Organisations for Former Members of 42 Signals

Charter, membership requirements, meeting place, frequency of meetings and contact address for:

Royal Signals Association (Royal Signals Association (Manchester Branch).

Aims:

Membership:

Serving and former members of the Royal Signals.

Meetings:

Meets at the Royal British Legion, Ladybarn Branch, Beverly Road, Manchester M14 - on the first Sunday of each month at 1pm.

Life Membership of the Royal Signals Association costs £10, there is small levy at each meeting to cover the cost of refreshments.

The President is Major Chris Reynolds-Jones - telephone 01371 810260. Membership enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary: Mr Harry Ferguson, 2 Furness Grove, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 2AU - telephone 0161 442 2054.

42^nd Signal Regiment Officers Club

The 42^nd Signal Regiment Officers Club was founded on closure of the Regiment in 1967 to enable retired Officers to keep in touch socially and continue friendships formed during service.

Aims:

To facilitate continuing friendships of former officers of 42^nd and 33^rd Signal Regiments.

To assist 42^nd Signal Squadron (Volunteers) and 33^rd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) in any way possible.

Membership:

Former officers of 42^nd, 59^th and 33^rd Signal Regiments.

By invitation, serving and former commissioned officers of all services.

Meetings:

Four Sunday lunches at Norman Road each year.

The club has approximately 50 members, the annual membership fee of Two Guineas has been unchanged since formation of the club in 1967.

The Club Chairman is Major Geoff Purdy - telephone 0161 355 3228. Membership enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary: Major Maggie Bremner, 27 Countess Street, Davenport, Stockport SK2 6HB - telephone 0161 483 8871.

67 Club

Formed in 1981 consisting of former Officers, Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs who had served in the unit since 1967.

Chairman is RL Rusdale, esq. JP, 14 Welch Road, Newton, HYDE SK14 4DJ . Telephone 0161 368 3146.

33^rd Signal Regiment Warrant Officers’ and Senior NCOs’ Association

Formed 1998, charter etc. to be decided.

Still Recruiting...

42 Signal Squadron is still recruiting spare-time soldiers to train on Tuesday evenings,  weekends, plus a 2-week exercise each year, often abroad. 
Applicants should be medically and physically fit, and aged 17 - 32 (can be older with previous military experience).
For more details, ring 0161 257 3377 during office hours Monday - Friday.