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Melksham RAFA AGM

February 10, 2016
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The Annual General Meeting of the Melksham Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association will be held at Melksham Assembly Hall on Wednesday 24th February.

Membership of the Association is open to all serving and ex-service members of the Royal Air Force and members of the Air Training Corps over the age of 18, and Associate membership is open to anyone who was not a member of the Royal Air Force.

 

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