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Pilots’ Spring Golf Meeting

November 6th, 2011 by JCB
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L to R: D Holgate (Tees rtd), P Bridgeman (Humber rtd),  Bill Fairbairn (Tees Retd), C Harding (Milford Haven), Steve Swanick (Manchester) P Ryder (Milford Haven rtd), P Upton (Tees rtd):

20 pilots from six ports played at Worsley Park, Manchester for the Manchester Salver. The weather was wet but a good time was had by all. The results were:

Sunday round was won by Chris Harding ( Milford  Haven)   with the Manchester Salver won on the Monday by Bill Fairbairn (Tees rtd)

Peter Ryder

Editorial: Spring 2011

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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INVINCIBLE?

The annual insurance renewal demand in January saw a few more  pilots deciding to withdraw from the UKMPA. What is it about our insurance that these pilots don’t understand? Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report: Spring 2011

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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It has been a busy few months with a number of serious issues coming to a head for colleagues in ports around the country. Some have concluded satisfactorily, others are still ongoing. Read the rest of this entry »

EMPA football tournament 2010

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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(back row left to right) Jo Looj (cheerleader),Charlie Bull(London),Matt Easton (Liverpool), Terry Crowe (Ex-Liverpool & Cheerleader), Peter Flanagan (London),Willie Terry (Forth),Kevin Walsh (Liverpool & Captain), Stefan Looj (Liverpool),Simon Wood (Liverpool)

(front row left to right) Andy Bissaker (Liverpool), David Roberts (Liverpool),Michele Pulizzi (London),Giorgio Pirolami (London), Kenneth Macinnes (Forth),Steve  Swanick (Manchester),Steve Blake (Tees) and one missing camera shy Zane Joachim (Tees).

Ten teams attended the 46^th annual European Pilots’ football tournament which was held at the Yuri Gagarin sports field in Le Havre on May 14 last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Pensions News: Spring 2011

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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The Secretariat

On 31 March 2011, Richard Williamson, Boston pilot, stepped down as Deputy Chairman of the P.N.P.F. and Joe Wilson, Tees pilot, will be replacing him in this role.  Read the rest of this entry »

Obituary: Anthony Norman Anderson 1943 – 2010

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Tony Anderson died after a short illness and was cremated at a well attended funeral at Morriston (Swansea) Crematorium last November. Read the rest of this entry »

Obituary: Derek Ivor Parsons

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Captain Derek  Ivor Parsons 1923 –2010

Derek Parsons was born on 27^th April, 1923 and at the outbreak of war, was accepted as a cadet by the Department of Navigation,  University College, Southampton where he had to endure the nightly air-raids on Southampton Docks. Read the rest of this entry »

Obituary: Lewis M Smith

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Lewis M Smith

23/10/1916 – 16/11/ 2010

Lewis Smith was born in Aberdeen in 1916 and at the age of 15 he signed on at Leith Nautical College. Read the rest of this entry »

On Top of the World

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Last November, Liverpool pilot Andy Bissaker made the trek to the mount Everest base camp for charity and the following is his account of the adventure.

After a successful ascent of Jbel Toubkal in Morocco in 2009, I decided that it was time to ask the family for a “high altitude shore pass” for last November. Read the rest of this entry »

Retirement!

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Retired Fowey pilot, Sam Guy, sent me this delightful photo of his dog “Chinks” (named after the rocks off the Scillies) keeping a sharp lookout whilst at anchor during “beer o’clock”! However, Sam still continues to keep his hand in professionally  and sent the following report: Read the rest of this entry »