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Over the past few months I have received several enquiries about whether there will be another Caronia Re-union. From those people who have attended those organised by Peter Jelley in the past, the desire expressed is that there should be one final one held while there are still enough people around to make it viable.
At every opportunity that's presented itself from direct conversations it looks like there is still enough interest to support such a gathering. Valentine's Day, 14th February 2006 will be the 60th anniversary of Caronia's keel-laying at John Brown's yard. So, I don't think that we can let the first Caronia Diamond Anniversary pass without something being organised to celebrate it.
At this point I'm still making enquiries and doing the basic research. What I'd really like to get a handle on as soon as possible is the probable numbers of people likely to attend. While this is aimed mainly at the crew members, through this medium we can probably make contact with many others who had connections with the ship. I'm thinking of those who were involved with her building in Scotland and her maintenance in Liverpool, Southampton and Belfast.
If you, a member of your family, would like to attend, please post a message in the Caronia Forum Once you have done this, please make a point of visiting here regularly for progress news. The venue will be probably be in either Southampton or Liverpool, and either during May or June 2006.
I have created a dedicated topic in the Caronia Forum for you to register your interest. Please don't overlook this because if there are insufficient numbers to attend, the event won't happen!
I want to emphasise that this will not be limited to just former crew! If you or a member of your family had any connection with the Caronia, and you would like to attend, then do please register your interest as soon as possible.
Could I please ask you to help me advertise this as widely as possible. If there is someone you know who was involved with the Caronia at any time, please tell them. If you are a webmaster, can I invite you to help also?
Many Thanks, I'm hoping that this will be a memorable event!
Regards, Steve (Peter S.) Caronia II Timeline Webmaster
[ 02-07-2006: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]
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