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Thames Scout Cruising Club Newsletter No 92 April 2013 In this issue: Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Max’s Memories Calamitous Cruising Trefoil Guild Trip Christmas Cruise Service Awards Skittles Challenge Thames Scout Cruising Club Newsletter No 92 April 2013 Chairman’s Log I am pleased that in Scott you were greatly missed). After my last year as your extensive negotiations to overcome a chairman, the TSCC number of hurdles, the “Fitting out Lunch” has had a positive at HMS President proved a success. It was start to 2013 so I will great to be joined by so many friends from outline some of the Byfleet Boat Club, Penton Hook Yacht Club, highlights we have Royal Society of St George Yachting enjoyed. Association and Weybridge Mariners Club. A grand total of 86 of us sat down for a In January we were made most welcome meal in the Royal Naval Reserve on visiting the Metropolitan Police Horse Wardroom, which must have one of the Training Establishment at Imber Court for best views of the river Thames. a tour and Lunch. Ray purloined a box of horse shoes, so there is no prize for As a Scout Active Support Unit, one of the guessing what he has up his sleeve for aims of the TSCC is to provide grants to Hurley. In the middle of the month many of deserving Scout and Guide causes. If you us attended a terrific Burns Night Supper, would like to further support this aim organised by Derek Dale, at the Weybridge please add a voluntary donation to your Mariners’ Club. I saw a number of hip flasks membership renewal payment. Although being waved over the haggis and it was our funds are limited, we still do want to amazing how the Scots accents improved receive written requests for financial help as the night went on. that will benefit Scouts and Guides. During February we attended a fascinating For those of you who haven’t looked at our talk on Colditz Castle, followed by dinner website lately, please do so at: at the Union Jack Club. It was interesting to www.ThamesScoutCruisingClub.org.uk. It hear how well the prisoners were treated has been revamped and took several weeks by the German guards. Having dined at to complete. It looks exciting and is much rd Jayne’s Upstairs, we came 3 in the Annual easier to navigate thanks to Peter, who Skittles Match at the Byfleet Boat Club, but incidentally is still looking for anyone who as a result of dual membership we were may be interested in advertising in this able to make up most of the Weybridge newsletter, or on the website. Mariners team who came 2nd. Unfortunately we had to surrender the cup Having drafted this log on the coldest April to WMC. day for 20 years, I feel confident that we will have good weather for our up-river Three teams were fielded by us in early and two down-river cruises later in the March for the Quiz and Fish & Chip Supper year. Please keep everything crossed. at Hinchley Wood. We did not do that well but had great fun and plenty of laughs (Dr. David 2 VISIT TO METROPOLITAN POLICE MOUNTED BRANCH One bright but bitterly cold January crowd noise. On our way to our morning a group of us met at the next stop, the Museum, we passed Metropolitan Police Mounted the veterinary area which houses Branch Training Establishment at sick horses and that day there were Imber Court. We were met by two sticking their noses out, one Natasha, one of the grooms, who with a bad back and one with sore was to act as our guide for the tour. hooves! We first visited the mounting and The Mounted Branch had its inspection quadrangle and from beginnings in 1760 and was there entered the stables where originally formed to combat the there were a number of horses in highwayman. Within a year residence. We were advised which highway robbery was virtually wiped ones we could stroke, and one out and so after about eighteen which we definitely could not as he months it was decided to disband it. was very bad tempered. We were But, guess what, almost even allowed to feed them sugar immediately highway robbery lumps which one of our party had became prolific again and so it was brought along in case! We were decided to form a permanent shown some containers of food mounted police force which was the which is given to the horses three beginning of the Metropolitan Police times a day and Natasha explained Mounted section as we know it that a great deal of her time is spent today. The Met currently has 98 mixing up the food to get it just horses which are spread around the right. Outside we were shown an division to be used for ceremonial electric exercise carousel where a duties, in riot situations, for football number of horses can be exercised matches and some for other at a time without a rider. We then occasions such as the Notting Hill proceeded to an indoor training Carnival. The museum was very arena where all sorts of obstacles interesting and housed books, can be simulated, e.g. traffic and 3 photos, ceremonial uniforms, weapons and equipment, from sabres and that was less than 14 hands and cutlasses in the early days through was apparently an ex-French to the present day body armour, racehorse. batons and helmets with radios, including many safety features like Our final stop on the tour was to leather reins now reinforced with visit the farrier who at one time had wire because in the past they had his own business and also taught at been known to be cut in a riot a technical college, but is now fully situation. employed by the Met to make horseshoes. Every shoe is We went to see young horses that individually made with mild steel to were undergoing basic training fit each horse, the front edge is reinforced with tungsten and tungsten studs are inserted into the back edge to stop slipping and to lessen the wear on the mild steel from the concrete roads. Even so, the shoes need to be renewed approximately every four weeks. That was the end of our tour and after we had given our thanks to Natasha we proceeded to the Cafeteria of the Police Sports Club for lunch and for a welcome hot drink to thaw out our numbed fingers and toes! Members came from far and wide and it was lovely to see Graham and Iris Bucknell who were down from Norfolk to visit friends and family and were therefore able to join us on this visit. We all spent a very pleasant hour or so warming up and chatting before going our separate ways. ready for assessment, before deciding whether they should be Many thanks must be given to purchased. We had our photos David Sowter for organising what taken with the smallest young horse proved to be a very interesting visit. Diana Breeze 4 Max’s Memories..... “the police grounds had literally been part of Max's childhood” When it was first announced that monarchs when they rode in the we were invited to a tour of the Trooping the Colour. King George Imber Court Police Stables I VI and our present Queen just knew Max would be thrilled. Elizabeth). You see the police grounds had The stables were a very informal literally been part of Max's area in those days with chickens childhood, a place where he could and lots of cats and kittens run free and meet friends like running about. In fact one of the Ray Mears! Yes they have known present grooms when talking to each other since they were small Max looked quite wistful at this boys. The advantage for Max was bygone era. that his family home is the house A certain Sgt Smith who lived on right opposite the gates to Imber site in a now demolished cottage Court - just across the road. His (the car park area now) is eldest sister told me that if ever someone both Ray and Max spoke they could not find Max the first fondly of. On the other hand place everyone looked was in the there was an 'in charge' person stables but he was very good at that they stayed well clear of. I hiding behind the biggest horse in asked Max his name and he said the darkest stable. Max spent so 'no idea, we just stayed well clear many hours helping to groom the of him'. wonderful police horses and muck When Max needed a change of out the stables that as a reward pace he loved to visit the dog he was allowed to ride certain area which sadly is no longer ones, no health and safety kill- there. They had roughly 20/30 joys then, the most special and dogs at any one time and this is memorable one was the famous where they were trained. They Winston. In fact when Winston would be trained to sit in the big died Max was given a silvered field whilst their trainers popped horse shoe to remember him by. inside for a beer. They were (Just in case it's not widely being watched all the time from known, Winston was the police the big bar windows by the horse that was favoured by two trainers and Max watched from 5 the fence not having been invited He stresses that I must say for a beer! nobody was ever hurt during Also, they had a rifle range and these experiments and it was in Max has just told me how he used the very late 40's early 50's.
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