2297 entries.
..See you in May,will have my lad as "Chaperone"
Buster
hello all
No problem at all Chris, it would be good to see you and your'e guest.
Simon
Fill yer boots Chris - your friend is very welcome.
Shipmates
Hoping to get down this year, have been overseas for past 2 events or so, looking forward to it.
I would like to bring a good friend and guest with me, very interested in what happened etc. Would anyone be offended if I do? Please let me know, I would fully understand of course, but hopefully it is just another guy having a few wets and sharing dits with us.
Takc care, see you in May.
Chris H
counting down and looking forward to meeting the lads again....barny
Looking forward to seeing you Barny, along with everyone else.
I am down with Mrs Rocky, and Rocky ii...(Daughter!)
cheers Rocky , i have booked in at market tavern , Keppels Head was even more expensive than home club
Barny. Try the Kepples Head. They do rooms I think.
tried booking in at home club - no joy anyone remember t he name of the pub on hard that does b&b ,ASAP....barny
ARE YOU EX R.N. / R.M.?
CAN YOU ACT / SING/ DANCE?
DO YOU REMEMBER SODS OPERAS?
NOW IN PRODUCTION FOR SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST 2010 AT THE KINGS THEATRE, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH
IN AID OF RNBT / RBL / SSAFA.
WANTED - acts/stage crew for this show.
“A NAVAL REVIEW”
(aka A S.O.D.S. OPERA)
‘Are you in Portsmouth on Sunday 1st August 2010?
Do you have an act? If so, contact us by 28th February 2010.
Only acts received by then will be considered, BUT subject to availability, late entries may be considered’.
All profits will be going to the nominated charities. For further details:-
Contact Guy (Tug) Wilson guy4god.wilson@hotmail.com
or in writing at:-
The Kings Theatre
Albert Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hants.
PO5 2QJ
Further details will be promulgated shortly so watch this space and the Kings Theatre website for when tickets become available etc. http://www.kings-southsea.com/index.php Get a group together, group concession will probably be made available.
This is the same weekend as Navy Days in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - so make a weekend of it - http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/events/event416.php
Please copy and paste this on to other sites.
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Details of event and ticketing will be available shortly
Clive, this is what I found on the web:
The right to use arms was conferred by Edward III, probably at the time of the incorporation of the City in 1345, but a corporate seal was in use prior to this date. The circular seal also showed the elephant and castle and probably had its origin as a mark for woollens, tammies, and caps exported to the East, for which, prior to this period, Coventry was famous. The elephant as a symbol signifies strength and sagacity, while the castle signifies strength and security. One theory put forward by a local historian is that the elephant had a religious symbolism. The elephant is seen, not only as a beast so strong that he can carry a tower, but also as a symbol of Christ's redemption of the human race. The animal, according to one of the 'Bestiary' stories, is supposed to sleep standing, leaning against a tree. These 'Bestiary' stories also had it that the foe of the elephant was the dragon, who devoured newly-born elephants, the tempter for the foe. The elephant, then, is a dragon slayer and is associated with a tree. In the early seals of Coventry, from which the arms derives, are shown, on one side, the combat between another dragon-slayer, the Archangel Michael, and the dragon. On the other is the elephant and castle. This local historian, Mary Dormer Haris, points out that the tree has been dropped out of the armorial bearings of the city, and it is a tree from which Coventry almost certainly took its name - Cofa's tree. In the medieval mind, the elephant suggested the eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and did not merely symbolise strength. The colours of red and green are the traditional colours of the city dating back at least to 1441.
The cat, which is sometimes described as a cat-o-mountain or wild cat, is generally considered to symbolise vigilance.
The Black Eagle is that of Lord Leofric, who on the site of modern Coventry founded a monastery in 1043 with his wife Godgifu, famous in the legend as Lady Godiva. The phoenix arising from the flames represents the new Coventry reborn out of the ashes of the old and its renewal after having been destroyed in the blitz.
The motto probably has reference to the early part of the fourteenth century when Edward, the Black Prince, as Lord of the Manor of Cheylesmore, was closely associated with the City. It is from this Prince that the three feathers are derived which are sometimes shown in conjunction with the civic arms.
I am an Electrical Fitter in Devonport Dockyard and I was wandering where the Crest of H.M.S.Coventry originated.
Why an Elephant? Hope someone can help
Hi Eddie (cambell, Tigs here, if you are down for the reunion in 2010 get in touch. Bring Barney round for a beer or 2.
Chaps.
Happy New Year to all!!!
The 2010 reunion will be held in Portsmouth, based (loosely) at the Maritime Club, (or The Home Club as was) Date is 21 - 23 May.
No change to the format, so no formality, no private rooms or tables. Meetings in the bar on the Friday, Saturday and on Sunday, a gathering at the Falklands Memorial in old Portsmouth at 11:00 for a simple non denominational remembrance service where the roll of honour is read, wreath laid and a two minute silence held.
This is followed by a final pint or coffee at the Still and West pub.
If you can make it along it would be great to see as many ex Cov's as possible. Bring you Mum, Dad, wife, kids Girlfriend (or boyfriend, if you're that way).
Previous meetings have proved really popular with everyone and old friendships renewed.
For more information, please contact me on the Email address to the left of this message. However remember to take out the "No junk mail" that gets added to you message - or it won't get sent.
Looking forward to seeing you !!!!!
Rocky.
Ex Dabber.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Hope 2010 is good for you all
Guys,
Happy New Year and all the very best for 2010.
It hasn't been the best of years for us as a band of brothers and I'm sure our deepest feelings are with the families of our Great Ship who have lost a loved one over the last 12 months, my thoughts and prayers are with them and those still on patrol at this sad and poignant time.
Oh hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea.
Yours Aye,
Sam
Merry Christmas to all ex-Cov's and families, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the past year, and not forgetting those still watching the Islands.
Merry Christmas to all ex-Cov's and families, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the last year, and not forgetting our shipmates still patrolling the Islands.
merry xmas to everyone - have a good one and hope to see you next year once again....barny