Full Membership Full membership is open to the following: a. The Royal Navy and its Reserves b. The Royal Marines and its Reserves. c. The Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service and its Reserves d. The Women's Royal Naval Service and its Reserves. e. Members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Associate Membership Associate Membership can be awarded by the Branch Committee to anyone over the age of 18 who is sympathetic to the aims of the Associations.
History The City of Edinburgh Branch Standard was handed over to the Royal Naval Association to be laid up in a church having been found in a loft. Shipmate Donald Simpson the then Secretary of the Rosyth & West Fife Branch, decided to try and re-form the Branch before arrangements were made for the laying up of the Standard. Adverts were placed in local papers calling for ex RN personnel interested in reforming an RNA Branch in Edinburgh. Some 40--50 people came forward and the re-commissioning meeting was held on 15th March 1995. The Branch Standard was then re-dedicated at a service in St Giles Cathedral followed by a civic reception in the City Chambers on the 9th March 1996. The Branch membership now stands at 34 full and associate members. Shipmate Donald Simpson has gone on to help with the founding of new RNA Branches in Glasgow, Perth, Stirling and Inverness.
Meetings The Branch holds meetings on the 1st Thursday of each month at 1930. These meetings are held in the Royal British Legion Scotland Central Branch, Elsie Clark Halls, 33 Rodney Street, Edinburgh EH7 4EL. Tel: 0131 556 0438. New members welcome.
Further Details For details of membership contact Shipmate Bob Cumming (Webmaster) on: Tel: 0131 669 2294 Mob: 07050 227 543. email: pitreavie_bob@yahoo.co.uk
