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AGC JOURNAL 2016
Northern Ireland
Corps Day 2016
By Private Megan Latham
The Northern Ireland Corps A Game Without a Plan is The Activities
Day event is held every year. Just a Wish
It is an opportunity for AGC The games planned for the day were Rodeo
Bull, a particular favourite. Other activities
personnel in Province to After consultation from the members of the included the inflatable assault course, tug
get together for some fun detachment, the theme for the day would of war, blow-up table top human football,
be inflatable games and the planning
bungee run, football, noughts and crosses
and to get to know each commenced for the event to take place in and dodgeball. The invitations were
other outside of the office Thiepval Barracks. sent out, and we anxiously awaited the
environment. This year it So, a year to plan a one day event, sounds replies. We were delighted when the Corps
Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One
was the turn of the AGC easy right? Well, with a heavy tasked Ben Culleton accepted our invitation along
detachment of 2nd Battalion battalion, it came as no surprise that time with others from Regimental Headquarters.
quickly went by and before we knew it we
The Rifles to arrange the are only a few months away from the big 22 June 2016
event, and after the success of day, 22 June 2016. Sergeant ‘Loz’ Bennett
was the planning coordinator and his
previous years there was a lot main task was to book the sunshine; some D Day had arrived; when I rolled out of
to live up to. might say an impossible task for Northern bed, bright and early that morning the
Ireland, but he was hopeful. weather didn’t look promising, with thick
black clouds overhead and little sign of
change. We risked the outdoor plan and
started the hard work of setting up the
events and refreshments. With everything
ready, the astro turf looking like a child’s
birthday party with the amount of
inflatables scattered about, we started the
day’s activities with a welcome brief for all
of the participants. The teams were mixed
amongst detachments and branches to
ensure everyone had an opportunity to
meet someone new.
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