To quote Spike Milligan, I thought I’d begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads anything of mine.Last year I began by saying that 2020 would surely go down as one of the strangest years in history. 2021 has seen a…
Message from the Chairman: Mike BosazzaThe terrible spectre of Covid seems to be waning and life appears to be returning to“normal”. Tours of Simon’s Town, visits to Jubilee Square and the views over Simon’s Bay are all wonderful sights. We may be approaching autumn but there is afeeling of spring…
Message from the Chairman: Mike BosazzaI don’t think anyone can say that the last year has been easy. And the one before that was probably worse, but now we are looking ahead and at the time of writing there is some hope that the latest variant, Omicron, is not as…
A Personal Tribute - R Adm Chris Bennett (Ret)I was approached to get involved with the Naval Heritage Trust when Digest no 4 was ready to be published and the Trust needed some sponsorship to fund the printing. The most famous South African in the Royal Navy was Sir Neville…
Chairman's Annual Report 20212020 will surely go down as one of the strangest years in history. When lockdown started in March, I didn’t think that it would drag on for months and change our lives so much. Suddenly we were confined to our homes, and we had to learn to communicate…