Royal Signals Association - Events and NoticesNotices:In November 2010, the Desert Rats Memorial Association is planning a special commemoration event and is trying to contact as many veterans of the North African Campaign as possible to see if they would be interesting in attending. Anyone who is should contact Mr Rod Scott on 01359 270490 or via email tina.rodshed@talktalk.net A tree for the 19 Air Fmn Signals will be dedicated at the National Memorial Arboretum on 5 Sep 10. Also a new plaque on the Indian Signals tree will be re-dedicated. Members (in particular any who served in Burma or with the Indian Signals Corps) and branch standards are welcome to join the ceremonies. Full details from Pat Soward at; pat.soward@rdplus.net Assn HQ still has a few tickets remaining for the Cenotaph Ceremony at Whitehall on Sun 14 Nov 10. Interested Life Members should send their membership number, name and address to Assn at their earliest convenience. Allocation is on a 'first come, first served' basis. Please bear in mind that members will be standing for at least 1.5 hrs before marching over 1 mile. A DVD showing 22 of the Corps related memorials at the National Memorial Arboretum is now available. The DVD also includes shots of the Armed Forces Memorial, the dedication of the Corps Memorial in May 2008 and a map of the site. Cost is £5.00 plus 50p each for p&p. Cheques payable to “PF & M Soward” to:- Pat Soward, ‘Shipton’, The Hollow, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8EX. All profits to be shared between the Air Formation Signals Assn and the Royal Signals Benevolent Fund. (3/10) A reunion for the Junior Tradesmen's Regt, Rhyl, will be held over w/e 10/13 Sep 2010 at Bodelwyddan castle Hotel, Bodelwyddan. More details from Bill May on: 07789-283496. A team from the Corps will take part in the Amundsen Scott 100th Anniversary South Pole race in 2011. For details click here (11/09) In September RSA member Neil Bedford is competing in the RBL charity bike ride from London to Paris. He is raising funds for the good causes that the RBL support. If anyone would like to sponsor him, please contact Neil at; neiljbedford@me.com Email scams. Some scam emails (always after your money) now mention a connection to the RSA (or other service assn) and may have your name on them. DO NOT reply to these (even to tell them to "xxxxxx off"), as once the sender has confirmation of your Email address, you may be targetted with even more junk mail. Any email from the RSA will always end with 'mod.uk'. See http://whatconsumer.co.uk/brainwashed-powerless/ for more information. If you receive an e-mail that contains something that is either outrageous (i.e. Starbucks refusing to send coffee to US Marines in Iraq) or too good to be true (i.e. Samsung giving away free laptops) check out http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ . If it is on the list of hoaxes, send the hoax slayer link to the senders so that they can be educated not to forward such e-mails. (11/09) Those of you who have yet to check out the “Forces Discount Directory” may do so at; www.forcesdiscounts-mod.co.uk After logging in, it will be seen that the completion of a ‘MOD Certificate of Eligibility’ should be completed. The General Secretary has authorised the Chairman of RSA Branches and of our Affiliated Assns, to sign these certificates for their RSA Life Members, on behalf of HQ Royal Signals Association. Once signed, the certificate must be retained by the individual as it serves as proof of identification if asked. Those members of the RSA who do not belong to a branch, may send their certificate to Assn HQ for signing. Please remember to enclose a SAE for the return of the certificate and quote your RSA serial number. (10/09) Support for deployed Tps. Simon Launder and 3 ex-Signallers have set up an online shop to send useful 'comfort' items to our soldiers on operations. For further details click here (10/09) Details of the Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll can be found by clicking here. The Big Lottery Fund has announced the opening of its funding initiative, Heroes Return 2, pledging funding for veterans, spouses, widows and carers wishing to mark overseas anniversaries throughout 2009 and 2010. Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk The Fund has opened up a Heroes Return 2 hotline for all veterans to ring for further information: Heroes Return 2 Helpline 0845 00 00 121. RSA car stickers. The RSA car sticker can be obtained by sending a SAE with a 50p coin (for UK addresses) to Assn HQ. It is in colour, with 'Jimmy' in the centre and adheres to the inside of the window. Events:
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