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So, another 7921 revolutions (of the London eye) have turned since my last submission to the MBS.
This last year, our daily commute along Whitehall has been marked by voices and placards demonstrating their support as to whether we leave or stay in the EU. Hopefully as you read this article a decision will be made, the country won’t have imploded, and we will know one way or another which direction are future will go in. Either way, life continues, and the wheel keeps turning. This is very true for the ceremonial aspects in London.
As the Household Division ramps up for another season of parades and ceremony we know that no matter what, these big occasions will still happen.
Having enjoyed the perks that an office view at Horse guards provides, we both invited friends and family to watch the QBP from the office. While those who remember may think, ‘‘Well, it’s hardly beach volley ball’’, not once did an email get checked and we all had a great day celebrating the occasion.
I managed to get a few members of the HQ out of their offices to take part in some Army sporting events. We even brought back some team silverware on a few occasions. This included the LONDIST Minor Units XC title, Army Female Unit Masters XC title, and hot off the press, Female Unit Masters RCIRL winners.
The big sporting event of the calendar, the GOCs Cup held in Windsor, was well attended by both regular and reserve units. The ToW demonstrated some great shows of strength and endurance on the rope with the HCMR proving that mucking out horses surely does pay off in the sporting arena! While the points were being double
HEADQUARTERS LONDON DISTRICT
The SO2, Mr Mike Mumford and I, have
now been in post for a complete turn of that
wheel and are gearing up to the tackle the
challenges that await the London based
units with regards to delivering PES. This has of course, been on the minds of all RAPTCIs across the country but the limited green space, weapon carriage limitations and general human congestion in and around the capital means the Units will have to be imaginative, very organised and collaborative in their approach to their training and preparation.
WO1 (SMI) K Haniver RAPTC
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WO1 Haniver, Mr M Mumford, WO2 Pitcairn
checked, the event culminated with a BAWF competition conducted by SSgt (SSI) Baily which was a real crowd pleaser.
Having been challenged by one of the local RAPTCIs to a race, we donned our trainers and vests to run the Vitality 10000 in support of SSAFA. I won’t advertise the results, but I didn’t blame my
Houses of Parliment - Commute to work
Army 10 km Champs Triathlon Relay Team GOCs Cup TOW