Dunkirk and Fortress Europe

Back from our tour of Belgium and France, 4 intrepid Reflex members with their 4 compardres find themselves exhausted from a full itinerary but keen for more. Moved from some of the locations and stories that accompany them yet awe struck by the scale of the formidable enemy, we find ourselves with mixed emotions. There are so many ways that the war could have panned out but to see how close Germany were to the total annihilation of England with its V weapon projects is very humbling. Along with this the "miracle" of Dunkirk and its evacuation is now understood and it's clear it was certainly a "miracle" in more ways than the evacuation alone.

Ian, Barrie, Keith and myself all thoroughly enjoyed the trip along with the non members that joined us. With days full of touring various locations the evening were packed full of food, drink and a good laugh. We conducted ourselves with the utmost "promptitude" and "clarity" and we even learned a bit about "wenching". Ian scored 8/10 for his colouring at a contemporary restaurant even though the waitress had no idea what we were on about.

I'm afraid there may be things written here that are meaningless unless you were there and you may have no idea what I am on about, but all will be revealed on 9th February when we have our Dunkirk evening.

M.V. Jubilee

A reminder for those of you going on the boat trip. It's Thursday 8th and you need to meet up at 6pm for a 6.30pm departure. The boat is the M.V. Jubilee and is berthed at "The Canal Centre", Brassknocker Basin, Limpley Stoke, Bath (Google Map Link)

Directions (taken directly from their website) are;

By Car:
On the Bath / Warminster A36 turn at Viaduct Inn traffic lights towards Limpley Stoke on B3108. After 50 metres turn left into Visitor Centre car park.
By Bus:
Routes X4 and X5 from Bath, Frome, Trowbridge. Alight at Viaduct Inn and follow the signs to Visitor Centre.
The trip will take you to Avoncliff where it will stop for 35 mins and you can wander around to take pictures or just go into the pub. There's a fully licensed bar on board for those of you who don't wish to get off the boat and it also sells tea / coffee. If you want to see a bit more about the boat then you can visit the website.


Due to the timing of the boat trip, I can appreciate how difficult it will be for some people who will most probably be rushed due to leaving work and having to be there at 6pm, So there will be a selection of sandwiches available which Alison is also organising.


The cost of the trip will be £10.00 per person including sandwiches.  Below is a list of those that have confirmed.

If your on the list but can't go or if your not on the list but want to go then please let us know A.S.A.P.!


1.        Alison
2.        Steve Hallam
3.        Janet
4.        Kevin Spiers
5.        Carol Spiers
6.        Richard Price
7.        Vanessa Price
8.        Graham Grout
9.        Graham's wife
10.        Rosie Tomlinson
11.        Peter Tomlinson
12.        Barrie Tovey
13.        Pauline Tovey
14.        Ian Coombs
15.        David Waters
16.        Teresa Driscoll
17.        Arthur Belton
18.        Pat Belton
19.        Hanneke Ter Veen
20.        Simon (new member as of September - Hanneke's mate)
21.        Simon's wife
22.        Eddie House
23.        Roger (mate of Eddie)
24.        Jackie (Roger's wife)
25.        Roy Williams
26.        Joe & Wife 
Alec - possibly



If Ian falls in and you get a picture of it then there could be a pint in it for you! Sorry Ian I just can't help it.

I think that's it.  Have a great evening, take some pictures and send them to me so I can use them on the blog to embarrass people!