The Cliff Hotel
Cardigan
On the 18th May 2007, at the Cliff Hotel, Gwbert on Sea I, with my wife Lyn, had the
pleasure of hosting the 20th consecutive annual reunion of the 82nd Entry ex brat's. The
celebrations were attended by 23 ex members of the 82nd and 21 of their ladies, this
included first timers Dave Cox accompanied by his wife Deanne and John
Donovan. The 44 of us sat down to an excellent gala dinner at 7.30pm and did not clear the
function room until 1.00 am. By this time the bar takings had swollen considerably.
Unfortunately John Hollingsworth, Les Eva, and Roly Hughes together with their wives
had to cancel at the last minute on health grounds. Pleased to report nothing too serious.
At the Entry meeting it was agreed that Sid Siddon and his wife Kath would organise the
The weather in the main was very kind to us and helped the weekend get off to a good
start on the Thursday when half of us arrived at the hotel and were able to say our hello's on
the veranda in brilliant sunshine. Views from the hotel, situated as it is on the cliff top,
provided a panoramic vista of the river Teifi as it runs into Cardigan bay. Most, if not all
those attending thought the venue with its unparalleled views and splendid Spa and Gym
facilities unbeatable as a location for a very enjoyable few days reminiscing. The brave
amongst us, Mike Pond and wife Eileen took advantage of the sunny weather and ventured
into the outside swimming pool before returning to the comfort and warmth of the internal
spa pool. Friday morning saw the only rain we had, just when 4 of our members ventured out
onto the Cardigan Golf course. Needless to say by the time they were half way round they
were soaking wet but the rain stopped and they were able to dry out by the time they got onto
the 18th green. To go with the many and various prizes donated by those attending, the hotel
donated 2 prizes for our raffle. Kath Siddon enjoyed her massage as the first prize and Mike
Pond and wife Eileen won their Sunday lunch. The proceeds of the raffle raised £175 this
included an IOU of £20 for our Entry Fund.
Reunion 2008 in Buxton, Derbyshire. The location for the celebration to commemorate 50
years since graduation from RAF Haltonis under consideration. For updates on both these
Reunions please keep an eye on the Entry Website.
The Cliff gathering before dinner.