RAOC Gazette - page 168
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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i houses that there were, was the beach. Wei sand with a pebbles to break the perfect setting against the fierce sea. The camp site itself was very open, just one of many of the .ler's fields. The continuous rain had destroyed the beauty ihe green grass, which had been reduced to mud and marsh. That night everyone was left to unpack and get settled, ready r an early start in the morning. The first exercise was Rock Climbing. Fortunately the sun is shining, so everyone had an enjoyable day. That day I iycd on the camp, helped prepare the evening meal and went iwn to the village for some lunch. It was early hours of the irning before the others returned. The next day was set aside for a visit to Butlins, a rest day r everyone which was much needed at the time. The next exercise was to climb Snowdonia. This time I went uh the others, it took about three to four hours to climb. There is a beaming sun with intense heat and a cloudless sky, all at could be seen for miles around were ridges of hills and ountains in the distance. It was a hard mornings work climbing at mountain, but an experience I will never forget. The two tys to follow were wet and windy which made it impossible to ) canoeing and sailing which was a great disappointment for all. We were supposed to leave on the Monday but because of e weather it was decided that we leave on the Sunday night. took ten hours to get back to camp, in fact the journey home is more exciting than the whole week we had. In all though it was an enjoyable week, in fact it was sated more like a holiday than training, I would gladly go 5am, in better weather of course. I think that everyone who ent would agree with what 1 have said. Central Ammunition Depot Kineton THE Unit Shooting Team have just returned from their annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of all shooting—Btsley—where they competed in RASAM 81. Having failed to qualify at the District SAM they managed to convince the ARA that they should be allowed to compete and having been given a vacancy promptly proved their point by finishing a creditable eighteenth position out of forty two com- peting Minor Units. The team, Major ohn Fox, RSM Jim Chalmers, WOs2 John Burkin, Tony Wood- sy and Dave Tandy are to be congratulated on their efforts. The annual * influx ' of Welbeck Cadets has taken place is month and every effort was made to impress them during ieir visit that a career in the RAOC is, and can be, an enjoy- ble and rewarding one—time will show if we were successful. Other visits of note this month have been those of the Lord .ieutenant of Warwickshire—C. M. T. Smith-Ryland Esq JP ccompanied by the Representative Colonel Commandant and t another time, the Bishop of Warwick the Right Reverend C. Arnold MA. The cricket team disappointedly made their exits from both he Army Cups and DGOS Cup being well beaten by A AC, ^hepstow and CVD Ashchurch respectively However* morale .s high and the members are enjoying several friendlies. We have orae to the end of an era and have said farewell to Captain ohn Morling and Staff Sergeant Terry Kitchen who have been )IC and Hon Secretary for the past two seasons, and have been taunch members of the team for the past five years. Major John Paylor now takes up the helm and promises great things for next eason, During the past month * D * Company (WRAC) have entered earns in the following West Area sporting events at Bulford. Sthletics, rounders and swimming. The teams all did very veil in the closely fought contests. Privates Messruther and Furminger were among the few nembers of the WRAC who were chosen to act as seating tewards at Wimbledon and two members of the Company have )een chosen to help at the Royal Tournament Earls Court; they vere Privates Bain and Russell. At long last the great move has been made—Block One has in ally been completed and the WRAC who were living out in narried quarters were able to move into this accommodation. \s usual, several departures and arrivals have occurred iuring this month—too many to list here—but one farewell of --.jte is that of WD2 Tony Hendley our Master Chef. Throughout his tour in Kineton he was a credit to his Corps sad always ensured the highest standards of messing throughout he Station. We say welcome to his successor W 2 McCoy and wish "tim a happy stay. — CAD * EjVTKAL MESS Q KiNETON NOTICE The Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire C. M . T . Smtth-Ryland Esq., seen here w i t h the Representative Colonel Commandant Major General Stanyer during their visit to Kineton, in the Central Mess w i t h the Commandant Colonel Stone and the Master Chef, W 2 Hendley. Army School of Ammunition THE McArthur Cup is awarded each year to the best all round student on the basic Ammunition Technical course. Corporal Bob Gannon (now serving at CAD Longtown) visited the School and was presented with the Cup and a commemorative tankard by the Commandant CAD Kineton Colonel Stone. Well done Bob. The Scottish contingent in CLA Branch insists that no bias was shown during the selection but they are all looking rather smug at the moment With the completion of the 1981 A Commonwealth and Foreign AT Course the first presentation of the ' Trentham Cup,' to the student with the best academic results, was made. It was awarded to Lieutenant Felix Mendoza from the Phillipines, the runner-up was Sergeant Samuel Mari from Kenya, The Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Guy made the presenta- tions. The usual visits have come and gone, The Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire visited CAD Kineton and was shown various aspects of training especially in the EOD and IED field. DLSA sponsored a visit of Senior Police Officers who spent their time delving into the mysteries of IED. Captain Mark Wickham is enjoying two weeks in the USA lecturing to their IED teams and has won the * Best Jolly of the Year * award. Farewell to Mr John Green our civilian instructor with CLA Branch. John has been with the School since June 1975 and his humour, professionalism and expertise will be missed Good luck in the future John and best wishes to your family from all the Staff and students past and present—remember * light the blue touch paper and retire,' Photd W, Bain. Corporal Bob Cannon being presented w i t h the McArthur Cup by Colonel Stone. 139 — |
| Book number | R0250 |