NOTTINGHAM PRA Branch meetings cancelled until further notice.
Due to the current World wide Covid 19 pandemic the Nottingham Branch meeting nights which fall on the 3rd Wednesday of the month will be closed for the next few months. This is to help stop the spread of the virus to Branch members who mainly come into the vulnerable classification of being over 70 or have conditions which maybe made worse if they catch the virus.
Branch members will be kept upto date via Email and phone and branch minutes and treasurers reports will be sent via Email for members to see, and members will be updated on branch and Regimental related subjects.
If you need to contact Secretary; Brian Williams, Chairman; Kevin Key, or Treasurer; Mark Holding please contact us via phone or Email.
Many thanks for your understanding.
Mark Holding (Treasurer) 16th March 2020
Meet Mark Holding, Treasurer of the Nottingham Branch of The Parachute Regiment Association. Branch member since July 2008, and the current Branch Treasurer for the next financial period 2015-16 after taking up the position in November 2009. Mark took the Treasurers position over from Pat Riley, the previous secretary, due to ill health. Mark hopes to do all he can to support the branch, and to improve membership, support our worthy causes, and to spread social activities between other local PRA Branches. Service formally; 144 PFA, 23 SAS and 16 det 4 PARA.
Mark joined 144 Parachute Field Ambulance at Wigman Road in Nottingham in the June of 1983, after a building up period for P-Company he passed P-Company in September 1983. He then went on to complete his Combat Medical Technician's course in April 1984. He did exercises in the Aldershot training area, as well as Leek in Staffordshire. He did medical cover on the ranges at Warcop, and the DZs of the Isle of Man, and Thetford, where he took part in exercise Brave Defender, which lasted over several days. He qualified as Military Parachutist in July 1984. Soon after this he did a three weeks exercise in Denmark in the September of 1984.
Above far right: A young Mark Holding with members of Nottingham and Glassgow detachments on their Combat Medical Technician course at Long Moore training camp. The following three months would see them through their Para course at RAF Brize Norton.
Contact: mark.holding23@ntlworld.com
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