RAOC Gazette - page 102
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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Wilt Station J5£to£ Hit ^omt Headquarters Director General of Ordnance Services SECRETARIAT AND ORD 1. In June we said farewell to SSM Mick Gallagher, Chief Clerk Ord 1; the _zeal and energy he showed whilst with us, at both work and play, will long be remembered; no doubt he is now polishing up his Shorthand prior to taking up his next appointment as PA to CDS. We all wish him well in the new job and welcome as his relief SQMS Bryan Rose fresh from SHAPE. Miss Debbie Rice has also left the Secretariat and Miss Anita Holloway is holding the Fort for Section 2 until a replacement can be found. The Ord 1 sailing bug has now reached epidemic pro- portions and there are only a few who have not experienced some form of attack or other. Major Mike Jiggens underwent a course of treatment in dinghy sailing recently at Bicester which almost cured him and he now only suffers from an occasional attack of Regatta! A worse case is affecting Ord lc, d and e' where three officers have received joint therapy on ' Thunderer.' Major Robin Farey, organiser of the treatment has been looking decidedly well lately but so far has resisted the temptation to import a parrot into the office. On the social side, the Secretariat and Ord 1 joined forces to hold a very successful social evening, the aim of which was to make money for SSAFA and with the sale of tickets, raffles and an auction the grand sum of £120 was achieved. Our thanks to the organisers, SSMs Graham Wood and Mick Gallagher, their willing helpers and, of course, all those who supported the evening. ORD 2. Since our last contribution to THE GAZETTE, Ord 2 has yet again seen changes in staff. It all started with Colonel Tony Newnham being suddenly whisked away to become Colonel Q(SMS); his office chair was not even allowed to cool down before being occupied by the present incumbent Colonel Alan Newcombe (formerly GS01(W) Pet. Ord 2); to both we extend our very best wishes in their new appointments. Major John Norris has gone to sunnier climes—Hong Kong no less; we all wish both John and Eileen a happy over- seas tour. Bill Vivian CEO), who started with Ord 2e in First Avenue House (FAH), and spent the last few months down among the ' petrol sniffers' in Ord 2d, has ' gone up in the world '— joining the finance boys ' upstairs' in Ord F. Jenny Upton, until recently with Ord 2b (Food) has moved sideways to join Ord 2a, and now finds herself, as CO (Stats), knee deep in Fuel (Allowances, Free!; Returns, Domestic!); this move is the result of our losing Mrs Smith on retirement. ' Smithie * as she was known to a great many, first joined the Civil Service twelve years ago (after a career in Nursing). All who knew her will sadly miss her and will join us all in wishing her a happy retirement. To Major Ron Gray who comes to us as DAQMG, and his wife Allison, we extend our warmest welcome—may their tour be a happy one. HEADQUARTERS DBD. It is with sadness that we say a fond farewell to Brigadier Brian Dalton who leaves us on retirement after almost three years as Director of Base Depots. All of us in the DBD Empire wish the Brigadier and his wife Pauline all the very best for the future. Into the ' Captains Chair' we welcome our new Director, Brigadier Peter Crawley, who joins us from BAOR—welcome on board sir. ORD 3. SOI " I see we have not appeared again." To rectify the situation and ' appear,' the following numerous goings and (due to the Government recruiting embargo) less comings have taken place since our last visible presence in THE GAZETTE. On the goings side we have said goodbye to Major Robin Lee on posting to BAOR, Mr Norman Priddy to CPU on promotion. Mr Bernard Smith on posting to COD Chilwell, Miss Paula Line on posting to Wales and civvy street and finally Mrs Kim Baker on posting to motherhood. On the comings side we welcome Major Ken Mullins into the S02 Coord ' hot seat'; he joins us from Headquarters Scotland, and finally we welcome Mrs Clare Ryan on transfer from the Senior Service at Portsmouth. Directorate of Supply Computer Services IT would appear that I am now the permanent scribe for the DSCS GAZETTE Notes. (Unless anyone else knows differently). I would have thought that in a Unit like ours we would have the technology and the means to get George (or Astrid for that matter) to write these notes. I must investigate that so watch out next month! You can imagine the sort of news story that might emanate from such a source—' Chips Down As Salome Bytes Head Off Mircofiche.' Work still impedes sport which continues to be played. nevertheless. Our athletic gladiators, Messrs Kuester and Guild, achieved commendable results in the Army Individual Championships, Travers Clarke, Army (UK) versus Army (BAOR) and South East District Inter-Unit championships. In the latter competition W 2 Kuester was first in the one hundred and ten metre hurdles and W02 Guild was fourth in the 1500 metres. At Travers Clarke, Kuester was first in the Javelin and W02 Guild, second in the 1500 metres. The cricket team representing Bicester RAOC Officers Mess in the Base Depot inter Officers Mess tournament was dominated by DSCS cricketers (as well as the two scorers, Sue Rollo and Barry Morgan). Richard Hazlerigg captained the team ably supported by John Neale, Richard Shore, Colin Tennant, Gary Miller, Warwick Stanton and Tom Briggs. The latter made a magnificent catch at a crucial point in the game and Richard Shore's bowling was superb (at least one maiden over excluding Salome!). DSCS also dominated the crew for the RAOC entry in the Army Sailing Association regatta in the Solent and Channel. Skippered by Peter Hart with Mike Harris, John Hopkinson and Nigel Banks from DSCS and Des Hardon from DSM(A), the Corps Yacht, Thunderer, was put through her paces. Whilst there was no notable result all three races were com- pleted unscathed and all aboard gained valuable experience. Service children were amongst fifteen thousand children offered a free days outing to Billing Aquadrome in Northampton- shire recently. The outing, sponsored and organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain was well supported by children (and a few adults!) from Bicester, who descended upon Billing in seven coaches. Gary Miller was seen distributing fifty hot- dogs (cooked by Army cooks) to the Officers Mess coach-load, whilst fifty cans of Pepsi-cola and ice-cream were passed round by John Eaton. Everyone had a marvellous day (I know my two children did) and thanks to John Eaton who had the un- enviable task of being ' OIC Coach' which he performed with distinction. This must stand him in good stead for his new appointment on promotion in July—Chief Planning Officer. COD Bicester! We wish him the best of luck and of course we will see him around. We also say farewell to Ian Rees—an- other from DSCS who is Hong Kong bound! Welcome to WOs2 Paton and Eden (both from Hong Kong!). Directorate of Land Service Ammunition THE indifferent weather of the past month has meant that most of us have preferred the sheltered life of Vauxhall Barracks to the strawberry fields of Harwell. Despite the weather the Didcot Station Fete was enjoyed by all who took part and raised over £400 for charities. This was quickly followed by — 77 — |
| Book number | R0404 |