RAOC Gazette - page 32
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
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the board. Lance Corporal Mary Allan. Corporal Caroline Williams. Second Lieutenant Helen Beazley and Private Maggie Ludwell finishing in that order at the top of the WRAC Com- petition, all winning their Army colours as a result. For some months, the WRAC ' Elements * (to give it its proper title) has concentrated its charitable efforts on an appeal for funds for a Guide Dog. They are now entitled to rest a while after collecting the magnificent sum of £550. This was done by the normal raffles and guessing competitions and by the less normal ' W R A C Review,' which featured, particularly, singers Privates Margaret Stewart and Diane Jones also Rose Bullock who won the Miss World Competition as a highly seductive Miss Vodkaandlimeski from the USSR. Other abnormal fund raisers were a sponsored Rugger Match and a sponsored Slim in which the redoubtable Miss Cowan shed a magnificent thirty pounds. A very successful charity effort, to which all members of our ' W R A C girls 1 have contributed and to whom we add our congratulations. On a personal note, we offer our congratulations to Corporal and Mrs Bowen, Lance Corporal and Mrs Nevatte, Staff Sergeant and Mrs Mellors and Corporal and Mrs Hall upon the births of daughter, son, daughter and son respectively during the last two months, and also to Lance Corporal Hogg and Private Angela Davies on their marriage. Three months ago we reported (he first success against the Vehicle Depots, 3-2. Since then we have beaten CAD Bramley and COD Bicester, and given the Training Centre, Chambers and all, the fright of their lives in the final. Your correspondent very much regrets that his virus visitation prevented a first-hand view of these matches and readers will probably be thankful for that knowing that they have missed three pages of euphonic and probably ungrammatical, certainly forgettable, prose. The final took place at Bicester on 6lh April. We had to face a howling gale in the first half and were confined in our own half for much of it, under severe pressure prompted by the experienced Training Centre midfleld. After thirty five minutes, however, a break on the right was followed by an excellent move organised by Lance Corporal Longfield, well finished by a goal from Private Knott. The half ended 1-0 in our favour. The Training Centre came out in a much more determined mood in the second half—and the wind which should now have favoured us dropped away completely. Whatever the reason, we were 3-1 down with only ten minutes left for play. At this stage Lance Corporal Morton scored a fine goal and the match was wide open again. Playing as well as they were, the odds were very much in favour of extra time, but it was not to be and the Training Centre deservedly held on to win a good and exciting game 3-2. Central Ordnance Depot Chilwell Lance TO start off the month's activities the Officers held a Ladies Dinner Club night in the Mess on 6th April. The guest speaker was Miss Rosemary Ransome- Wallis (sister of our Planning Officer), who gave an entertaining talk on the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Guild and u SA A^ // their activities. We also were introduced t0 ^\ ^ y A JJ intricacies of Hall-Marking. ^^S~^^& T h e run-up to the Chilwell Garrison ^fa*g^y^ Fete, to be held on 9th July, has already begun. The first fund raising venture was a Jubilee Dance at the Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham, on 15th April. Some four hundred people attended and during the evening the judging of the * Miss Chilwell * competition took place. The winners were, first: Pam Richards of the REME Drawing Office, second: Beverley Britton of Technical Records Branch and third; Karen Cox of Depot Maintenance Section. The lucky male judges were Brigadier Iain Macdonald and Colonel Reggie Edwards (it's tough at the top!), but they were ably controlled by Mrs Fleming of Mecca Dancing. On 19th April we welcomed Major General D. J. St M. Tabor, the GOC Eastern District, to Chilwell to carry out our annual FFR inspection. During his visit he presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to WOl Tom Swan and W 2 Bill Godwin and also the C-in-C's Commendation for Meritorious Service to Mrs Sue Neal of A Sub Depot. After the presentation of the medals he took drinks with the Sergeants Mess members and then lunched with the Officers. OC Troops is still to be seen wearing an SD rather than a bowler hat, so presumably all went reasonably well. Our Rugger team have covered themselves in glory by winning the Eastern District Seven-a-Side Competition beating three major Units on the way. Our Soccer team have also done well in achieving fourth position in the Nottingham and District Football League, Division Two Championship. Our congratulations to Corporal Carl Pearson and Private William Williamson on their selection for the Corps soccer squad, The ' Dog and Stick * walks reported in our last news- letter, proved very popular in spite of the odd snow shower. The route through the Derbyshire dales was very pleasant, as was the pub lunch at the half way point. In spite of the map provided, certain Officers (who, to safeguard your correspon- dent's promotion prospects, shall be nameless) walked right off it. I hope one of the senior Officers concerned doesn't do that on his impending walk across Hadrian's Wall or he could end up in the ' coaly' River Tyne at Wallsend Slipway! ! This month we say farewell to four of our stalwarts on discharge. They are WOl John Casey RCT, our Freight Move- ment expert, and Staff Sergeants Ray Bulmer, Harry Fletcher and Alan Webster. Best wishes for the future to them and their families, Postings in and out are numerous but as they now appear each month in TtiE GAZETTE we will not list them. Our best wishes however go with those leaving and we extend a warm welcome to those who have just arrived. Corporal Morton receives his medal from Brigadier Roycroft after the final of the Richards Cup. The WRAC at Donnington do not often attract much space in our columns, but we are determined that this should be remedied this month. The 100-odd servicewomen here are a most important and lively part of the Garrison, and, in the last two months have achieved a highly creditable success rate which deserves mention and recognition here. The Scramble was reported two months ago, but we would pick out for special mention Private Lorraine Holt, the first woman runner home in that event, who has now earned her Army Netball selection and is undergoing training as a PTL Alongside her is Private Josie Burden, already London Schools High Jump Champion before joining the Army, but now WRAC Indoor Long and High Jump Champion, a member of the top national club, Wolverhampton and Bilston, and on the Athletes Course at Aldershot. Our girls Hockey team won the West Area League and we must congratulate them and in particular Corporal Maria Watson, the captain, and Private Sue Rodgers upon their selection for the Army Women's team. Jn the national play off among the seven area winners, the girls achieved a very creditable, exactly middle place of fourth, and hope to improve upon that next year, Netball is run in the same way, and this time, as Area winners once again, the girls went one better to achieve third place Nationally. Ski-ing is not the most practiced of our girls sports, but a full team went to Aviemore and the most encouraging note was that all—but all—our novices completed the course. Second Lieutenant Helen Beazley finished third in the WRAC com- petition and second in the Ladies Open. This comparative success has already borne fruit and between ten and fifteen girls regularly attend instruction now at the dry slope at Madeley Court Sports Centre. At Smallbore Shooting, as befits Don- nington in this field under the expert and enthusiastic guidance of Major Eddie Jennings, our Quartermaster, our girls swept — 20 — |
| Book number | R0246 |