2024 Reunion
We had a very successful 87th MVA Reunion on April 20th 2024 at Pontlands Park.
125 veterans attended, more than last year.
Our President is Alan Matthews
Click here to view photographs taken at the reunion
Our 2025 MVA Reunion is now confirmed to be on 12th April 2025, at The County Hotel Chelmsford.
Newsletter for 2024
The Marconi Veterans' Association Newsletter for 2024 is now published.
The web version which is ideal for viewing on your PC, Smartphone or Tablet is here:
The pdf version is here, which can be viewed (ideally on a large screen) or printed. It is 18 A4 pages long:
We will be posting a paper version of this Newsletter along with the invitation to the 2024 MVA Reunion to all of our Members and Associates.
We are now collecting articles for the 2025 Newsletter if you have any
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness that we report the death of
- Mr Alan Butt who joined in 1962, died on 31st July 2024.
- A tribute and autobiography is here
- Mr Joe Ryan who joined in 1951, died on July 16th 2024. He was 93 years old
- A former ship's Radio Officer and for many years Marconi Marine's representative in Japan.
- Mr Norman Glyn Davies who joined in 1969, died on July 10th 2024.
- A tribute page is here
- Mr Raymond S. Brown who joined in 1953, died on July 2nd 2024.
- He retired circa 1997 from the post of Design Office Manager, M.R.S.L. at Gt. Baddow.
- Mr Malcolm Cozens who joined in 1951, died on June 28th 2024.
- Mr Brian Higgs who joined in 1951, died on June 26th 2024.
- The funeral was on Tuesday 6th August 2024.
- Mr Melvyn Reginald Plaw who joined in 1958, died on the 23rd June 2024
- Funeral information is here
- Mr Bernard Sayers who joined in 1960, died in June 2024.
- He was the head of Marconi Radar's Estimating Department
- A Tribute page is here
- Mr Alan Browning who joined in 1957, died on 18th June 2024.
- A Tribute page is here
- Mrs Jean Turrall, the wife of our Patron, Peter Turrall, died in June 2024.
- She had been ill for some time and was receiving ongoing medical attention. Our condolences go out to Peter and his family at this difficult time. MVA Management Committee.
Click here for a list of recent (last 12 months) deaths of veterans which have been notified to us.
Click here for a list of recent (last 12 months) deaths of friends which have been notified to us.
2024 Marconi Events
Lecture on Marconi Computers
given at the Computer Preservation Society by Alan Hartley-Smith
Click here for access to the YouTube recorded lecture
Marconi at 150
Tim Wander has written an article about Marconi which is published on the BBC web site
Click here for the BBC article
Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society :-
Click here to view Current and Upcoming events