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HMS Collingwood
Our traditional Trafalgar Ladies Night will be held this year on Friday 24th October. We plan to start a little earlier this time, with the sit down for the meal at 7:30pm. The bar will open at 6:30pm.
The Collingwood Volunteer Band Brass Quintet will provide the music during the meal and the Hayling Island ‘Force 10 Shanty Crew’ will lead the Sing-a-long Shanties!
Bookings for our Trafalgar Ladies Night have now closed.
FRIDAY FISH & CHIPS
Fish and Chip Fridays are back from September. Guests most welcome.
Upcoming dates:
Eat on a reserved OA table in the Main dining room from the standard daily menu. Cost for lunch is less than £5 per head depending on choice. Please let the Social Sec – social@hmscoa.org – know if you would like to attend. Please inform by the Monday of the relevant week with vehicle and attendee details. A function pass will be issued on the gate if needed. Please bring photo ID.
Bar opens at 11:45, Lunch at 12:30
FRI 24th OCTOBER OA LADIES TRAFALGAR NIGHT
Please note change of date from Fri 31st Oct. Bookings now closed.
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On the 16th May this year, the OA Sword was presented at Ceremonial Divisions at HMS COLLINGWOOD by the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff Operations and Commitments, Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse CBE.
The OA Sword had previously belonged to Lt Cdr David Cooper, who joined the RN in 1962 and served as a Communications Warfare Officer until leaving in 1987. The sword was originally presented to David by the Governors of the training ship HMS Arethusa on his commissioning in June 1964. Unfortunately, David wasn’t able to join us for the ceremony.
The Sword was awarded to Lieutenant Commander Jill Monnox, for her work in the Warfare Training Group. Many congratulations to Lt Cdr Monnox for this award and we wish her well in her future career. A copy of the citation can be found on Jill’s OA Sword page.
Many thanks to the HMS Collingwood public relations team and photographers for use of the photos, which are Crown Copyright.
If you would like to know more about the Association, or would like to join, please contact our Membership and Social Secretary, Lt Cdr Martin Carr, Email: social@hmscoa.org.