RAOC Gazette - page 173
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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Petroleum Centre AS we closed for press last month we reported that the unit athletics team had gained a place in the Army Minor Unit semi-finals. Despite winning the two hundred metres, the four by four hundred metres relay and the shot (Major Lawrence Wood surprised himself) suffice to say we did not reach the finals. How- ever we are well pleased with our (cam and congratulate them on their achieve- Similarly we left our sailing team halfway through a ments. regatta—they returned with a tiny burgee as their prize. The Sergeants Mess had a Regimental Dinner and dined out Major Pincher and later their summer function when the Mess turned into Dodge City. The Officers Petroleum Course ran the Officers Mess summer party—a medieval night when that mess became Camelot (guarded as ever by Sir Pipeline Pete). The JRC Summer Barbeque had two groups but pride of place must go to the Corporals Club who organised a Medieval Banquet at an hotel. The costumes were magnificent—bishops and nuns and kings and queens (among their guests CSM Nightingale became a Monk and the Commandant a Wizard). Somehow their principal guests Major and Mrs Pincher to whom they were saying farewell became Baron and Baroness of the whole banquet for the night. We noted that the organiser Corporal Ian Waters even wore the Corps Badge to show who was in charge. Regional Depot RAOC Thatcham AIR Commodore Northmorc, Air Com- modore Signals, recently visited the RAF Central Distribution Agency, and was met initially by the Commanding Officer of the Regional Depot, Lieutenant Colonel John Evans and the Second-in-Command Squadron Leader Bill Tootell. For once, it was pleasant to welcome a Senior Officer on inspection without being in- spected oneself, and even more so when it was established that the Air Commodore as an original RAF Regiment Cadet was trained like the Commanding Officer, in Inkcrman Company at the RMA Sandhurst. We also had a gala day of presentations and awards for the unit, the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel John Evans kindly presented First Aid certificates to the following: Sergeant Frank Barrett, PC Adrian Brooks, Mr Bruce Carter, Mrs Phyllis Frecmantle, Mrs Betty Marshall, Sergeant David Price, PC Martin Saunders, Mrs Sheila Sprulcs, Mrs Jenny Stevens, Mrs Ruth Wallace, Mrs Michelle Waters and PC Peter Wood. A training certificate was also presented to Miss Caroline Woodage. In addition, Staff Suggestion Scheme Award cheques were given t o : Mr B. A. Clarke, Mr B. Carter, Mr A. Haines and Mr D. Inglut. This is the first time on record that seventeen awards of one kind or another have been made on one occasion, and this was truly a festive event. Recently, a local event involving several thousand spectators and a few hundred entrants for the ' Crafty Craft Races' for charity took place on the Kennct-Avon Canal, with Regional Depot Thatcham entering a worthy team and coming in the first twenty-odd places. A very worthy effort, considering the, team covered a distance of twelve miles or more, and carried their own home-constructed craft across ten locks along the route! CORPS CRICKET RESULTS ROYAL SIGNALS v RAOC played at Blandford, on 1st July 1983. RAOC—212 for 5 declared, Lieutenant Bolus 64, Sergeant Gelling 57 not out and Major Thomas 43. Royal Signals—183 for 8. Lieutenant Bolus 3 for 26. Result—Match drawn. Photo G. K. Gillberry. Corporal Ian Waters the organiser of the Corporals Club outing. Should he not have worn an A O C cap badge? CSM Ken Nightingale led an expedition the length of the Penine Way. Fifteen members of the unit took part. It is believed that they volunteered for a ' short walk.' There is in fact some dispute as to whether they marched two hundred and forty eight or two hundred and fifty miles from Edale to Kirk Yetholm (over Hadrians Wall). Some whose map reading required improvement actually marched further. Although the walk was planned as a two week expedition it was completed in ten days. Quite a feat (feet)! Private Bernie Moy who was cook, driver, bottle washer and admin party, surprised everyone by producing some very tasty meals. All this and a Pet Op Too! Congratulations to Corporal Glyn Williams who has married Judith Elizabeth Hutton. We hope they enjoyed their honeymoon/embarkation leave. We say farewell to Corporal Glyn Williams who has departed for a five months tour on Ascension Island as the resident Chemical Laboratory Assistant. We also bid au revoir to Sergeants Botterill, Rayner and Philbrick, Corporals Bell and MacDonald, Lance Corporals Menary and Spaven and Privates Johns, Moss and Lorraine, all now in the Falklands and to Privates Pemberton and Gallagher on Ascension. Recent returns include Sergeant Stewart, Lance Corporal Riverol and Private John who was delighted to meet for the first time his son Gary born whilst father was at Port Stanley. RAOC v RAPC played at Deepcut, 6th July 1983. RAOC—230 for 1 declared. Major Thomas 128 not out, Corporal Dickenson 72 not out. RAPC—221 for 9. Corporal Dickenson 4 for 36, Corporal Grimsley 2 for 39, Corporal Aldridge 1 for 23. Result—Match drawn. REME v RAOC played at Arborfield, on 21st/22nd July 1983. RAOC 1st Innings 195. Lieutenant Bolus 43, Major Vicker 38, Corporal Dickenson 22, Lieutenant Colonel CoweJI 24. REME Is/ Innings 141. Major Thomas 4 for 15, Corporal Hardman 3 for 32, Lieutenant Bolus 3 for 39. RAOC 2nd Innings 116 for 7 declared. Lieutenant Colonel Cowell 61, Sergeant Gelling 28. REME 2nd Innings 171 for 4. Major Thomas 3 for 44, Corporal Hardman 1 for 36. REME retained the ' Parnaby Cup' by 6 wickets. — 144 — SEND IT TO T H E GAZETTE A short article about events—places—people is always interesting particularly when accompanied by a photo- graph. Send it to THE GAZETTE. |
| Book number | R0406 |