Page 6 - QARANC Vol 14 No 11 2015

4 QARANC THE GAZETTE
Dates for your Diary
Director Army Nursing Services
Symposium
Provisional dates are Thursday 12 and Friday 13 May 2016 at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
This event is open to QARANC Regular, Reserve and Association members. Further details can be sought from SO1 Nursing via the Regimental Secretary.
QARANC Association - Annual
Reunion and Lunch
The 68th Annual Reunion of the QARANC Association and Lunch will be held at the Union Jack Club Waterloo London on Saturday 7 May 2016 commencing with a briefing at 1130hrs followed by lunch. The cost is £20 for QARANC Association members and £30 for guests. Accommodation can be booked through abo@ujclub. co.uk or by telephoning 020 7902 6000. Please complete the booking form which can be found towards the end of the gazette and return to RHQ by NLT 22 April 2016.
Ceremony of Turning the Pages
The Ceremony of Turning the Pages of the QARANC Memorial Book takes place four times a year in the Royal Garrison Church of All Saints Aldershot. The ceremony honours those who have given
their lives in the service of their country. The ceremony party is comprised of QARANC regular, reserve or retired officers and soldiers. Members of the QARANC are encouraged to support this event.
In 2016 the ceremony will take place on:
• Sunday 3 April – Corps Day Service
• Sunday 12 June – Sunday Service
• Sunday 4 September – Sunday Service
• Sunday 6 November – Sunday service
Timings to be confirmed. Further information can be sought from the Regimental Secretary 01276 412754 or regtsecqaranc@hotmail.com
Florence Nightingale
Commemoration Service
The Service will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 4 May 2016 (date TBC), commencing at 1830 hours. As well as being an Act of Commemoration for Florence Nightingale, it celebrates the professions of nursing, midwifery and health visiting and everyone, whether qualified or not, working in these services are invited to attend.
Entrance to the service is by ticket only. These are free and are available from the address below during March and April. For Security reasons, it is important that applications are made in writing, by email or by using the proforma on the Foundation Web Pages under Commemoration Service 2013. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis and sent to you by post.
Florence Nightingale Foundation, Suite 3, 38 Ebury Street London SW1 0LU
admin@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk
Notices
Branch Membership
Members of the QARANC Association
who are members of headquarter Roll
are asked to consider joining a branch
if there is one in their area. Branches are
an excellent way of meeting people and each committee attempts to provide suitable functions and events for its members.
Branches are located in Aldershot/DMG(SE), Catterick/ DMG(N), Chester, Jurassic Coast, London (Millbank), Midlands, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth/DMG(S), Scotland, Wales, West Country and Yorkshire & Humber. Further details are available from the General Secretary
Association Subscriptions
Members who still pay by Standing Order are urged to consider payment by Direct Debit. The necessary mandate is available from the Association Administrator at Headquarters.
South Atlantic Medal
The qualifying period for the award of the South Atlantic Medal without the Rosette will be extended from 12 July
to 21 October 1982, when the airfield at Mount Pleasant was completed. Applications for the South Atlantic Medal, under the new time extension, will be accepted from 1 October 2014 onwards. The applications will be dealt with in date
order.
How to claim: Full details on how to claim the new awards are available at https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry- of-defence-medal-office please complete the application form (from the link) and return it to the address stated. The following information will be required; Service number, Regiment/Corps, Full name, Date of Birth, Rank and date of discharge, plus of course your current name and address. Please ensure only you, as the veteran, sign the application from.