The 2026 Area 4 Reunion was held in March at the Durrant House Hotel near Bideford.
162 members and guests attended and feedback suggests that 161 of them enjoyed it.
All bills have been paid and our accounts are in credit. The Reunion accounting year closes on 31st July and after auditing the 2025/26 account will be reported at the next Area Meeting in September.
The Reunion Committee has approved donations from the Charity Chest 2026 to Charities proposed by branches as follows:
| To “National Coastwatch Institute, Portland Bill” | £1000.00 | Proposed by Dorchester Branch. |
| To “Combat Stress” | £1000.00 | Proposed by Frome Branch. |
| To “Devon Air Ambulance” | £1000.00 | Proposed by Helston Branch. |
| To “TS Penn (Portland Sea Cadet Unit)“ | £500.00 | Requested, to be matched by Portland Branch. |
Cheques have been sent to the proposer branches for presentation to the charities. Branches please arrange local publicity, don’t forget to mention “No. 4 Area RNA” and send reports and photos to the Area PRO.
The next No 4 Area Reunion will be held at Durrant House Hotel, Northam, Bideford on 5th, 6th, 7th, March 2027. This is planned to be with the more formal style of Gala Dinner with Guest of Honour and Top Table on the Saturday evening, preceded by a wine reception.
We would like to remind the Area that the current Reunion Chairman (Mike Lawton) and Reunion Secretary (Fay Lawton) will be retiring from the Reunion Committee after the 2027 Reunion. Their successors should be formally appointed by the Area Committee, we suggest at the 2027 AGM. But it would help the transition if the identities of the incoming volunteers were known before that, so that they could be ‘copied in’ on useful information and communications as they happen. Forward planning and new ideas could be shared and hopefully our Bank (Lloyds) could be persuaded to arrange a change of signatory on a specific date if they are informed in advance. So, if there is anyone in the Area who fancies one of these rewarding, prestigious and highly unpaid positions don’t wait till the last minute, contact Mike or Fay (email addresses in the May Minutes) as soon as you like and find out what’s involved.