Around the branches...
LONDON

One of the many artillery pieces flanking 5 acres of lawn

The London Branch hosted a wonderful dinner party on June12 in The Queens room of
The Honourable Artillery Company .
The idea of the Summer Dinner, and the dinners which will follow, came from Colin McLoughlin who has located some extraordinary and highly interesting venues. Before the meal guests had the opportunity of spending time in the HAC's museum which houses some of its finest treasures: uniforms, regalia, and mementos of many campaigns. The Parade Ground especially is an eye opener: over five acres of beautifully manicured lawn in the heart of the City of London! Colin's next dinner is on Saturday October 4th and is 'definitely for the Ladies' he says. The venue is the Ladies Luncheon Room of the East India Club at 16 St James's Square London.
Call Colin on 07860 361084 for a very special night out.

The Christmas Lunch at the Cafe Royal on December 5th
is nearly sold out. Contact Don Baldry 020 7226 0237.

Barry Coker
It is with great sorrow that I record the passing of Barry Coker. Barry served London Branch for neary two decades, and as Chairman for over seven years. He had been in very poor health for the last eighteen months, a stroke, which laid him low in December 2001 was followed by a heart attack two months later. I'm pleased to say that friends visited and called him, and in spite of a speech impediment caused by the stroke Barry was pleased to talk. A phone call to Barry was good fun. The Lighthouse Club members who attended the service remembered Barry for his good humor and fund raising efforts; the Cafe Royal Lunch was Barry's Baby.
A good man and a good friend gone too soon. D.B.