Original 1 Para Reunion Club
The Parachute Regiment
Home for ex 1 para service member's
Established in 2007, the 20 year anniversary will be 2027
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They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
This form goes to all the committee that's Michael Wattam, Joe Bailey, Kevin Malcolm & David Sharkey, so any Questions please complete the form and one of us will get back to you, within the next 7 days.
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Reunion 2025 Thursday20th, Friday21st, Saturday22nd & Sunday23rd.
Name:- 1 Para Reunion Club
Name on the account Kevin Malcolm
Sort #:- 01-02-11 Account Number 22293175
Kevin Malcolm will be dealing with your bookings and room requirements such as accessible rooms or rooms with showers, these are limited so its first come first served, for 2025 just contact Kevin on mobile 07828973809 or WhatsApp
Reunion 2025
Thursday 20th, Friday 21st Saturday 22nd Sunday 23rd & Monday 24th
You must obtain a wrist band from Reception to be able to qualify for the discounts mentioned below. Thursday 20th March 2025
You must book your table in the Palm Court Restaurant for Dinner (included in the cost) then Drinks in the Louis Aperitif Bar till midnight.
Friday 21st March 2025: Breakfast in the Palm Court Restaurant
( it is advisable to book your table when arriving at the Hotel.)
Informal Buffet in the Washington Suite - 2 courses - mains & desserts From 19:00 to 20:00. there is an extra payment for non-residence. Of £30;00 per person. Background music via from the D.J. to allow those who want to can get Reacquainted, drinks & get together 15:00 to 01:00 or later Washington suite with your wrist band you get 20% off all alcoholic drinks.
Help yourself buffet for all Para Residence and their guest, otherwise £30:00 for all those who are not staying at the imperial hotel, 19:00 to 20:00 Washington suite.
Then its Big Money Bingo books are £5 per book, there will be 3 games of bingo, one line any line (5 numbers) then a full house, the prizes for each will be announced on the night, they will be 50% of the takings as the balance will go forward to the anniversary reunion in 2027. The games start no later than 20:30 in the Washington suite.
We then stop for the Irish raffle, this is a normal raffle with a few twists and there is only 50 tickets at £5 each you can play as a group or as an individual, the rules will be on the back of each ticket and explained in detail by the DJ on the night,
David Sharkey & Susan Foster will be selling both tickets and bingo books from 18:00 in the Washington suite. The funds made on the night will go toward the gift on our anniversary reunion, what is the gift going to be well you tell me on the night, it could be tie pin and cufflinks, pen set, or a slate its up to you, I will report in the AGM how the takings and night went.
Disco starts after the chip butties and the above events and goes on until early Saturday morning, before these times there will just be background music, Washington suite. 23:00 approximately Chip butties for Para residence again so it is included in your original payment, and for those not staying this is included in your £30:00 payment for the night Washington suite.
Saturday 22nd March 2025:
Breakfast in the Palm Court Restaurant ( it is advisable to book your table when arriving at the Hotel.)
AGM in the Washington Suite From 10:45 to around 12:00,
Private Gala Dinner in the Washington Suite
pre-selected choice menu.
Please assemble in the Main Reception from 18:00 ready to take your seats for 18:30, if you are wanting drinks with your meal please remember to order them. there as ever will be a limited amount of wine on the tables.
Entertainment TBC Sheena Lyden
Non-resident dinner at £60.00 per person for a 3 choice 3-course menu & Entertainment.
*20% off discount on all bar prices in the function bars is applied on Thursday, Friday & Saturday only - the discount does not apply in The Number 10 Bar Next to reception.
Accommodation Requirements & Rates: All prices stated are for Standard rooms, You Must book with Kev Malcolm on 07828 973 806
Thursday 20th March 2025 -
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Double Room - £140.00 (£70.00pp)
With Single Occupancy - £85 Triple Room – £210.00 (70.00pp)
Friday 21st March 2025 -
Buffet Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Double Room - £176.00 (£88pp) With Single Occupancy - £105.00 Triple Room – £264.00 (£88pp)
Saturday 22nd March 2025
Gala Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Double Room - 176.00 (£88.00PP) With Single Occupancy - £105.00 Triple Room – £264.00 (£88pp)
Sunday 23rd March 2025
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Double Room - £140.00 (£70.00pp) With Single Occupancy - £85 Triple Room – £210.00 (70.00pp) (pp = per person sharing a room)
(Any special requirement must be stated at the time of booking such as adapted rooms, there is only a limited amount of such rooms so as ever its first come.)
To confirm your menu & Who you want to sit with for the
Gala dinner 2025
Joe Bailey will start taking bookings for the menu and tables seating from the 1st of May 2024 just Mobile 07506069663 or WhatsApp
Starters
S1 Vine Tomato soup Fresh Cream, Basil
S2 Chicken Liver Parfait House Chutney, Toasted Brioche, Pea Shoots
S3 Coldwater Prawns Tomato Mayonnaise, Vine Tomato, Baby Gem
Main Course
M1 Supreme of Chicken Charred Leek, Pancetta, White Wine Sauce
M2 Fillet of Seabass Creamed Spinach, Clam, Citrus Sauce
M3 Shoulder of Lamb Red Cabbage, Rosemary, Red Wine sauce
All main courses are served with Fresh potatoes and Vegetables
Desserts
D1 Sticky Toffee Pudding Butterscotch, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
D2 Bramley Apple Crumble Oatmeal Crumble, Vanilla Custard
D3 Chocolate Brownie Orange Sorbet, Candied Peel
Set Menu for those who do not pre-order
Tomato Soup: Supreme of Chicken: Bramley apple Crumble.
The menu for the informal buffet on Friday will be:
Beef Lasagne Garlic Toast, Parmesan Crust
Tandoori Chicken Butter Masala Sauce, Pilaf Rice, Mango Chutney
Macaroni Cheese Smoked Lancashire Cheese, White Truffle Oil
Served with Roasted New Potatoes, Panache of Veg, salads and Bread rolls we will add a third choice nearer the day. Followed by
a selection of desserts.
its time to talk and the best place is the reunion
If You are new to this web page you must complete the application form, with Your Membership & Army number, no exceptions.
You can find the form on the next page
This web site has been created to encourage members and ex-members of The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the wider 1 Para family to reunite friendships old and new.
Many friendships were formed during our service and as is common practice these friendship fall by the wayside when we return to civil life and contact is lost. However this is your life line to a brighter future and a rekindling of the past years of service life and the Esprit-De-Corps which makes us what we are - Airborne Brothers.... UTRINQUE PARATUS (Ready for Anything)
What Manner of Men are those that wear The Maroon Beret!
They are firstly, all volunteers and are then toughened by hard physical training.
As a result they have that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well-being.
They have jumped from the skies and by doing so have conquered fear. Their duty lies in the van of battle:
They are proud of their honour and have never failed in any task.
They have the highest standard in all things, whether it be skills in battle or smartness in execution of all peacetime duties.
They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defence as they are courageous in attack.
They are in fact, men apart. ...Every Man an Emperor
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery,
1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC.
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