RAOC Gazette - page 111
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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Past Longtownians will be sad to hear that the local Carlisle raft race was cancelled this year. Wc were told that it had nothing to do with the fact that wo had won the race since its inception in 1977 so 'Felix ' still rules OK! Captain John Print, together with shoulder length hair has just returned from a short tour in Northern Ireland. Mrs Ion, his clerk, tells me she tried giving him a blow wave the other day using of all things a convector fan heater!! Enough frivolity—onward to more serious notes. Congratulations go to: WOl Peter Smith on appointment to Conductor; W 2 Tony Dcdman and Staff Sergeant Dave Couling on being selected for promotion to their respective higher ranks; Corporal Gary Craggs and his wife, Carol, on the birth of a daughter, Frances; Corporal Derek Walker on passing his ATI upgrading and finally to Staff Sergeant Dave Couling again on achieving an 'A' grading on his Service Funds Accounts course. We welcome WOl John McGill who has joined us for his last six months' service and Corporal John Napolitano whom we are told is a Corps soccer player. Bill Harvie, please note. Central Vehicle Depot Ashchurch HEADQUARTERS FOR once the ladies stole the headlines and never have so many been dined out on one Ladies Dinner Night. For Mrs Thelma Blakemore it was a particularly memorable occasion, being in addition, her last Ladies Dinner Night in the Service. To mark this occasion and the affection in which she is held, the Officers presented her with a fine china statuette. Fortunately we shall be able to enjoy the pleasure of her company at a number of less formal events between now and final departure in the autumn. Also dined out were Mrs Audrey Rose, whose services to flower arranging will be especially missed; Mrs Pat Jackson, veteran of the Ashchurch Thrift Shop; Mrs Liesel Budge, who has so timelessly commuted from Surrey to join us in all our social events and Mrs Sandra Cogley who has made campanology a respectable topic of prandial conversation. We thank them all for their varied contributions to the quality of life here in Ashchurch and wish them well in the future, wherever it may find them! VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL THE Equipment Section, comprising of Corporals Hallmark, Pain and Riding, Lance Corporal Dunlop, Privates Pitfield, English, Rennie, Brooks and Devlin, returned from a harrowing experience on Exercise Tiger Head in Aldershot. Rumour has it that the food wasn't as good as Mum's! We congratulate Sergeants George Betts and Paul (Amby) Thomas on their well earned promotion to Sub-Sergeant. They celebrated in the time honoured tradition thereby boosting the Garrison Mess bar takings considerably! We also say congratulations to Lance Corporal Dunlop on promotion and Lance Corporals Grey and Pape on their acting promotion. We say farewell to Private Brooks who is off on his first tour abroad to Ordnance Depot Antwerp and welcome back to Lance Corporals Wignall and Webb from Belize and BATUS respectively. STORAGE SECTION. Corporal Larry Hallmark is posted to Berlin, Corporal Kevin Bacon, Lance Corporals ' Shue' Clark and Taffy Webb—are posted to Antwerp; their gain, our loss. Congratulations to Corporal ' Falkenetti' Blount on his recent promotion. This month we are sending men and machines to various shows and displays at Aldershot, Devizes and Ashchurch for the Freedom of Tewkesbury Parade. KIT STORES. Congratulations to Lance Corporal and Mrs Cowell on the arrival of twins. Lance Corporal Cowell just made it home in time from Northern Ireland. Sergeant George Betts is at the helm most of the time whilst Staff Sergeant Arthur Seymour keeps disappearing to the Mess to ' cook the books,' it's a hard life when you're Treasurer. We wish all the best to Lance Corporal Dunlop who is off to the hot weather of Cyprus. Lance Corporal Pape is now on a tour of Northern Ireland, with Staff Sergeant Roy Davis on his way to FVD Reckling- hausen—thanks for the excellent evening had by all in the Unit club, Roy, the LOA will make up for what you spent. We welcome back home Lance Corporal Carey from Omagh after his four month tour. And finally, flash news of our Officer Commanding: Major John Rose will take over from Major Richard Hall this month. VEHICLE DEPOT HILTON. Bill Colbournc and Steve Smith return from the School of Ordnance, having successfully com- pleted No. 39 MMD Course, despite some trouble with over large vufoils. Steve, our DMA, says confidently that he can now solve all management problems by resorting to Kepner and Trcgoe, however, we have our doubts. He immediately fulfilled his aims by stealing staff from any unsuspecting office, press ganging Vera Hammond from the typing pool (con- gratulations on your promotion) and Nancy Luther from the Kit Stores. It's not over yet, as the ADMA, Phil Plume attends the course in June. There is one advantage gained from the staff re-shuffle and that is that at least the DMA office now has someone who can sing, rather than one who thinks he can. No-one can say that the Ladies of Hilton fail to take advantage of equal opportunity; our Light Group is headed by Mrs Hilda Morris and Miss Jean Gregson and Mrs Nellie Wilson as Storekeepers whilst Messrs George Poxon and Allan Minshall as Storckccping Assistants do their best to behave like gentlemen in an area where the male species seems to be coming ever more rare despite the contribution of driver George Cole, who seems to know more than the GCP about the location of vehicles! Our Civilian Canteen will not only provide visitors with a good meal but will also provide a good pint, drawn by a genial host in the shape of Mr Ray Walker who, in his ofT duty hours, is Officer-in-Charge Storage. For those who enjoy less passive pursuits wc hear that the cricket team have been quietly practising, their game must have improved however since we bought them a bat and ball! Good luck to Dave Lakin—he attended his Commanding Officers Promotion Board this week. We also wish Nick Love- ridge every success in his new career at Rolls Roycc, the drop in their share prices had nothing to do with his arrival there —honestly! Management- Services Unit BY the time these notes arc published our elite but small group will have been depleted by one more, for we have just said good luck and cheerio to our Master Baker WOl Jack Redfern. It was most enjoyable to partake in two farewells, one to have a drink on posting and another hurriedly arranged to celebrate his appointment to Conductor. Well done on both counts Jack and our loss is Berlin's gain. Our northern outpost at Hessay has been increased by the attachment of W 2 Jim Hargate. Mr. Bob Borchard, normally our sole representative in the colder clime, claims he is over- worked and lonely and hence the requirement for reinforce- ment. Bob also claims he never gets a mention in THE GAZETTE and whilst we are pleased to put the record straight perhaps he should encourage Major Dai Phipps or Captain Jim Bridle to pen the first OSU Hessay contribution. Trouble is they are always either golfing or bird watching! Our Second-in-Command Captain Ken Lawton is none too happy these days. Off he went to the Isle-of-Man to watch the TT races, only to find the island enshrouded in mist and races postponed. On his return he learned that our team seconded to DLSA, WOsl Eddie Bullock and Dick Cheesman, noting that Ken is shortly posted to Didcot, had arranged an office for him far away from the typing pool. We do believe however they have arranged covered parking space for his BMW motor cycle. Our newest recruit, Mr Keith Amoss, is rapidly becoming an instant expert on newbuilds. So impressed is everyone with his efforts for the Ammunition Compound at Hadleigh, that he is now repeating the operation at Tidworth. We do promise you Keith there is more to work study than SORs, however it cannot be all bad to create two new monuments so early in ones career. Finally, dismayed at always finding Lieutenant Colonel Freddie Grant and Major Mike Blake on the Salisbury Golf Course, instead of occupying their hot seats at Wilton, the OC and WOl Matt Hudson have decided to join them. A new vocabulary is thus emerging, expressions like ' birdies' and ' bogies,' not to mention ' pars,' are the in thing. Sportsmen of the Corps you are warned! — 86 — REMEMBER THAT THE DEADLINE FOR COPY IS THE 28th |
| Book number | R0404 |