Local Events and Pictures

• 2012
• Darts & Social evening at RAFA Club Windsor on Friday 14th Sept 2012
• 7 Group's Outing to Savill Gardens and River Boat Trip. Sunday 19th August 2012
• 21Group ROCA AGM on 26th May, 2012 at Crooklands Kendal. Elaine N.
• Frank Sauntson, wearing his Coverall and Beret, represented the Royal Observer Corps and accompanied by 9 year Jack Cunnington, a local schoolboy, lit the Holbeach Parish Council Beacon at 22:17pm on 04jun12 and at the same moment a firework display took place in the background. Around 700 people attended the ceremony with refreshments provided by 2430 Holbeach Air Cadets and entertainment by a Skiffle Band and Holbeach Town Band.
• The Guildhall Bury St Edmunds Open Day 14jul12. Jenny M.
• Battle of Britain - Capel 15 July 2012
• National Armed Forces Day Plymouth 2012
• Broadway Tower Museum Open Day & Informal ROCA Reunion ~ 21st July
• RNAS Yeovilton | International Air Day 23rd June 2012 | More detail & Special rates for Service Veterans
  
  2011
  
• 31 Group Reunion meeting at the Ulster Aviation Society Museum on Saturday 01oct11.
• The Ulster Aviation Society display at Long Kesh
• 31 Group Reunion on Saturday 01oct11. Evening meal by 'Honey Pot' catering in the Eglantine Church Hall
• Southern Area Reunion 9-11th. March 2012
• 7 Group's Annual Darts Match and Social Meeting at Windsor RAFA Club on the 16th. September 2011
• 20th anniversary of stand-down of the ROC posts in Northern ROCA, 16 Group.
• South Yorkshire Museum ROC Day at Aero Venture, Doncaster, on Sunday 14aug11 courtesy of Simon Craine 7 Group.
• 15 Group Reunion on Saturday/Sunday 10th/11th September will be held in St Clements Church, Fiskerton from 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. each day. | more details | updated 15jul11 | updated 30aug11 |
• Veryan ROC Post Open Day 13 August 2011
• Three members of Truro ROCA as re-enactors at St Newlyn East War Weekend on 06-07aug11
• Guard of Honour for Debbie Sidebottom by 7 Group of the Royal Observer Corps Association
• Battle of Britain Memorial Day at Capel le Ferne
• National Service (RAF) Association Parade at Cosford on 3rd July 2011
• Armed Forces Day in the Medway Towns of Rochester and Chatham.
• Cold War Exhibition at Dover Castle on the 7th.July 2011
• 31 Group: 20th Anniversary of ROC Stand down Reunion on Saturday, 1st October 2011.
• 10 Group ROCA Celebratory Lunch held on Saturday 11jun11 at Trethorne Leisure Farm, Launceston.
• Newhaven Fort Open Day and 2 Group AGM on 5th.June 2011
• A two day event with Re-enactment groups | intro | Cold War Fest | Application to display | by Simon Craine
• Darts competition and social evening. 7 Group ROCA vs Windsor RAFA on 05apr11.
• Joyce Whitcher: Funeral at West Wiltshire Crematorium on 28feb11 at 12.15 | arrangements | Guard of Honour |
• Standards of ROCA and RAFA at Eglantine Church.
• 31 Group Reunion at the White Horse Hotel, Campsey.29-30th January, 2011.| AGM | Dinner |
• 20th Anniv.of the Stand-down of the ROC. The 3rd Caledonion and N.Ireland Reunion. 6-8may11.
  
  2010
• ROC 2 Group 10 Cluster celebrate Christmas Dinner on the 09dec10 at Clandon Park Restaurant
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 07dec10.
• Dedication of the 15 Group ROCA plaque at Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding on Sunday 15aug10.
• 7 Group Annual Reunion Lunch at Kempston Masonic Centre on Sunday 26sep10
• Windsor RAFA v Bedford ROCA play darts for the Eric Piercy trophy
• Bentley Priory Heritage Days 9th to 12th September 2010
• City of London Salute to the Battle of Britain and the RAF World War II Veterans at St.Paul's Cathedral Tuesday 7th.September 2010 and a Reception afterwards at the Guildhall.
• 7 Group visit Althorp on Saturday the 7th.August 2010.
• The Lieutenancy of Kent's Battle of Britain airfield tributes. (JacquiG)
• International Air Tattoo Fairford, Battle of Britain Village. 16th to 18th July 2010.
• 70 years ago today  the Battle of Britain began .
• Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. A special commemoration at Capel Le Ferne on Sunday 11jul10.
• National Service (RAF) Association Parade on the 4th July at RAF Cosford.
• Armed Forces Day in Plymouth was Sunday 27 June 2010.
• Armed Forces Day at Cardiff on Saturday 26th. June 2010
• International Air Tattoo Fairford. Shuttle Bus service from Swindon on the Saturday or Sunday. 17/18jul10.
• Open Day at Newhaven Fort and 2 Group AGM.06jun10.
• 7 Group ROC Association: Twenty-third Annual General Meeting on 22may10
• Shuttleworth's Flying Proms. If 10 pre-books; discounted entry, own buffet... Contact Pete.
• The story of the Royal Observer Corps at Aldershot Museum 31st.March - 20th.June
• Darts competition & social evening at RAFA Club, Bedford. 7Gp ROCA v Windsor RAFA
• A Service to Commemorate the Formation of the Royal Air Force at St Clement Danes on Sunday 21mar10
• Southern Area Reunion at the Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-Under-Edge, S Glos. 12-14th March, 2010
• 31 Group Reunion at the White Horse Hotel, Campsie.29th-31st January, 2010. | AGM | Dinner | models |
  
  2009
• ROC 2 Group 10 Cluster celebrate Christmas Dinner on the 10dec09 at Clandon Park Restaurant
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 01dec09
• Dedication of 16 Group ROCA Standard on 15th September 2009 at the Chapel, RAF Shawbury
• 7 Group Annual Reunion Lunch at Barns Hotel, Cardigan Rd., Bedford on Sunday 27Sep09.
• Battle of Britain Parade and Service at RAF Aldergrove and Ceremony of Lowering the RAF Ensign for the last time. Sunday 20th September 2009 (Updated)
• Darts competition and Social evening at the RAFA Club, Windsor for the Eric Piercy trophy on Friday 18sep09
• A 'nugget' found by Jenny Morris on the Radio Society of Harrow display at Bentley Priory on 10sep09.
• Heritage Open Days at Bentley Priory.| Invitation | Manning | Pictures |   (more pictures)
• 7 Group Boat Trip from Maidenhead to Windsor on 08aug09.
• Battle of Britain Memorial Day at Capel le Ferne
• Arrangements for Newark Air Museum visit on Thursday 25Jun09. (Chas Parker)
• Open Day at Newhaven Fort. 07jun09
• 7 Group ROC Association: Twenty-second Annual General Meeting on 30may09
• 31 Group Reunion 31jan09-01feb09 | AGM | Dinner |
• ROC Southern Area '09 Reunion 27-29th March at the Tortworth Court Hotel Wotton-Under-Edge.
  
  2008
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 02dec08
• Last Annual Battle of Britain Service at RAF Aldergrove on 21sep08
• 7 Group Reunion Lunch at the Barnes Hotel on 21sep08.
• Portrush Airshow and Royal British Legion Remembrance Service.
• Beating the Retreat & Sunset Ceremony celebrating 90 years of the RAF at Uxbridge
• Battle of Britain Memorial Day at Capel le Ferne
• The RAF, Commonwealth and Allied Air Forces Monument Service in Plymouth.
• Remembrance Sunday 31 Group 11th November 2007. (updated)
• Granting of the Freedom of the Borough of Newtownards to the Royal Air Force
• Veterans Day at Poyntzpass in Northern Ireland
• Open Day at Newhaven Fort. 01jun08
• 7 Group ROC Association: Twenty-first Annual General Meeting on 10may08
• Darts: Windsor RAFA v Bedford ROCA at Bedford RAFA Club on the 01apr08
• Presentation of ROC Badge painted by the College of Arms to the RAF Club
• 31 Group Reunion 03feb08 | AGM | Dinner |
  
  2007
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 04dec07
• Dedication of Granite Wall Memorial at Thiepval Army Barracks. 31 Group.
• Dedication of Granite Wall Memorial at Thiepval Army Barracks. (pictures from the Defence Press Office)
• Remembrance Sunday 31 Group 11th November 2007.
• Darts: Bedford ROCA v Windsor RAFA at Windsor RAFA Club on the 14sep07
• 7 Group Annual Reunion Lunch and 20th Anniversary of Bedford ROCA at The Barnes Restaurant.
• Visit to the Battle of Britain Museum at RAF Uxbridge
• Battle of Britain Memorial day at Capel le Ferne on 08jul07
• Open Day at Newhaven Fort. 03jun07
• Notice: Caledonian Reunion weekend 11th-13th May 2007
  
  2006
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 05dec06
• 31 Group Reunion 18nov06 | AGM | Dinner
• 6 Group Reunion at the Canary Club in Norwich on Sunday 29oct06
• 9 Group Yeovil's lunch to commemorate 20years of the Association.
• 'ROC at Home' Day at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. Flixton 2006.
• Darts Match. Windsor RAFA v Bedford ROCA at Windsor RAFA Club on 15sep06.
• 20th Anniversary of ROCA : Bedford's Annual Reunion and Celebratory Lunch.
• 20th Anniversary of ROCA : 12 Group programme event
• North and East Cornwall Branch (10 Group) ROCA paid a visit to the Veryan Post Bunker Museum on 30jul06.
• Open Day at Newhaven Fort, 04jun06
• 7 Group ROC Association: Nineteenth Annual General Meeting on 20may06
• Darts Match. Bedford ROCA v Windsor RAFA at Bedford RAFA Club on 02may06
• Bentley Priory, Northwood, High Wycombe and Brampton, at the Corus Hotel, Bedford on 29jan06. 50 NuRCs attended.
• Skelmorlie post in Ayrshire will be open on Sunday 7th May and Kilchattan Bay post in Bute on Sunday 28th May2006. Anyone wishing to attend should go to www.nuclearburst.co.uk and use the reply form stating which post they would like to visit.
  
  2005
• 16 Group North ROCA Christmas Dinner on 06dec05
• Remembrance ceremony in Bedford
• 31 Group AGM and Reunion, November 19-20th, 2005
• ROC At Home Day at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum near Flixton on Sunday 25th September.
• Everything's going well at 7 Group Bedford's Reunion 2005
• 21 Group is holding a reunion on 18th September 2005
• Bedford VE / VJ commemoration
• Caledonian Reunion for 80th/10th Anniversaries on 6-8 May 2005 at the Royal George Hotel in Perth
• VE Day celebrations in Truro on May 8th 2005
• Commemoration in Perranporth of the ending of WWII and for those who died in bombing raids at a nearby Army Camp and Cornish Airfields
• VE/VJ Day Celebrations at Pendennis Castle, Falmouth on 29-30th May 2005.
• Bedford Group ROCA AGM on 21st.May 2005 at The Village Hall, Biddenham.
• Forewarned is Forearmed! Caledonian Reunion at the Royal George Hotel, Perth on 6-8th May 2005
  
  2004
• 6 Group ROCA Annual Reunion Buffet
• Mid Kent Christmas Buffet 2004
• 16 Group North ROCA  ...from Leek to Frodsham, celebrate their Christmas Dinner on the 07dec04.
• 31 Group AGM 20nov04
• Photographs following the unveiling of the replica Spitfire at the Capel Battle of Britain Memorial in September.
• D Day Service at Trebah Gardens at Falmouth, Cornwall
• 24 Group Stand Down pictures
• Photographs taken on Sunday 5th September at the Service of Remembrance at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington
• Allied Air Forces Monument Service held on Plymouth Hoe on Sunday 27th June 2004.
• D Day 60th Anniversary Parade, City Hall, Belfast, 6th June 2004
• Newhaven Fort prepares for D-Day [ROC Historic Collection Open Day June 6th 2004]
• Newhaven Fort ROC Historic Collection Open Day and RBL parade pictures
  
  2003
• 31 Group is now 'online' | AGM pictures | Battle of Britain: Aldergrove pictures |
• Group Plaque Unveiling & Dedication Ceremony No 7 Group Bedford at Days Lane, Biddenham on Sunday October 26th. 2003
• Battle of Britain Service; A framed portrait of the Queen presented to Plymouth City; Radio 4 Presenter Dylan Winter came to Cornwall
• Carlton TV were filming there on 28th July. at the Veryan Post Museum
• New Video by Andrew Denyer - ROC in WWII at Cornish posts
• Newhaven Fort Open Day 2003
• RAF and Allied Air Forces Monument Service on Plymouth Hoe 29th June 2003
• ROCA member at the Annual Service at St. Clement Danes
• Cayley 150th Anniversary of The First Manned Flight
• Visit to Rolls Royce report (8Gr '03)
• Veryan post photos (10Gr'03)
• No 8 Group Coventry ROCA - Ashbourne Section - Some Summer Visits 2003
  
  2002
• Dedication for New 10 Group ROCA Standard at St Eval Church, Cornwall
• Lizard post photos (10Gr'0 )
• Marriage of former ROC members Bill and Peggy.
• Typical ROCA events for March 2002 listing
  
  2001 and before
• No.31 Group's window to the sky. (Memorial Window)
• No.31 Group's window to the sky. (Memorial Committee)
• Crest presentation to ASHMORE HOUSE (No.1 Group)
• #8 Group (Coventry) Ex-Officers Get-Together
• Pictures taken at a ROCMT Ex. in Slough.
• ROC Badge at Capel Le Ferne Memorial Site
• Cosford visit: with pictures (article from 22Gr.Newsletter)
  
  
• 10th.Anniversary of Stand-Down
• Newhaven Fort Open Day 2001
• Scottish Reunion at Dundee
• Pictures taken at Southern Area Reunion