
RAFA Melton Mowbray
@rafamelton
We are the Melton Mowbray branch and Tornado Club of the RAF Association, the charity that supports the RAF family and the only RAFA club in Leicestershire.
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http://www.rafa.org.uk/melton-mowbray 18-06-2016 09:29:01
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Join us this coming Tuesday 3rd May @ 8pm to find out all about the history of Wicklow Lodge and its role as a military hospital during WW1. @MeltonMilHist welcome you all to our free monthly meetings at RAFA Melton Mowbray


Wexford House in #MeltonMowbray is one of 4 retirement complexes run by RAF Association around the UK that allows 150 people to retain their independence. Please help us to support this scheme by donating to our 2022 Wings Appeal. justgiving.com/fundraising/raβ¦

As we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Falkands War, come along to the next @MeltonMilHist group meeting on 7th June RAFA Melton Mowbray where I will be talking to them about the RAFs role in the conflict.


Do you love #Rugby and have left the Royal Air Force or in your final 18 months? New coaching course offered by Rugby for Heroes for veterans & service leavers. Find out more about the course here ππ» rugbyforheroes.org.uk/ttr-course/ #rugby #rugbyfamily #coaching #transition #military


The RAFA Melton Mowbray Standard was proudly paraded by our Standard Bearer HistoryFare π at todays Armed Forces Day ceremony at MeltonBoroughCouncil council offices along with the standards of the Defence Animal Training Regiment #RAVC and #MreltonRBL standards.

Fascinating talk by the @MeltonMilHist group last night on the Royal Observer Corps. Did you know that former members of the #RoyalObserverCorps are eligible to join RAF Association as ordinary members? Join us today by signing up here: membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.1420602β¦

Looking forward to hosting the @MeltonMilHist group for their monthly meeting. If you're around #Melton area on Tuesday and are interested in #militaryhistory why don't you pop along to our Tornado Club and listen to the talk by HistoryFare π.

News of a major #Melton event being cancelled this weekend as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II. Story here includes details on closures and changes to local bin collections on Monday: meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/me⦠RAFA Melton Mowbray MeltonBoroughCouncil Melton Bid

Join us at St Mary's Church Melton Mowbray today at 1030 where we will be commemorating the Battle of Britain with RAFA Rutland in a joint service to commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II, officiated by the Bishop of Leicester. meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/biβ¦

Dennis was a good man who did a very good thing back in 1943. Our tribute here to the long life of a popular Vale resident: meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/fu⦠#Melton #ValeofBelvoir RAFA Melton Mowbray Visit Belvoir



Were you in town this morning for Melton's Remembrance Sunday parade? Loads of photos here showing most of the people who took part in a moving and uplifting event: meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/at⦠#Melton Defence Animal Training Regiment 1279 (Melton Mowbray) Squadron Air Cadets RAFA Melton Mowbray Melton Scouts MeltonBoroughCouncil Melton Bid

Honoured to have carried the RAFA Melton Mowbray Standard on todays Remembrance Parade with escorts from WRAF Branch #WeWillRememberThem


Last Sunday, members of our RAFA Melton Mowbray branch enjoyed a Sunday lunch kindly cooked by our Tornado Club chairperson & secretary Frankie & Susie. @RAFA_Welfare RAF Association


Thank you @MeltonMilHist for supporting our #WingsAppeal #fundraising to help support the Royal Air Force Community.

Many thanks to Sqn Ldr Gav Brockie Provost Marshal (RAF)/Cdr ASF from the Defence Animal Training Regiment for donating a model of Johnnie Johnsons 'Beer Run' Spitfire MK329 JE-J(Junior) for display in our #Tornado Club.


We are really looking forward to hosting this new welfare initiative in providing #welfaresupport to our veteran community. RAFA Rutland RAF Association @RAFA_Welfare RAFA Director of Branch and Membership

Huge respect to Penny Mordaunt for holding that giant sword upright for over an hour. & excellent briefing by Matt Chorley on her utterly fabulous outfit. Ps - OMG! She has just been given back the sword to hold again!