THE RAF MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASSOCIATION

 

Formed during the celebration of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service's 50th Anniversary in Bangor, Gwynedd, September 1993

OBJECTIVES Maintain and foster an interest in the RAFMRS, its history and achievements

Continue the comradeship which members found in it

Compile a register of those known to have been in­volved since the start of the service

Encourage, and where appropriate arrange, reunions, and offer other events

Record, and where appropriate publish, material about the service's past and present

 

MEMBERSHIP           Those who are or have been members of the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service

 

PATRON                                  AVM R J Honey CB CBE RAF Retd

 

PRESIDENT  2002                    Jack Hendren

 

PAST PRESIDENTS                 The late Johnnie Lees GM BEM, the late John Hinde BEM, Pete McGowan MBE BEM, Ray Sefton BEM, Moe Chuwen, Tony Smyth DFC, George Bruce BEM, Neil Daniel

 

HON. MEMBERS                     Mike Holton

 

ASSOC. MEMBERS                 Dr Hamish MacInness, Mrs Elma Scott, Ray­mond Joseph Davies, Dr Tony Jones

 

CHAIRMAN                             Brian Canfer, High Mead, Old Roman Road, Shrews­bury SY3 9AH; tel 0174 3352173; fax 01584 877972; sarmanuk@onetel.net

 

SECRETARY                           David Lofts, The Shieling, 27 Barton Common Lane, Barton-on-Sea, New Milton, Hants BH25 5PS; ­01425 617667

 

TREASURER &                        Paul le Bon, 21 Oak Close, Gatenby, Leeming,

MEM. SECRETARY                 DL7 9PN; tel/fax 01677 424678; paul.lebon@rafmra.org.uk

 

EDITOR, OTH                         Frank Card, 25 Heycroft Drive, Cressing, Braintree, CM7 8JN; tel/fax 01376 325668; frank@cardf.freeserve.co.-uk

 

EDITOR, NEWSLETTER         Pete McGowan, 34 Woodhead Rd, Glossop SK13 9RH; 01457 853006; PeteMcGo@aol.com

 

WELFARE                               WO Alister Haveron, c/o MRT, RAF Leeming,

OFFICER                                Northallerton DL7 9NJ; (H)01677 426749, (W)01677 457239; aphaveron@aol.com

 

MUSEUMS/                              Len ‘Rab’ McNab, 200 Tixhall Road, Stafford ST16

MEMORABILIA                       3UE; 01785 621262; mcnab2@ntlworld.com

 

 

 

ROYAL AIR FORCE MOUNTAIN RESCUE SERVICE

 

SQN LDR MRS:                                            Sqn Ldr Shane Spence, HQ 3 Gp, North­wood

 

MRS HQ FLT:                                                Flt Lt Steve Beverley

 

FLT CDR MRS NORTH:                               Flt Lt Dave Booth, RAF Leuchars

FLT CDR MRS SOUTH:                               Flt Lt Steve Beverley

 

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR:                                  Flt Sgt Bill Batson

ASSISTANT CHIEF INSTRUCTOR:           Sgt Andy Elliott

 

TEAM LEADERS:

            RAF Kinloss MRT:                           Flt Sgt ‘Kenny’ Kenworth

            RAF Leuchars MRT:                       Flt Sgt Dan Carroll

            RAF Leeming MRT:                         Sgt Graham ‘Jimmy’ Cletheroe

            RAF Stafford MRT:                          Sgt ‘Biffa’ Wilcox

            RAF St Athan MRT:                         Sgt John Roe

 

 

(UK) DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Association retains names, addresses and other identifiers for the purposes of establishing or maintaining membership, or providing and/or administering activities for individuals who are either members or have regular contact with the Association

 

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AREA REPRESENTATIVES

England (Cumbria):                 Ron Cameron, 19 Millfield, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1TT.   Tel. ?

England (North East):              Ray Butterworth, 56 Acomb Crescent, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 2BA.   Tel. 0191 2855337.  

England (North West):                        Terry Tomlinson, 43a Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9AG.   Tel. ?  

England (West Yorkshire):     John Chapman, 66 Kingswood Crescent, Hoyland, Barnsley, S. Yorks S74 9PU.   Tel. 01226 350671.  

England (Midlands):                Martin Bogle, 19 Sunningdale Drive, Kingston Hill, Stafford, Staffs ST16 3XL.   Tel. 01785 602031.

Rest of England:                      Bert Venman, Watercress Cottage, Farley, Hungerford, Somerset BA3 6RF.   Tel. 01225 751200.  

Northern Ireland:                   Bob Stevenson, 20 Quayside, Donaghadee, Co Down BT21 0ER.   Tel. 02891 884199.

Scotland (North):                    Dinger Bell, 3 Hillside, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern, Argyll PA34 5AY.   Tel. 01967 421292.

Scotland (South):                    Vacant.

Wales (North):                        Brian Madden, Sandrian, 20 Whispering Sands, Rhosneigr, Anglesey LL64 5JF.   Tel. 01407 810145.  

Wales (South):                         Bob Naylor, 6 Clos Y Nant, Gorseinion, Swansea SA4 4ZQ.   Tel.          01792 893982.