Fire on board the wooden warships of the Napoleonic era was the cause of much careful consideration – it was a necessary evil in terms of the galley, for example, and for lanterns, but with combustible material... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_sh…

BBC News icon and former Naval Service officer Richard Baker has died at the age of 93. Baker introduced the first news bulletin broadcast on BBC TV in July 1954, though he did not appear on screen reading the news until... bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

The names of three more future Royal Navy warships have been revealed in the past few days ¬– and all three pick up civic links that were only severed in the past 15 years. HM Ships... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

The clock is ticking, there is uncertainty in the air yet the prize is right there, almost within touching distance... No, not Brexit – we are talking about the answer to your Christmas dilemma. Don’t leave it until... royal-naval-association.co.uk/members/shop/

Farewell, Paul – welcome, Bill! RNA General Secretary Capt Paul Quinn RN (Rtd) has handed on the baton to his successor following the December National Council meeting in Portsmouth. S/M Paul was... royal-naval-association.co.uk/news/farewell-…

A £3 million programme to fund renovations and improvements to veterans’ community centres has been launched by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The majority of awards will be up to £30,000 in value (‘Band A’),... covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-commu…

A former Royal Logistic Corps soldier who was injured in the liberation of Kuwait is organising a spectacular military show in the North-East of England this summer. Rob Tocher is putting together the programme for the... northeastveteranscharityshow.com/441232750

A new trial outreach service for former Servicemen and women has been started by the Veterans’ Gateway, the national support portal. Backed by £108,000... gov.uk/government/new…

A Defence Committee report has criticised the level of spending on mental healthcare for veterans as “shamefully small”. The report, published today by the House of Commons committee into mental... publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cm…

Voting in the Soldiering On Awards is entering the final stages – and you can still make your mark in favour of Project Semaphore, the RNA’s pioneering initiative to help digitally-isolated... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Veterans Hearing Support is an organisation set up specifically to fulfil the needs of veterans who have hearing loss and associated difficulties such as tinnitus. As part of that service Veterans Hearing Support offers full guidance... veteranshearingsupport.co.uk

A group of veterans were given front-row seats when destroyer HMS Dragon returned to Portsmouth after a seven-month deployment to the Middle East. The veterans and their companions were... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

The French equivalent of the Royal Naval Association has thanked their British counterparts for a message of support over the fire that badly damaged Notre-Dame in Paris. RNA National President S/M John McAnally... x.com/MarineNational…

A project teaching older men basic cookery skills in Portsmouth has won £10,000 funding from the National... portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/news/ports…

Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets joined members of the RNA to plant trees in memory of sailors who died at the Battle of Jutland. Some 60 cadets assisted Association members and guests,... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

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A service of commemoration has been held in Devon to honour almost 750 men who died in an exercise just weeks before D-Day. Exactly 75 years before, a slow-moving convoy of landing craft and... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Today we remember the 20 men who died on board HMS Sheffield 37 years ago while playing their part in the liberation of the Falklands. On the morning of 4 May 1982, Type 42 destroyer HMS... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

The Army took the 2019 Babcock Trophy with a late flourish to beat the Royal Navy 27-11 in front of more than 80,000 spectators at Twickenham. The first half of the match was a cagey affair,... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

MEN UNITED IN SONG Spalding branch secretary S/M Terry Day is trying to raise as much awareness and support as possible for the fight against prostate cancer. In March he joined the Men United in Song project, a... uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/MenUnited…