10 NAVY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2007
No jolly –
● Hun in the sun... Great War replica Sopwith and Fokker triplanes and a Sopwith Pup over Culdrose
just a
Bavarian
Surprise
LET’S get one thing straight
– Adventurous Training (AT) is
not a jolly or an excuse for a
knees-up.
It is, however, invaluable
in helping build character and
providing challenges to take
people out of their own ‘comfort
zone’.
And with some questioning
the mettle of Forces personnel
– whether as a result of cultural
changes, or standard of living
– then AT comes into its own,
particularly given the opportunities
afforded by Exercise Bavaria
Surprise.
CPO Errol Brown, who works
for DE&S at RAF Wyton, said:
“A week’s AT is something we are
all entitled to under the Personal
Functional Standards, should
operational commitments allow.
“Exercise Bavaria Surprise
provides the Navy with a seven-
day structured AT facility open
to all Naval personnel who are
members of the Sports Lottery.
“Situated in Hindelang in
Open season in Cornwall
Germany, Tina and Chesty at
Haus Schwaben provide the HQ
from which all activities, such
CULDROSE air base’s some cases backed up to half-way promptly engulfed by tourists.
as mountain biking, climbing,
diamond jubilee air day
between Helston and Redruth. Slightly less dramatic was HMS
kayaking, klettersteig (fixed-rope
brought record crowds to the
Air station personnel handed Raleigh’s open day, where despite
climbing routes) and canyoning
out bottled water to tourists stuck the influx of 2,500 people keen to
are organised.
Cornish establishment.
in the traffic while staff on the see what goes on behind the fence
“A mix of RN and civilian
In excess of 25,000 people gate first cut the admission fee, of the Torpoint establishment, daily
instructors implement these
– a good 5,000 up on normal then waived it entirely as the day business continued as normal.
challenging activities at a pitch to
suit each group.
visitor numbers – squeezed
drew on. And perhaps that was the
“The exercise is provided from
into the air station near
A proverbial stone’s throw from attraction.
the beginning of April to the end of
Helston for the 60th birthday
Culdrose, 771 Naval Air Squadron The public watched new entry
October, and a standard package show.
was invited to display at Land’s trainees being given their first
End visitor centre during an air-
is supplied for the bargain price of Poor weather has dogged some
taste of RN life courtesy of the
sea rescue day organised by the
£50 per person, including travel, recent air days, but not the 2007
assault course and drill on the
RNLI.
food, accommodation, equipment spectacular which saw home-
parade ground.
and activities.”
Sadly – and reinforcing the
grown Culdrose ‘talent’ in the
The Submarine School
Tailored packages can be
importance of the Ace of Spades
form of Sea Kings and Merlins
offered an insight into the art of
arranged, and late bookings
– the squadron was two hours late
on show alongside the best of the
identifying contacts using sonar
accepted.
appearing at the demonstration
Fleet Air Arm, foreign military
and an overview of the history
For more details contact Capt
after its helicopters were called
jets, and vintage aircraft.
of the Silent Service through its
Paul Gellender RM on Paul.
upon in a search for two missing
The record crowd was great for
heritage area.
Gellender267@mod.uk or a
divers in Whitsand Bay.
Culdrose but not so great for the
Coaches ferried people to the
member of the Fleet AT team.
The bodies of teacher Kaye
local road network, with traffic in
fire-fighting and RAS simulators,
Moss and friend David White, while traditional entertainment
both from Gloucestershire, were was provided by the Band of HM
Like father, like son
eventually found inside the wreck Royal Marines Plymouth’s Corps
of HMS Scylla, sunk as an artificial of Drums.
reef off the Cornish coast. “The fact that this is a real base
Once that mission was called with the chance to talk to people
A SHOOTING trophy in memory held at Bisley. off, Sea King XV670 headed who are actually in training is a
of a Royal Marines marksman The RN contest saw each for the westernmost tip of the great opportunity for anyone who
has been won by a team in Command team of 12 competing mainland for two demonstrations. is thinking about joining up to
which his son was a member. for 13 trophies, while individuals First a ‘casualty’ had to be lifted see what the Navy has to offer,”
The Pete Bloom Trophy, had the chance to shoot for 19 from a cliff top with the help of said holidaymakers Mary and Mel
awarded to the RN or RM team prizes – the top one being the a Coastguard search and rescue Sitch from Newbury.
whose ten firers achieve the Queen’s Medal. team. Visitors travelled from as far
highest gallery score, was won The General’s Cup was won Then ‘casualties’ had to be away as London and Sheffield to
by the Royals. by the Royal Marines, followed hauled from the sea with the help sample Raleigh and left, hopefully,
And Pete Bloom’s widow was by Portsmouth, Plymouth and of Sennen Cove lifeboat. with “a real appreciation of the
able to present the trophy to Naval Air Command. Both ‘rescues’ complete, the range of top-class training we
her son. The Air Arm Cup saw the Royal SAR helicopter set down at provide for all ranks,” said Cdre
● A Sea King from 771 NAS demonstrates rescue techniques at
Pete shot for and coached the Navy beat the Royal Marines,
Land’s End, where the crew were John Keegan, Raleigh’s CO. Land’s End Picture: Howard Heeley
RM team, and had shot for the while the Queen’s Medal went
GB Service Rifle team. to C/Sgt Gibbett RM.
The competition was part of For more details on the
the Tri-Service Queen’s Medal RNRM Rifle Association, see
Final for Combat Shooting, the the website www.RNRMRA. Captain fl ags up church link
last event in the Royal Navy’s org or email Lt Dickie Byrd at
Central Skill-at-Arms Meeting, corporate@RNRMRA.org ST ANNE’S Church in Limehouse
has worn the White Ensign with
pride since 1731 – long before it
became the exclusive symbol of
specialist legal advice
the Royal Navy in the 1860s.
The Hawksmoor church has
special Parliamentary permission
to forces personnel
to continue to fly the flag – a
situation much appreciated by
the rector, Rev Gordon Warren, a
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former Naval artificer.
The Navy helped ensure the
We deal with all types of injury claim involving
White Ensign was in pristine
the military.
condition by replacing it in 2005,
We can assist you with your claim under the
but now the church has two more
new AFCS and advise you on whether to White Ensigns to fly, thanks to
pursue your claim in the civil courts under our another Naval link.
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The Captain of HMS Warrior
advice scheme.
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parish of St Anne’s for 21 years,
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and got married there in 1968.
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● Flag staff – pictured on board Warrior (from left): Jean Warren, Ken Jones, the Captain of Warrior, Rev
for ships entering the Pool of
Gordon Warren and Lt Vicky Gilfore
London.
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