NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2007 21
Climbing Turbulent weather and saddle rash
high for
AS THE news reported a severe weather warning, got a warm welcome at all their stop-offs en route
PO ‘Scouse’ Hooton of HMS Turbulent watched to their final destination.
the horizontal rain outside the window and pon- Despite six months of training, by midday on
Hannah
dered the wisdom of planning a charity cycle ride day one Jack Hawkins had already fallen off his
in January... bike twice – fortunately Jack survived intact but
Six riders from the hunter-killer submarine one of the cycles didn’t...
WHEN the fi ve-year-old daughter
cycled from their home port of Devonport to On arrival at Warrington, the cyclists met up
of CPO(AWT) Paul Johnson fell
their boat’s affiliated town of Warrington in aid of with their CO Cdr Scott Bower and a posse of
ill with leukaemia, he found that
three charities: St Luke’s Hospice in Plymouth; their fellow submariners who were in the town for
the Naval community was there to
the Mayor of Warrington’s Charity Appeal; and TS an affiliated visit.
support him in turn.
Obdurate, the Warrington Sea Cadet unit. A final flurry of collecting in Warrington with 20
The senior rate, who is now
The cyclists – POWEA Hooton, SA ‘Jack’ sailors deployed en masse for a charity row and
serving at HMS Collingwood,
Hawkins, OM(WSM) ‘Pixie’ Whiting, CPOWEA exercise-bike marathon, brought the total raised
said: “Having been a divisional
‘Frag’ Petre, CPOMEA ‘Frank’ Spencer and MEM to almost £2,000 for the three charities chosen by
officer for the past eight years,
Steve Blakey – set off in stormy conditions, but the submariners.
it was quite strange for the first
time in 22 years service that I was
the one receiving welfare – my
attitude to this very worthy serv-
ice has, needless to say, changed
Silverback tamed
dramatically.”
He, and his oppos from
Portsmouth Command Field
Gun have set up the Hannah
Johnson Trust, raising money for
Leukaemia Research UK, CLIC
Sargent, and to ensure that the lit-
in HMS Lancaster
tle girl has the holiday of a lifetime
on completion of the two years of
OH, how much must LET(ME)
her chemotherapy treatment.
‘Shep the Silverback’
The first challenge for the
Woollard regret the soaring
former field-gunners will be the Caribbean heat that made
24-hour Three-Peak challenge on him remove his shirt...
June 15. The sight of the exposed hir-
The event is being organised by sute back that earned him his
CPO PTI Paul Barton of HMS nickname was enough to inspire
Excellent, and for those who have members of the ship’s company
missed his presence from these to put up big money to see that
pages, will feature the return of back waxed. ● Run for it: PO ‘Nobby’ Hall and PO ‘Kenny’ Daglish make a break
the former Command Warrant The buzz spread at speed for freedom from the Service Police wagon of RPO Stuart Higman
Officer Eddie Seaborne as one of throughout the ship that the
the climbers. Silverback was to be tamed on the
flightdeck and all were welcome.
Oasis guitar
Appropriately Surg Lt Jayne Jack in the
McKinlay was brave enough to
peform the dastardly deed, which
in bid for
brought tears to the eyes of not
just Woollard but the watching
Son-Rise
matelots.
nick of time
But the stalwart stoker gritted
his teeth and bore it to the bitter
WITH only Naval wit, guile and charm to pay their way, PO ‘Kenny’
A HUGE charity auction is taking end, raising an impromptu £480
Daglish and ‘Nobby’ Hall made a break for freedom from their
place at Portsmouth Football Club for the ship’s charity, Lancaster
Collingwood home to reach the distant heights of the Scottish capi-
on Sunday April 22 to raise money CancerCare.
tal – all in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support nurses.
for the daughter of LET(WE) Paul But fans of the Silverback in the
The two intrepid adventurers Geoff Stevens, Steve Smith and
Hanvey of HMS Richmond. UK need not fear, as by the time
broke free of a Service Police Dave Aslet-Clarke all tackled the
Paul’s daughter Lilly-May is Lancaster returned to her home
wagon, and dressed in striped Great South Run to earn the cash
autistic and the rating is deter- port of Portsmouth last month his
overalls and caps, had just 12 for the charity.
mined to get her on to the Son- rugged back-rug had grown back.
hours to get as far away as possible
Rise programme, a course run Although it wasn’t only Shep
from their Fareham base.
at the Autism Treatment Centre Woollard who suffered in the
After hitch-hiking their way to Fish ball
of America that has had life- Caribbean sun during the frigate’s
London – surely those outfits at FOR ONE night only, HMS Bel-
changing results in helping autis-
recent deployment on counter-
the roadside must have raised a fast became an honorary member
tic children.
drug patrol.
few eyebrows? – the two talked of the Fishery Protection Squad-
But the family need to raise
One hundred of the ship’s com-
their way into railtickets from ron when she played host to the
£8,500 to fund the costs of the
pany took on the Mike Till relay
Virgin Trains. squadron’s charity ball, with HMS
Massachussets course.
race, where each runner ran one
So by the time the 12 hours Severn moored alongside her in
Their local community in
mile – or seven laps of the upper
were up, the jailbirds were in the Pool of London.
Portsmouth’s Stamshaw Naval
deck – to commemorate CPO
● LET(ME) ‘Shep the Silverback’ Woollard enjoying the sympathy of
Edinburgh and celebrating the The event, attended by 250
estate have rallied around in sup-
Mike Till who was killed im 1982
his crewmates in HMS Lancaster as he has his back waxed...
£700 that they had raised from people, raised more than £2,000
port, and letters have gone out far
on HMS Sheffield in the height of fastest time of the day. day and managed to raise £280 for
sponsorship. for the Royal National Mission to
and wide seeking contributions of
the Falklands Conflict. Organisers WO1 Mick Hawkes the ship’s charity CancerCare.”
Deep Sea Fishermen. ■ Sailors and civilians from the
the charity auction.
The relay race brought together and LPT Steve Homer were over- Speculation ran rife on board Type 45 training area of the
Lt Cdr Rex Cox, Commanding
Temptations up for bid include
the most senior and the most jun- joyed with the response from the Lancaster as to whether they Maritime Warfare School at
Officer of HMS Severn, said:
an autographed Oasis guitar,
ior of the frigate’s crew, with the ship and the number of volunteers could have achieved a record time HMS Collingwood have present-
“The ships and the sailors of the
signed Chelsea, Arsenal and
Commanding Officer Cdr Richard to run the mile in the searing if the PTI had not been clad in ed £1,040 to the Royal Blind
squadron have a close affinity with
Portsmouth football shirts, plus
Moss putting in a respectable time 30˚C heat. such tight stockings – for reasons Society.
the fishermen they protect. The
countless other desirable items.
and the youngest man on board Mick said: “Although we didn’t that only other PTIs could pos- The runners Lt Steve Carberry,
mission does a fantastic job in
The event is taking place in the
OM Farrell bagging the second beat the record, we all had a great sibly understand... CPO Paul Wright, and Flagship’s
supporting that community.”
Milan Mandaric suite at Fratton
Park Football Ground from 1pm,
with football players from the team
there to support the auction.
Find out more on the website:
www.lilly-may.wetpaint.com or
write to Paul Hanvey on HMS
Richmond, BFPO 375.
Comical row
FOUR men from HMS Sultan are
taking to their (virtual) oars for a
12-hour rowathon to raise money
for Comic Relief.
The four – LA(SE) Kevin Mor-
rison, PO Bagsy Baker, CPO Scott
Matthewson and RAF Flt Lt Stap-
ley – are rowing the distance from
Gosport to Brighton; to cover the
70 miles in the time-limit, each
man needs to row 3,000m in 20
minutes. The three hope to raise
£1,000 for the comics’ charity.
Kevin said: “We could have
been sat in a bath full of beans,
but we’re in the Navy – we row.”
● Men at work – ET Lee McEwan, Thomas Gunnery (US Navy) and
To pledge your support, contact
SA Chris Viera get all the fun jobs...
the rowers on: (mil) 93843 2911.
Running driver
Down on the farm
THE First Sea Lord’s driver Sgt SAILORS from HMS Raleigh joined with their US Navy counterparts
Mark Hayes and fellow Whitehall from the Joint Maritime Facility at RAF St Mawgan to take up their
denizen PO Wtr Hazel Mears – shovels and get to the bottom of a whole heap of...
the IHUB manager – are tackling The RN and US sailors were helping out on the farm at Vitalise
the London Marathon this year Churchtown in Lanlivery for the centre’s DIY day.
to raise charity cash for WellChild WO Anthony Royle, Hawke Division Training Officer, said: “Our
and the NSPCC. trainees thoroughly enjoy their time at the Vitalise centre and were
Pledge your support to Hazel pleased to have the chance to work alongside our US Navy counter-
and her efforts on her third mara- parts.
thon at
www.justgiving.com/ “The Royal Navy can be called upon to carry out a variety of roles,
hazelmears or call: (mil) 9621 such as humanitarian aid – work similar to that being undertaken by the
86393. trainees at Churchtown.”
021_NN_apr07.indd 1 16/3/07 16:27:06
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61