LII.%TF.11 jllll,-ITIQN ,%OCII,'TY IINNLlJlL 111,;11()111-: I" ' JtlNUIlRY ?023 - 31. DFC"I-, I,113E.'R 21)23 This 1% tlie eighth .Innual Rcp()rr for the Ulf reI.-liiation Sociery,, approved b!. tlie Socien b Tnisicc Boird oli ?6111 OLrol)Lr ?0?4. 20?3 1)CkYilll IltI7 &1 flurn- of .Ictlllty-, whilst the rL'L¢lltI} giftLd" Si-c-.iinnre hciicoptcr rcguirLd i.-irtiialli- iii) iwijrk doLIL to ir, tliL IILrLI)r 411rcnfr iphiLII iii rhrL'e mAj()r i)1rrs reqiurLd con%ider'il)IL cli11C'crll}g eipLrii%e -,Iiid 1 lor (Il- tiinc. .Ip'irt fr()111 tliis 'piaLriLIl' <lLtiirin', IVL h1d [() briiigTr tlIL iii:IiiagyL'inLnt ()[ tlic. S()Licti % 700 stroogk tnLrnliLr%hip 'in-IIouse' 11rer our membersliip idniin conrrqcior suddenl}. And unLXPLCtedli, decided io cease rliis piece of ivnrk iii .4$ 1ClI Iliis, tlIL. BO}r¢I decidL,d ir iVg¢ 5 1)esr IiiTrr r¢) split i)IL'Jnl)L'r.sliip ¢iiid niil4lil/j(IL pri)dLILric)n &141)i)rli i-LrL clo8clI- alliLd o rhc, %ocicn' Iioii- uiideriook respoiisibiliri. for l)orli pniiring rhe Inoi)rhl!' ni'.IgTr:i/.ii)C' <1nLI fnr ir dis1ri1)11111)n. 'Iliis tiirnLd (Jilt to l)I di m1¢ mmotli t;i%k, Tiiking A L)rcHt cl¢';Il ()[ tlfnL fr()In tl)rL¢ Biiiird niLJiJI)ef% £llid it 'Ir l)¢forL' rhe nciv LompurenbL'LI si'srLm iva% undL'r%tood <ind 'tikLakcd' to suit the %()LILt! rc4iiirements. Despire rhe iipheii'il nd .,Ill ihe ch.Inges, Ive miiiiged io rei.iin afiliil14 I111nil} Incinliersliip 1t A.'26. ..I1s1). ro l)L'8iti .1 Iiew i-L':Ir WL. h:Id ,.1 t]eiw Lilir,'In' 01)er'irioI)'Il, holding LIP 10 6,UI)(J :ii'i:Irioii Iiooks 'ind coiiiitles 11'i'irioii Iii',Ig,.I1I]ICs, rngerhLr with ,.1 neiw Ecliror, Ikho's fir.%r edition of "UlsiL'r.lirm:iil" .,IppearLd it) Fel)riiAn'. nth¢r 'pr()jCLls' t;Ikiii& pl4lCC iiri)und tlie h,'IngTr1r%. IiicliidLd rlic, nioi-e of tlirLL IIo!-iil 01)8c'n-Lr ('i)T8 r()()Jiis ii.-IIiLh i'oiild l)L Loml)ined inio onL I1rgLr room, Tlie SLlting lip of a nc, 'bimid.iior" room 'iiid .1 LonLLrred L.Ili)rr Icl g)cr thL, N.1 SLliool8 'Build .1 Planc projeci going ag'iiii. ThLrc is no doul)r. rh411 iviih ihc l)eginJiing of 2112.3, thL %()Ll¢t! wis ivorkijig 'fl.,11-out'. 'rhL onL" rhmg tsiill missing, From ivhat would bc a 'iionni¢ I, I-car monthli- memlJLrs mLLtingb. In ..Ipril, tliL' B()¢ird dL¢idL"d t(} rLIAtri)ilucL tlIL'sL' m¢ctiIlL?% ¢ill)Lir 'cven' ()rhLr' montli. IIIL fll%t tnLLtJ(i&1 sinLL Coi-iLI (,'1 Q)Llil. night) ii'&L% held .Ir the l.()Ag li£ing2& r4 28tli lunc iiirh 2& fLirrh¢r mLetingi ilt t11L hiii4,'115 in .liigii41, lh¥ i-Lniie tIILn triin.%fL'rriiib) ir) (-11-.II% (l-: ¢lSt 14LIF¢i8r) for rliL ()ciol)Lf4 1 lid l)LLL'I)Il)Lr ni¢L'tlJlb)s. ..111 ii-.Lri i-.L'Th' IVLII ¢iifL't)LILLI. sLen rliL ?023 .IGII l)ein.g held isi ihe L()i)g KL5h h.,In.g'.Irs 1nLI ir iv,'Ib i-ern. encour.,1ng rn see s()tne .S0 InLlnl)Lfs ii) 111LIILI.,InLL. S()LiLtt, l)Iisines% w1b LIUiLkl!' LIL'IIt thryiI11)ILt, 4,'Idli' WL h:i(110 sAI' gioodl)I'L 10 .1 13n14 rd Ineinl)er ivlio l),'Id ser¥'ed PASbionAILlI Ind ci)thiisi:IStiiAII!' tor SLI'erAI I'eirs. .-Ipril 11so $2w rhe end of rLmcdiAI rcp41ir ivork oii l)otli li'iiigq& rb. soine of which had l)Len LX(remel!, disruprive TO Lil)il)irs aiid i.-iblll)rs 11ikL, l)ur As This 'i)Ik finished, tlil're &t'r(. rumDur5 tliilt ii'ork ii-nul(18oon srari ro rcpl.lcc thL fronr dooTS ()n hinb?ar ?! lil fAct, the ork beg'.In diiriiig II:Iir ind LontinuLd rhioiighuilt the siimmLr, fin'alli. beingi iomplc'ted iIi Ni 'oircinber. KX lili thL IIOC Ii,'ii'ingF I':Icated threL room5, thc Ilr)ard dLcidcd to rn2k¢ one d SimiLI.Itor Iloom, 'AnothLr:In '.Irr %rudio' ii.liilst thL rhirLI, IVOLild l)e USLd as .1 iemp()r,In' storeroom. .It rhe etid of 2023. we had oiie siniu141ror up Aiid rlljiiiing I&111s[ iliL '.Irt %rudici' Ia5 %rill bLiiig dcsigiied. I":.l%eii-herL 'iroiind l-l.Ingftr I, improtremenrs iverL m1de to ihL l. nginL. Iloom, IVKK'II Ronm. l)olish Room aiid rhe .4ir l)liilip l.orL'ill'An Ilooin. ,liilst tliLfL INLfL n() ri)()5 li) l)e rLEurbishcd iii l.laiigar ? rliL141SI tnot]tli% of 2023 '¢re USLd to 'tUP OlLt' tlie IITesr 8idL' pliiirlis iwrli imit14 tioii griss. 'I'licse WLfL rheii used io ser lip ¢1 loiig oi"erduc di*plJi- fcaturing) IlTrl'l I airirifr "Il recko10 liefns which had l)een reioi?erLd iii ihc. mid IC)80's and I CJ()U's wLrL ai lil%[ Put un dibplAI-. Th&inks ti) thc ILII,. l-liritage tL<ltn, ()ur prasni8cd 'llcd ..IrroiN' l-laii.-k -I'l.I 42irctrkEt 'irrii'ed ()n sitL l?n .Il()iidai- l jill l.iip coiirtLSy of Ihe l.-Ill"I'% O()int ,-lirir'Aft IILC()VLry' & "I'r',Inspi)rt Squ'idron) reAm, who piii 11 ic)iierlier (Iir li4. Our second neM' L'xhil)ii in 2093 our J:Igruar Glll wliich rLecebsitAied a Sociery- '.-OrkI1]g p2rtt-' kioing tu ILII.. Cosford nL'ir IYI{}li?erli'.iinptoii, to coinplLre rhe dibinAnthiig proLess tu 11101 rran%pc)rtatii)n hninl tliis projLLt look pl¢1lL during iNI)l-Lml)Lr. .Is ii'cll ..15 rcccii-iiig AL'W cNhil)Li8 dunng 211?.3. m<ijiir rLstorari(Jii ikork iontiIiiied .11)'Ice oil rhc lo11()111 pri)jLLr%=. G.,iiiner, %L:I Pnncc. Il'ildcai. IILtcor. Dcirnji cocki)It and thc .-ILC ,11.It'idor Kehicle. 11. e :ilso In¢ltl<igcd r() 111& I'L l)otli "I"orn'ido eiigiIicig Inst111L,d. 'rii¢ "_N I %Lhu()1s Biuld .,1 l)I:Ine" (F%. ISBPI project which h.'Id groiiiid to 11i'.ilt due ti) C.nirid tcjok flighi rLLILILLd i,'IpiLin.. %IArtlll4i In_laniLiir!' tliL'fL ILfL i piipil% froin IU3.11 (Ro!",1113clf<l8t .IciidLtniL411 InslilLlliOI)) ii'ho 'AttLiided IIIL h:11),4iirs 011 li Il'Ldiicsd41!' afrcrti()oJi Iiir thc fLI5Ll£igL l)uilil, IvhJ'l%l tlic ivitigs ivL'rL trLLn%pi)rtL.d to LimAI'ad!' io be issembled b!. pupils from bath JJmaiTadi- High School ind %r. .IIA Th-'s crmM41r %ihool.
Vith progress on rhe biiild being extrem¢li- slaiv (esttmalcd 11 anniher ? i-cars tn cninplctc). it was igrccd l)!. Ilic ,NI%BP B014 rd that rhe projeii should l)¢. oflt'red to tliL Belfasi .IEeiropoh"T¢111 C"ollL'£c, ii,lic'rc il)c pupils ivi)iild 111¢ I'L 14 much berrer undersiqnding of ieronliurical cnyneenng- Ihc College 1CCCPtcd ihc offcr and 1grL'Ld to st1rt ivork nn the project in earli. 2024. .Is in pasi l'ears. Ive losr rncmber5 during 2023 diie io illness. but it IlP•AS 2 particularli. sAd And crnel s'ear is IVL slid goodl)i-e to sotne i"en- lonK standing and extremLI!- #ciii'e meml)Lrs.. Dairyd ,NILkcli'¢!'. Jimm!. Lappiii, Ili'Thi'ii Johnston, .Ih"chael Clarke And George Grace. IUP. .4s i rotalls, i'oluniAn' Society. we arc dependent on donAiions from l)oth the pul)bc And our own mLml)ers. .1 o inrernct iNith rhe pubh"c, WL onc¢ again iitlcndcd i'arious outdnor ei'enrs incliiding $111ne's Castle .%rL-.Im11:Illi', ..Inned Forces l)Ai'. l.isl)Lin) IIAI'()r 4 l.Lin l)?1 I. :Ind ihL Roi., --Ignculnir21 ai 14alin()r.Il. .1&Tr1jii. Iliis i'L','Ir M'L, Il'Lrc Il)le ro 01)en SLI'en dai's a L'lk f(Jr pul)hc ii%irs/rours bui rhe l)igTrl)lighi OF Ilic !'L:Ir iK'as the iii'o d,.ii' l..LirnpLAlI I ILrii' OpLn Dai's (F.I.IOD} in Sepicml)Lf'AI which WL had 8om¢ .l.i(111 i'isiii)rs. l-i)ial %4siinr iiuinl)I'r8 fi)T ?11?.3 I¥:1 srAggL'ring 9.200 which 15 morL than double ihe 20?? figure of 4.IMX)! 'alung rhe ni'erqll S110r numbers. combinLd with mcmbcrsm'p numlJLrs officialli. rcaching 770+ 1)I' thL I'L'ars ciid. 202.3 wa8 cLriAiiili' one of ihL. l)usiLst. if noi thl I)USlLSt l-Lar in fhL .%c)ciLn- s hisii)n.. ( )iiLL Axain SPLCiiil ili.'Iiiks ((} our 'Tour C7uides' nd '1 olunieers, who gii'c w freel!. of iheir time and Mryrhoui who 5 inpui ivi)uld n(Trt accomplish our:iim5. l¢nti()n musl also 1)L m'ide. of ihe Companieb :IllLI .Ilc'inl)er% '1)nl. kbL'nL'r()Ll% Ll()f)',Iii()ii liai'L en'il)ILd us ro r.iibL our iAnd.,Irds :Ind pr()filL. Fin2111-, spc¢ial rnlnitnn i)f rni- (Lllaiv lji):Ird mL'mlJL'r% iiiilioui Ivho'% LILcIiL-Iiion 'ind h.lrd ifvork ihl SociLn' %impli- would noi IJL. u.IIL'rL' li is iodAI-_ rLLnh4ii%LLI -1% i)iiL i)f rliL 11)P 10'/o llbltor Iiiirncrions in ihe world and hairyng onc of rhc l)csi airyAii(In I"oll¢iiions in ihL UK. rroii's E (Chaimian)