - 4 Sqn
11. John Farley - 4 Sqn
12. Paddy Harbison - 118 Sqn
13. Pete Hunwick - 4 Sqn
14. Pete and Pat Jarvis - 4 Sqn
15. Pete and Mary Jennings - 4 Sqn
16. Ute and Joachim Linke - German Air Force
17. Tim and Pam McElhaw - 4 Sqn
18. Heather Meierjohann - Prince Rupert School
19. Sam and Briony Newington - 93 Sqn
20. Eric and Val Pigdon - 93 Sqn
21. A message from Ken Senar - 93 Sqn, alias POD: "Ken sent his apologies for being unable to be with you on the night and wishes you all well and hopes you have an extended old age without too many vicissitudes.   He has very happy memories of Jever and Borgentreich, enhanced the more by having to set pen to paper (stubby fingers to keyboard) so as to set them down for posterity in ICYP (Ken's autobiography "I'll Call You POD").   He adds that these days he can't remember what he had for breakfast - or even if he had any.   The live bat hanging outside his office door, the pig farm, and the PSI Gardens are deeply etched in his memory banks, as is the cry "Else's" when some unfortunate pilot left a packet of fags exposed in the crew room when flying - there were never any left when he returned!   Ken doesn't want to embarrass anyone but he does remember the incident when a certain young John Sutton, i/c Station Flight, had just been given powers of Subordinate Commander for the first time in his life.   Sod's Law had it that he had to take a charge within days: white faced, he came to Ken's office for solace and Ken remembers he was able to get him to watch, 'under instruction' a more serious charge being taken by Hammer West.   Poor John said afterwards that when he took the charge he suffered more anxiety than the accused!   Apologies to Sir John for singling him out on this occasion.   Right now, Ken will be raising a glass to you all from the P & O ship 'Oriana' as she sails homewards through the Bay of Biscay.   He wishes you all 'Bon santé', and may your laundry never get dirty."
22. Chris and Toni Stone - 93 Sqn
23. Gordon and Sheila Talbot - 93 Sqn
24. Barrie and Heather Tonkinson - 93 Sqn
25. Tom and Marion Watson - 4 Sqn

And of course:

26. Bugs Bendell - 4 Sqn
and 27. ACM Sir Tom Prickett - Station Commander

both of whom we were delighted to telephone from the RAF Club on the night.
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