Reuinon March 2014.

Another fantastic weekend reunion of HMS Lapwing Association, lovely weather and excellent support of  so many people. This was the 69th anniversary since the loss of our ship and so many of our fellow shipmates and another special moment in the history of HMS Lapwing.

I must thank the following for all their help and support in ensuring the success of our weekend visit to our memorial in the Close Gardens, Saffron Walden:

Mayor Cllr Keith Eden and all the town council,  town clerk Simon Lloyd MBE, all the town hall staff, Wo/1 Herbie Ketch of the Royal Marines (ret) our parade officer, Bob Curran of the Royal British Legion, The officers and cadets of Saffron Walden Army cadet unit, officers and cadets of 1824 Squadron Air force cadet unit, officers and cadets of HMS Ganges Sea cadet unit Cambridge,  veterans of the North Russian Convoy Club, veterans of the Royal Navy Association, the residents of Saffron Walden and finally to our members and families that us, a very big thank you to everyone for your support.

I will be posting a few pictures of our weekend in the next few days to be followed by the dates for our 2015 reunion which will be the 70th anniversary since our loss.