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On this page will be published any News, Comments,

Messages or items of interest that you have sent in.

There may also be the odd item and amusing story from myself.

Please support the Shoe Box Appeal for our Lads serving on Operations Abroad.

Please Click on the Logo to find out how you can help.

Website Slideshows

Due to some concerns regarding the Sideshows on the Reunion and MCDT Pages,

I have now changed them to Picture Trail. This is a much more safe environment

and advertisement free. I use Picture Trail to host many of our Photo's and I

pay for this service annually.

Tom Grant & Pat Brundell

Tom Grant with his Daughter

Tom and Pat together with Pat Broderick walked the 'Kintyre Way' over

4/5 days in May 2009, and raised £2,300 for the Charity,

so a big Well Done to all concerned.

Message from Tom

Many thanks to all who contributed to our sponsored walk at the Reunion your generosity was mind-blowing

I am as are the rest of the team gobsmacked, you raised a staggering total of £280.00. for Blesma don't know if any of you

watched the medics in Afghanistan it showed the price our guys are paying, for crap equipment, every injury seems to be the loss of a limb.

These guys need our help. I thank you all again and hope to see you all at the next reunion, unfortunatly wasnt able to make this one.

Thanks again for your generosity

Tom, Pat and Eddie

Go on Lads, give them your Support

For Rent Apartment

Playa Flamenca, Costa Blanca

Keith and Catherine's Apartment is now

Available for Long or Short Term Renting

Special Rate for Recruiting Troop Members

The Apartment FOR RENT is on the top floor in the brand new La Mirada Development and is

very tastefully furnished. It has two bedrooms with fitted Wardrobes. It has a fully fitted American Style

open plan Kitchen. A spacious Lounge area with Patio doors leading to a good size Balcony which overlooks

the Swimming Pool. A Private Solarium with Sea Views is for your Private use.

The Apartment has had many Extra's added to it, these include:

Air Conditioning (Hot & Cold), Double sized Water Heater, Enclosed Balcony, Extra Kitchen Cupboards,

New Bathroom Units, Set up for British TV, Brick Built BBQ on the Solarium.

The Apartment will be sold partly furnished.

Location

The Apartment is located in a quiet area near to the Sea. You are only a few minutes from the Beaches at

Punta Prima and La Zenia. You are close to all amenities, Shops, Restaurants, Bars etc.

The area is serviced by two Airports, Murcia the nearest and Alicante.

Playa Flamenca

The nearest big Town is lively Torrevieja which is only 8kms away. The Apartment is very handy to three

Golf Clubs and is well placed to discover the surrounding areas. Within walking distance is the

Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre with shops, Internet cafe etc.

Take a pleasant 10 min. walk to Punta Prima beach where there is also a medical centre if required.

The beautiful La Zenia beach is only a five minute drive.Villa Martin Golf is about ten minutes away in

the car, also visit golf courses of Las Ramblas and Campomar.

Playa Flamenca has easy access to the A37 for trips further afield with an easy 20 min drive to Murcia airport.


New Breakfast Bar and Units	Bathroom

This Balcony has now been Enclosed with Double Glazed Sliding Windows	New Brick Built BBQ added. Water and Power supply on the Solarium

The Apartment sleeps 4 with the following accommodation.

One Double Room and One Twin bedded Room.

There is a Public telephone nearby and

Community Swimming Pool

This apartment is now FOR RENT.

Please enquire with me if you are interested in renting it.

The apartment is ideal for holidays or short breaks.

So if you would like to move into an Excellent Apartment that requires nothing to

do to it on the Sunny Costa Blanca, then please contact me,

Enquiries by phone:

01702 600870

07771 392298

Garrison PRI

Why not buy that something special from the GarrisonPRI Shop

36 Heavy Air Defence Regiment

111 (Dragon) Battery/ 10 (Assaye) Battery

Shoeburyness/Dortmund

If there are any ex members of the above,

please contact me, it will good to hear from you.

Please check out the 36 Regiment Website

Your Army Service Records

I have recently obtained my Army Service Records from the Army Personnel Centre.

This service became available after the Data Protection Act came into being in 1998.

If you are an ex serving Solider the service is Free. It's interesting to see what your OC's thought

about you all those years ago. If you would like to apply to receive your Records then please write to:

Army Personnel Centre

Disclosure Section 2 - Data Protection Cell

Mail Point 515,

Kentigern House

65, Brown Street

Glasgow

G2 8EX

Tel: 0141 224 8053

Geraldine Hulston having a bad day at the office

Tony "Taff" Jenkins having major difficulties with his helmet,

well he always did!

Visit to The Display Troop

John Gould and myself paid a visit to The Display Troop at Woolwich on the 3rd March 2001. It was very

interesting to see how the Troop now function. We were very impressed by their History Display,

and we are grateful to the Troop for donating many old photos that will now be published

on this web site. We would like to thank Bdr Andy Wood for all his help.

Footnote: The Troop have now relocated to Larkhill.

Hotel Accommodation

If you are visiting the Manchester area and need some accommodation,

then why not stop at The Woodstock.

ex MCDT member Mike Brough will be pleased to help.

The Woodstock

564/6, Wilbraham Road

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Manchester

M21 9LB

Tel: 0161-861-9836

Pauline Mason

Pauline would be pleased to hear from any ex MCDT members who remember her and

Ivor from their time with the team. E-mail her at the following address:

The Sons of St Barbara

1. In the beginning there was chaos and the chaos was the infantry, for the infantry was alone.

2. And fear was with the infantry and they cried unto the Lord saying "Lord, save us for we are afraid."

3. And the Lord heard their grunts and set some of the infantry on beasts of burden and these he called cavalry, and the

cavalry became the armour.

4. And when the Lord had seen what he had done, he laughed saying, "Well, you can't win them all."

5. The infantry and the armour again cried out to the Lord saying, "Lord, save us for we are afraid," And the Lord heard their

cries and decided to end their weeping's.

6. And the Lord said unto them, " Lo and behold, I send you a race of men noble in heart and spirit," and the

Lord created the Gunners.

7. And the Lord said unto the infantry and armour, "When it gets dark, the Gunners shall light your way."

8. "And when you need Smoke, there shall be Smoke, and when you need HE, WP, & Illum and counter battery fire,

all this ye shall have."

9. And the Lord gave the Gunners big guns, and field guns, and the infantry and armour were

jealous for they had naught.

10. And the infantry cried out saying, "Lord, thou hast created the infantry as Queen of Battles, and now thou has made

the Gunners King of Battles, and well knowest thou what the King does to the Queen."

11. And the Lord replied, " Right On!"

12. And the Lord gave unto the Artillery rockets and missiles and, best of all, nukes. And when the infantry and armour

saw this they fell to their knees in wonder saying, "Surely God is on the side of the greatest - The Gunners."

13. And the Lord sayeth, "You got that right."

14. Now abideth infantry, armour and Artillery for the greatest of these is Artillery.

Make sure you have your fishing licence!

Could have done with one of these to get first in the

NAAFI queue