Gents, further to my advice to some of you yesterday of the sad passing of Keith Mitchell, I can now confirm funeral details.  A service to farewell and celebrate Keith’s life will be held at 1300hrs, Mon 27 Jan 2, at St John’s Anglican Church, 18 Bassett Road. Johnsonville, Wellington.  Decorations and medals are to be worn.    As you will be aware, Keith was CE during 1977-78 and has been a Vice Patron of the Sappers Association (NZ) Inc since around 2001.  CO and RSM, 2ER will attend the funeral to represent the Corps of RNZE. Please circulate these details widely, particularly amongst Wellington based retired and serving Sappers.   Many thanks, Joe The photo attached shows Sapper Association Vice Patrons left to right: Peter Foster, George Butcher [Patron, deceased], Doug Roberts & Keith Michell at the Whakatane RSA 11 Feb 2017 local gathering function. Vail 'Hub' Hubner.

Skype Host: Vail 'Hub' Hubner phone 0274978651. This EGM is mainly to pass 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2019 Northern Branch financials to go to the Hon Auditor. They then go to the Member's AGM 15 Mar. The skype station will be downstairs to the left when viewed from the street.

Skype Host: Dave Arnup, phone 021365490. This EGM is mainly to pass 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2019 Northern Branch financials to go to the Hon Auditor. They then go to the Member's AGM 15 Mar.

Vail 'Hub' Hubner [Hon Treasurer] intends having dinner at this venue. Anybody who wants to join him and discuss Sapper matters is welcome to do so. Vail intends wearing a polo top with engineer colors [blue & red] plus engineer crest for those who don't know him. And as a tip against drink driving, he needs to catch the Intercity bus back in Katikati main street at 2105 hours back to Mt Maunganui. Last updated as at 17 Dec.

Vail 'Hub' Hubner [Hon Treasurer] intends having dinner at the venue. Anybody who wants to join him to talk about Sapper matters is welcome.

Bus tour

Dinner

Cenotaph

Upstairs Tui Bar. Meet & Greet. Registration Packs.

1800 hours for a few drinks on Sappers Day. Host Vail 'Hub' Hubner phone 0274978651. 2030 hours last bus to Tauranga for those avoiding drink driving.

Dawn service at the Cenotaph, Queens Garden, 0615hrs for march on at 0630hrs. Breakfast and AGM at the Leviathan Hotel before work.   See you all there.   PS, you never know what might happen after breafast

1130 hours: Annual General Meeting of the Northern Branch of The Sappers Association [NZ] Inc. This may be delayed as the room inside the RSA hasn't been confirmed as at 7 Oct. The AGM documents will be emailed out to Northern Branch members. Please print off pages that concern you and bring to the AGM. The will be few hand outs at the meeting. Northern Branch Secretary / Treasurer Vail 'Hub' Hubner ph 0274978651. 1200 hours: Luncheon and drinks. Each individual can elect to have a lunch or not. As the Northern Branch no longer does any fund raising, there will be no subsidy on food.