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RCA Christmas Delivery to Cassino Tp Families
The tradition of the RCA delivering hampers to soldiers on operations over Christmas was a bit different in 2020! Due to the Covid virus, none of the soldiers deployed on Op Cabrit in Poland could come home on R&R breaks, so it was decided to put most of the energy into the families back home.
With enormous support from Royal Yeomanry RHQ and in particularly Lt Col Simon McMenemy, a 5 Star deluxe food hamper was prepared by the Ludlow Farm Shop, which has strong family connections with the Shropshire Yeomanry. Each item in the hamper was branded with the QDG and RY cap badge – simply brilliant.
138 of these smart baskets were distributed around the whole of the UK. Many were via RY Squadrons and 103 Bn REME bases, but nearly half were driven to the doors of the families by a team which included serving QDGs and the RCA committee. The gift was particularly poignant as the majority of the QDG-led Cassino Troop were reserv-
Delivering to Mrs Brown in Norfolk
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Mark delivering to Mrs Fisher in Devon
ists who had not only never been away from home on operations before, but certainly not away for six months over Christmas. Smiling faces and some tears were caught on camera from Devon to Kent and from Wiltshire to the Isle of Arran. It was a real privilege to be a small part of Cassino Troop!
If you would like to get involved with Christmas Hampers for the Mali deploy- ment please get in touch with Chris Gibbons and the RCA via our Facebook Page.
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