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Transcription Sergeant Alan Riches and their two children Wendy and Simon—
we hope they enjoy their stay.
Sadly we say farewell to W02 Dave Timms, his wife Jean
and their daughter Samantha, Sergeant Mick Blair, his wife
Bridget their children Timothy. Natasha and Samantha. Both
posted to new locations with promotion and only a few miles
away, we hope they will visit the unit often. We also say fare-
well to Hazel, wife of Sergeant Davy Jones and their two
children David and Sonia who left for a two year tour in
Cyprus.
W u l f e n Station
THE station cricket team, weakened
through absences on courses and Nijmegen
Marches lost twice to a strong Viersen
side in the final of the Rhine Area Cup
and the semi-final of the DOS Cup. We
are stiil f however, in the semi-final of the
BAOR Cup and are currently leading the
Rhine Area League. We welcome Sergeant
Roy Wilkinson and W 2 Taffy Davies to
the side and hope that with Corporal Max
Bonsu, back from his course, our runs
will improve.
Two domestic competitions have recently produced unusual
results. 154 FAD defeated FVD with a score of one hundred
and twenty runs to minus nine (work that one out) whilst
in the final of the Lane Double Wicket Competition, Corporal
Paul Grimsley and Geoff Home (BFBS) were defeated by
Corporal t o l i n Dickinson and Geoff's Nephew (The score! nil
to minus five).
At an excellent JRC Summer Ball, Private Benny Bennett
was presented with the Wassal Cup in recognition of a years all
round sporting achievements. Well done Benny!
154 FAD
THE unit has been quiet visitor-wise just lately with Colonel
Carruthers, Commandant 15 Ord Group arriving to view what
may become part of his empire and Lieutenant Colonel A.
Smith. WRAC, having a look at the accommodation being
provided for her girls who are due to arrive in September. The
WRAC are replacing the male supply clerks in Control Office
which is bringing a smile to the face of a certain W02 AT.
The Nijmegen Marches are over once more and again we
have produced a successful team from Wulfen. The weather was
less than kind to us and if ' Hunsborn ' Shepherd had not carried
out such sterling work with his spade we may all have had
webbed feet. A special mention to two of our members. Private
Benny Bennett who joined us at the last moment and completed
the four days with no training at all. Then Corporal Socks
Thomas who used up more vaseline and socks than anyone
else on the team.
Having decided to enter for the Berlin City Marathon in
September, Sergeants Paul McGrath, Bob Cunningham-Norton
and Corporal Bernie Reeby of 154 FAD Wulfen got the idea of
Lurning those long aching twenty six and a half miles into
money for a good cause, and with this being the Year of the
i~ •'••".. ir-.V'Sg*',
Who
said
soldiers
weren't-
interested
in
' The
Wedding/
154 FAD on 29th July. 1981.

Disabled the obvious choice for them was to contact the W.T
school for the disabled, Lebenshilfe in Dorsten. (An organisati^
the unit has always supported, with funds from the fete.) ^S^
chairman of Lebenshilfe welcomed the idea of the three soldi^l
and has helped them promote their idea by giving them much
publicity in the local newspaper and by providing them with >
special * Lebenshilfe Running Strip/
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Our Ins ' and * Outs ' seem to be all ' Ins' these days. \ti fe
welcome WG2 Davies, Sergeant Lawrence, Sergeant Wilkinsoj?
Lance Corporals Loynes and Norris and say adieu to VVro
Jim Grey, Sergeant Geordie Robinson and Lance Corporal Chria
Betmead and their families and hope they have an enjoyable
time in their next posting,
F V D Recklinghausen
THIS month's notes start with the revelation that the T&-
season is alive and well and felt most at FVD Recklinghausen
A certain Lance Corporal in Storage can be heard muttering
expletives along the lines of " Who are these people at S Man 2?"
or " I haven't got any, ask Tssue Progress to make an In Flow
Selection. 11 But it hasn't all been work, with Staff Sergeant
O'Connor (with the assistance of Tech Officer and Private
Griffiths) taking his intrepid band of make-do matelots to
Mohnesee for a spot of dingy sailing, with hopes of doing well
in the Corps Regatta. I have been asked not to mention the
FVD V 154 FAD cricket match so I won't, (mention it that is),
Sergeant Spencer has taken some other members of the
depot on a ten day jaunt to Norway on an outward bound
scheme, but the Depot Superintendant hopes to see him at
work before his posting to Ashchurch!
The OC Major Braithwaite has been even more keen to see
us sweating blood than usual and PT ? cross country, orienteer-
ing, and long runs are the orders of the day. The FVD foot-
ballers, in anticipation of the coming season, arranged a friendly
match against the local Stadtsparkasse, but unfortunately the
team arrived for the match during a thunderstorm and the pitch
was flooded. Staff Sergeant Larkin sounded really disappointed
about missing it, but cheered up visibly when talking about
the hospitality afterwards.
On the social front the unit barbeque was held and was
voted a huge success, a grand time being had by all, especially the
kids. Our resident Bleep Lance Corporal Daniell was seen with
a rather forced grin on his face, as he went round and round on
the Depot Noddy Train. On the food, which of course was
delicious, a special mention must be made to Corporal William-
son, the * Chef' for all his hard work. Towards the end of the
day the OC was seen leaning rather heavily on his stick (rumour
has it that it was not all due to his leg).
We welcome Privates Whitington, Deal. McCormack,
Brown, Noble, Fowler and Slattery to the unit. Congratulations
to Private Hughes (059) and wife Christine on the birth of their
son Simon.
lsr Armoured Division
HEADQUARTERS
RAOC
FOR those of you not lucky enough to have
served with Major Ted Walcroft, let me
introduce you to the ' Walcroft Womble.'
This is a bi-weekly event, consisting of a
gentle jog through the picturesque wooded
areas of Verden. The time limit in theory
is thirty to thirty five minutes. However,
with the Walcroft unfailing sense of direction
this is normally spun out to forty five to
fifty minutes.
When the Walcroft nose
goes up in the air and starts sniffing for direction, all know that
yet again we are lost. Unfortunately, neck high puttees are not
yet available to ward off the brambles, nettles and other ob-
noxious undergrowth through which we are led to make up for
these slight directional difficulties. I am truly thankful that we
are nowhere near the Black Forest!
By now you must have surmised correctly that notable
events this month are thin on the ground. One achievement that
must be mentioned is that we have finally managed to convince
Major Greenhalgh that he needed a change of air. So, we say a
fond farewell to htm as he takes up his new role in Berlin. To
mark this momentous occasion Major * Buz' Busby our resident
tame Canadian wit, penned the following touching lines,
This is a naughty tale of the adventures of Major G. No
Welshman around is more intrepid than he. He loves beating
the system—which is more often than not! Then he stretches in-
genuity—to avoid being caught.
IBS —
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