Event
The regular venue - the Beefeater Packet Steamer, Northern Perimeter Road, Netherton, Liverpool L30 7PT (TEL 0151 531 1497) - will be the venue for the Twenty Third Annual Reunion.
The Restaurant personnel have changed the lay out a bit and the back room we used for our evening get togethers has now been turned into a function room come dining room. I’ve booked it for both evenings but on the proviso that we dine together at a set time, say 6pm. Then we can have the room to ourselves.   I don’t suppose that should cause too much of a problem.
All former uniformed sea-going Officers of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company (and latterly Royal Mail & Furness Withy) are welcome to attend. Both evenings are informal.
It has been customary to have a "slide show" (or now a Powerpoint Presentation) of nostalgic photos of personnel and ships etc from the old days on the Saturday evening.
Attending
Dyson, Geoff - Both
Ellis, Jim - Saturday
Greenwood, Martin - Saturday
Gregson, Phil & Chris - Both
Guymer, Bernie & Ann - Both
Jenkins, John & Wendy - Both
Malloy, Mike & Monica - Both
Saunders, Andrew - Both
Hoping
No notifications so far
Apologies
Erskine, Barry & Anne - regretably, mobility is resticted owing to permanent chronic pain in both knees
Ker, Allan - will be in France
Lee, Mike - will be on a cruise
Ratcliffe, Peter - Clash of engagements, but if posssible to alter he will attend
Tooke, Ken - heading off on holiday
Crossed the Bar
Bond, John Edward - passed away on 6th Feruary 2022. Info from Martin Greenwood and Keith Adams.
Flaherty, John Caswell - who sadly passed away 16 Dec 2022 was a very popular regular attender at our Reunions.
His funeral was on 11th January 2023 at Beetham Hall Crematorium near Kendal.
Cards can be sent to John’s son Andrew Flaherty, 26 Castle Street, Kendall LA9 7AS.
Information from John &Wendy Jenkins.