2026 Reunion
The next Marconi Veterans Association Reunion will be on 18th April 2026, at the County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PZ.
The Meal will start at 1pm, and you are welcome to use the bar from 12 noon.
2025 Reunion
We had a very successful 88th MVA Reunion on April 12th 2025 at The County Hotel, Chelmsford
106 veterans attended
Our President is Chris Axcell (Leonardo)
The Guest Speaker was Adam Wood (e2v)
The list of attendees is here
The messages received are here
The MVA accounts are here
Graham Chorley took some photographs which are here
If you were not able to come but would like to support the Marconi Veterans Association you can do so using this subscription section here (please select Not Coming when filling in the form)
Newsletter for 2025
The Marconi Veterans' Association Newsletter for 2025 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:
Paper copies will be posted to members along with an invitation to the 2025 MVA Reunion which is on April 12th 2025.
We are now collecting articles for the 2026 Newsletter if you have any
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness that we report the death of
- Mr (Robert) John Masters who joined in 1957, died on December 1st 2025. He was 91.
- His tribute page is here
- Mr Derek P Goodman who joined in 1952, died on October 25th 2025, at the age of 93.
- Mr Brian Ady who joined in 1956, died in Oct/Nov 2025
- A funeral service was on 18th November at the Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh.
- Mr Ron Hensby who joined in 1961, died on 18th October 2025. He was 91.
- His funeral was on December 5.
- Mr David Gager who joined in 1964, died on 10th October 2025.
- Mr Brian Saunders who joined in 1963, died on 3rd October 2025.
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.
Click here for the full list of In Memoriam Veterans
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