tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54665825142942858932024-03-13T08:35:27.124+00:00The CRA BlogNews and Information for members of the Centarian Regimental AssociationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-43783391406590619382014-04-18T08:54:00.002+01:002014-04-18T08:54:39.898+01:00Last Post on this Blog - Normal Service is resumed on the new CRA Website <b>.</b><br />
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<b>The CRA Blog can now be found on the "News" page of the CRA Website at <a href="http://www.c-r-a.org.uk/">www.c-r-a.org.uk</a> </b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-32854648606873474602014-01-03T20:10:00.000+00:002014-01-03T20:10:47.961+00:001964 CRA AGM - Minutes now uploaded<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #3d81ee; font-size: 18px; margin: 13px 0px; padding: 0px;">
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-14895152959869969862013-12-06T17:54:00.000+00:002013-12-06T17:54:15.603+00:002013 CRA AGM - Minutes now uploaded.<br />
The minutes from this years AGM held on Thursday 21st November at Southover are now available on the Download page of the CRA Website.<br />
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-23374357420559096042013-11-30T12:41:00.000+00:002013-12-06T17:50:20.210+00:00New Upload of Documents to the CRA Website.<br />
As part of our aim to make as many of the CRA's documents available online (as well as a selection of the Stockdale Trust's archive material) your Chairman, Secretary, Magazine Secretary, Membership Secretary and Webmaster (assisted by the Dinner Secretary) have got together to upload new documents to the CRA Website at <a href="http://www.c-r-a.org.uk/">www.c-r-a.org.uk</a><br />
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Copies of Ricochet from 2003 and 2005 are now present and you can also find a copy of the Chairman's report to this year's AGM.<br />
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All documents are in PDF format - although the Ricochet downloads are quite large.<br />
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<br />Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-6003777815717687472013-07-14T08:57:00.003+01:002013-07-14T08:58:34.804+01:00Events in Barnet of interest to Centarians<div>
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of the Middlesex Regiment War Memorial is to take place in the Ridgeway, Mill
Hill, on this coming Thursday (18th July). If you already had this event in your diary you should be aware that the
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their "Exercise of the Freedom of the Borough".</span></div>
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Girls School before being inspected in the courtyard of Barnet College, prior to
marching to Barnet TA Centre, and hence by coaches to a Reception at Middlesex
University. The troops on parade will form part of the UK's final large
contingent in Afghanistan departing for Operation HERRICK 19 in the
Autumn.</span></div>
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-41046437612069733322013-06-11T20:16:00.001+01:002013-06-11T20:16:56.901+01:00Ricochet 2013<br />
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-89574702085814459562013-06-09T08:25:00.001+01:002013-06-09T08:25:11.491+01:00CRA Dinner 2013 - PhotographsHere are the images from this year's CRA Dinner held on Friday 7th June 2013. As always, if you'd like a full resolution "original" image (around 6Mb each) please email me.<br />
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-56913194680663664652013-06-08T08:20:00.002+01:002013-06-08T08:20:48.457+01:00Gary Tucker's retirement party.<br />
As you may know, Gary Tucker the Headteacher at Christ's College is retiring at the end of this school year. The CRA has been asked to extend the invitation below to all members. Please RSVP directly to the email address on the invitation if you can make it.<br />
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<br />Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-32240384998847645022013-05-19T15:18:00.002+01:002013-05-19T15:21:57.244+01:00The Unit's Queens Colour - featured in the Daily Mail<br />
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<i>I just was catching up on reading yesterday’s Daily Mail and was looking
through the Queen’s Coronation Special magazine with the paper and as I got to
Page 7 there was a photo of loads of people, as it said in the caption,
“painstakingly hand-painting official flags and banners”. Well, in the
foreground there was the Unit’s very own Queen’s Colour part-way through
completion; clearly seen in the centre decal is “Christ’s College CCF”
surrounded by “Duke of Cambridge Own Middlesex Regt”.</i></div>
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Colour was photographed along with all the other Coronation flags etc. I think
it was taken at Edgington’s flag factory at Sidcup, Kent.</i></div>
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-79947035933123458412013-03-09T17:06:00.001+00:002013-03-09T17:07:29.924+00:00The 2013 CRA Dinner.<br />
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This year's CRA Dinner will be held at Southover on 7th June.<br />
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Invitation letters will be sent in the post towards the end of March but it will aid planning (and cost!) if members respond to the email invitation sent on the 9th March.<br />
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For convenience, the invitation letter can also be downloaded directly from the CRA website or via the link below.<br />
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This year, following extensive discussion, we are extending the invitation to the wives and partners of Centarians and we hope that this will encourage greater attendance levels. We will also be reducing the number (and length) of speeches in order for the social nature of the evening to come to the fore. <br />
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If you haven't attended a CRA dinner for a while, this may well be a good year to return.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We are intending to produce the next edition of our
Association magazine "Ricochet" in time for the annual dinner on 7th
June.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">I'm sure you know that any magazine is only as good
as its content and that club and association magazines such as ours rely largely
on its membership for content.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">So I'm writing today to ask you to put pen to paper
(or these days fingers to keyboard). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We would like to hear from you if you have any news
that might go in "Notes and Jottings" or maybe a longer article that will stand
on its own. This might be recollections of your time in the cadets or during
any form of military service or a more recent trip or visit with a military or
similar theme or any other subject which you think might be of
interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Photographs, drawings and cartoons are always
welcome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We can receive material by email or post and can
copy any original photos or negatives, etc which will then be posted back to
you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We would like to receive any material by Easter but
our very last deadline would be the first week in May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Please do not ignore this request and simply delete
this email in the assumption that "someone else will produce something".
Remember if we don't get any articles we won't be able to produce our magazine.
Its up to you - our members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Thanks in anticipation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Look forward to seeing lots of you at our dinner
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Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-34147757005340010502012-04-06T10:28:00.002+01:002012-04-06T10:33:30.107+01:00CRA Dinner 2012<span >.</span><div>The invitation letter for this year's dinner can now be downloaded from www.c-r-a.org.uk</div><div><br /></div><div>The dinner will be held on 8th June at Southover and this year's event promises to be the best ever with some very distinguished speakers lined up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Information will be circulated by post and email, on the CRA website, Facebook, Twitter and of course here on our blog.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you haven't attended a CRA dinner in a while, make this the year of your return. Timings are slicker these days and you are guaranteed an enjoyable evening in good company.</div><div><span >.</span></div><div><span >.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-70259499993766520002012-03-12T07:39:00.001+00:002012-03-12T07:40:30.530+00:00CRA Dinner 2012<div><span >.</span></div>This year's dinner will be held at Southover on the 8th June. Please make a note of the date. Further information will be published shortly.<div>.</div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-33997474791963242242011-12-12T13:04:00.002+00:002011-12-12T13:07:52.623+00:00<div>.</div><div>Photographs from yesterday's highly successful 100th Anniversary event at Southover can now be viewed on Facebook (you do not need to be a member of Facebook to follow the link) </div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.338261189534072.99385.100000505813333&type=1&l=c9119ba12a">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.338261189534072.99385.100000505813333&type=1&l=c9119ba12a</a></span><div><br /></div><div>The images are compressed for the web, if you would like a full resolution copy of any image to print at home or take to a photo processor, please contact Terry Gibson.</div><div>.</div><div><br /></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-402318909467092582011-11-19T08:51:00.005+00:002011-11-19T08:57:11.835+00:00100th Anniversary Celebration<div style="border:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:12.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"> <p class="NoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: left;margin-right: 14.4pt; 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border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">This will be marked by an informal gathering at Southover<u1:p></u1:p> on that Sunday afternoon commencing at 2pm<u1:p></u1:p> with tea and light refreshments being served at around 3.30.<u1:p></u1:p> We anticipate it being completed by around 5pm.<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="nospacing" style="margin-right: 14.4pt; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <u1:p></u1:p><b>All Centarians and their families and friends<u1:p></u1:p> are invited to attend and meet up with their former colleagues<u1:p></u1:p> for an afternoon of reminiscences.<u1:p></u1:p></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="nospacing" style="margin-right: 14.4pt; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">And if you have any historical artefacts or photographs<u1:p></u1:p> that we might photograph or copy for the Trust,<u1:p></u1:p> do please bring them along.<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="nospacing" style="margin-right: 14.4pt; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">There will be a comprehensive display of archive material from the Stockdale Trust<u1:p></u1:p>.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="nospacing" style="margin-right: 14.4pt; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">.</span></p><p class="nospacing" style="margin-right: 14.4pt; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p></p></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-62272016258089254502011-11-13T17:12:00.001+00:002011-11-13T17:14:24.040+00:00Remembrance Day Parade - Harrow 13/11/11<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Today I had the honour of attending the Remembrance Parade at Harrow Civic Centre - where my daughter read her poem after the 2 minute silence (having won a poetry competition organised by the mayor). Proving what a small world it is, the Guard Commander was none other than Olaf Dudley, (CCF 78-85) and in the detachment from 131 Independent Commando Engineers was Tim Borrill (CCF 1972-77).</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >.</span><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-54850795615650721862011-11-03T19:14:00.001+00:002011-11-03T19:16:30.225+00:00Ricochet 2011 - Now available for download<span class="Apple-style-span" >.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The 2011 edition of Ricochet is now available for download from the main CRA website at <a href="http://c-r-a.org.uk">www.c-r-a.org.uk</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >.</span></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-4399375247070370802011-10-15T15:58:00.003+01:002011-10-15T16:00:55.087+01:00Cricket Fans - OF News !<div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span>.</span></span></div><div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span>There will be a presentation of awards for the Herts Saracens Cricket League at a forthcoming Saracens Rugby match.</span></span></div><div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span>This year the O.F. 1st Team won Division 2 and the 2nds were runners up in Division 7 making them one of the most successful if not THE most successful Club in the League. So there is plenty to celebrate. Awards will be presented to both Divisional Winners and Runners Up.</span></span></div> <div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span></span></span> </div> <div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span>The presentations will be on Saturday 10 December at Wembley Stadium prior to the Saracens v Ospreys Heineken Cup Match which kicks off at 18:00.</span></span></div> <div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span></span></span> </div> <div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span>Watch this space for ticketing details.</span></span></div><div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="916051716-13102011"><span><br /></span></span></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-36607492991533502622011-10-15T15:53:00.001+01:002011-10-15T15:57:15.274+01:00Wreath Laying at the Menin Gate<div><span >.</span></div><div><span >CRA members may be interested to know that we have been given permission by the Last Post Association, Ypres <a href="http://www.lastpost.be/calendar">www.lastpost.be/calendar</a> to lay a wreath at the evening ceremony at the Menin Gate at 8pm on Wednesday 19th October. </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Messers Fuller, Groom, Crick and Millen will attend during this year's pilgrimage to locate the remaining 28 ex-pupils of CCF who are commemorated in that area.</span></div><div><span >.</span></div>Terry Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717164012993376302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-30511560074330682682011-10-15T15:32:00.000+01:002011-10-15T15:32:43.533+01:00"Growing People" - A Charity worthy of your support.<br />
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<dd><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: xx-small;"><b>.</b></span></dd><dd>Surely one of the purposes of an "Old Boys Club" is to support old friends from our cadet days - especially in charitable endeavours.</dd><dd><br /></dd><dd>John Cliff runs Growing People - a horticultural therapy project for people with mental health issues. The project is in with a chance to secure £6,000 from Natwest bank via an online and phone vote. This process is only open until the 24th October so if you feel able to support John in this way, please act quickly.</dd><dd><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>
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</span></dd><dd><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></dd><dd><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">To vote on line</span></b></dd></dl>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Go to <a href="http://communityforce.natwest.com/">http://communityforce.natwest.com/</a>
and click on the ‘Register’ link at the top of the page;
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Enter your name, email address and password in the
form provided;</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">You will receive a confirmation email sent to your
inbox. Click on the link supplied in this email to confirm your
registration; (if you do not receive an email phone Helpline 0800
2100 246 and they will verify your registration);</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Log in on the site, entering your email address and
password;</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">To vote:</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Click on the Projects Tab</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Click on ‘List’ (blue button)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Click on ‘by project name’</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Enter Growing Friends in the search box and click on
the magnifying glass. When the entry appears click on ‘Read more’</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Tick the ‘I accept the NatWest Community Force Voting
Terms and Conditions’ box;</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Click on the “Vote for us” red button.</span></li>
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<dd><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">To vote by phone</span></b></dd></dl>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>Contact phone the helpline 0800
2100 246 and leave your name and telephone number</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">They will phone back to validate your details and take
your vote. (Your call may not be returned until after the closing
date but your vote will still count)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Minicom line 0800 0155 545</span></li>
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The CRA AGM will be held at Southover on the 17th November 2011<br />
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.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-67721785359440443392011-09-22T10:48:00.000+01:002011-09-24T17:51:49.752+01:00The CRA - Now on Twitter.<br />
Not content with a website, a blog and a Facebook page, you can now follow news updates from the CRA on Twitter.<br />
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Just search <a href="http://twitter.com/CRA_Update">CRA_Dpdate</a> or follow the link.<br />
.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-64047105702560049452011-08-27T07:41:00.003+01:002011-08-27T07:43:32.710+01:00Christ's College to be an Academy from September<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>I am pleased to be able to confirm that the Secretary of State has agreed an Academy Order for Christ’s College Finchley.</b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<br /></p> <p>This is a major milestone in the school’s development. Subject to governors being content with all legal and financial issues surrounding the conversion the school can become an Academy on September 1st 2011. Head and Governors have been working hard on the process, ensuring that everything connected with the transfer of land buildings and staff to the new Christ’s College Finchley Academy Trust is done properly and goes smoothly. We want to be certain that the school is placed in the best possible position as it faces this next chapter in its development. Further updates will be posted on the website as the conversion process unfolds this term.</p><p>
<br /></p> <p>G Tucker</p><p>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-75183138239473969222011-06-04T08:36:00.002+01:002011-06-04T11:20:58.001+01:00CRA Dinner 2011<div><br /></div><div>The 2011 CRA Dinner was a great success. A full report will follow in due course - but here are some images. As always, click on an individual image for a larger version but if you would like a full resolution copy for printing at home, please email me.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/Dv0CA0CS0J" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gexknvjXgtA/TenWCVnO5LE/AAAAAAAABZY/JSx6oRX5nvo/s160-c/CRADinner2011.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466582514294285893.post-53426879500684114272011-03-13T08:58:00.005+00:002011-03-13T17:52:04.079+00:00The 2011 CRA Dinner<span class="Apple-style-span">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">.<br /></span><div>The 2011 CRA Dinner will be held at Southover on the 3rd June.</div><div><br /></div><div>The usual letters and emails will be going out shortly - but make a note in your diary and please make every effort to attend this year. You can save a great deal of administration time (and postage costs) if you download the invitation letter directly from the CRA website at <a href="http://c-r-a.org.uk">www.c-r-a.org.uk </a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you were at the 2010 dinner you will know that the change of caterer allowed us to achieve sensible timings so that member with great distances to travel were not inconvenienced (and more local members could spend more time at the bar).</div><div><br /></div><div>Our innovation this year is the ability to pay by Paypal which may be more convenient for some members. Simply email dinner@c-r-a.org.uk for a Paypal invoice.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0