News

Seems nearly all the news we seem to get is of one of our LOF friends passing away. . Extract from LOF News December 2005  I joined the Merchant Navy in 1965 Ulster Steamship Co. Came ashore in 1967 to be at home for the birth of my son. Joined LOF in 1969 – […]

More Sad News – Norman Neill

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It has been good to hear from our ex owner/MD & CEO Miles Kulukundis, who is very supportive of this website. Miles still lives near Boston MA and has a cottage in the UK – visits his daughter and grandchildren. Happy Birthday – Keith Cederholm 65 today and glad you’ve […]

Sorry, not a lot of News at present

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What a nice meet up with LOF friends, Roger & Lindsay Bancroft, who live just up the road from the Holiday Inn, Ron & Audrey Todd – who just came back from Torquay and live in Barton-on-Humber, Adrian & Wendy Cook who live in Middlesborough, Myself and Connie. (Click on […]

Pleasant meet up – Harrogate

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During our break in Harrogate, we shall have a small meet up with LOF friends on Tuesday 25th August at the Holiday Inn, Kings Road, Harrogate HG1 1XX – we will meet in the Bar area around 17:00 and have a dinner at 19:00 – since I don’t know exactly […]

Harrogate Meet Up….

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Hi Roy, Found your great web site by accident. I Sailed with LOF 1956-60, last trip London Tradition 3rd Engineer. Mike Annett was a first trip cadet, Polly Morton was C/Eng,Tom McCann Ch/Stw. Jobs were hard to find so I came to the US to sail but did not do my […]

Bill G William

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Connie and I are staying at the Holiday Inn Harrogate from the 24th to 28th August. Part of my visiting will be to hopefully spend some time with Ex Radio Officer and later E&EO Dick Cunningham, who is still recovering from a ‘serious’ stroke he had some 18th months ago. […]

Meet Up – Harrogate 25th & 26th August

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(Click on Pictures to enlarge)           LOF Personnel (l-r) Bob Blake, Bob Mayman, Gwen Cartwright, Paul Cartwright, Roy Gerstner, Charles Cornish, Connie Gerstner, Bob Stinchcombe, Margaret Stinchcombe, Mick Howells, Gwyn Howells, Keith Cederholm, Barbara Cederholm. We exchanged a ‘few’ salty stories at the Black Horse across the road from the […]

Captain Rodman Bell Tarbuck – Farewell

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We have arrived in Hoylake for tomorrows funeral of Capt Tarbuck, Connie and I called in to see Jeannie before coming to our hotel. On arrival, we’ve had a ‘quick’ hello meet with Mick & Gwyn Howells. Just about to have diner, and meet with Bob & Margaret Stinchcombe along […]

We have arrived in Hoylake – Tarbuck

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