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Coachlines - May 2020
30.05.20 Past Master Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence KCVO CB ADC(p) for The Telegraph
Reflections on Operation Dynamo
In an article from The Telegraph, Past Master Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence KCVO CB ADC(p) (who is also Chairman of English Heritage), reflects on the 80-year anniversary of Operation Dynamo at Dunkirk. “Eighty years ago a new phrase entered the […]
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30.05.20 Hon Assistant Lesley Upham
Please update your details
Usually at this time of year, I ask you to dive into the ‘Edit my profile’ section on the Coachmaker website to update your profile ahead of the production of the next edition of The Coachmaker which will be published […]
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30.05.20 Assistant Mark Broadbent
Liveryman Mark Broadbent continues his exclusive series of videos
This issue, Mark talks us through the horse drawn equivalent of a fleet of family cars. All the carriages come from a sale at Althrop House in 2010 and are owned by Liveryman Portia Kennaway. The various carriages featured date […]
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30.05.20 Hon Asst John Blauth
Normal, new normal, deviations and beyond
Right up until it was stopped in its tracks by the present plague, we mostly took flying for granted. And when ‘new normal’ emerges we shall no doubt once again defy gravity and go aloft in heavier than air machines. […]
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29.05.20 Liveryman David Burgess-Wise
Porsche’s first electric cars
Pictured above: The 1907 Mercedes-Mixte hybrid racer with Porsche driving Electric vehicles were a serious innovation in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There were significant drawbacks not least of which was the weight of the lead-acid batteries, but the […]
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16.05.20 The Master Richard Charlesworth MVO
Master’s message 18th May 2020
https://youtu.be/ZCOBg6ifCg0
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16.05.20 The Clerk
Clerk’s notes – 20th May 2020
Eight weeks in and the first signs of a much anticipated easing of national restrictions are beginning to emerge. However, are you a little confused or is it just me? First it was: “we shouldn’t go into lockdown, it will […]
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16.05.20 Assistant Sarah Holt
The Coachmakers provides support during this difficult time
A few weeks ago, the Coachmakers’ Charity Committee was challenged by the Master to make proposals to offer support in these difficult circumstances when so many may now be struggling where previously they were not. Some of the awards that […]
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16.05.20 Lieutenant Andy Sinclair RN
An update from HMS BULWARK
Lieutenant Andy Sinclair RN, the Deputy Senior Naval Officer and Weapon Engineering Head of Department of HMS BULWARK, has sent us the following update on the ship’s progress through her current refit. HMS BULWARK had been making steady progress toward […]
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16.05.20 The Clerk
A historical reflection of the Royal Dragoon Guards on VE Day
The RDG Association kindly shared its VE Day special with us a few days before the 75th anniversary of VE Day and we thought you would find it interesting. For those unaware, the RDG was formed in 1992 by the […]
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16.05.20 Anita Jack, Media and Communications Officer for RAF Brize Norton
An update from RAF Brize Norton
Anita Jack, Media and Communications Officer for RAF Brize Norton has sent us the following news: RAF Brize Norton has played a significant role during the global COVID-19 pandemic. As a Station we have been on standby to assist, not […]
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16.05.20 Captain Tom Arkell RM
An update from Commando Helicopter Force
Captain Tom Arkell RM of 847 Naval Air Squadron, part of the Commando Helicopter Force based at RNAS Yeovilton, writes to tell us about a momentous day in the Squadron’s current activities: Commando Wildcat Light Utility Helicopters from 847 Naval […]
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