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Portsmouth Armed Forces and Airborne Forces weekend Southsea Common - Portsmouth
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2011

A two day event of arena displays and parachute drops.

The SAMA (82) Caravan and Camping Branch will again be running a SAMA (82) stand at this show, with refreshmenst available. There will be a parade on both days. Sat parade for all veterans and Sun for mainly Airborne Vets but all welcome on both days. Standards will be paraded at 1100 on both days at the RN War Memorial for a wreath Laying Ceremony and they will also be paraded on both days at 1330 for the Parade. All Standards welcome.

Please come along and support this event.There will be a "Coral" behind the SAMA Stand - next to the RN War Memorial (TBC) for those who wish to pitch a tent or put their caravan in anytime from 1200 on Friday 1st to 1200 on Monday 4th July. There is no charge for this but there is NO Electric Hook up, we hope to hire a generator to plug a fridge into which may be used to top utility batteries up with. It will not be run after 2300, so bring tilley lamps for the party tent. Please pass your requirements for a pitch to Bungy, Chairman of the SAMA (82) Caravan & Camping Branch - contact details above right

Pen-Y Fan Sponsored Walk
Saturday 13th August 2011

This is one of the main fundraising events for the 2012 Memorial.

If you are intending to take part, please register as soon as possible with the SAMA Office so that catering needs etc can be established.If you are unable to take part but would be prepared to help on the day or sponsor another walker then please let us know.

We are also looking for sponsorship for bottled water etc so again if you can help please email or ring the SAMA Office.

It is hoped that Caravan and Camping facilities will be available - Watch this space.

You can then tow directly to Doncaster for the annual SAMA weekend in the grounds of Aeroventure Museum (see below)

Aeroventure Museum - Doncaster
Tuesday 23rd - Tuesday 30th August 2011

Approx 27 pitches available - early booking advised as pitches for this very popular event booked out early last year. Please make a note in your dairies of the major C&C Branch event for 2011 at the Aeroventure Museum in Doncaster where we will be meeting for the Fourth August Bank Holiday Meeting on the trot. Members will start arriving on Tuesday 23rd August 2011 and that last ones will leave on Tuesday 30th August 2011. Come along and join in, even if only for the day on Saturday 28th when we have our BBQ. This is very much a family event so bring the kids and the grandkids where they can play football, badminton and voleyball etc. If you dont have a caravan, or wish to pitch a tent, come along anyway, there are three Hotels within 5 minutes walk. This is not just a C&C Branch meeting, this is the main SAMA (82) North East Area event for the year. Have a browse around the Aeroventure Museum website where there are photographs of previous years SAMA (82) event. There is also a photograph of the site where the Museum are planning to have their own Falklands Memorial tribute built to be dedicated at a major event on the August Bank Holiday of 2012, a fitting conclusion to The Falklands Conflict 30th Anniversary year SAMA (82) C&C Branch meetings. We hope as many SAMA (82) Members as possible (with their families and friends) will come along and support this event where we will have a short Parade and March Past.