Ardlines May 2011

27/04/11 10:03

The May 2011 issue of Ardlines is now available for download from the members area and has been emailed to those who subscribe for e-delivery.

The newsletter has also been sent to the printers for posting but may be delayed because of the extra bank holidays affecting delivery dates.

Updated 27 April 2011

Happy 70th Birthday Shipmate

17/04/11 17:00

Shipmate and one of the founding members of the Assocation Tony Ray became an HMS Ardent Association septuagenarian as he celebrated his 70th birthday with ex-shipmates, friends and 3 generations of family at the Royal British Legion in Crownhill, Plymouth.

He is pictured here cutting his celebration cake while posing for photographs with his wife Carol.

The cake on the right was an extra one celebrating Tony’s long service with the Royal Navy.

February 2011 Ardlines

13/02/11 10:00

Available Now Online
The February 2011 edition of the assocation newsletter is now at the printers and will be sent out in the next few days. The e-version has been emailed out and you can also download a copy in the members area. This edition covers the May 2011 annual reunion as well as outlining the new online booking system, which is in addition to the paper system already in use, as well as all the news from around the assocation

Updated: Saturday 19 February 2011

Ardlines - December 2008

04/12/08 20:58

Ardlines 26 is now published and has been posted and emailed out It can be viewed in the members area.

This edition features a Christmas message from Lord West and an overview of the recent Falklands Requiem held at the old Greenwich Naval College.

Ardlines 25 - July 2008 Published

21/07/08 21:00

The July 2008 issue of Ardlines has now been sent out by post and e-delivered for those signed up for this service. It is also available for download from the members area.

In this issue we report on the May reunion as well as all the latest news from our members and friends. We are also announcing the new PTSD advice section of this web site. As the newsletter went to press the assocation learnt that the MOD has published the official report into the loss of HMS Ardent in 1982. This report can be accessed via the NAAFI Queue chat area.

Those members who signed up for e-delivery of Ardlines saved around £10 in assocation funds for this issue alone and received the newsletter in glorious colour a week before the printed version. If you would like to join this service you can sign-up in the Ardlines section of the members area.

Ardlines 24 Published

25/04/08 17:44

The April Ardlines has now been posted and the online version is also available here. As well as all the latest news and 2008 reunion details this edition also features a story from Life Through the Lens on the front page.

As you can see, the new website is published, we hope you like it and welcome your feedback.

The original website is archived here and will remain in archive format for the foreseeable future so old guestbook and news items can still be viewed.