Membership Eligibility If you have served in the RE (PS)/(PCC)/(PCS) you are eligible to join the PCS Branch of the REA. If you served in the ATS or WRAC and trained as a Postal & Courier … READ MORE
Postie News
WRAC Association Centenary Stamp of Approval To help celebrate the Centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Association and to support fundraising for the new WRAC Lady statue to be unveiled at the National Arboretum early 2020, the British Forces Philatelic Service (BFPS), in conjunction with the WRAC Association will be producing a special commemorative cover to be issued on the 1st December 2019. The cover bears an image depicting women soldiers in various roles during the past century. A Royal Mail Scottish 1st Class definitive stamp (lion rampant) was chosen for the cover to reflect the Association’s … [Read more...]
Bereavements
WO2 Rose Patrick Sadly we have been informed Rose Patrick passed away on the 8th July 2020 Her funeral will take place on the 6th August 2020 at 13:30 hrs in Manchester. Her brother Wesley says people are welcome but - due to Covid regulations the numbers allowed to attend in the crematorium is restricted. If you wish to attend, please contact John Bleasdale who has the details and Wesley's phone number. Our thoughts and prayers are with Wesley and his family at this sad time. RIP Rose … [Read more...]
Forces News
Veterans New Railcard Government fulfils promise to veterans with new railcard. Military veterans to get cut-price train travel to help boost job prospects and bring them closer to family and friends. Military veterans will get cut-price train travel to help boost job prospects and bring them closer to family and friends, with a new railcard on sale from Armistice Day, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced today (22 January 2020). Available from Armistice Day this year, the railcard will extend discounted train travel to the more than 830,000 veterans not covered by existing discounts. Royal Engineers Association 18 … [Read more...]