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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT WILF CRUTCHLEY ON 02476347093 OR email wilfcrutchley@talktalk.net No.118 SQUADRON REUNION 8th/9th May 2009 AT THE ROYAL COURT HOTEL, COVENTRY THE REUNION DINNER will be on FRIDAY 8th MAY in the WINDSOR SUITE REUNION PACKAGE: £80:00 per person included Reunion dinner, 1 Night's accommodation and English breakfast. £140 for 2 nights as above with dinner from the carvery. NOTES. 1. The hotel have allocated 60 rooms to the Squadron. These will be reserved until 27th March, please ...book before that date. A number of ground floor rooms have been reserved for those of us who have difficulty with stairs, if you require one of these please state "ground floor" against Special Bedroom Request on the booking form. Also on the booking form against Dietary Requirements please state your preference of main course Lamb or Pork or Vegetarian. Please let me know when you have booked and for how many nights. 2. On arrival please pick up name badges from table in the foyer. (They proved useful last time for those people who hadn't met for 50+ years). 3. REUNION DINNER FRIDAY THE 8th at 7:30 Dress:- Gentlemen- Lounge suits and ties. Meet for drinks in the Balmoral Bar 7:00 pm for 7:30, all drinks on cash basis. Happy Hour prices applicable for the whole of our stay in all hotel bars. The Reunion Dinner to be held in the Windsor Suite, a bar is available in the Windsor from 6:00 pm until late. The room will be set up with a number of round tables each seating 12 guests. Free Seating - no set places, suggest where possible sit with people you know best. Speeches after the meal. MENU STARTER Tropical Fruit Cocktail. MAIN COURSE Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce or Loin of Pork in an Apple and Madeira Sauce Selection of Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes. DESSERT Warmed Apple Pie served with Fresh Cream or Custard Freshly Brewed Coffee with Minted Chocolates VEGETARIAN MENU. STARTER Fan of Melon with Fruit and served with a Raspberry Coulis. MAIN COURSE Cheese and Broccoli Bake---( Broccoli Florets Simmered in a Herbal Mornay Sauce then Gratinated and Baked until Golden) DESSERT Warmed Apple Pie serve with Fresh Cream or Custard Freshly Brewed Coffee with Minted Chocolates ROUGH GUIDE TO 118 SQUADRON REUNION SATURDAY 9th MAY 08:00 to 10:00 Breakfast in Main Carvery. 12:00 to 14:00 Tuck Shop in Balmoral Bar Soup and Roll or Pre-packed Sandwiches £1:50 per item. 19:30. Private 3 course Carvery dinner in Windsor Suite Starters served at tables Main course from Windsor Carvery Dessert to be taken from Dessert Station Freshly Brewed Coffee and Minted Chocolates. SUNDAY l0th MAY As Saturday SATURDAY am after breakfast I am planning to arrange a visit to THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM at ALREWAS. It is 34 miles from the hotel using the M6 and M6 toll should take ¾ of an hour. Currently about 12 people intend to go, 6 people travelling home north on M6 and half a dozen returning to the hotel afterwards either to stay there or pick up their vehicles from the hotel car park. Wheel chairs are available (I will have to confirm this when I make the arrangement). I have to inform Alrewas roughly how many wish to visit and do we need a guide. When I know how many are going and intend to return to the hotel afterwards I can arrange transport and work out the overall cost. Things you need to let me know so that I can make the arrangements, 1. Are you intending to go? 2. Will you be returning to the hotel or continuing your journey home from Alrewas? 3.Please let me know earliest possible? I can't start to make arrangements for either of the above until I have the numbers. If anyone has mislaid the booking form or requires any other information please let me know. The hotel will accommodate dogs , I think it will cost a Fiver for the time we are there. WILF CRUTCHLEY. 10th May is the 58h Anniversary of the reformation of No.118 Squadron at RAF Fassberg Guest List 118 Squadron Reunion 2009 as at 14th September 2008 Confirmed: George & Lorna Aird Pilot Fassberg Arthur & Molly Asker Pilot Commanding Officer Fassberg. Den and Joyce Banford Keith "Pompey" and Maureen Banting Armourer Fassberg Dickie & Margaret Barraclough Pilot Jever Pete Bradbury Engines Jever Les "Yorkie" & Audrey Caves Rigger Fassberg Henry & Joy Chambers Pilot Fassberg Dave & Ruth Collis Rigger Fassberg Johnny & Valerie Cooke Wilf Crutchley Rigger Fassberg Bob Davies Rigger Fassberg Frank & Gwenth Evans Rigger Fassberg & Jever Alan and Anne Flanagan Derek and Gillian Fox Bob & Beryl Francis Photographic Fassberg & Jever John C Freeborn Pilot Commanding Officer 1943 Alan & Maureen Gleadon Pilot Jever Dave & Elaine Hand Peter and Joan Hill Pete Hunwick Pilot Jever Don & Beryl Lardner David Lockspeiser Pilot Fassberg Tony & Margaret Perrett Rigger Fassberg Terry "Tannoy" Riden Jim & Celia Robinson Rigger Fassberg & Jever Roy & Mrs Smith Iain & Graeme Sutherland Pilot WWII Peter Talalla Richard Talalla Brother of Jimmy, Pilot WW2 Mark Talalla Bob Talalla David Talalla Doug Talalla Dominic Talalla "Thommy" & AR Thompson and friend Pilot Jever Terry & Jean Walters Engines Fassberg Brian & Sylvia Webber Armourer Fassberg & Jever Bryn & Sylvia Williams Armourer Fassberg & Jever Ron "Geordie" Wraith Bob and Chris Yeoman Probable: Fred & Babs Butcher Pilot Fassberg Charles Gibb Brian Hall AVM Paddy and Helen Harbison Pilot WWII Jeff Jeffrey Pilot Jever Peter Jones Pilot Jever Pat & Audrey King Pilot Jever Bill & Shirley Maish Pilot Jever Ken Potts (Aus) Bob Woodward Mike Wraight Total: 81 booked. (Thanks Wilf Crutchley)

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