What is new:

New Secretary NVA

At the ‘AGM’ of ‘the Normandy Veterans Association’ in London on 31st October 2009, the future structure of the ‘NVA’ was debated.

• Veteran Eddy Slater, l. D’hon., was unanimously re-elected: the National Chairman. 
• Peter l. Hodge, (master mariner) relinquished the position of “the Honorary General Secretary” as intended.  
• Veteran George Batts, l. D’hon., was unanimously appointed “Honorary General Secretary” and will combine both roles as ‘Secretary’ and his present role as ‘the National Treasurer’. 
• The President; Major-General T.A. (Tony’) Richardson., CB., MBE., was unanimously re-elected.  
• Vice President: Brigadier David A. T. Baines., MBE, was unanimously re-elected.
• The future superintendance of the ‘NVA’ will be by a smaller ‘steerring-committee’ of five persons. 
  This will include the above four and; veteran Kenneth Sturdy., Chairman of Torbay Branch no: 36.  
• The need of regional representatives was deemed no longer required. 
  
  
  Please be advised: all future correspondence will be through the newly appointed
  “Honorary General Secretary”:
  
  Veteran George Batts, l. D’hon.,  
  1 Chervilles.,  
  Barming.,   nr Maidstone,  
  Kent.  
  Me16  9JE       
  telephone: 01622-726854

The previous veterans line telephone number: 01179-358081,  will be discontinued on 30th november 2009

Photo:

Veteran George Batts, L.D'Hon.,
Secretary and National Treasurer