NEW CLUB PATRON

We are honoured to announce that Admiral Sir Philip Jones GCB DL has kindly agreed
to succeed Captain Patrick Walker CBE as the Club’s Patron. Sir Philip, who was born in
Bebington and attended Birkenhead School, had a long and distinguished Naval career
rising to First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff. Since retirement from the Navy he has
undertaken several positions including amongst others President of the Marine Society
and Sea Cadets, Senior Naval Advisor for BAE Systems, Marine Non Executive Director
for the Port of London Authority, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum
of the Royal Navy. Sir Philip is also a Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University and
Honorary President of the Birkenhead Sea Cadets.

His full biography is under the History tab.

MMIA 2023

The Battle of the Atlantic Memorial team were awarded the prestigious Positive Impact Award at this year’s ceremony. Details in the Events page.

WW1 Battlefields Visit

Details and photos of the trip are in the Events pages.

Captain Patrick Walker CBE Royal Navy

Captain Walker who has been our Patron since 2015 indicated that he wished to stand
down at the AGM. During his tenure Patrick has always shown a keen interest in our
activities and has been a longstanding and staunch supporter of the Sea Urchins. The
Club thanked him for his sterling service and took the opportunity to present him with
a commemorative plaque at our February lunch. As an Honorary member we look
forward to his continued membership and participating in our activities when time and
other commitments allow.

Honours for Sea Urchins

Two of our members have been honoured last week:

Dame Lorna Muirhead DCVO DBE SRN SCM CStJ FRCOG FRCM was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.

Lieutenant Commander (SCC) Toni Cioma MBE RNR was awarded the Freedom of the City of Chester.

Many congratulations to both of them.

 

HMS VIMIERA

An invitation was received to attend the unveiling of a memorial to HMS VIMIERA at Sandbach Town Hall.

The ship was adopted by Sandbach and was unfortunately sunk with the loss of many lives. See the V and W Association full report:

Warships Week in Sandbach, Cheshire (vandwdestroyerassociation.org.uk)

From L to R Lt Cdr John Glover, Cdr Tom Cunningham and Lt Nic Fellowes attended the event on 8 January 2023.



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