It is the Anniversary of the loss of Jupiter F85 on February 27th, the Association will be attending the NMA to lay a wreath to honour all those who lost their lives on that day and as a consequence of the Java Sea action. It is a simple wreath laying on the Jupiter Remembrance Tree and an opportunity to look around the National Memorial Arboretum including the Far East POW area. If you would like to attend please let the Secretary know asap.
HMS Jupiter Association Invited to Her Majesty The Queen’s Garden Party.
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, 19th May 2020.
The Association has been invited to send a Representative + 1 by our Patron HRH Prince Charles to attend the above. Only those who have not attended a Garden Party before and only paid up Members of the Association can apply.
· All nominated guests must be British, Commonwealth or European Union citizens, although their husbands, wives or companions may be of other nationalities. All guests, nominated or accompanying, must be resident in the United Kingdom.
Those wishing to be considered are to email the Secretary with both names and reason for attending by February 10th 2020.
Email received today 01/04/2020, in line with Government guidelines regarding the Covid 19 virus pandemic, all the Queens Birthday parties for this year are now cancelled, our nominees Brian and Christine Holland will again be nominated for next year.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NO 1 - PATRONAGE
In line with trying to promote the Association for future projects a letter was sent to the powers that be to invite ex-Jupiter crew Member and SCO HRH The Prince of Wales to be our Patron. There were many hoops to jump through, including a ‘Mission Statement’, financial and charity statements and of course recommendations from influential people. After a nail biting few months, we finally received a letter confirming that HRH had accepted our invitation, this was duly proclaimed to the Association Members and guests at the recent Reunion in Lichfield. We are very privileged for this as very few new Patronages are taken on by the POW each year, we must of course use this accolade wisely and to further the good name of the Association.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT No 2 - SHIPS BELL
As some of you are aware the Ships Bell we borrow from Middlesbrough Council for some of our Reunions is not the original Bell that the Ship was commissioned with but a replacement. The HMS JUPITER Association has been trying to track down the original for many years. We found out that it had been sold via DCI’s in 1992 to an ex Jupiter whose child had been Christened using the Bell as a font, the child’s name was engraved on the side of the Bell. A conversation at this year’s Reunion between the Association Secretary and our new Vice President Commodore Richard Bridges regarding the whereabouts of the 1969 Bell resulted in an email from Will Hacking, the owner of the Bell, with pictures proving its existence and that it was safe in the custody of his son in London.
It is hoped that Mr Hacking, one time Jupiter Wasp Helicopter Pilot and the Bell will join us Plymouth at next years Reunion, watch this space!!
2017 REUNION & AGMA
The 2017 Reunion will be held at the Fownes Hotel Worcester, www.fowneshotelworcester.co.uk on the weekend of October 13-15th.
As usual the AGM will be held in the Hotel on the 14th at 0930hrs. and the Reunion Dinner the same day at 2000hrs.
The cost is £52/per person per night sharing a double or twin room, this includes B&B for 2 nights plus the Gala Dinner on the Saturday night. We have also secured 3 single rooms for the same price, first come first served.
Parking and WI-FI will be FREE.
We have block booked 20 Rooms so when contacting the Hotel mention you are part of the HMS Jupiter Reunion Weekend, they do have Superior Rooms if you so require at a different price, contact the Manager to discuss.
Bookings are by EMAIL only, reservations@fowneshotel.co.uk.