RAOC Gazette - page 15
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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THE SSAFA CHRISTMAS MARKET 1980 Ready for the opening. Left to right back row: Fiona Dcnnison, Elsie Turner, Daphne Croves, Eve Lawrence, Nora Richardson, Tony Short, Pat Brown, Joy Camfield, Eileen Crawley, Jane Futrell. Front row: Sheila Bruce, Ann Janes, Chris Curtis. Lady Mary Hildreth, Pamela Ncwcombc and Pauline Dalton. THE 1980 SSAFA Christmas Market was held at Chelsea Barracks on Wednesday, 26th November and as in previous years the Army was well represented together with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The Corps again ran the very popular Tombola Stall, which, thanks to the tremendous support given by Headquarters and Units, turned out to be more success- ful than ever. The Christmas Market itself was the culmination of several months effort throughout the Corps to raise cash and collect goods for the Tombola Stall. Our fund-raising campaign started in early 1980 when a small Committee was formed by Mrs Pat Brown, wife of the Director General of Ordnance Services, to discuss ways and means. Contributions were called for through- out the RAOC in the United Kingdom and large quantities of SSAFA Lottery Tickets were distributed for sale. Thanks to a Jot of hard work by many of you, the results were most gratifying and cash donations, goods for the Stall and proceeds from the sale of the Lottery Tickets were soon rolling in from many individuals, Headquarters and Units. Mean- while a new and magnificent Tombola Stall had been designed and was built at COD Bicester together with an electrically pro- pelled drum for the SSAFA Headquarters, designed to take a million counterfoils. (This lottery drum has since become the pride and joy of the SSAFA Appeals Secretary!) — 254 — Mrs Brown and Lady Hildreth discuss the display. |
| Book number | R0404a |