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The Warsash Association was established in 1984. Membership is open to anyone who has in the past been a cadet, senior student or staff member at the Warsash Maritime Association or any of its predecessor establishments. The first of these was the School of Navigation established in 1935 under the Directorship of Captain G W Wakeford. The WA succeeded an earlier similar organisation called the Old Cadets Association which had by then disbanded. Any ex-members of the OCA are especially welcome to join the WA.
The object of the Association is to maintain the comradeship formed whilst studying at the Warsash and serving at sea, and to sustain an interest in the activities at the Warsash Maritime Academy.
Our numbers are increasing rapidly due to a recruitment drive, an expanding network of contacts and our member only interactive website. Our total membership grew from 217 in December 2008 to 400 by September 2010. If eligible to join please contact us or better still, make your Membership application online. |
The Association has a UK based Executive Committee. Due to the recent growth in numbers new branches were inaugurated in Australia (2009) and in New Zealand (2010) which as a result of local enthusiasm now comprise about 80 and 30 members respectively. Each has its own Branch Committee managing affairs and organising events locally. We also have a small but keen Liverpool Branch and a South Coast Branch which in September 2010 is in a state of reorganisation.
Meeting agendas and minutes from our branches and from the UK are posted on Committee page where you will see committee member's names listed.
In the UK the AGM occurs early in December on the same day as our Christmas Lunch, to which members are invited to bring their wives and partners. Usually these events happen at a south coast location. Annual events in the UK typically include visits to locations of maritime interest e.g. the Naval Dockyard at Chatham, short voyages on cruise liners and reunions such as our 25th Anniversary celebration in October 2009 at Southampton.
The Australian Branch holds its AGM in October including the re-election of officers, to which NZ members have this year been invited. It also organises annual events of interest e.g. tour of Sydney Harbour. | Members can see any of these events whether in the UK or elsewhere listed on the website Events calendar.
Our popular All Hands journal is published and distributed to members three times a year. Journals are also published online.
Many of our members reside outside the UK including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, USA, Uruguay, Belgium, Hong Kong and Singapore. The UK Committee therefore is keen to consider proposals for the establishment of new local branches wherever appropriate. The advantages of overseas branch membership includes avoidance of bank transfer charges when paying fees, some financial support from central funds and the planning and management of events locally. |
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