As I recall it Dusty was looking for someone else to take over the site as he was "retiring" from being webmaster and Ray obligingly took over with Dustys blessing!

In my opinion Ray has done a sterling job at both running the jacks corner site as webmaster and in organising very enjoyable and successful reunions for all.

For that he has my sincere thanks and my ongoing full support.

If John, or anyone else for that matter, wishes to run an alternative site and organise alternative reunions then so be it, their choice, it's a free world we live in.

I served a loan draft on Y during 1979 before she went into refit - Rosyth. I was attached to the flight during my time, even though I was a baby RP! Enjoying the site and love to hear from LS(R)Ginge Gorringe if he's out there?

hi ray and all i will be going off line this friday till tuesday coming. owing to the fact i will be moving house, and bt. will not be able to do it till then.also is there any 60/61 crews still alive and kicking, it would great to here from you.or anybody on other ships who new me, iwas also known as jesse,if you can not get in touch by e/mail my mobile is 07500528529,ps. my e/mail address is still the same--thanks keith james

hope all you crazy y boys are ok nice to see that we have a web site now. rod[hugh] cornwell

Just a quick line to let everyone know that I am still alive down here in Somerset.

Hi shipmates, looks like you had a good bash at the latest reunion, Im still tossing up if I will be able to make it to the 50th next year, long way to come for the perverbial p@@s up.
Your aye
Peter

HMS Yarmouth 50th Birthday Celebrations in 2010 ...
All crew members will have received the emails with links to the ‘When & Where’ page and ‘Preference’ voting page for the BIG 50. Celebrations so far the favourite’s are Friday the 26th March 2010 at Portsmouth that is just 7 months away, so we need to make a decision sharpish to get the arrangement made.

If you can’t make it to this one, the next one is in Ibiza as we’ve been offered excellent rates.
... ...

Sounds as though you ran another successful re-union weekend Ray, everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, anyone who has any photos they want kept with other re -union photos send them to Ray, and I will add them to my website.

TA !! pingbosun

having a problem getting through to admin,pompey,for obvious reasons would be fine.i wont miss this one.taff rix(72-74).youre doing great job ray.

Looks like you boys had another good one just sorry i could not make it this year.Will stay close to this site as its my birthday on the 26th.March and am very interested to the venue and date of the Y,s 50th.

Sorry that we could not make the Bristol reunion having just changed my job and I have to work on a Saturday. Give me some dates and I should be able to book time off for the next time.

Ray
I wasn't halucinating, it seems John Bryant on an alternative Yarmouth site is organising about 3 do's one in Torquay this year and a couple next year in Blackpool and somewhere else, I got to it by googling Yarmouth reunions.
Trix

Ray,
What can I say, I certainly re-iterate what Dickie has said, Mrs Trixie, Angela, Malcolm and me certainly had a weekend we won't forget. My liver won't forget either, it is telling me to go on the waggon until at least Chrimbo. Can't wait for the fiftieth anniversary for the Yarmouth I am sure I have read somewhere, but I can't remember where, someone is organising a fiftieth, but if I am halucinating, I don't mind where it is held, the obvious places are Yarmouth, Pompey, Guzz or Rosyth, but I don't mind if we go back to Bristol or indeed go further afield to GIB.
Keep in touch and if there is anything I can do just let me know.
Regards to all fellow shipmates of Yarmouth and Danae.
Yours Aye
John 'Trixie'Treece

Many many thanks to Ray for organising such a great weekend in "Brissol" - I had a really good run ashore on Friday night with the combined crews after an excellent DTS with Ray, Dizzy, Paul, Tommo, Colin, Sooty and others in the afternoon!!
Unfortuneatley (due to blocked drains and backing up toilets at "Teuchterhouse")I had to double off home on Saturday so missed the Saturday night bash - but still really enjoyed the time I did have on the piss with the lads!!!!

Ray,
Just to say a massive thanks to you for all your hard work and efforts in putting together a wonderful evening and joining together of two Ships companies. Both my wife Michelle and I had a tremendous time at Flying Fox and my only regret is not getting on the mic to put out a BZ to you during the evening so apologies for that. I will make it up to you next time. A couple of points worthy of mention on Daily Orders:
1.Food was of the highest order. I had to go round again a couple of times...
2.Bar Staff were wonderful, polite, pleasant and extremely courteous (Bar prices fantastic...)
3.Venue was very well dressed up and no doubt took a lot of organising inc Perry buoys that looked great side by side.
4.Your organisation efforts (inc Mrs Lester) overall including: raffle, money return, venue, DJ, Danae T'shirts etc... great stuff.
I can't praise you enough for what you did for us all and I say that on behalf of all present on the night, those that failed to show or did not bother is their loss and an opportunity missed is one lost forever.
I hope you managed to relax on the night and enjoy your hard work and toil from a long time organising and arranging. Thanks again mate and I will look forward to our next gathering at a time, date and venue to be decided. I intend to have a sneaky look at a possible gathering in Gib 2010/11...???
Warm regards to you and Mrs L and I look forward to seeing you in the not too distant future. Bravo Zulu...
Yours Aye,
Dicky

Hi oppos,Yorkie Fretwell,Crazy Y 73-77.
Found site by chance,Brills.
E mailed a few already.
Hope get in touch with a few more.
Yorkie.

Johnno, many thanks for info, I was comms (LRO(T) /L.Sig. Will follow up story. I believe Yarmouth was involved in collission in 1962,(So I heard, but cannot say if it is true or not
Smudge

Although I was commissioning crew 1959, I cannot remember the name of the first Capt, I alson wish to know the name of the captain in 1962, was in Place? If so how long was he capt on the crazy y??

HMS Ardent's 27th reunion celebrated in style by over 150 shipmates and families. All the Yarmouths from Falklands 82 remembered with gratitude. Best regards, Paddy

Just popped in to thank Ys for their part in getting the lucky ones back. Abe Lincoln, Ardent '82