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■ SAILORS from HMS
Dauntless took a break from
training to carry out important
renovation work at Queen
Elizabeth Country Park in
Horndean.
The Type 45 destroyer’s
crew took time off during
firefighting training to restore
an 18th-Century shepherd’s
caravan ahead of the park’s
annual show.
Cdr Giulian Hill said he
was keen for the ship to start
building relationships with the
local community.
Dauntless will start sea trials
later this year, ready for entry
● Mud, mud, glorious mud...
into Portsmouth in early 2010.
Park manager Tim Speller
said: “The sailors all worked
Navigation
extremely hard and can be
proud of their achievements.”
■ FIFTEEN students attending
the Advanced Command and
Staff course at the Defence
with a twist
Academy in Shrivenham have Picture: LA(Phot) Chris Winter TWO teams from HMS Sultan approaches this fabulous event. ● Members of the Royal Navy and United States Navy at the start line
completed an astounding one
have raised money for a Multiple Teamwork and morale are always
million metre rowing endeavour.
Sclerosis charity after navigating sky high which is why they enjoy
The event raised an almighty
It ain’t half hot
their way through a wet Welsh for- it so much.”
£9,300 which has been split
est – whilst carrying an MS suf- The two teams worked tire-
evenly between the Hope for
ferer in a wheelchair. lessly to carry their passengers
Heroes charity and Macmillan
The Snowdonia-based MS over fallen trees, through ice-cold
Cancer Support.
Challenge 2008 aims at raising as rivers and into neck-deep lakes
The event was completed in
much money as possible for the of mud.
72 hours, with each participant
Solent MS Therapy Centre. One of the competing team
rowing 70km each.
NORMALLY we don’t £2,500, with the money going Although the race managed
By fastening the wheelchairs to members, Lt Andrew McAllister
The students from all
do things by halves in the
to the Big Salute, which divides to hit its target, you can still
a carrying frame, the two teams said: “The money raised goes
three Services were expected
northern Gulf, but in this case,
cash between BLESMA, Combat donate via the website which can
were able to carry their passengers towards a fantastic cause and
to continue their studies
we’ll make an exception.
Stress, Veterans Aid, St Dunstan’s be found at www.justgiving.com/
across the ten-kilometre course. everyone involved has enjoyed
when not rowing – including
Teams of Royal Navy and US
and Headley Court. ctf158marathon
One of the passengers, Hazel themselves enormously – I’m
attending lectures and finalising
military personnel ran 13 miles
Russell, said: “I am always looking forward to next year
dissertations.
and 192 yards – a half marathon
impressed with how HMS Sultan already.”
– in Iraq.
■ YOU may be familiar with the
Actually, when we say ‘in Iraq’,
term ‘WAG’ from the celebrity
we mean ‘off Iraq’ – the Khawr al
world, but here is a new type –
Amaya oil terminal at the tip of
A date with Red Plum
the Royal Marine WAG.
the Gulf.
A group of 22 RM wives,
Now throw temperatures ICE-SHIP HMS Endurance has In 2002, the FVF set out to
girlfriends and fiancées are
touching 40˚C into the equation. added her support to a £1.3 mil- establish Project Stanley – a house
to take part in the seven-mile
And the constant threat of terrorist lion appeal for Teenage Cancer in the Falklands for veterans and
RM Commando Challenge in
attack. Trust (TCT). their families to visit in order to
Devon under the name ‘Team
A half marathon constitutes The funds raised from the remember fallen comrades, and
Essence’.
28 lengths of the rickety, war- appeal will go towards a specialist face their demons from the war.
Having successfully
torn structure, but there was no treatment centre for young people Construction can now begin on
completed last year’s three-mile
shortage of runners – 25 in all – with cancer at the Southampton the £267,000 centre, which will
challenge, they are now hoping
with teams such as ‘Deceptively University Hospitals NHS Trust. overlook Port Stanley harbour.
to raise at least £2,000 for Help
Slim’, ‘Team Awesome’ (must
HMS Endurance has produced
for Heroes this year. be Americans – Ed), and ‘Big
a calendar of striking images
If you want to make a Cheese’ (fi ttingly Cdre Duncan
from her time in Antarctica, and
donation, visit: www.justgiving. Potts and his chief-of-staff).
A dog called
all proceeds will go towards the
com/team_essence The run had to begin at
Southampton Appeal.
5.00am so all the runners could
The new unit – the first of its ■ NEARLY £1,000 has been
be over the fi nish line by 7.30am
Derby
raised for the Army Benevolent kind in the south of England –
Fund and the Sailor’s Society
– when temperatures were already
● Logs Mike Smith and the organisers of the Promise Dreams run
will provide teenagers with some
thanks to collectors at the Army
reaching 40˚C.
THE SUBMARINERS Asso-
of the best care facilities in the
vs Navy Rugby Match.
Some runners did the ‘whole
ciation (Derbyshire) is aiming to
country.
Mrs Pamela Jones, her
nine yards’; others ran a relay, but Stretch isn’t ‘armless
raise £5,000 to sponsor a guide
To donate to the appeal, or find
husband and her sister took the
everyone ran at least seven miles.
dog puppy to commemorate the
out how you can get involved, visit
collection and would like to thank
“It was not a race but the
MORE than 300 people charity Promise Dreams, which
launch of the City of Derby’s af-
www.teenagecancertrust.org
South West Trains for allowing
natural competitive nature of
crossed the finish line at helps terminally ill children.
fi liated submarine HMS Ambush.
Meanwhile, senior ratings on
them to collect on the station.
military personnel turned it into
the Wolverhampton Run for He said: “I trust that the more
The puppy – called ‘Derby’ –
They extend their thanks to the
a more competitive fi nish,” said
Dreams this year, including one pedantic readers will forgive
HMS Endurance are proud to
will undergo training to become a
generous supporters who donated
CPO Andy Patton, one of the
honourable guest… me some artistic license in my
sponsor the older generation by
guide dog for the blind.
on the day.
event organisers.
Logs Mike ‘Stretch’ turnout, specifi cally in that I making the Falklands Veterans
The association hopes to raise
Andy himself was unable to
Smith of HMNB Portsmouth elected not to amputate my Foundation (FVF) their chosen
the money in time to coincide
■ TRAINEE sailors from HMS run due to a knee injury, but
completed the five-kilometre arm.” charity during the ship’s fi rst
with the launch of HMS Ambush,
Raleigh have been helping to completed his own feat of
charity run dressed as Nelson, Wolves legend Don Goodman 18-month deployment.
granted affi liation to the city after
clear, level and widen an area endurance – cycling 35 miles in
accompanied by footballers said: “Despite the heavy rain, The FVF is the fi rst UK-based
its previously affi liated boat HMS
of pathway in Torpoint. 114 minutes on an exercise bike
Steve Bull, Don Goodman and everyone had big smiles on charity committed to provid-
Sovereign was decommissioned.
The trainees have been parked at the marathon’s fi nishing
TV presenter Suzi Perry, who all their faces.” ing fi nancial help and advice for
Terry Hall of the Submariners
working on the project line.
organised the run. For more information about veterans and their families.
Association (Derbyshire) said:
organised by the Torpoint and The runners – plus friends and
Stretch is hoping to reach the charity, visit their website at
“Our initial suggestion was to
Rame Lions Club, alongside the family – reached their target of
a total of around £150 for the www.promisedreams.co.uk
Bogged down
name the guide dog ‘Ambush’,
club’s members and volunteers.
but it was explained very politely
HMS Raleigh’s LS Laura
that shouting out ‘Ambush’ in a
Washer said: “It is a great way
Scilly sail
CAPT Mark Beverstock is used to
the hustle and bustle of HMNB
very loud voice, while exercising
for them to develop their team-
Clyde, but has recently gone back
A JOURNEY from the Isles of
a guide dog in a recreational area
working skills in a practical
to school to learn about “boggy
Scilly to St Michael’s Mount,
could sort of cause confusion!
situation outside of the training
swamps.”
Cornwall has been undertaken
“We could not think of a name
environment.”
Paying a visit to KangaRhu
more appropriate than Derby,
by former RN sailor Tony Clee,
Pre-school – a school for chil-
which will sum up the origins of
who after overcoming throat can-■ A TEAM from HMS
dren of Service families – Captain the sponsorship.”
Sutherland have lent a hand cer himself was raising money for
Beverstock, of HMS Neptune, For information on how to
refurbishing a popular local Cancer Research UK.
also took time to talk to the young donate, you can send an email
footpath in her affiliated county.
To fi nd out more about the jour- Kangas, and discovered the fun to to derbypuppyappeal@yahoo.
Twelve of the ship’s company
ney, visit www.scillysail.com be had in learning. co.uk
have spent a week away from the
frigate working on the Braehead
footpath near Helmsdale,
Sutherland.
Lt Lorna Cooper said: “We
were really looking forward to
getting away and being able to
give something back to the local
community.”
■ LET ALISTAIR Mckean of
HMS Sultan, and Martyn Allan
of BRNC Dartmouth will be
● Wall of fame... the RN cyclists pose alongside the Roman ruins
attempting a cycle ride from
Lands End to John O’Groats in
seven days.
Roman conquerors
Martyn’s mum was THREE ex-service personnel were Armstrong, former RM
diagnosed with cancer last part of a group that has completed Commando Paul Bramley and
year, and the two have decided a 174-mile bike ride from former PO Chris Armstrong RNR,
to take up the challenge of Ravensglass to Tynemouth for the raised over £1,200.
raising money for Breakthrough Help for Heroes Fund. They pass on thanks to all those
Breast Cancer Research which Following the Hadrian’s who sponsored them during this
she supports passionately. cycle route, former CPO Lou year’s Army vs Navy rugby match.
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