26th November 2023

Date Event
31st December 1953 I was born in Newton Abbot Hospital
1st October 1954 Sheila was born in Newton Abbot Hospital
6th January 1974 Got married at St Lukes Church in Newton Abbot
14th October 1974 Gary was born in Freedom Fields Hospital
9th June 1969 I joined HMS Ganges
30th December 1980 I left the Royal Navy on this day
15th September 1985 Seriously assaulted while working as a prison officer.
24th June 2003 Left Southampton for Cruise on the Oceana
25th June 2003 Arrived in Amsterdam Holland
27th June 2003 Arrived in Oslo Norway
29th June 2003 Arrived in Nynashamn Sweden
30th June 2003 Arrived in Tallinn Estonia
1st July 2003 Arrived in St Petersburg Russia
2nd July 2003 Arrived in Helsinki Finland
4th July 2003 Arrived in Warnemunde Germany
5th July 2003 Arrived in Copenhagen Denmark
7th July 2003 Arrived in Zeebrugge Belgium
8th July 2003 Arrived in Southampton
23rd June 2004 Set sail on Adonia for 16 nights
6th November 2005 Sailed on Aurora for the Carribean on a 21 night cruise
19th November 2005 Sheila and I both went in a submarine in Barbados down 137 feet
14th October 2006 Set sail on Oceana for 13 Nights
17th August 2008 Set sail for 15 nights on board the Artemis
24th August 2008 Sheila and I both crossed into the Arctic Circle aboard Artemis
27th August 2010 7 nights on board the Orianna
1st April 2012 Cruise on
December 2012 Visited Macy's in New York to see Santaland
7th May 2015 Elected as Parish Councillor
2nd May 2019 Re-elected as Parish Councillor
8th April 2023 Cruise on Iona for 7 Nights
4th May 2023 Re-elected as Parish Councillor
Baltic cruise onboard Queen Victoria for 14 nights

29th September 2023

The awards were held at the Crown Plaza in Plymouth.  It started at 18.30 and ran through until 22.00.  All the youngsters had a fantastic time and it was good to watch.  Maddie got an award and we were very proud of her. I think we all had a very nice evening

 

1st June 2025 

We began our 25 day tour of Ireland.