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WO1 (SMI) L Davison
Bikinis and Berets
Beach Volleyball with Horse Guards in Background

a trial of the Beaverit FOB Locker. Not environments, in particular WO1 Oakes enough to be one of the lucky few to

everything went smoothly and several and SSgt Richardson for their support be able to look out of my ofice window
‘wrinkles had to be ironed out’, more at Hainault, and Sgt Gowing for his directly onto the spectacle (and bikinis)
so on the retrieval and redistribution of initiative and support at Feltham. Great of the beach volleyball! The fact that I
equipment after the Games, but we got support was also received from a myriad shifted from one desk to another for the
there in the end.
of suppliers who came through with an view had nothing to do with the volleyball

abundance of equipment at very short – after 5 plus years in the job I just fancied
This was not a lone effort and there notice, often slipping other commercial a change of scenery ... ‘honest guv!’.
are several people who should be orders to be able to do so. Thank you all!
acknowledged, not least of which are Capt I look forward to the sense of calm this

Nick Walker for his boundless enthusiasm London will not see the likes of the Games year after The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
and commitment, and his very welcome again for a very long time to come, most Troop the Colour in June – the ‘things to
company on the never ending miles of certainly not in my time anyway. It was do list’ desperately needs attention! That
tube journeys travelled during site recces a welcome distraction from the norm and said, we are always only a State Visit, a

and follow up assurance visits; and a privilege to have contributed in some wedding or, dare I say it, a funeral, away
the numerous RAPTCIs and PTIs who way, albeit a relatively small contribution from a change of plan and the list getting
helped provide safe, supervised training
compared to others. I was fortunate
forever longer.