RAOC Gazette - page 189
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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The Unit has recently trialled an equipment manufactured by JCB. The JCB 520, a telescopic handler, is capable of lifting pallets on its own forks and depositing them some distance away. The equipment achieved all that was required of it, including an impressive display of lifting and depositing a full pod of dieso from the back of a vehicle. The recent outloading trial using six ton trailers was also a success. Allowing for certain adjustments to be made in the system, the trailers appear to be the answer to many current problems. The fencing team recently took part in the 2 Armoured Division Championships at Sennelager They did not expect any success as there is a fair amount of talent in 2 Division, including two army fencers, one Combined Services champion and an Army Junior champion. To their surprise, a man was placed in the final pools of all three weapons. Private Gavin Lucas was fifth in the epee, Lance Corporal Kevin Adams took fourth place in the foil and Private ' Leapy' Lee came third in the sabre. Private Lee now goes forward to the BAOR Cham- pionships. Congratulations go to these three young fencers who are all in their first season of competition. The Unit football team ended their league programme with a two nil win over 227 Signal Squadron, and so ensured second place in their league. Throughout the season, they lost only one game in the league, and this was to the eventual league champions, 21 Signal Regiment. They drew in three other games. It is interesting to note that the only other defeats during the season were from other Signal Regiments— 28 Signal Regiment in the Army Cup and 16 Signal Regiment in the Rhine Area Cup. Only two days after their last league match the team travelled to Dulmen for the final of the DOS (BAOR) Cup. Their op- ponents were RAOC 4 Division whom they beat convincingly four nil. It is hoped to provide a photograph of the winning team for next month's GAZETTE. Goal scorers were Private Ian Crouch (three) and Major Roger Attrill (one). Leading goal- scorer over the season was Private Ian Crawford with twenty one goals, closely followed by Ian Crouch with eighteen in only five games! Apart from the undoubted encouragement of their coach, W02 Jimmy Richardson, the success of the team in the final stages of the season has been helped considerably by the influx of new players, notably Corporal Alan Simkiss, Lance Corporal Bert Smart and Privates Ian Crouch and Stan Ross. Lance Corporal Ricky Scott has also successfully switched over from rugby to soccer and has already made his mark. Royal Signals had better look out next season. The rugby squad now have the consolation of knowing they were knocked out in the quarter finals of the Army Cup Competition by its eventual winners, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Bad weather has hampered fixtures to a very large extent recently, but we have continued to make steady, successful progress in the largely RAF orientated Double Diamond Com- petition, in which we are the current leaders, despite losing a match to RAF Wildenrath recently. We are pleased to report that four of our players were in the BAOR team to play West Germany at Frankfurt and thereby earned a BAOR colour, They were Captain Peter Claughton, Corporal Oily Oliphant, and Lance Corporals Chris Christopher and Ricky Scott, whom we congratulate. The Unit has been in the news in table tennis recently. Three teams were entered for the Rhine Area Major Units* Team Competition, held at Diisseldorf. Seventeen teams entered and the Bracht first team of Corporal Alan Simkiss and Privates Taff Sansome and Jim Peppard reached the semi-finals of the main competition. Here they were beaten by the eventual winners from Rheindahlen, all three of whom are BAOR players. The Bracht second and third teams both reached the semi- finals of the Plate Competition. The third team of Lance Corporal Dave Gelling, Private Dave Cronin and Lance Corporal Andy Anderson, were beaten at this stage, but the second team of Sergeant Kenny Finch, Private Martin Ratcliffe and W02 Graham Du-Prat, went on to win the final from 14 Topo- graphical Squadron RE. The first team members, Simkiss, San- some and Peppard have been considered for the Division team and have been invited to train with the BAOR squad. These three players, plus Ratcliffe and Gelling, have been entered .for the BAOR Individual Championships, and it is hoped to have a report of this in the next issue of THE GAZETTE. Congratulations this month go to the following on their promotions: Captain Lever, WOsI Kearney and Lewis, and to A/Lance Corporals Brogdale and Smart. Welcome to: WD2 Cairns, Corporal Hall, Privates Bartram, Bond, Clark, Dixon, Fletcher, Ritchie, Tumelty, Williams and Wish art Farewell to: Sergeant Wallis, Corporal Hay and Lance Corporals Arnold and Knight; Wulfen Station WELCOME to Wulfen L i e u t e n a n t Colonel Bernard and Mrs Verna Lane. We hope your stay here as our new Station Commander will be a very happy one, Snow Queen which as a great many RAOC soldiers will know is the oppor- tunity of becoming a *Jean Calude Kilty* of this world was attended by quite a few station soldiers. Amongst them was Lance Corporal Mel Short, Private Dave Smith, Sergeant Peter Lee, Lance Corporal Roy Hodgins, Privates Ian Cheshire and Robert Williams, and Staff Sergeant Stew Veazey. Some soldiers are already booking for next year. The Station now has a Theatrical Society and the first play " My Three Angels * a comedy in three acts, is due to be performed shortly. David Pettigrew, the producer and Deputy Head of the Station Primary School, picked his cast and we have since been rehearsing twice a week. The guinea pigs are Sergeant Peter Lee, Staff Sergeant Bob Monday, Captain Brian Crawley, Private Richard Hampson, Staff Sergeant Jim Goodman, WOl Tony Regan, W02 Jacques Desfontaines, Mrs Debbie Skidmore and Mrs Margaret Byrne. Back stage assistance is being given by the very young Staff Sergeant Noddy Nagle, Private Jef Whitley, and Corporal Jim Fleming. The Station Wives Club continues to meet monthly. At the last meeting the ladies enjoyed an excellent cookery demonstra- tion by Mrs Audrey Watson wife of Lance Corporal Bruce Watson of the Corps Vehicle Company. The Cubs and Brownies Thinking Day Service was held recently and was well attended. Cub leaders Sergeant Pat Bradley, Private John Lovage, Corporal and Mrs Lofty Ailwood and Brownie Leaders Mrs Doreen Lovage, and Mrs Anna Wrotchford worked hard to make it a most successful event. The Station annual fete has now been planned. The aim will be to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund and other charities. The Youth Club programme makes us envious. Some of the activities organised by the leaders, Staff Sergeant John Simpson and Private Steve Skidmore, include ,22 shooting, an outing to Arnhem and a wild life park. The sport scene brings me first to squash and the recent visit of the Corps UK team. We spent a very pleasant after- noon playing but mostly learning what the game was all about. Only Sergeant Peter Lee won when he played magnificently to beat Major Lance Brett three to two. We would like to thank Major John Woodliffe and Major Brett for their excellent coaching the next morning. The hockey league is due to end soon and our last two games were against RAF Laarbruch and Command Pay Office. We lost three to two to Laarbruch and won one nil to CPO. We were the finalist in the Rhine Area Soccer Minor Units Cup played at Rheindahlen against 227 Signals AFC. This excellent game went into extra time and the station side lost on a sudden death penalty kicks system. 1 {BR) Corps Vehicle Company. At the time of writing the whole Unit is working hard in preparation for the move to Bielefeld later in the year. Our advance force of Staff Sergeant Springett and Sergeant Wick are now holding the fort in our new camp at Oldentrup. In addition to the amount of vehicles etc to be moved there is the usual paper war going on and the rattle of type- writers from the Orderly Room can be heard way along the Hannover Autobahn. 154 FAD. Several members of the Unit enjoyed a week away from Wulfen on Exercise Fast Buck at Rheindahlen. We congratulate Corporal Peter Lynch and Miss Gerda Semon on their marriage and wish them the best of luck on their move to Bicester. We also say farewell to the following: Staff Sergeant Colin Hague-Moody, wife Hilly and children to CAD Kineton. Corporal Nigel Hedley, wife Norma and boys to Catterick Garrison. Lance Corporal Louis Knight, wife Sandy and son Carl to Herford. Lance Corporal John Sim, wife Margaret and troop to 1 Field Workshop. We also say farewell to Mrs Margaret Colmer (wife of Sergeant Colmer 1 (BR) CVC) who worked in the Orderly Room as a typist during the past two years. 391 — |
| Book number | R0246a |