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HARWICH & DOVERCOURT SAILING CLUB

D-DAY COMMEMORATION SERVICE.

HMLBK6

SATURDAY 6^TH JUNE 2009

12.30PM

TO BE HELD ON AND AROUND HMLBK6, HERSELF A NORMANY LANDING VETERAN, SERVING AT SWORD BEACH.

THE ADMIRALTY HAS GRANTED LBK6 THE HONOUR OF FLYING THE WHITE ENSIGN FOR THE COMMEMORATION, AS SHE DID ON D-DAY.

HMLBK6 IS IN OUR CLUB COMPOUND AT GAS HOUSE CREEK, HARWICH.

SHE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REFURBISHMENT AS OUR NEW CLUB PREMISES.

The RNA, MNA, Royal British Legion, RAFA and Trinity house will all be represented with their standards, together with Normandy veterans, and members of the SF and Landing Craft Association, and other service organizations.

The Club will be open from 11am onwards, and will be providing tea, coffee and biscuits before the Commemoration. Our Padre is ex RN, having served in the Arctic Convoys in WW11. After the Commemoration we will be providing a light buffet lunch for members & veterans and their families.

The Bar will also be open.

HOW TO FIND US.

See map on our Website under contacts, or take A12 to Colchester, and then A120 to Harwich. Keep going straight over all the roundabouts, including the one for Harwich International Port, don’t turn off anywhere. As you approach Old Harwich, on your left you will see mudflats or open water if tide up, and yacht masts ahead of you in the distance, on the waters edge behind the sea wall, and you will see ahead that the road takes a bend to the left round a grey building with what looks like a representation of a lighthouse lantern on the roof. Just before the bend there is a large traffic sign which says Harwich A120, and underneath Bathside, with a right pointing arrow. We are sharp left here, and it looks like a car compound, but we are behind the sea wall through the gate on the right. There will be signs up. Parking is available.

Someone will be about to help everyone get parked. The entrance to the club is the gate on the right.

If in doubt phone, 01255 503975 Shirley Constable, Rear Commodore, or Mobile 07887921868.

NEW OPENING TIMES FOR BAR

The bar is now open:-

Friday evenings from 7.30p. onwards

Saturday lunchtimes 12 till 3pm

Saturday Evenings 7.70pm onwards.

Sunday Lunchtimes 12noon onwards.

Chris and Dawn and all the other helpers will be pleased to see you all.

Appointed Committee Member: Nick Seabourne can be contacted on: 01255 507182 or nick@pultrex.com

LBK6 was towed into Harwich on Wednesday 2nd April 2008 by the tug ALA and her crew. A small group went out on "Mythril" owned by Tony Woods to escort her in.

A reasonable crowd welcomed LBK6 into Happenny Pier where she was to spend the next couple of nights.

On Friday 4th April LBK6 was towed to her new home by the Harwich Haven vessel "Hornbill"

1	The Member must provide written confirmation from their insurance company that the unattended use of a dehumidifier is acceptable on their Policy.
2	The Member must provide an additional 16 amp socket tail on their electricity lead for use by other members.
3	The power consumption of the intended dehumidifier must be shown to the appointed Committee member.
4	The dehumidifier must be connected by a time switch and set to switch on no more than 6 hours per day.
5	The power consumption over the intended period of use will be calculated and the amount of electricity donation must be pre paid to the Club Treasurer.
6	A ticket / label will be issued to the user which must be attached to the electricity lead near the plug. Unattended leads which do not display a valid label will be unplugged.
7	On no account must any other equipment be left connected and unattended.

Paul & Jim	Rodney, Colin & Mike	Joan & Bob	Tony & John	Tony with LBK6 in the background