‘The Morale Messenger’ No 002
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Ahoy Shipmates,
Operations Manger S/M Andy Christie reporting from deep within the ‘Man Cave’ on the Costa del Solent with the second edition of the Morale Messenger. Hope you are all well and staying safe.
Thanks to the Shipmates who have contacted me to say how much they enjoyed the first edition and BZ to Shipmate Phil Dobson (Bognor Regis Branch) who sent me a text saying he tried the recipes and said “they were very good”.
A huge thank you to the those Branches and Shipmates who have already donated to the RNA NHS & ‘Ventilator’ Appeal which launches today. Please read the Church Notice below.
For the rest of the Morale Messenger please download the .pdf file on the left
This week it features;
• Church Notices;
• ‘Whats the recipe today Jim?’ a challenging
• ‘Something for the weekend Sir’ Quiz
• Cocktail of the week receipe for the aptly named ‘Ship Wreck!’ Rum Cocktail.
Hope you enjoy the read and please forward recipes / dits for consideration to [email protected].
Reminder If you need assistance call the RNA Helpline on 07542 680082
Church Notices
RNA NHS & Ventilator Appeal - Please see the details below of the launch of the ‘RNA NHS & Ventilator Appeal’
Shipmates may be aware that during the Second World War an initiative known as ‘Warship Week’ enabled local communities to contribute towards the cost of building new warships through National Savings. These ships replaced ones that were lost in the early part of the war and were vital to the effort in winning the Battle of the Atlantic in defending convoys. In that spirit, I write to ask for your assistance in raising the sum of £15,000 to enable our Association to purchase a ‘Ventilator’ or allow the NHS to decide, where best it would benefit from funding - PPE for instance.
If all 12,000 members were kind enough to contribute it would work out at just £1.25 per Shipmate.
With a large proportion of RNA shipmates falling into the Coronavirus ‘At Risk’ category, we are looking to raise the cost of a ventilator or NHS kit (for instance PPE) which would be extremely welcomed by the NHS at this time. Of course, in terms of funding, our providing a ventilator or other NHS kit, won’t win this war alone, but it would be ‘Our’ contribution towards this major national crisis.
To donate simply go to the this link, which is the preferred option, so we can speed the whole process up - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charities/TheRoyalNavalAssociation
Or - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1019133&pageId=1159896
Or you can send a cheque marked ‘NHS & Ventilator Appeal’ to RNA, Central Office, Building 1/087, Scott Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth Hants PO1 3LU, please also annotate the envelope as well.
VE75 Day - The Govt are about to announce a Two Minute Silence for 1100 on 8 May to commemorate VE Day 75.
Shipmates are encouraged to openly participate in this remembrance moment; be that by standing proudly in your garden, at your front door or at a window during the Two Minute Silence. I very much hope that Shipmates will join others by marking this important moment in whichever way they deem appropriate.
Dear Shipmates,
Hope you are all well and continuing to stay safe.
Shipmates may be aware that during the Second World War an initiative known as ‘Warship Week’ enabled local communities to contribute towards the cost of building new warships through National Savings. These ships replaced ones that were lost in the early part of the war and were vital to the effort in winning the Battle of the Atlantic in defending convoys.
In that spirit, I write to ask for your assistance in raising the sum of £15,000 to enable our Association to purchase a ‘Ventilator’ for use by our amazing NHS the donations will also go to fund PPE for the NHS. If all 12,000 members were kind enough to contribute it would work out at just £1.25 per Shipmate.
Sadly, the majority of the RNA membership falls into the Coronavirus ‘At Risk’ category and we are looking to raise the cost of a ventilator which would be an extremely welcome and valued bit of kit by the NHS and it would be ‘Our’ contribution towards this major national crisis .
So, in preference and given the urgent requirement for Ventilators and the additional benefit of claiming Gift Aid, it would be great if your donation was made on-line at the Virgin Money giving page;
Once on the page press the ‘Make a donation’ button on the right hand side of the page.
So please keep donating………………Remember dig deep as every ‘Ickie and Sheckle’ count!
However, you can also forward your contribution by cash or cheque (made out to the RNA and please ensure you annotate both cheque and envelope ‘Ventilator Appeal’. Please send to RNA Central Office, Building 1/087, Scott Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth Hants PO1 3LU
Thank you
Ahoy Shipmates,
Operations Manger S/M Andy Christie reporting from the ‘Man Cave’ in his ‘working from home’ mode in Costa del Lee on the Solent. Hope you are all well and staying safe. During the current crisis ‘The ‘Morale Messenger’ will be produced weekly until the lockdown is lifted. This week it features; Church Notices; ‘Whats the recipe today Jim?’ a challenging Quiz and receipe for ‘sex in the bushes’ (Ooh Matron!) Rum Cocktail.
Hope you enjoy the read and please forward recipes / dits for consideration to [email protected]
Church Notices
First up, I hope you have sighted Shipmate Geoff Apperley’s very informative information and essential reading briefing sheets; Surviving Isolation 1 and 2. They were forwarded to Area/Branch Secretaries and Welfare Advisers and it is also available on the Website and Facebook.
Secondly the launch of the ‘RNA Ventilator Appeal’ next week. Please see the details below;
Shipmates may be aware that during the Second World War an
initiative known as ‘Warship Week’ enabled local communities to contribute towards the cost of building new warships through
National Savings. These ships replaced ones that were lost in the early part of the war and were vital to the effort in winning the Battle of the Atlantic in defending convoys. In that spirit, I write to ask for your assistance in raising the sum of £15,000 to enable our Association to purchase a ‘Ventilator’ for our amazing NHS.
If you need assistance call the RNA Helpline on 07542 680082
Shipmates
‘Ventilator’
Appeal
If all 12,000 members were kind enough to contribute it would work out at just £1.25 per Shipmate.
With a large proportion of RNA shipmates falling into the Coronavirus ‘At Risk’ category, we are looking to raise the cost of a ventilator which would be an extremely welcome and valued bit of kit by the NHS. Of course, our ventilator won’t win this war alone but it would be ‘Our’ contribution towards this major national crisis.
RNA “Hoe” ……Watch this space ……details to follow…RNA “Stand at Ease” ..Stand Easy !
Naval News
The General Secretary highly recommends that you try this website for news of what the ships, men and women of the RN have been up to over the last few weeks; https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news
What’s the Recipe today Jim!.......
Todays recipe comes courtesy of Shipmate Geoff Patterson (St Neots Branch) even I could make this it sounds delicious, better than a crisp sandwich?
Officer’s Chef Recipe (by S/M Geoff Patterson)
“Recipe from the Admirals Kitchen”
This is a recipe I picked up when working as personal chef to Sir Roddy Macdonald who was Chief of Staff Naval Home Command. I worked at his residence in Portsmouth Dockyard, where he entertained all sorts of high-powered service personnel, visiting diplomats and many other very high profile visitors. This recipe was a favourite of the Admiral, I think mainly because it was something really easy to put together, he could knock this up when he was home on leave at his cottage in the Isle of Skye, needless to say cooking was not something he would do every day and keeping it simple was the key.
Ingredients:
1 x Can Campbells condensed mushroom soup (if you can’t get Campbells Heinz will do, I think you get a better result with Campbells). Do not dilute the soup.
2 packets of plain salted crisps (crushed almost to the texture of breadcrumbs) 4-6ozs grated Cheddar Cheese
2 x frozen Cod Steaks.
Method:
Place the cod steaks straight from the freezer in an ovenproof dish, not too big, enough to take the cod steaks.
Spread the Mushroom Soup over the cod steaks making sure they are covered.
Sprinkle a layer of the crushed crisps from one of the packets over the top of the mushroom soup, then sprinkle half the grated cheese over the crisps.
Sprinkle the second bag of crisps over the cheese and cover this with the last of the cheese.
Bake in a preheated oven at 190 centigrade or gas mark 6 for 45 minutes.
Serve with creamy mash potatoes (not Pom!) and garden peas or alternatively it can be served with plain boiled basmati rice.
Rum Cocktail Recipe - Sex in the Bushes
Our thanks go to S/M Andy Christie and of course the ‘Bar fella’ at the Tiki-Tiki Bar in the Coconut Bay resort St Lucia where he was recently in Voluntary Isolation!
Vodka – very large Glug
Coconut Rum - very large Glug
Blue Curacao – smallish Glug
Pineapple juice – Top up glass
Mix - add couple of slabs ice
You can see in the picture just how effective a couple of these refreshments can cause. You have been warned - Enjoy!
The “Something for the weekend Sir” Quiz
This should get those brain cells going…………….. Our thanks to the Quiz Maestro, Lee/Stubb Branch President Shipmate John Lavery. Answers in the next edition of ‘The Morale Messenger’ Remember it’s – Just for fun – no cheating!
OCEANS AND SEAS
Given the name of one of the top 20 longest rivers in the world, name the ocean or sea into which it flows 1. Congo (no9)
2. Yangtze (no3)
3. Amazon (no2)
4. Mackenzie (no11)
5. Yellow (or Huang He) (no7)
6. Nile (no1)
7. Murray (no15)
8. Mekong (no13)
9. Yukon (no20)
10. Volga (no16)
SPORT
Name the sport in which the following terms are used (definition not required) 11. Golden set
12. Saucer pass
13. Peek-a-boo style
14. Peloton
15. Spear tackle
16. Stableford
17. Indian dribble
18. Mawashi
19. Corridor of uncertainty
20. Bonspiel
TRAINS
21. In which English county did the Great Train Robbery take place 22. The Trans-Siberian Express connects Moscow to which other Russian city 5600 miles away 23. Name the 1951 Hitchcock thriller, in which 2 men meet on a train, and discuss killing each other's wives.
24. Which 1987 film is a comedy parody of the 1951 Hitchcock original, in which Danny Divito & Billy Crystal take the lead roles.
25. The French high speed rail system is the TGV, translated as "high speed train". What does TGV stand for.
26. What was the departure time and destination of the train, when sung by Gladys Knight and the Pips 27. Name the 1974 crime movie starring Robert Shaw, set on a New York subway train. It was remade in 2009 with John Travolta in the role.
28. What is the name of the luxury train that connects Cape Town to Pretoria in South Africa 29. Who had a hit in 1966 with Last Train to Clarksville
30. Who directed the 1996 British film Trainspotting
HIT SONGS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
Given the year of release and a synopsis of the true story behind it, name the song.
31. 1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
32. 1969. The song writer tells of the events of his marriage and their publicly held honeymoon activities.
33. 1972. The band travel to Switzerland to record, but a fire means the place is burnt down the night before.
34. 1983. Song titled after a woman who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies.
35. 1979. Following a shooting in a San Diego school, the 16 year old shooter was asked "why".
36. 1991. Song written following the death of the artist's son aged 4.
37. 1989. More than 100 headline events between 1949 and 1989
38. 1971. Describes the emotions of a 13 year old boy when he hears of the death of his musical icon.
39. 1983. Lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer in Northern Ireland after witnessing a major incident in Derry 40. 1885. Anti Vietnam war song, where the singer draws attention the young average age of the US troops.
WORDS WITH NO VOWELS
Each answer is a single word which has no vowels, and is 4 letters long or greater. There are no plurals: 41. A song of praise.
42. An abnormal membranous sac in the body.
43. Romany.
44. A flight passing close to a specified target or position but not landing.
45. An agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time and place.
46. An valuable aromatic gum resin obtained from several trees and shrubs in Africa and Arabia, used in perfume.
47. In architecture, a vertical groove, especially in a Doric column or frieze.
48. An underground vault or chamber, especially used as a burial place.
49. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper.
50. A type of wildcat.
LYRICS
Given the artist and the popular song, give the next word that follows the lyrics given 51. ABBA - Dancing Queen: Ooh, you can dance, you can jive. Having the time of your life. Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene … 52. Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way: You are my fire, the one desire. Believe when I say, I want it that way. But we are two … 53. Robbie Williams - Angels: I sit and wait, does an angel …
54. Shania Twain - Man, I Feel Like a Woman: I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright. Gonna let it all hang out. Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice Yeah, I wanna scream and shout, no… 55. Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits: Twenty five was the speed limit … 56. Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin: He rocks in the tree tops all day long, Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song. All the little birdies on … 57. Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes: Billy rapped all night about his suicide, how he'd kick it in the head when he was 25. Don't want to stay alive when you're 25 … 58. The KInks - Lola: I met her in a club down in old Soho, where you drink champagne and it tastes just like … 59. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run: In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream. At night we ride through… 60. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick: In the deserts of Sudan, and the gardens of Japan. From Milan to…… Hope you have found this edition informative and it has improved your morale a little.
Please stay safe and if you need assistance call the RNA helpline 07542 680082
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