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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Exercise

Tiger Wight Endeavour 2016

By Sergeant Gareth Glasgow

After a very busy period Upon arrival at East Cowes the main Day Three
of pre and post Pay 16 group spent the rest of the day looking
around Osborne House. After a long day
implementation the Branch brushing up on their Victorian History, and Day three comprised of walking and
sailing. The sailing group set sail from
and a few members of the establishing that Captain Andy Snell was Yarmouth to Cowes where they stopped
Management Accountancy not going to get a ride in Queen Victoria’s for an early lunch. After arriving back at
‘bathing machine’ the group made their
Yarmouth and putting the boat to bed the
Services (Army) were rewarded way to camp for dinner and Major Hayley group were treated to a well earned rest at
with some much needed Dennis delivered version 15 of the activity a local pub. As luck would have it, they
plan.
respite in the form of a week found themselves caught up in former
English stunt man Eddie Kidd’s birthday
of Adventurous Training in A Packed Day party, amid celebrities and a half decent
the Isle of Wight in June. A Elvis tribute act.
huge thanks to Major Hayley The whole group awoke to a packed day Day Four
of activities, including sailing, kayaking
Dennis who organised the and mountain biking. Colonel Steve Pyle
event and ensured everyone treated the mountain bikers to ice cream, Brigadier Paul Burns arrived and there
had a fantastic time. which then set precedence for the rest of was a sweep up of all those who had not
yet done sailing, walking and mountain
the week, with the instructor Corporal
Godfre Mensah informing the other senior biking. Major Hayley Dennis stayed
The Isle of Wight officers that he expected the same. After behind at camp setting the barbecue up
the kayaking instructor struggled to find for the ‘last supper’, but due to inclement
water on the ‘Isle’ of Wight version 16 weather the event was quickly adapted to
We donned our civvies and made our way of the plan was established and stand an indoor barbecue.
to the Ferry Port in Southampton. We were up paddle boarding provided a fitting
met by a small team from 1st Battalion substitute. Warrant Officer Class One Ian Staff Sergeant ‘Robbo’ Robson organised
Welsh Guards who kindly offered some McFarlane particularly struggled with his a quiz, which he kept top secret despite
chefs to keep hunger at bay and a group of equilibrium and after falling in numerous being offered bribes for the answers
SPS staff to participate in the activities. A times, he took the decision to lie down for during the week. The Brigadier’s team
team of expert sailors, consisting of skipper the rest of the activity. lifted the trophy in the form of a box of
Officer Cadet Lewis Wilson and crew Celebrations, ending off a great week of
Colonel Steve Pyle and Staff Sergeant Slim arduous adventurous training and team
Spacey, set voyage on what turned out to bonding.
be a mammoth eleven hour crossing from
Gosport to Yarmouth.

Sailing on the Solent. Left to right: Sam Castledine, Carl Lotter and Ashley Dove

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