Hi everybody,

Well I suppose it was inevitable, that eventually the different Military Music services would be be merged on to one site as happened this week. Let us hope that the RMBS will always retain its separate identity.

Best wishes to you all,

Gerry Taylour

Dear Richard

saddened to read that Dougie Drysdale has crossed the bar 🙏

Dougie and I played both hockey and cricket together reaching Navy Cup Final.
I had not seen him for many many years. But condolences to the family.
many happy sporting memories to cling too.

Regards to all

Barry

Thanks Barry & Heather for your thoughts, very kind of you to remember. Yes folks I've reached the dreaded 90. Had a quiet day at home with visit from son Simon yesterday, but have to put my lipstick and hairnet on for apparently a big family gathering at Simon's house in Basingstoke on Sunday.

Haven't seen any comments about the reunion so here's my thoughts if any of you might be interested.... Arrived on time and met up with a few friends (although Bob Rawson not available this year, fairly sure he will be in church tomorrow.) Band display as expected was amazing and the outgoing PDM made an interesting speech (he later told me he was off to Canada to a new job asap !) reminded me of many years ago when Bandmaster Dave Woods did the same and made a name for himself in that great country. The evening in the CPOs mess was good and managed to meet up with a few familiar faces, but missed some of my contemporaries no longer with us. Food was excellent, with options and the usual musical entertainment. After an interesting evening, back to the hotel. Hope to see you next year Michael.

Church Service on Sunday was as expected excellent including the Dedication Fanfare conducted by the retiring Corps Bandmaster. Not sure about the lack of orchestra !! Wind Band only...but as the new PDM explained to me later that there are far less string players in the Band Service now !! so you takes your choice ! See you all next year...

Dear Richard.
a big Congratulations to Michael Hutton. 90th Birthday today.

Dear Michael have a great day. Enjoy .
Barry and Heather

xxx

Dear Richard,

Does anyone know who the new PDM is?

Thank you,

David

Thank you for your thoughts Sir Michael, Mick the Twiglet! and Jem Tugwood for the phone call!

Perhaps the organisers could find us "old farts" a "Grumpy Old Bandies Corner" somewhere in the mess, where we can all sit and "wring out" to our hearts content, about this odd modern age in which we've all been forced to live in nowadays, and of course any other moans, groans and RMB matters arising!!??

Just after I'd posted my plea here yesterday I discovered by chance the actual link to the reunion via the current serving RMB Facebook page!!! From there it was so simple. Why was I told to obtain via the Eventbrite site I wonder?

Whilst it IS an Eventbrite link, the RMB Reunion is also a private one (I've since been told), so it wouldn't have shown up on the actual site itself!!

Yeah, I know. I'm also Confused.com!! - However, a lot less angry than I was yesterday, as I sat at this %£$** p.c. feeling my life fast wasting away that caused me to shout at my poor innocent cat in the process!!! - She kept looking at me as if to say, Wtf have I done!?? :-) She's forgiven me today you'll be pleased to know and since I fed her breakfast!

Anyway, enough of this. I have the ticket now and Dave Stockham can also go to the ball!!! Cheers folks!

Good morning, afternoon,evening,

My thanks to Mike Hickman for the ticket info. I understand Derek's frustration with interweb, I recently spent the best part of 90 minutes trying to set up an account with Mr. Khan's ULEZ.!!!!!!
I hope to be at the church service on the Sunday morning, it depends on my health situation.
Michael H, you really must moderate your language, bollocks indeed! There might be bandies of a delicate disposition reading your posts😂😂.

Take care all, regards

Mike aka Twiglet

I know the feeling, but did manage to get someone to answer the phone at the BB number and got my ticket that way. I must say if the Band Service don't pull their finger out and get the Reunion organized so we old sods can understand their way of working, then bollocks to all of them and we'll have our own @!#%& up at the Nelson !!!!!!!!!!! Sorry guys...Didn't mean it....Michael....

Hello all and anyone who can help me!?

Since I reached 80 in January, I think a fully registered Computer surgeon must have nipped into my bedroom at night (whilst I slept and promptly removed a part of my brain that computers don't want old people to get involved with!!???) I know I'm not that clever with PCs and their odd foibles! (Some would call me a *%!!? Luddite!!)

Yet I seem to be ok with most computer-related things and I don't normally have trouble when I need to search for anything online. However, I've just spent an hour, of my valuable life, searching every which way to find anything to do with the RMB Reunion on the Eventbrite site!!?? Arrgghh!!

It sent me to all sorts of events, when entering, "Royal Marines Band Service Reunion" All it succeeded in doing, was to direct me back to all of the other events that I'd just looked at, (including any other events that contained the words Royal Marines!!) Yet no mention anywhere OF ANY KIND OF REUNION let a Royal Marines one!!??

I've since given up on that idea, and have tried numerous times to contact the Blue Band Office (02392 547563) to no avail!! (There's not even the option of an answering service on their number either!!). I'm now at a loss!??

Cheers to anyone who can help, or suggest a way of obtaining a ticket!!

Cheers. Derek

Greetings to one and all sorry to have been away so long we have had a busy year with one thing and another August was and still is the only month this year with nothing to do. Over the past year we have remained in good health and our family has grown we now have two Great Grand Sons and another due in October. As for Mick Tellick's question regarding the Reunion it's the weekend of the 7th and 8th of October which just happens to be my birthday weekend turn up and you may get a tot. Tickets can be obtained by going to the web page of EVENTBRIGHT.COM at the cost of 25 quid. Hope this finds all well. Tilll the next time take care all and stay safe. MIKE