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AGC JOURNAL 2016

14 Signal Regiment

(Electronic Warfare)

By Captain Paul Dawson

Captain Paul Dawson is the Community Relations Corps Rugby Union. Corporal Ben Jones
Detachment Commander has maintained his role as Safety Officer
for the unit Clay Shooting Team and also
at 14 Signal Regiment The Regiment enjoys excellent relationships competed at the Army Championships.
with numerous local communities, and
(Electronic Warfare) in many departments are designated a
Brawdy, West Wales and church service to support. The Detachment Confidence Building
parades annually as a formed body at
provides an insight to the St Martin’s Church in Roch. It was a real As a Detachment, we enjoyed a day at
unit’s ‘work hard and play privilege to continue this long tradition ‘Tree Tops’, a high ropes confidence course
harder’ ethos. and to meet the local residents, who were located near Tenby. The weather started
visibly delighted to once again welcome
off grey and intimidating, threatening a
us into their congregation. The ‘Solva heavy downpour. This almost summed up
Stunning Pembrokeshire Pub Quiz’ league is a competitive event the mood of the group as we nervously
that keeps the small harbour village alive
weighed up the height of the ‘Skytower’.
during the winter months and one that is As things turned out, the rain held off and
The unit’s location at Brawdy in supported by the unit, with the quiz final the sun eventually made an appearance.
West Wales is a little remote, but the hosted on camp. Better still, everybody completed the course.
Detachment identity is strong and the This included the ‘extreme’ section with
team work hard to support each other. Sport and Adventure its 165 metres zip-wire and 13 metres
This allows us to participate across a powerfan – a vertical drop which gives the
range of sports, adventurous training and This past year the team has continued to impression that you are free falling, before
other external activities. Pembrokeshire impress. Corporals Lisa Jones and Alex Kerr the brake eventually engages at the end.
itself is a rugged beauty spot; a holiday competed in the Royal Signals Lanyard The day pushed everyone’s limits, but was
destination that offers 186 miles of Trophy, an arduous 40 mile endurance exhilarating and a welcome break from
coastal footpaths, which hug some of the and navigation exercise. To top this, Lisa the routine. An unforgettable moment
most breath-taking coastline scenery in Jones went on to captain the Regimental was Sergeant Paul Clayton getting stuck
Britain. The pathway is accessible from the Netball Team which won the Inter-Unit high up on a cargo net and needing to be
barracks and is a popular running route. Championships – a fantastic achievement. rescued. We also entered two fire teams into
The area is peppered with a variety of Private Hari Bakhem competed in the Triple Crown Competition.
beaches, historical landmarks and tourist Trailwalker, another gruelling endurance
attractions. Newgale beach is just a five competition, covering 100km. From the Overseas Travel
minute drive from camp; its flat two mile original team of four that set off, he was
stretch of sand is very popular on sports one of the two that finished. Corporal I was lucky enough to enjoy a week’s
afternoons, especially for kayaking, surfing ‘V’ Vuli has continued to captain the skiing in France. Captain Guy Davies
and kite-surfing. Regimental Rugby Team, as well as support and Corporal Lisa Jones travelled to
the Army Veterans Rugby League and Nepal on Exercise Dragon’s Trek, there

The Monte Cassino Memorial. Paul Clayton is on the left The Medal Room at the Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Emma
Tree Tops high ropes confidence course at Tenby
and Emma McCarthy is on the right McCarthy is on the right and Maria Lewis is on the left

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