Events
Sun Sept 8, 2024
10:30 Hours - 14:30 Hours
Battle of Britain Brunch & Ceremony
Stanley Park Pavilion, Vancouver, BC
Near the Garden of Remembrance
Note: The Stanley Park brunch and ceremony has been scheduled again a week earlier this year to avoid a
conflict with other events in the park, and to allow people to attend both local events.
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*** Dress: Blazer and tie - medals should be worn
*** Fare: A nice hot & cold buffet brunch followed by the traditional parade. (Bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, home fries, fruit salad & pastries)
*** Cost: $ 50.00 per person
*** Brunch: Reception at 1030 Hours (no host bar) - Brunch at 11:00 Hours
*** Parade: 12:30 Hours - Parade and Memorial Service (please be seated by 12:15!!)
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NOTE: MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR WIVES AND/OR FRIENDS
This is the 84rd Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the 100th year since the formation of the original RCAF, and the 54th consecutive observance of this special day with a local ceremony and parade at Stanley Park to remember the fallen.
In 2011 the Air Force Officers’ Association took over the Battle of Britain Memorial Fund and the sponsorship of the annual parade at Stanley Park. A good attendance at the brunch will ensure that this continues as an annual event associated with the parade. Please advise The Secretary(Jerry Vernon) direct by phone at (604) 420-6065 or at jevernon@telus.net by no later than Friday, 30 Aug 24.
If your plans change, please advise The Secretary ASAP. You may be charged for the lunch if you do not cancel by Friday, 30 Aug 24. A cheque is preferred by the Treasurer, for security reasons. Please make your cheques out to the Battle of Britain Memorial Fund(BBMF).
Note that the responsibility for the Brunch has switched from the AFOA to the BBMF, which makes it much easier to use and account for the Veterans’ Affairs grant and the various donations made by individuals and several Legion and ANAVets units, particularly related to the non-paying VIPs and special guests.
Parking details....parking will be free with veterans’ plates in the main parking lot. If you have no plates, or for your guests, there will be windshield parking passes available at the parking lot. Also, note that the #19 Metrotown Station - Stanley Park transit bus runs right into the park, to the bus loop adjacent to the Pavilion and the Garden of Remembrance.
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Sun Sept 15, 2024
Air Cadet Battle of Britain Parade and Inspection
Boundary Bay Airport Ramp
(the former home of No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 5 Operational Training Unit and several wartime fighter squadrons)
Members of the AFOA are invited to attend this event, which will include hundreds of Air Cadets, a massed Air Cadet marching band, colour parties, etc.
Since both events are once again not on the same Sunday, you have the opportunity to attend both parades.
The cadets fall in at 13:00 hrs and the parade starts at 14:00 hrs. There may be a flyby of museum aircraft and a DND flyby at 13:55 hrs, weather and operational requirements permitting. The parade should be over by 15:30 hrs. There will be reserved covered seating. Let the Secretary know so a seat can he reserved for you. There will be a Veterans’ Flight, which will be inspected first by the Reviewing Officer, and then dismissed. You will not have to march!! If you wish to participate, fall in by 13:45 hrs.
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Mon Nov 11, 2024
Dawn Patrol - Remembrance Day
Masonic Hall (TBD)
1464 West 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC
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Dec 2024
Christmas Lunch
Date TBD (either Dec 7 or 8)
Point Grey Golf Club
3350 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC