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Post by Eaststandboy on Nov 13, 2017 17:51:54 GMT
A message from the Argyle Talk Democratic forum: ARGYLE and the Royal Navy will are once again joining forces to celebrate and benefit military personnel and their families with a Armed Services Day match on Saturday, November 18 at Home Park.
The annual event is sponsored by the Royal Navy’s main industrial partner Babcock and will take place when we meet Oxford United in Sky Bet League One. This year it will adopt the Women’s Royal Naval Service as the main charitable cause during the centenary year of the formation of the service. Collections will be made on behalf of the Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust.
Family fun is included among the many extra attractions inside and outside the ground and before and during the match. An exciting programme includes the Royal Marines zip wire experts delivering the match-day ball and unarmed combat display team. Other crowd pleasers will be a penalty shoot-out competition with the Argyle Youth Academy; the HMS Drake Volunteer Band; Military Kids Choir; veteran standard bearers; Royal Navy chaplain and Plymouth Pipe Band.
WRNS veteran Pennie Burne said: “It’s fantastic to see Plymouth and Plymouth Argyle supporting us ‘Wrens’. Plymouth is a Naval city and with the club is a huge part of the life of the people here. It’s really appropriate for us to be supported in this way in 2017 - 100 years after the WRNS formation. There are so many former Wrens and current Royal Navy serving females living here.’’
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Post by stebbesyellows on Nov 13, 2017 18:42:25 GMT
That's good to know. I'm off to Home Park on Saturday and this promises more entertainment than watching OUFC on the pitch at the moment.
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Post by oldman159 on Nov 14, 2017 10:00:28 GMT
Good to hear. Looking forward to it.
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