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  • OA/WARDROOM Social Events 2026

    Friday Fish & Chips

    Fish and Chip Fridays are back. Guests most welcome.

    Upcoming dates:

    • Fri 27 Mar 2026
    • Fri 1 May 2026

    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

    November’s Fish & Chip Lunch

    Ladies Trafalgar Night

    The Association Ladies Trafalgar Night will be held on Friday 30th October 2026.

    The bar will be open from 18:30 with Dinner at 19:30.

    Entertainment will be from the HMS COLLINGWOOD volunteer Band and the Hayling Island Shanty Crew.

    Please note: The book will be open in early August and, due to travel commitments by the Social Sec, will need to close on Friday 2nd October, after this date places cannot be guaranteed as the seating plan needs to be completed by 7th October.

    November’s Fish & Chip Lunch

  • Remembrance Ceremony 2025

    Remembrance Parade, HMS Collingwood

    Tuesday 11th November was an overcast morning threatening rain at HMS COLLINGWOOD; nevertheless we were blessed with dry weather. Well over two hundred Officers, Staff, Trainees and Civilians mustered at 1030 at the Falklands Memorial for the Remembrance Day Parade, rather more we think than last year.

    An ecumenical service led by the Establishment Chaplain included prayers and a reflection, with the last post and the two minutes silence.

    A roll call of those in Naval Service who had died during the previous twelve months was read out and wreaths were laid by Captain Tim Davey on behalf of the Establishment and by Captain Jim Palmer on behalf of the Officers’ Association. A wreath was also laid on behalf of Cedar Court.

    Many thanks to the PR team at HMS Collingwood and the photographer, Keith Woodland, who have kindly allowed us to display the photographs, which remain Crown Copyright.

    We were delighted that almost 30 OA members with wives and guests chose to attend, retiring to the Wardroom on completion for an excellent informal lunch. Good times remembering our absent friends as well as meeting with those who are still around.

  • OA Sword 2025

    Lt Cdr Jill Monnox receives the OA Sword from Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse CBE.

    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.

    Lt Cdr Jill Monnox, accompanied by her partner, Pat Green, Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse and Captain Jim Palmer

    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.

Joining

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.