{"id":3497,"date":"2019-03-21T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T09:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/no4arearna.co.uk\/?page_id=3497"},"modified":"2019-03-21T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T09:23:16","slug":"mick-arnold-mbe-alvp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/no4arearna.co.uk\/index.php\/mick-arnold-mbe-alvp\/","title":{"rendered":"ALVP Mick Arnold MBE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter from Retired Area Secretary Shipmate Mick Arnold MBE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

14th March 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear All
\nI would like to thank the President, Chairman, Committee and all the Shipmates of No 4 Area<\/span>
\nRoyal Naval Association for bestowing on me the honour of Area Life Vice President of No 4<\/span>
\nArea R.N.A. It is something that I will treasure for a long time. I do look back on my time as<\/span>
\nArea Secretary as a most enjoyable occasion, although at times it was fraught with occasions<\/span>
\nwhen it seemed at the time unsolvable but with the help and support of shipmates we came to<\/span>
\na satisfactory conclusion.<\/span>
\nWhat followed that momentous occasion was the presentations to me and Jean, of the Lone<\/span>
\nSailor to me and a lovely plant to Jean. This occasion was to me and Jean a most moving time<\/span>
\nas our involvement with The National Arboretum goes back a very long time. The land on<\/span>
\nwhich it stands belonged to Jeans family for over 3 hundred years, until compulsory<\/span>
\npurchased for Fradley RAF Station during the war. We both visited the Site in the early days<\/span>
\nwhen the only signs were a cardboard notice in the hedge and the only memorial was the<\/span>
\nLarge White (then) polar Bear We both attended the Official Opening by The Queen of the<\/span>
\nSite. The Unveiling of the R.N.A. Memorial we had wonderful seats for that until a squad of<\/span>
\nRoyals stood in front of us. The statues designer we had spoken to at the Liverpool<\/span>
\nConference over dinner.<\/span>
\nI was deeply moved to be given the Statue as my lack of words at the time, it has taken pride<\/span>
\nof place in our house. My sincerest thanks to all of Area 4. Shipmates.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Jean.<\/span>
\nDear All<\/span>
\nI would like to thank you all for the presentation to me of-a large potted Azalea. We have<\/span>
\nplaced it at the front of the house and when its in flower it will be seen by all in our Close.<\/span>
\nThe presentation was a great surprise to me I did not expect anything. that I had done to<\/span>
\nnoted, that’s we wives do !! and it’s so special when we are given a gift like that Plant.<\/span>
\nAgain my thanks and best wishes to you all.<\/span>
\nYours Aye<\/span>
\nMick 
\n<\/span>ALVP Mick Arnold MBE<\/span>
\nJean Arnold
\n<\/span>You may download the letter here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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