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"Volume 59, iBto. I
editorial
HER MAJESTY'S SILVER JUBILEE has particular significance
ic our Corps in that we share, with few others, the privilege
of having The Queen as our Colonel-in-Chief.
A major event of this Silver Jubilee Year is, as you know,
the Silver Jubilee Appeal and here we have a rare opportunity
of giving concrete and effective expression to our loyalty and
affection.
In his broadcast to the nation, HRH The Prince of Wales
launched the Silver Jubilee Appeal as did his predecessor,
Edward, Prince of Wales, in April 1935. The appeal in 1935,
*.:unvn as King George's Jubilee Trust, aimed at providing
opportunities of healthy self-development for the nations youth,
by assisting existing youth organisations and by providing
additional recreational facilities—such as playing fields, gym-
nasiums and camp sites. It was a great success.
Today the appeal is again directed towards youth, though in
perhaps a more positive manner, in aiming to give the nations
youth greater opportunity and encouragement to serve the
communities in which they live. Television film, supporting the
^npeal. depicted the wide variety of areas in which youth
could contribute,
I was particularly interested in the emphasis laid on the
help that might be given through voluntary work and in
particular, Riding for the Disabled. As Chairman of a local
RDA Group I have had first hand experience of the consider-
able benefits that young people can derive from such activity-
bo th in the giving and in the receiving.
We have, as a Corps, been asked to make a special effort
to help to raise funds for the Appeal and THE GAZETTE will be
pleased to give publicity to any interesting "*and unusual fund
raising ideas which you may have.
In these difficult times, such a cause offers the promise of a
very high rate of interest on our contributions—properly in-
vested in the physical, social and moral well being of the
future,
The Appeal closes on 30th April 1978.
INDEX
Notices
TO
OTHER
Private Shepherd, of the Training Centre carried off the Army
Novice prize . , , , , ,
THE
PAGES
2
Exercise Snow Plough ,.
3 and 4
Sports Report
5,6, 7 and 32
Observations by The Checker
Sand 9
The Army Department Police—Hong Kong
9
People in the News
10 and U
The RAOC Association Reunion
12
The Aid Society Annual Report
13
Station News Home
14 to 22
Station News Abroad
23 to 30
Postings and Promotions
31 and 32
COVER
PHOTOGRAPH
CORPS interest in UK ski-ing has increased consider-
ably over the years and at the annual Army Ski
Association Meeting held in the Cairngorms, we did
particularly well.
Private Shepherd took the Army Novice Cham-
pionship.
W/Private McCamont won the Wo mens
Services Novice event and Second Lieutenant Beazley
of WRAC Donnington, pictured on the cover, was third
in the Womens Individual Championship.
A full report, together with Corps placings. is given
on pages 3 and 4.
Book number R0246