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Pembroke Dock Town
Council is giving its support to an ecumenical Church Service to be
held within the RN facility in the Dockyard at Pembroke Dock on Sunday
24th June 2007 commencing at 10.30am. The Service will be an
occasion to commemorate the cessation of the RN Dockyard Port facility
in Pembroke Dock and a tribute to the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS)
which will be stood down later this year. The RMAS was formed in 1975
from a number of other organisations which have supported the Royal Navy
over a long number of years, such as mooring and salvage, torpedo
recovery work, harbour tugs etc. The service will be led by Rev Michael
Brotherton MBE who is a Staff Chaplain in the Royal Navy and a former
Curate of Pembroke Dock. Among those attending the service will be H M
Lord Lieutenant for Dyfed, Hon. Robin Lewis, OBE. and Mrs Lewis, The
Chairman of the County Council, Councillor Bill Roberts & Mrs Roberts,
Captain John Wills RN who will be representing the Ministry of Defence
and Commodore Jamie Miller, CBE who is the Royal Navy Regional Officer
for Wales and South West England. Music for the service will be provided
by the Pembroke Silver Band.
Tickets will be required to gain entrance to the R N facility in the
Dockyard for the service and these can be obtained from the Pembroke
Dock Town Council Offices, telephone 01646 684410.
Further information can
be obtained from
Ian Jones Town Clerk,
Pembroke Dock Town Council, Council Offices, Lewis Street, Pembroke
Dock, SA72 6NS
Tel: 01646 684410
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