RAOC Gazette - page 67
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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NO. 1 SECTION. Although the tasks have been scarce again this month at least those we attended were amusing. Captain Roger Atkey and Corporal Chris Markham earned their ' water- wings ' after making a waterboume approach to deal with a shell lodged on a ship's anchor! WOl Dave Young with Private Nick Jobling are consider- ing mountaineering as a hobby, this was after they made their spectacular one hundred and twenty foot cliff ascent to escape the oncoming tide after clearing a sonar buoy. There were cries of " How come he gets all the big ones " as Roger Atkey rushed off to Coleraine to tackle ' a large vehicle bomb' which had halted traffic on 'the main holiday route. It turned out to be a hoax on a stolen motor-cycle! The new accommodation in Fort George is taking shape. Having won the political battle to save the building from being pulled down everyone has been extremely busy on the restoration programme. With the help of the new resident RESA: walls have been removed, new doors fitted, bar counter installed and the smell of new paint everywhere. By the time this goes to press we will be fully operational at the Felix Inn which will have an adjoining lounge and games room. Operations Room, Crash Out Room, Administration Office and Stores are nearing completion and vehicle cover is awaited. Thus after much turmoil over the past few months everything is back on an even keel. NO. 3 SECTION. This has been a very active month both pro- fessionally and socially which included a variety of lectures and demonstrations ranging from a ' standard' to 2 Para wives club at Ballykinler to a ' special' for the DGOS. Two stamina sapping disco's at Lurgan and enough EOD activity to keep most people happy. Regular readers will remember a picture of our pet cat ' Felix' playing with a wheel-barrow control box. This some- how came to the attention of the ever present newshounds and resulted in our humble cat getting the full treatment from the Daily Express, who sent a complete crew to visit us and make our ' Felix' a national newspaper star. Felix being of in- dependant nature, on the day decided he didn't want his picture taken whilst driving a wheel-barrow or any such silly stunt! Thus, the frustrated cameraman ended up following the cat round the Mill and Lance Corporal Stevie Harrison didn't help matters by offering to make the cat fly for the camera, but he was graciously ignored by our visitors. Personality changes this month include the following: Lance Corporal Mark Snelson for Corporals Paul Newton and Rupert (the well known typing error) Trade for Corporals Pete Sterland and Rupert (not a typing error) Besley for Corporal Steve Irving. Congratulations to Steve Irving on marriage. Headquarters Scotland AFTER all the comings and goings of last month, there is little of import to report. The Officers played another golf match for ' the issue' at Stirling and the Regional Depot have still got the trophy on their mantlepiece! We have all done our three mile keep fit run. Not content with this, our Chief Clerk Staff Sergeant Willie Day jogs away after the test, over the Forth Bridge into the fabulous Kingdom of Fife. W02 Ken Marchant has been off to the first of his resettlement courses and his relief has been nominated. We have all enjoyed our early summer with temperatures in the eighties. Shirt sleeve order being worn without the usual goose pimples. Late news—We are back to normal. brings us to Corporal Dave Stewart who is at this -moment finding his true talent as a Soldier in attending an RPC course at Blackdown. Let there be no more doubters. Finally we say goodbye to Corporal Alan Douglas, wife Mary and family on posting to Cyprus. Their gain is our loss, you will be missed Alan. We welcome his replacement Lance Corporal Keith Fulcher from Germany. South East District CRAOC, Colonel Green recently held a successful recruiting seminar for SEDIST RAOC Officers and Warrant Officers at the Tela Theatre, followed in the evening by a buffet supper at Headquarters Officers Mess which was attended by the DGOS with Brigadier Short, Brigadier Berresford and Colonel Alway as the principal guests. With the exception of a few branch chief clerks (the job does have some advantages) all Head- quarters Military were recently employed as umpires on the 6th Field Force Exercise Tiger Head. It was an opportunity to get the DPM out of mothballs, do our bit, and make some constructive criticisms at the same time. W02 John Lloyd has escaped the rigours of Headquarters life by fixing himself up with a detachment to Aldershot Army Display 1980 for a few months, then its all systems go, towards his retirement at the end of the year. Strange how popular Brighton has become now that they have a nudist beach, we're never had so many Officers volunteer- ing to carry out Ordnance Inspections at RE Manning and Records Office! New arrivals are Major Lance Brett (S02 Admin/Org); Captain Ian Jones (S03 Mat) and W02 Barry Shakeshaft—all Ordnance Branch. Captain Roy Symons of ASU Aldershot and Private Day posted into G Branch ex-Apprentice College. Congratulations to W02 Clive Oldfield, Chief Clerk AQ Branch on the award of his BEM. His investiture was at the Garrison Sergeants Mess by the General Officer Commanding South East District on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. Finally I just have to mention the Support Clerk, WOl Geoff McNiece, who is withholding payment for previous copies of THE GAZETTE until he gets a mention. So please don't edit this out Mr Editor—I need the money. Commercial and General Printers * WALTER BARGERY LTD 162 Westminster Bridge Road London, SE1 7RR 01-928 6840 198 Drakefell Road, Brockley, London SE4 SATO HEBRIDES WHERE is Sergeant Bill Pullen? That is the question on every tongue, as the work begins to build up. When last seen he was helping Kineton reach the semi-final of the hill cup. It is rumoured that he has forgotten where the Hebrides is. Belated greetings to Sergeant Dave Oakley and Corporal Dick Partridge on their arrival in the Unit. Through this magazine we would like to point out to Sergeant Oakley that Army escorts are accountable items. The MTO would like the next one returned; that is if he is unwise enough to part with another. Dick Partridge is to be congratulated on his appearance for Kineton in the semi-final of the hill cup, where after a good close game they were defeated by Blackdown. Which — 50 — 01 639 5237 * Printers of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Gazette |
| Book number | R0404 |