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MEMBERS' MONTHLY BULLETIN - DECEMBER 2020

Submitted by Colin Hall on 31 December, 2020 - 12:20

Finance: In December, two short-term loans have been agreed with members. December was the final month in which accrued compound interest on boiler loans was due to be paid. We intend to give you a more complete picture for 2020 next month.

Our January 2021 Board meeting will review the year-to-date income figures. However, to provide you with a taster on the total income for the quarter ending 31^st December, we are hoping that it will be close to £150k. Our provisional result for the quarter is £82k: this excludes any gift aid recoverable, which will be added in the January Board review.

It is very encouraging that we continue to receive the financial support that we do. A sincere thank you for your continued faith.

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Members Monthly Bulletin - November 2020

Submitted by Colin Hall on 30 November, 2020 - 16:09

At West Shed, work has continued since the latest Covid-19 lockdown. Good progress has been made on the lubrication system; and the time-consuming machining of small but important components such as the valve chest drains has been completed . We have finally completed the transfer of various components from Crewe Heritage Centre, selling our container there to CHC and delivering a second one for West Shed.

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2020 is the 100th Anniversary of the repatriation and burial of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey

Submitted by alaws on 5 November, 2020 - 11:15

The grave of the Unknown Warrior lies at the west end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey in London. It symbolises all those who died during the Great War whose body or grave could not be identified and may be from any of the three services, Army, Navy or Air Force, and from any part of the British Isles, Dominions or Colonies and represents all those who died who have no other memorial or known grave. The face of the Unknown Warrior will rightly never be known. He represents the son of every mother, the husband of every wife, the brother of every sister. A permanent memorial for all those who fell during the Great War of 1914-1918.

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Members' Monthly Bulletin - October 2020

Submitted by Colin Hall on 1 November, 2020 - 10:58

Engineering: At West Shed, work continues on the lubrication system and on various brasswork and fittings such as valve chest drains and tail rod bushes, and others. More components – the reverser shaft and the cylinder covers – have been returned to West Shed.