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The Drums reunion for 2009, will take place at the Wynstay Hotel, Wrexham some time in March. Drum Major 1st Bn DM MaCarten will inform me of the exact date Tuesday after his Meeting with the RSM. now we have a month can all those former & Present Drummers check their diaries for March Please.
regards
Rik.
Rik
So as not to clash the Red Dragon Old Boys St David's Day Function and Rugby match will take place on Saturday, 14th March. We have a french team coming over to play us curtious of Barry Hughes 69
ok Paul
No problems mate you know I always like to work around your schedule, as I attend the old boys also. I'll have a word with Mac see what he can do. Mac is organising the North Reunion this year.
regards
Rik.
Hi Rik.
Just a quick one have you got in touch with any of our overseas drummers to see if any of them are over in March ? would be good to work around them first if necessary, just a thought.
I'll be there anyway no matter what date now I've got plenty of notice to book time off,
i've sent e mails to everyone on my database Guvs mate if any are coming over around March time please let me know because i'm sure Mac and I can try to arrange it around them. It Definately want be on the date of the old boys though. I know Hughes 10, is coming over from N. Ireland and i'm hoping Slim can make it. However our 5th Anniversary back at Neath i'm hoping we have more oversea drummers attend because I'm already planning that one. So they have a year to save plus its a momentous occassion.
PS the majority of our oversea drummers are all on this forum, so they get the information as soon as I post it. This Forum site is our part one orders as such. ha ha.
regards
Rik...
Hi Rik and mac
Not one to winge , but i found the venue last year to be not the best , it was expensive and the beer was **** to be honest , why cant we either find a british legion or hold it at dale barracks or hightown Barracks .
The wynstay i imgine proved to be expensive , if we need a pub the band hold there do,s at the wynstay in ruabon .
If i am the only person that thinks this fair enough .
but no matter where it is i will be there
cheers all
led
p.s
This is not a dig at Mac or Rick , they work hard to get the reunions up and running and do a fantastic job.
Hi Rik.
Thanks for the reply and yes it all makes sense.
And well put Led You made sense as well,
Thanks for your comment Led, the reason Mac and I decided to hold them at Hotels is simply down to there being accomodation for them who travel from all over the country to attend these reunions mate. When I travel to Wrexham not having a dig at you now but I have no family living in North Wales that I know of that can accomodate a Drunk misses and ex Drummer like myself, unlike yourself who do.
Plus like we did last year after you had vacated the function stayed on drinking till the early hours, because we were residents at the Hotel.
When we had the inagural reunion at the Royal Welch Fusiliers club Swansea, they closed the bar dead on 23.30 hrs and made us leave by 12. Then all Drummers who had come to stay at various hotels went their seperate ways.
Another reason being mate, its much easier for those attending to just get showered and changed come to the function get leathered and just fall into bed.
Ex Drummers and wives of the likes of Dai Beer, Billy Humphries, Lambsy and Sid made a weekend of it by coming down on the Friday night and leaving on the Sunday. The rooms at the Castle hotel are not that costly either.
However I do agree with you on last years venue, there were alot of mistakes they made on their behalf, which I was very disappointed such as the buffet not being adiquate enough, the beer was **** I must admit. However It still got me leathered and hung over the next day.with that in mind they have been informed and where very appologetic on the whole afair..
Startigically its better for me to have it local to myself when its my turn purely down to cost on postage, phone calls, & petrol etc...I am however looking at other venues for our 5th anniversary in 2010.
Right Gentlemen the Drums reunion is going to take place on Saturday the 28th of March 2009 at the Wynstay hotel Wrexham. Timings for this event will be published as soon as I receive them from Mac. Mac is unable to get to a computer at present, so therefore I will be publishing the details for him.
Please will you now place this into your diaries. and try to make every effort to attend this reunion...The reunions are only as good as those who attend and make it special.
Regards
Rik.
:arghh: COUNT ME IN THIS TIME , DO MY BEST TO GET DOWN THERE:wacko:
better order more pies then rick
Nice one Dai :biglaugh:
you can count me in this year rik?
my leave has been granted :smile:im trying to get my flights sorted out.:radar:
A hercules it is then !
Can those who intend attending the next Drums Reunion Please leave their names on this page. Thanks
Rik.
Guests of Honour
CO 1st Bn
RSM 1st Bn Wayne Roberts Ex Drummer.
Guests Attending
Drum Major MaCarten & Guest
Mr & Mrs N O'Shea + 1 S Wales(Rik)
Mr & Mrs D O'Shea Hereford
Mr & Mrs Spud Murphy
Mr & Mrs Richie Jones 16
Mr & Mrs Rikoshea + 1 S Wales
Mr & Mrs Sid Price + 1
Mr & Mrs Beer
Mr & Mrs R Jones (Lambsy)
Mr & Mrs Humphries
Mr & Mrs Blything S Wales
Mr & Mrs Howard (Formally Marshall) S Wales
Mr & Mrs Gauvain S Wales
Mr & Mrs P Reynolds S Wales
Mr & Mrs Hughes 69
Mr & Mrs Jones 83
Mr & Mrs Cornish
Mr & Mrs Camplin
Mr & Mrs K M Harry (Frank jnr.) S Wales
Mr & Mrs R Williams 47
Mr & Mrs S Thomas 02
Mr & Mrs T Evans 27
Mr P Jones 80
Mr J Williams 75
Mr Frank Harry (SDM)
Mr Oakes Germany
Mr G Aubry
Mr J Hughes (SmokeJoe)
Mr J Graham
[Appologies
Mr P Simpson (Simo)
Mr Jenkins 72 (Jinks)
Mr P Nash Mr M Ball
Mr D Simister
Mr M Lloyd Davies
Mr Hughes 11
Mr D Howell
Mr A Lloyd
Mr A Parker
Mr C Rogers
Mr & Mrs Barrow
Mr & Mrs W Rider
Mr P Wadey
Mr P Broad
Mr N Sigallias
Mr S Jones 93
Mr I Blair
Mr T Hillard
Mr K Williams 38
Mr R Evans 60
Mr Mrs M Whittle
M D Beech
W Gibbs
Mr & Mrs D Smith (Sh--er)
Mr & Mrs T Rees
Mr & Mrs B Green
Has you can see there is a good contingent of South Waliens coming this year plus further afield.
Mr & Mrs ian howard (formaly marshall)Quote:
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mr oakesQuote:
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mr nashQuote:
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now HOWARD
Mr & Mrs Gauvain.
Nice one steve, c'mon the rest of you south walians
Maybe we'll have more south walians attend once Mac sends the invites out by snails mail, as Spud Murphy states. Anyway have a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year fellow drummers
All being well I hope to attend,
Joe Hughes 77, aka smokeyjoe
Hi Chaps
Just had confirmation From Drum Major Mac 1st Bn, Drums Reunion will take place at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel Wrexham. on Saturday the 28th of March commencing at 19.30 hrs.
Rooms are 43.00 GBP + 6.00 GBP pp for Breakfast
Total cost for Buffet and Disco is 12.00 GBP pp.
Mac and I need to know for definate how many intend on coming for figures by mid Jan gentlemen.
There will be the traditional raffle, and prizes are being organised by Paul 83 and Mike Cornish..
regards
Rik
ps have a wonderful christmas and a peaceful new year to you all..
Put me down Rik
cheers
Dai & Carol
Hi Rick.
Yes count me and Anne in, can you get any discount for the hotel as we are holding the function there ? worth asking, We do with the LOF when we have a block booking in the hotels,
Time to wish every one a merry christmas and a happy new year, see you all next year.
:xmas_emot: Guvs.
That is with discount mate, thats per room not per person only breakfast is per person mate.
Just a quickie, witherspoons is across the road, and do a very good cheaper breakfast and the service is better too. Merry Christmas? Bah Humbug!
:tongue:
Ric me and Jasne defo coming i have already booked it off. There is a spare room at my house for a couple if needed. I live 2 minutes walk from the Wynstay.
I am attending, see you all there.
Joe.
nice one nice to see new faces joining the fold..see you in March mate.
hi rik ,
me and the mrs 100% also as my daughter has moved out of wrexham , i will have to lower my normal high standards and stay at the wynstay .
if Oaksy turns up can i have a 10 minute call before him in the morning , so i get some breakfast LOL
cheers all
led
looking at the size on oaksey and you mate i'm waking him up half hour before you.
i bet i weigh less than both of u guys......but i would still beat you to breakfast....you old knackers!!!!lol:winker:
Glad to see you are coming Smokey It'll be nice to see you again.
and I'm also glad to see Led andf oaksey sill love each other, :twitcy: but you havent thought this one out "is Benny coming ?" if he turns up 1. you'll have to get up a lot earler than a half hour before, or 2. he would of raided the kitchen the night before (like Tidworth (1st time)) and no one will have breakfast anyway, I know if he reads this I'm in for a dogging with the dogging stick!!!! anybody know what happened to that ?:wacko:
yeah local doggers in the Cardiff area use it in their local dogging areas, and have stuck it on a flag type pole so they know thiey are in the right place. ha ha. PS Benny is coming so we'll all have to go to bed after the night before after breakfast to ensure we eat. and oaksey me and Led might be older and fatter but i'm more good looking than you..and always have been.
well im not one to argue guvs.ive always been told to respect the elderly....whoops.i mean your elders:rolleyes:
if ive had a few ales the night before i wont even be up for breakfast so dont worry guys,its all yours:winker:
ref last msg,i mean rik not guvs.bloody ell,must have killed too many brain cells already:tongue:
its ok Oaksey mate its just a sign of old age catching up with you, life dont start at forty mate its a load of Cr - p.