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FUSILIER GATHERING
18TH 19TH SEPTEMBER 2010
The next Fusilier Gathering is in Warwickshire
on the 18/19 September Tickets for the Saturday night will be £25,
accommodation will be at the Royal Court Hotel , Coventry (booking
will be the responsibility of individuals ) a booking code the Booking
code is RRRC1809. The telephone number
for bookings is: 0871 222 0096 0871 222 0096 option 3. 100 rooms
have been allocated to the Association. The cost of a double room
is £70
OUTLINE PROGRAMME
Saturday 18th
September.
1700hrs onwards Association members arrive at
The Royal Court Hotel Coventry
1830 – 1900hrs Beating Retreat by The Minden
Band and Drums Platoon 1RRF
1930hrs onwards Dinner commences. Music provided
by the Minden Band. Stick Beat performed by 1RRF Drums Platoon.
0100hrs Bar closes.
Sunday 19th September
1000hrs St Mary’s Church Warwick opens
1045-1130hrs Regimental Service Association Standards
and Colours of 1RRF.
1130hrs Move to Market Square
1150hrs 1RRF Guard and Colour Party, Drums Platoon,
The Warwickshire Band and 4 x Association Guards inspected by the
Colonel and 4 Area Colonels. March past via Old Square, Church Street,
(Eyes Left at War Memorial), High Street, Swann Street, Market Street,
Old Square and falling out in Northgate Street.
1245 hrs onwards Lunch at the Guy Nelson Hall,
Warwick School.
BEATING RETREAT & DINNER- SATURDAY 18th SEPTEMBER
3. The venue will be the grassed area in the
front of the Royal Court Hotel and will involve the Minden Band
of the Queens Division and the Drums Platoon of the First Fusiliers.
The Retreat will commence at 1830hrs, the Association are requested
to be seated by 1820hrs.
4. The dinner will be in the Britannia Suite
at approximately 1930hrs. There will be no seating plan other than
tables reserved for the Colonel and Area Colonels. Areas will be
allocated tables based on numbers attending. The maximum number
that can be seated is 500. A three course dinner costing £25.00
has been agreed with the hotel. House wine can be purchased at £10.00
a bottle. There will be vegetarian option. A private bar has been
made available to the Association. The Minden Band will play during
dinner followed by a “Stick Beat” by the First Fusiliers
Drums Platoon.
REGIMENTAL SERVICE- SUNDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
5. This will take place in St Mary’s Church,
Warwick on the morning of 19th September. There is a maximum of
600 seats; there will be no tickets therefore seating will be allocated
on a “first come first served basis.” Seats will be reserved
for senior members of the Regiment and Chelsea Pensioners. The Lord
Lieutenant of Warwickshire and the Mayor of Warwickshire will be
invited to the service. The Association Standards will be slow marched
to the alter during the first hymn and retrieved during the last
hymn. Following the first hymn the First Battalion Colour Party
will march in slow time to Rule Britannia. The Colours will be handed
by the Colonel to the Rector, and will then be placed on the Alter.
The Colours are retrieved immediately after the National Anthem.
The Colour Party marches out in slow time to MacBean’s Slow
March. Standard Bearers are requested to report to Mr Les Fowkes
at the entrance to St Mary’s Church at 1000hrs in order to
be briefed.
INSPECTION & MARCH PAST
6. After the service, the congregation will move
to the Market Square for the inspection by the Colonel and Area
Colonels. Guides to the Market Square will be provided by the Warwickshire
ACF. The format of the inspection will be simple. The four Association
Guards will fall in on a right marker provided by 1RRF. The Parade
Commander will hand over the parade to the Chairman of the Regimental
Association which will be followed by the inspections of the 1RRF
Guard, Corps of Drums and the four Association Guards. The march
past will take place after the inspection, the salute taken by the
Colonel, Lord Lieutenant and Mayor at the War Memorial in Church
Street. The march past will be lead by the Drums Platoon, followed
by the 1RRF Colour Party & Guard, the Warwickshire Band and
the four Association Guards in order of seniority.
LUNCHEON
7. This will take place in the Guy Nelson Hall
at Warwick School after the march past from 1245hrs. A quality lunch
has been agreed at £10.00 per head, there will be a bar offering
drinks/wines at competitive prices. The Guy Nelson Hall can seat
a maximum of 300 (30 x round tables of ten). Located in the entrance
of the hall there will be stall selling Regimental items. There
is ample parking at Warwick School School.
The Royal Court Hotel. See attached booking form. We have negotiated
a competative price and the total cost of a room for two persons
£70 a night including breakfast. We have been guaranteed 100
rooms for the Regimental Association, which will be available up
to 6 weeks prior to the event, ie 6th August. Of course this will
be on a first come first serve basis. Area HQ Warwick will provide
you with an alternative list of Hotels in Coventry.
Royal Court Hotel
The Dinner. We will produce a separate booking form for the dinner
which will be through Area HQ Warwick. There will be one menu with
a veg option.
J N TURQUAND
Major (Ret'd)
Regimental Area Secretary
AHQ The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Warwickshire)
Tel: 01926 491653
Mil: 94248 3633
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Latest News
Already 93 rooms have been booked at The Royal Court Hotel for the
evening of the 18th September. Currently there are around 184 who
will be attending the dinner. I understand from the hotel that they
are still holding a further 50 double rooms for the Regimental Association,
these rooms will be reserved until the 6th August after which the
allocation will be withdrawn.
Please be aware that the Pope will
be visiting Coventry on Sunday 19th September, accommodation will
become difficult to arrange in the Coventry area, so I would encourage
your membership to book their rooms if not already done so.
Best wishes
John Turquand
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