H.M.S. Veryan Bay  Reunion  Liverpool

15th 18th May 2009

So you voted for Liverpool and so, we have cracked a smashing deal at the completely and expensively refurbished Adelphi hotel, where for your one hundred and fifty nine pounds (£159.00) you will be able to enjoy full board at this splendid five star hostelry, restored to its nineteen thirty four splendour. Stuck in the centre of the city’s old shopping centre and within sight of its mainline railway station, its customer only car park and with wheelchair access into the hotel and to all parts, I think we are laughing sandbags.

To coincide with Liverpool’s year as European City of Culture, an enormous three tier shopping centre, as been built over the old Queen’s dock, the first large scale, tide free dock in the world. It as been fully excavated and can be viewed within the Chavass shopping area. Those unable or unwilling to walk through the city’s traditional shops to these impressively modern stores, restaurants and gardens, can board a bus with your bus pass, within yards of the hotel. Of course there is still the Albert dock, a ferry across the Mersey, the Western Approaches war rooms, the two beautiful cathedrals, the Pier Head and Matthew Street’s bars and eateries and site of the Cavern Club, with its Beatle memories all, within reasonable distance of the Adelphi.

Saturday at ten we will still have our A.G.M. with ‘up spirits’ at twelve, refreshments will be available. The Veryan Bay dinner is as usual and there will be a raffle of donated items.

That should take care of Saturday, 

For Sunday at no extra cost; we will board at our usual time of ten o’clock, the coach which will take us to Southport, the best seaside resort, north of Brighton, the whole area of Southport is as flat as a pancake, so easing the plight of shipmates with walking difficulties. The resort boasts some of the best fish and chips in the U.K. and numerous tea shops. Once we have taken in the sights and refreshed ourselves, the coach will tour the sea front, before driving through the Lancashire countryside to Pilkington’s famous glass museum, The World of Glass at St Helens , an ultra modern building with easy flat access, for the most part level throughout. Glassblowing is demonstrated all day, a fully serviced café and a well stocked gift shop, add interest to the many modern styled exhibits, in this outstanding museum. There will be no waiting for the coach as it will be parked adjacent to the building.

To make this work however, it is absolutely essential you let Edward Johnson know by 12th January 2009 and make your booking direct with the Adelphi Hotel by this date at 0871 222 0029 press option 3,  quoting Reference Number VEAD8509 If you have a credit card then Adelphi will take a small booking deposit 

It appears that the booking clerks acting for the Adelphi, do not tap out that code 'VEAD', unless our shipmates let them know that it is a 'group code' we are booking for. So, after shipmates select option three, they need to say, 'the group code is VEAD etc.'

I will be sending out a Flyer at beginning of 2009 reminding you in time for you to make your booking.

I know it’s asking a lot, as it can be difficult planning so far ahead, but take out the pleasure of our reunion, which we won’t; it’s still promises to be a cracking, jolly good weekend.  

John Miller Chairman