FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO DUNKIRK< THE ADLS ARE NOW PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL VETERANS CRUISE, WHICH THIS YEAR TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER. THE FLOTILLA OF LITTLE SHIPS WILL MOOR DOWNSTREAM OF KINGSTON BRIDGE FOR VETERANS TO EMBARK AT 0915 FOR A 0945 DEPARTURE, AND WILL TRANSIT EAST MOLESEY AND SUNBURY LOCKS TO MAKE AN ETA AT THE WEYBRIDGE MARINERS CLUB OF APPROXIMATELY 1300. THE VETERANS WILL BE HOSTED THERE TO LUNCH BEFORE RETURNING TO KINGSTON IN A FLEET OF PERIOD VEHICLES AT APPROXIMATELY 1530.
Based in the historic St Katherine Docks adjacent to Tower Bridge in the heart of London, the 2010 Thames Festival Classic Rally promises to be even more spectacular than the inaugural 2009 event. The Rally brings together a collection of yachts and boats of all sizes and types which have a connection to the River and its Estuaries and it is hoped that a diverse contingent from the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships will attend.
See http://www.thamesfestivalclassicrally.com/
For further information in the first instance members should contact editor@adls.org.uk.
The Association is pleased to announce that Tahilla will be present at the Southampton Boat Show from 15th to 18th September. Her skipper, Mr Jerry Lewis will be happy to talk about any aspect of the Associations' or the Restoration Trusts' activities.
The Battlefield tour has been postponed until 2010 and is now tentatively scheduled for mid to late September.
Always a popular event, a Laying Up Supper at the Houses of Parliament will definitely be a sell-out. For Members and member's guests only.