Please be aware, you will need to be a member of the QARNNS Association to attend most events, with the exception of the QARNNS Service of Remembrance at Portsmouth Cathedral, at which all QARNNS are welcome (but would need to be a member or an invited guest for the Branch lunch).

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QARNNS ASSOCIATION AGM 2025 REMINDER 

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• The event is to be held on w/e Fri 11 - Sun 13 April 2025 in Bristol at the Delta Hotel by Marriott, Bristol City Centre.

• Whilst our AGM is separate, we will be holding a combined Gala Dinner on the Saturday with the Royal Naval Medical Branch and Sick Berth Staff.

• All QARNNS Association Members attending, will receive a £30 subsidy for their Friday evening meal. ​​

• If anyone is interested and has not yet applied, please contact membership@docrn.org.uk as soon as possible. Availability at this late stage cannot be guaranteed but the organiser will try his best if you get in touch.

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​QARNNS ASSOC CHAIR PERSON VACANCY

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• Our current Chair will have completed her 3 year tenure in January 2026 and due to work commitments, will not be continuing after that date.

• If you are interested in this role, please contact the Association Secretary qarnnsassocsec@gmail.com by 28th February 2025.

• Applicants need to be proposed and seconded by an Association Member, the nomination will then be voted on at the AGM.

• A Nomination form is included in the Winter 24/25 Newsletter

• For further information for those interested in taking on this role, please contact qarnnsassocchair@gmail.com

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OTHER COMMITTEE VACANCIES

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• ASSOCIATION SECRETARY - The Association will require a new Committee Member from the 2025 AGM, who will be prepared to take on the role of Secretary. Expressions of interest to the Association Secretary by 28 February 2025. Nomination form to be found in the summer newsletter​​​​

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• WEBSITE EDITOR REQUIRED - A volunteer would be required to take on this role from 2025 AGM when the current editor steps down after 6 years in post. This is not a Committee Role, please register your interest with the Association Secretary by 28 Feb 2025

• Both current holders of these roles are happy to discuss what the roles entail

• Contact details:

  • Association Secretary - qarnnsassocsec@gmail.com

  • Web Editor - qarnnsassocwebed@gmail.com

 

 

COMBAT STRESS

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• Combat Stress, in collaboration with the University of Bath and Columbia University (USA), are currently looking for participants in a new study exploring how women former service personnel cope with challenging or stressful experiences.  They want to understand the coping skills and strategies that you used during your military career and beyond. 

• Any woman who has served in the UK armed forces can take part by completing an online questionnaire and then an online interview.  They hope that the findings can help better inform support services and programmes to harness veterans’ unique skillsets and experiences.  For more information please go to www.tinyurl.com/veterancoping or email research@combatstress. org.uk

 

 

​FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SERVICE 2025

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• The 60th Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service will take place on 12 May 2025 at Westminster Abbey

• Further details will be found via https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/about-us/westminster-abbey.commemoration-service/

• Its up to the individual to book tickets if you are interested

 

 

CENOTAPH 2025

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• The Cenotaph March Past will take place on Sunday 9th November 2025

• Members interested in attending the above, please contact - qarnnsassocrbllink@gmail.com by 7 August 2025

• E Tickets are sent to applicants late October 2025

 

 

FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE 2025

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• If you would like to represent the QARNNS Assoc at this event on Thursday 6 November, please email - qarnnsassocsec@gmail.com by 31 July 2025

 

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QARNNS REMEMBRANCE SERVICE 2025 - SAVE THE DATE

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• The QARNNS Remembrance Service, next year will be held at Portsmouth Cathedral on Tuesday 4th November 2025.

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POSTAL ADDRESS FOR THE QARNNS ASSOCIATION

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• QARNNS Archive, For QARNNS Association, Institute of Naval Medicine, Crescent Road, Alverstoke, Gosport. PO12 2DL​

 

 

KING WILLIAM IV NAVAL FOUNDATION (KWIV) -  CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES

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• The Chairman of Governors of the King William IV Naval Foundation (KWIV) has highlighted some very significant changes that have been approved by the Charity Commission to widen the Foundation’s Charitable Objectives, which will broaden the scope of those whom the Foundation will be able to assist.

• For the last 50 years, it has provided subsidised accommodation in a dozen delightful Cottages in the Hampshire village of Southwick, just North of Portsmouth, near the former HMS DRYAD, now the Defence School of Policing and Guarding. 

• Comprehensive information about the Cottages can be found on the Foundation’s website at:  www.royalnavalcottages.co.uk .   

• Electronic applications, or requests for more information or a discussion, can be made by writing to: contact@royalnavalcottages.co.uk or in writing to:  The Registrar Governor, c/o The Resident Secretary, Royal Naval Cottages, The Drove, Southwick, Hampshire, PO17 6HE.

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​​​​​​AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NAVAL NURSES WHO RECENTLY GRADUATED IN RECOGNITION OF THE DONATION RECEIVED FROM THE QARNNS ASSOCIATION TOWARDS THEIR GRADUATION CAKE

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• ​Eight QARNNS who were among Members of the Department of Allied Healthcare Professionals and Nurse Education (D.A.N.E.) Cohort 9/21 gathered to celebrate receiving their nursing degrees after three years hard work, hosting a night to comemorate their accomplishment. The cohort will start new units in September and will commence their careers as Qualified Military Nurses.​​

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​QARNNS ASSOCIATION PRIVACY POLICY​​

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• To view the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Association. Privacy Policy (in accordance with GDPR) please click HERE​​​

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION - STANDING ORDER PAYMENTS

 

•  Please would all Association Members check their bank

       accounts and their QARNNS Association standing order

       information.

•  A Standing Order of £10 should be made payable on the 15 March

       each year. There are some members paying in excess of this,             and there are some members contributing more than once

       a year. If we could streamline the programme and have everyone

       paying the same amount on the same day, it will be easier to

       pick up on those individuals who are paying too much.

       For those wishing to join, please go to the how to join page.

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A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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• Can I be a Branch Member without joining the Association?​

      It is a requirement to join the QARNNS Association in order to            become a Branch Member as has always been the case.

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• How can retired QARNNS who live abroad and who would like to join the Association pay by Standing Order?

       Please check out the how to join pages on this website   ​

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A Message from Steve Spencer Giving Clarity on Copyright of Insignias

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• We now have an approved insignia, which can be viewed on the page header of this QARNNS Association website

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• Approval and a licence is required from the MoD for any merchandise utilising insignia (in our case QARNNS). If a licence is obtained, annual  reports of total sales have to be submitted to MoD.

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  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-copyright-licensing-information?fbclid=IwAR1KN4i1SxMgWUcVyN7quMn40U0ru0URH1Wp3V06MhZIVHHdKS8mHcmLNsY

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