Airborne Forces Day Dinner

Gents,

 

I am pleased to inform you that I am now in a position to begin taking names and contact numbers for those who wish to attend the Airborne Forces Day Scotland 2026 Evening Dinner.

The event will take place on Saturday 18 July 2026, commencing at 19:00, at the Apex City Quay Hotel, West Victoria Dock Rd, Dundee DD1 3JP.

At this stage, I require confirmed numbers only from those who are certain they would like to attend. The ticket price will be £60 per person.

The evening will include:

  • Drinks reception on arrival

  • Three-course meal

  • Wine at the table

  • Toasts throughout the evening

  • Live music entertainment

Dress Code: Mess Dress, Black Tie or Lounge Suit.

Ladies: Evening Gown, Cocktail Dress or Formal Day Dress.

Should you wish to reserve separate tables for family and friends, this can absolutely be accommodated—please indicate this when submitting your numbers.

Please note that this email is being circulated to our PRA members/ honoured guests first as an earlybird warning order before opening availability to the wider airborne community. If the 2024 event is anything to go by, demand may exceed capacity.

For this reason, the names and numbers received at this stage will be guaranteed tickets for the evening.

Kindly forward the full names and contact numbers of attendees as soon as possible to secure your place(s).

Further details regarding payment arrangements and formal confirmation will follow in due course.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

 

 

Eddie Geissler (Secretary)

Tayside Parachute Regiment Association


Arnhem Oaks

The Arnhem Oak Project is more than a memorial — it is a living, growing tribute to courage, sacrifice, and the enduring bond between communities, nations, and generations.

I would be grateful if you would be so kind as to share the posts below, once you've opened them, to your respective contacts within your branch and beyond, you will find the imbedded video very interesting

Many thanks in advance

 

 

🌳 ARNHEM OAK PROJECT

They Trained in Lincolnshire. They Never Came Home

 

From an acorn gathered beside the graves at Arnhem…

A living memorial has grown.

Now it is coming home to Woodhall Spa.

ST GEORGE’S DAY

23rd APRIL 2026

Woodhall Spa Cricket Club

🌳 Consecration of the Arnhem Oak
🪂 Red Devils Parachute Display
🎖 Veterans • Schools • Community

❤️ HELP THEIR MEMORY GROW

This oak honours the men of Operation Market Garden who trained in Lincolnshire and gave their lives at Arnhem.

Your donation will help create:

• A permanent memorial
• Educational boards for local children
• Commemorative benches
• The Arnhem Oak Heritage Trail

💔 They gave everything.

🌿 Please give what you can.

👉 Donate here via our Facebook and LinkedIn sites below - please click on the short video that is in the site

 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/share/1ECfY5RmY6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

Linkedin

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Central Station Tours & Collections

Raised £2199.68 for SSAFA Scotland!

Erskine Burns Supper Ceilidh 2026

Erskine Burns Supper 30th January 2026 – Oran Mor, Glasow.

£75 pp (Veterans discount)

It will be a drinks reception with full course meal and half bottle of wine (same as the Ball).
The night includes a raffle, tombola, live and silent auctions. Natasha Raskin Sharp will be back again!
Entertainment from Unison Anthems and Whisky Kiss. Our Host will be the fantastic Gary Innes.

For more information:

ERSKINE BURNS SUPPER CEILIDH 2026

Amsterdam and Arnhem September 2025