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Mercian Volunteers Regimental Association
Lt Col (Retd) K Jeavons
This year has been a very strange year, with virtually all our planned activities cancelled except for our Annual General Meeting which we were able to hold at ‘Rock Steady Eddies’, in Walsall, where
we were given a very warm welcome as ever. Some branches have been able to hold meetings, carefully responding to the current regulations as to regard meetings, but ultimately, further meetings have had to be cancelled.
Alternative methods of keeping in touch have been evolved; The Association Facebook has come to the fore under the stewardship of Phil & Jane Fairbrace. New faces have appeared, particularly from
2 MERCIAN V which is marvellous, so please keep in touch. The website is now operating once again edited by Col Tony Angel. We have ventured into
Members of the Cheshire Regiment who were killed
in WW1 were laid to rest in this cemetery. The council and local organisations including the local Army Cadet Force had completed a large amount of work to clear the site. Various plaques have now been erected to commemorate those who fell in the Great War.
The branch goes out on weekly walks across the Cheshire countryside and
Kidderminster Branch meeting remembering the Kidderminster VC [Canadian Grenadier Guards] with raising of the Guards standard at the Shrubbery
covers between 8 and 20 miles a day. They also have an annual week walking holiday and have visited, Scotland, the North East, Snowdonia and the Pennines amongst many other places.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and some members being isolated, Steve Gregory now organises a shorter monthly walk, in order for our more senior members to be included. It starts off with a breakfast, a walk of 5 – 7 miles and a few beers. Members can attend one, two or all three of the elements of the day. All events conform strictly to the COVID-19 regulations.
the world of ‘Zoom’ led by the hand of our new Chairman, Capt. Mike Pilkington, with some success, nor have we forgotten the telephone in our attempts to keep touch with fellow members.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak the branch was invited to attend the opening of the refurbished Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel and Graveyard. It is located near the centre of Stockport.
We have ventured into the world of ‘Zoom’ led by the hand of our new Chairman, Capt. Mike Pilkington, with some success
Stockport Branch holding their meeting in the Armoury
Mike Pilkington, Steve Gregory, Pete Williams and Pete Marsh at Alderley Edge overlooking the Cheshire Plain, A very wet 12-mile walk
Members at the Annual General Meeting at ‘Rock Steady Eddies’, Stafford Road, Walsall
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Members of Stockport branch MVRA at the site of Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel and Graveyard – Stockport - Steve Whaite, Stuart MacDonald, Tony Angel, Pete Marsh and Anthony Boardman