Civic Event – RNA Portland Branch https://rnaportland.org Once Navy, Always Navy Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:40:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/rnaportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RNAs.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Civic Event – RNA Portland Branch https://rnaportland.org 32 32 251999446 Merchant Navy Day 2026 https://rnaportland.org/merchant-navy-day-2026/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:38:38 +0000 https://rnaportland.org/?p=2916 Shipmates

On 3 September 2026, members of the local community and the branch gathered at the memorial site in St George’s Church Cemetery to mark Merchant Navy Day with a dedicated service of remembrance.

The service, which commenced at 12:00, provided an opportunity for attendees to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who gave service and indeed, continue to give service to the Merchant Navy.

The commemoration was jointly led by the Reverend Helen Harrell, Minister of Easton Methodist Church, and the Reverend Shan Litjens.

Among those paying their respects was the Mayor of Portland, Councillor Pete Roper, who attended the service to represent the island. Councillor Roper laid a wreath at the memorial site on behalf of the Portland community to honor the enduring legacy of the merchant fleet.

S/m Dusty Miller our Chairman, later said:

“It was nice to see the Merchant Navy Day Memorial Service being well attended by Branch members,
unfortunately a large number who attended were not in the photo.”

]]> 2916 D-Day Commemoration June 2026 https://rnaportland.org/d-day-commemoration-2026/ Tue, 19 May 2026 16:27:31 +0000 https://rnaportland.org/?p=1845 Shipmates,

Message from PTC;

On Saturday 6th June 2026, the Mayor of Portland will be laying a wreath to commemorate D-Day at the American Memorial in Victoria Gardens at 2.00pm.

Please note that this will not be a formal service as we do not have a minister available, but all are welcome to attend the wreath laying.

]]> 1845 HMS Attack https://rnaportland.org/1566-2/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:01:20 +0000 https://rnaportland.org/?p=1566 On 30 March Portland Town Mayor, S/m Charlie Flack attended by wife S/m Maria, unveiled an information board dedicated to HMS Attack a Royal Naval Coastal Forces shore establishment base at Portland, Dorset, during the Second World War.

Your Chairman commented:

“It was nice to see the Standard Bearer from Weymouth Branch in attendance along with a few members of the Portland Branch.”

 

]]> 1566 St Georges Christmas Service 2025 https://rnaportland.org/st-georges-church-service/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:16:18 +0000 https://rnaportland.org/?p=1191 Shipmates,

For those who might be interested in going please see below:

]]> 1191 Civic Christmas Carol Service 2025 https://rnaportland.org/civic-christmas-carol-service-2025/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:33:34 +0000 https://rnaportland.org/?p=1170 Shipmates,

On behalf of the Mayor of Portland, Councillor Charlie Flack, please see below details of the Portland Civic Carol Service being held at 14:30 on Sunday 7th December at Easton Methodist Church.

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