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inside: ready… watch & shoot! • powerlifting world single lift championships • tms charity bike ride • plus much more inside… Contents Issue 7 23 2012
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Editor 28 Alison Smith Ext: 7332 Email: [email protected] 10 Sub-Editor Clare Smith Ext: 6739 Email: [email protected] Front Cover credit: Cpl Al Coleman RAF Marham Web Page www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham Contents
Published 6 OC BSW Foreword ...... 4 Lance Publishing Ltd Scool Goes Camo 1st Floor Tailby House for SSAFA Forces Help ...... 6 Bath Road, Kettering, NN16 8NL Kite Surfing the Wash for RNLI ...... 10 Tel: (01536) 512624 14 Ready… Watch & Shoot! ...... 13 Fax: (01536) 515481 RAF Marham Road Email: [email protected] Exercise Goldrock ...... 14 www.lancepublishing.co.uk Community Support Squadron ...... 17 RAF Marham Cinema Film Listing for August 2012 ...... 20 Work Experience by designed Emma Beardmore ...... 20 Chris Keller RAF Weybourne Comes Email: [email protected] Alive Again with the Sound of Aircraft ...... 23 Advertising Sales Powerlifting World Single Jayne Bailey Lift Championships ...... 24 Tel: (01536) 526677 RAF Marham Personnel on Email: [email protected] Olympic Ceremonial Duties ...... 27 RAF Reservists Participate in Printed ‘Uniform to Work’ Day ...... 28 Lance Print Ltd Tornado Maintenance School Tel: (01480) 492183 Charity Bike Ride ...... 29 ISS-RAFCRL First Birthday ...... 30 Force Development Squadron Courses for August & September ...... 33
stockists From the Editors The Surgery, Marham • Manor Farm Medical Centre, Swaffham • Plowright Medical Centre, Swaffham • The ith the school with many tourist attractions. Surgery, Swaffham • Howdale Surgery, Downham Market • Hollies Veterinary holidays now The Community Support Clinic, Downham Market • The Crossings underway, and Hub have been working very Veterinary Clinic, Downham Market • The Grove Veterinary Surgery, Swaffham ‘promises’ that hard to secure discounts • Priory Centre, Downham Market • the weather to many of the attractions Lynn News, King’s Lynn • St Martin’s at Shouldham VA Primary School • isW set to improve – (fingers in our region and details of Marham Infant School • Marham Junior crossed) we must not forget these can be found on the School • Downham Market High School • Hamonds High School, Swaffham • how lucky we are to live Community Support pages Keep your news and stories coming Town Halls in Downham Market, Kings in such a beautiful county and from the CSS Hub/HIVE. in and enjoy the rest of summer! Lynn and Swaffham • BAE, Warton • Armed Forces Careers Office in Norwich, Cambridge and Peterborough • Royal Air Force Association in Downham Market • Downham Market Deadline date monDay 13th August 2012, please submit all entries for the next issue by no later than the date stated. Air Cadets • All other RAF bases
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www.marhammattersonline.co.uk issue 7 marham matters 3 OC BSW Foreword & Heavens Above through the informal support networks that naturally develop across our patch HeavensAbove and comes down to the kindness of people in ‘looking out’ for others. Hello Marham! At the time of writing As important as our sense of I have been on Station for just community spirit is, it is easy to take it for over a week. I have met so many granted. Like everything that is important, people already and there are so it takes effort to build and maintain. At many more to meet, so forgive me Marham we have a Community Support if I cannot remember your name Hub that works hard to develop and straight away, but I will always deliver communication, events and try to remember your face. inclusivity to all. The Community Support Hub can provide the building blocks of have most recently come from Phase community, but the responsibility for 1 training at RAF Cranwell, and prior developing and taking it further lies with to that was a Methodist Minister all of us. So please grasp the initiatives in northwest London, where I also offered by the Community Support Hub, worked as an Officiating Chaplain at or develop your own initiatives. If there IRAF Northolt. Originally from the north are new families posted in then continue east of England, my working career began to welcome them and bring them into our with BAE Systems in Hertfordshire in community. There are so many pressures their training department, looking after on us all at this time; the thing that will graduate recruitment and development, see us through another busy summer and then public relations. A later career is the support we offer each other. change saw a move to only a few miles The Station recently held a day-long from here to British Sugar Wissington, event to which we invited families to where I was responsible for human come and tell us how we could improve resources and secondary production and our community. This was a fantastic day sugar warehousing. This rather varied and whilst it gave us some information career path led me to training and ministry Officer we expected, it gave us plenty that we did in the Methodist Church where I have not expect. We continue to work towards served for over 12 years now. Yet another Commanding developing our community by taking career change has brought me into the Base Support forward many of the issues raised. We family of the RAF and I am really pleased are developing the Sandringham Centre to be able to spend the first part of this Wing’s and other buildings, we are talking to new life at RAF Marham. Often our lives Norfolk County Council about improving in snapshot like this reveals how much we Foreword bus routes and we are cracking down on have changed and how much has changed fly-tipping, to name but a few topics. The around us and it makes us even more Pathway to professional success As we enter the traditional summer most common issue raised at this event grateful for the family and friends that holiday period we may need to keep was about communication. Failures in we have to support and encourage us. igh-flying pupils at Wisbech Grammar School are given the tools to Two aluminium cars designed and constructed at the school this year reminding ourselves that it is summer. The communications, whether it be about Last Sunday at Church, we said a help them navigate the path to academic and professional success. qualified for the national finals of the Greenpower electric car racing weather isn’t helping, but also the pace of events on Station, summer activity formal goodbye to Padre Dawn Colley competition for schools at Goodwood. operations at Marham continues unabated. programmes, comments regarding who is being posted at the end of July to In the A Level results last summer nearly half of the passes were Hat the top two grades – A* and A – and top-class GCSE students achieved a On the sports field an under 13 rugby team beat Ampleforth’s preparatory Facebook, to name but a few, appears to Waddington. Musical pieces wonderfully his month No II (AC) Sqn deployed be a source of much frustration. There performed by the choir and a great 100 per cent pass rate at grade C or above in five subjects, including English school, St Martin’s, in the final of the Malsis Sevens to secure the Lewis and mathematics. Booth Memorial Trophy and a team of talented teenaged girls won to Afghanistan to take over is an onus on us to communicate in lunch afterwards made it a fitting thank promotion to the first division of the Wisbech Ladies’ Netball League. from No 617 Sqn in support of an effective way, which I am not sure you to Dawn who has done so much The science facilities have been given a significant boost with the opening of our troops on the ground. This that we have always done, and an onus in her short time here at Marham. three state-of-the-art laboratories, following a complete refurbishment, by An ongoing development programme at the school has included the deployment is in addition to the on you to seek out the information There is a great deal happening schools minister Nick Gibb MP, and the pupils study physics, chemistry and acquisition of a new sixth form centre and the playing fields behind the Tseveral hundred Service men and women that you require. We will be looking at in the Chaplaincy Centre, not biology as separate subjects at GCSE. school are being significantly extended so that all the games are played on one site. A major project currently under way is the upgrading of the that we have individually deployed at any communication as stand-alone topic at least ‘Home Alone’ on Friday P By: Written And in the latest round of the national Maths Challenge competition junior school’s information and communication technology facilities. one time across all of our overseas bases. a second event in early October, where mornings with the promise pupils collected six gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze awards. The best result in An additional commitment this summer we will try to identify the best means of warm welcome and a year eight went to Yousuf Bin-Suhayl, an external candidate who has already Globe-trotting pupils have this summer been helping to build a new classroom has been our support to the Olympic and to communicate with our personnel bacon butty. So please achieved the top A* grade in A Level mathematics at the age of 12 after at a community school in Kenya, while others have been on a sports tour of adre Mike Hall, Church of S of Church Hall, Mike adre Paralympic Games in London. A cross- on Station and our families in the local drop anytime in for a coffee sitting in on sixth form lessons at the school. Barbados, and the line-up of celebrities for a new arts festival being staged section of Station personnel has been community and further afield. There will and a chat, otherwise I’ll at the school next month, BrinkFest 2012, includes Time team archaeologist There has been a long tradition of success in the Young Enterprise company Francis Pryor, the poet, Wendy Cope, and novelist Elly Griffiths. detached to London over the period of the be more to follow on this, but please do see you around programme for budding businessmen and women and this year the school’s Games and, whilst it will be a fantastic support it, if you have the opportunity to. the bazaars. company, Odyssey, picked up the trophies for Peterborough area final winner The fees for the next academic year are £10,935 in the senior school and opportunity, and a memory they will keep I am in the last few weeks of my and the company management award, after producing a storybook which went £7,530 at Magdalene House, the preparatory school. Financial assistance
forever, it is still time away from loved ones. time as Officer Commanding Base (C Church Free cotland on sale on Kindle, where it generated five-star reviews and reached number with fees is available and the governors have recently approved a new four in the friendship category. services bursary for serving personnel, which cuts the cost of the fees by teve D haramraj teve I have been at Marham for 2 years and Support Wing at Marham and am about 30 per cent. Should families still find it difficult to cover the cost of the am about to leave the Station on posting. to handover to Wing Commander Neil The teaching of modern languages, including French, German and Spanish, reduced fees, even with the services discount, there may be the possibility One of the things that has struck me about Tomlin. I thank all of you that I have is complemented by a strong commitment to foreign visits and exchanges. of offering further financial assistance from the school’s registered charity, Marham over this period, a period that had the privilege to meet and work Two of the junior pupils, Yasmin Ahmad (12) and Dina Aldrich (11), have subject to financial means testing. ing Commander S Commander ing has seen numerous deployments, is how with over this tour for making it such S recently reached the national finals of the Routes into Languages Foreign FC) Chaplain FC) resilient and self-supporting the Marham a positive experience for me and wish Language Spelling Bee competition. Headmaster Mr Nicholas Hammond said: “We have a fantastic track record community is. Much of this is achieved you every success for the future. in medicine, together with high academic standards and great academic Boys and girls are also encouraged to adopt a hands-on approach. results. We also have a good bursary package.” Written By: W
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by the tables being turned on how they support those who the Cadets as RAF Marham are currently serving or have Station Commander, Group served, as well as their families Captain David Cooper, judged at RAF Marham. Camo Day the Cadets Drill competition. also helped the children mark he special uniform day Armed Forces SCHOOL held on Friday, 29th Day that occurred June raised awareness on Saturday 30th for the military charity Children were treated June, a National SSAFA Forces Help, also to demonstrations from day of celebration Tknown as The Soldiers, Sailors, for the on-going the Survival Equipment Airmen and Families Association. Section (SES), the contribution of our GOES The teachers and pupils took Armed Forces. part in a wealth of activities, Fire Section and the The Soldiers, supported by personnel from Regiment to name but Sailors, Airmen RAF Marham, which helped them trying on a flying helmet and and Families understand the work of the RAF. inflating a Life Saving Jacket. a few. (SES) kicked Association CAMO Children were treated to Following the Survival off the proceedings (SSAFA) Forces demonstrations from the Survival Equipment demonstration visiting with an interesting Help is the National FOR SSAFA Equipment Section (SES), the Cadets from Queen Ethelburga’s charity for those Fire Section and the Regiment Combined Cadet Force and demonstration of a Single who serve in our FORCES HELP to name but a few. (SES) kicked Central & East Yorkshire Wing Seat Life Raft which Armed Forces, off the proceedings with an Air Training Corps joined forces one child inflated. those who used Pupils at Marham Infant School have been dressing up interesting demonstration of a to teach the school children how to serve, and the in camouflage to support our military past and present Single Seat Life Raft which one to march, an activity everyone families of both. as part of this year’s Armed Forces Day celebrations. child inflated. Pupils also enjoyed clearly enjoyed! This was followed Each year their After a warm up with the network of 7,500 volunteers Physical Education Officer (PEdO). provide practical support and The children tackled an Obstacle assistance to more than 50,000 Course with great gusto. Some people, ranging from D-Day big kids had a go too and got veterans to young soldiers caught in the Camo net - including wounded in Afghanistan. Caroline Henry (Chair of SSAFA Forces Help In-Service Committee at RAF Marham), Karen Rapson For further information (Deputy Chair of SSAFA Forces please contact Caroline Help In-Service Committee at RAF Henry, SSAFA Forces Marham) and Liz Smith (SSAFA Help Chair of RAF Forces Help Personal & Family Marham In-Service Support Worker at RAF Marham). Committee on 07876 After the demonstrations, a 481813, Email: isc_ coffee morning was held where [email protected] or parents got a chance to find out visit www.ssafa.org.uk. more about SSAFA Forces Help and
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8 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk kite surfing the wash for rnli Kite Surfing the Wash for RNLI A team of kite surfers from the Norfolk area have successfully managed to cross The Wash, from Hunstanton to Skegness in aid of the RNLI.
hree members of the the 20 mile stretch of time on the water, RAF Power Kiting of sea in relative a truly impressive Association (RPKA) safety. Three safety accomplishment and joined the team boats along with a relief not to have of locals from the volunteer crews …a truly impressive had to call upon the THunstanton Sailing Club. Flt were assembled services of the RNLI. Lt Ruck, SAC(T) Andy Brown at the ready, accomplishment and a relief Hunstanton’s and SAC(T) Jonathan Gill from four consecutive not to have had to call upon volunteer RNLI Tornado Support Sqn, kicked off weekends had been crews have had fundraising efforts in early June reserved for the the services of the RNLI. several call-outs this undertaking bucket collections crossing in order year to attend kite Summer in the seaside holiday resort to ensure optimum surfing incidents of Hunstanton. Meanwhile, weather and tidal of varying severity. Sale meticulous planning went into conditions. After With the popularity now on the event to ensure that the 18 close liaison with the Met Office departure time. With the Coast of kite surfing increasing on the personnel would be able to cross the decision was made to commit Guard notified, personal flares Hunstanton coast, it’s critical to Saturday 30th June, consistent issued, buoyancy aids checked that the kite surfing community 20 knot southerly winds were and a safety brief delivered, the does its best to support the RNLI, due to provide ideal conditions. team launched their kites and with well over £5,000 raised it Fresh local grown produce With the team’s sponsorship headed for the horizon. As the is hoped that this will go a little and delicious fine foods. totalling over £5,000 the pressure Norfolk coastline faded into the way to assist in the training and Basket and Bedding Plants at great prices. was on to complete the challenge. distance, the rough sea state equipment costs for the crews. Colourful ready to buy Hanging On the morning of the event, proved fatiguing, however the Baskets and Patio Planters Flowering Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Alpines. Vanessa Procter from the RPKA slow emergence of Skegness’s stepped in as a last minute distinct seaside silhouette proved For more information on the Beautiful Outdoors Pots, replacement for SAC(T) Andy motivating to all. The exhausted event or kite surfing in the Furniture and Garden Features, Gifts, Brown, after brief introductions team arrived jelly-legged to a RAF, contact Flt Lt Alex Ruck Country Clothing and Hampers. the team rigged their kites in small gathering of friends and on Ext: 5211 or visit www. the sunshine on the beach family on the golden beaches raf.mod.uk/rafpowerkiting. Come Fishing! 5 well stocked Fishing Lakes in preparation for their 13:00 after just 1 hour and 15 minutes for the pleasure Angler. £6 day ticket.
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the 2620 Sqn shooters won the Inter-Sqn Match, receiving the Brooke-Popham Cup. FS Martin and CT Lilley were selected to shoot for 1Gp in the Inter-Group rifle match, in which 1Gp came 1st and subsequently went on to shoot against the Army and RN/Marines in the Inter-Command and Inter Services Competitions. The RAF The RAF Small Arms Meeting (RAFSAM) is an event held at the end of June each triumphed over the other services in year at Bisley in Surrey and is attended by members of the RAF, RAF Regiment and the Rifle and Urban Contact Match and their Auxiliary counterparts, which culminates in the Queens Medal Final. came a very close 2nd in the pistol. The turnout this year was not as high as in he ‘Queens Medal for Champion Sit/Stand) at ranges from 100 to 500yds, previous years, possibly due to Olympic and shot of the Royal Air Force’ and which in windy conditions often requires other operational commitments, however as its respective Army and Navy you to aim off target to score a hit! Firers usual; it was a close-fought competition with counterparts are the only medals are required to run between exposures QM Final being won by just a few points. Henchman’s is an independent awarded for competition which may and be ready for the next target to appear. The Competition always needs new blood shop, co-owned by Swaffham Tbe worn on uniform alongside other medals. Not as easy as it sounds weighed down as the ‘old hats’ leave the service giving locals Keith & Sandra Sandle. It is a test of marksmanship with the service by your body armour and equipment! new competitors an opportunity to perform he shop evolved from humble fun and laughter. Jigsaw puzzles are popular beginnings after Sandra began attending with all age groups and come in many forms rifle and pistol from 10m to 500yds, involving The Urban Contact Match (previously known well. The facilities at Bisley are quite basic, T craft events as She Felt Fanciful, selling and sizes, so a good variety of these will be fire with movement, wearing body armour, as the FIBUA Match) is a fast-paced shoot using but there is a Clubhouse with a bar and needle felted characters and handmade soft on the shelves, including challenging 2,000 toys. Quickly realising how hard it was to piece puzzles and the new Wasgij puzzles – helmet and carrying webbing, firing on a variety your rifle from 100m down to 25m, shooting adequate sleeping/washing facilities. There make a living from handmade goods, Sandra jigsaw backwards – because the image on of different targets. This year RAF Marham around cover, with uncommanded magazine is a good social atmosphere at the event began buying in games to sell at Swaffham the box is just a clue to the puzzle itself! Indoor Market. With so many great games was represented by a team of four consisting changes when required and the added (The bar is not expensive!) and there are to display, the stall was no longer big enough Some of the items that She Felt Fanciful first and the hours proved restrictive, so the hunt produced will be on sale, including needle of FS Martin (Team Captain), L/Cpl Bachelor challenge of switching to your pistol at 25m plenty of local facilities in the nearby towns. felted characters, needle felting kits and was on for suitable premises in Swaffham. On and SAC Nicholson from 2620 (Aux) Sqn and and continuing to move and fire down to 10m. To qualify for RAFSAM, you must June 1st they took over the lease on the site accessories, a range of hand appliqued T shirts of the long-established Neil’s Cards, opposite in all sizes that can be made to order and sock Chf Tech Lilley from the Tornado CAMO. FS Martin did extremely well, achieving have first competed at either the ASDA and the small, friendly shop was born. monkeys that are fully CE tested and safe. The various shoots, which all come from the 1st Place in the Rapid Match and was GpSAM or RegtSAM competitions The pair enjoy playing party The shop is small, so personal service games such as QI, Scrabble & is guaranteed. To ensure everyone PAM 20 & 21, the Infantry Shooting Manuals, awarded the Forester Cup. This was held earlier in the year. gets what they want at Christmas, the Articulate along with regularly include the long and short Rural Contact awarded for attaining the highest score If any Marham personnel (Including hosting RPG games nights. The shop will be keeping a list of customer aim is to stock niche games, requests and will source everything matches, the Urban Contact Match and the (48/50) whilst sitting at 200m and firing ten Lodger Units and MPGS*) are interested they possibly can to keep everyone Lilley Tim Tech Chf By: Written while also offering more Pistol Match, as well as shoots such as the rounds on two targets within 25 seconds. in competing for the Station (and/or their traditional games and toys happy. For a small deposite items can be for kids and adults. In these stored safely until closer to Christmas Falling Plates (Rifle) and Pistol Tiles Matches. The Marham Team won the Trenchard Sqn) in next year’s GpSAM/RAFSAM, please difficult times, stress affects and collection can be arranged at everyone and playing games customer’s convenience. Keith & Sandra The Rural Contact Matches involve Cup for 1st place in the Inter-Station Rifle contact either FS Martin on 2620 (Aux) Sqn look forward to meeting you soon. is a great way to relieve stress shooting from various positions (Prone/ Match (an aggregate of all rifle matches) and or Chf Tech Lilley in the Tornado CAMO. and bring people of all ages together for an evening of *Non-RAF Lodger Units & MPGS can shoot as individuals for ‘Honours Only’ but can represent Marham as part of the Station Team.
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GOLDROCK , Garden Sundries, Plants Following on from IX(B) Squadron’s success, it was the turn of 31 Squadron to travel to Gibraltar for Pet accessories, Tropical Exercise GOLDROCK. The focus; Air Combat Training (ACT), part of a squadron’s continuous training. Kitten Package Puppy Package fish and accessories, • Free nurse clinic • Free nurse clinic Pond fish and accessories, n planning the exercise the idea is to previous week, the exercises took place • Advice on worms, fleas, diet, • Advice on worms, fleas, diet, Outdoor make the scenarios as realistic as possible in airspace off the Moroccan coast with a neutering, general care neutering, general care Hardware, , Coffee shop • Free wormer • Free wormer open by allowing the crews to practice both backdrop of North Africa in sight of Tangiers. • Free flea treatment • Free flea treatment clothing, Gifts,Books daily until 4pm, 3:30pm ‘Defensive’ and ‘Offensive’ roles. The Despite the high rate of flying, superbly • Voucher for Half price microchip • Voucher for Half price microchip DVDs, Garden furniture • Money off voucher for Pet Food • Money off voucher for Pet Food detachment began with local area and supported by the 31 Sqn engineers, the on Sundays. • 4 weeks free pet insurance. • 4 weeks free pet insurance. and more... Iacademic briefings before taking to the sky Goldstars still found time to take advantage of • Free exclusive Kitten pack • Socialisation CD Serving lunches for Defensive and Offensive, Basic Fighter the excellent Force Development opportunities • £10 off Spay or Castration • Free exclusive Puppy pack • Full health check with • Full Health Check with between Manoeuvres (BFMs). Defensive; how to defend available at Gibraltar. These included various 12- Veterinary Surgeon. Veterinary Surgeon Opening Times 2pm, Sunday against an enemy and turn a losing situation watersports, monkey spotting, climbing and • Vaccinate against Flu • Vaccinate against Distemper, Mon-Sat 9am - 5pm lunches also. into a winning one. Offensive; how to achieve tours of the unique military history found Enteritis & Leukaemia Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza • Free Nurse Clinic at 6 months- and Leptospirosis, Sun 10am - 4pm a winning engagement and hold on to it. For around and inside the Rock. The middle Pre neutering check • Free 6 month adolescent check many of the junior Squadron members this weekend provided 31 Sqn with the ideal was their first detachment and first experience opportunity to say goodbye to two of its All for £59.50 All for £46.30 of full up air combat in the Tornado. stalwarts, Senior Engineering Officer (SEngO), Both packages are available at either branch. It quickly became apparent that, like the Sqn Ldr Jen Robinson and WO Martyn Bonner. 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Tail winds can During the second week we progressed new SEngO, Sqn Ldr Geoff Platt and new WO, be encountered at both ends of the runway from the BFMs and 1v1 tactics to 2v1 tactics, Tom Emmett, can now feel fully assured that simultaneously and birds have been seen to flying and fighting as mutually supporting they have joined a fine group of engineers and fly backwards across the airport, apparently! pairs against a single adversary. Like the will be warmly welcomed into the Goldstars. The Crossings Veterinary Centre Think Print Saint John’s Way, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 0QQ 01366 382219 (24 hours emergency cover) Professional and Personal Lance Print is an established printers based in Huntingdon near Cambridge. 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under-15s, Loran as Alice and Cameron as an Army Person received book vouchers, but the winners were all those who dressed in character. The Library has been extensively renovated; gone are the bleak old shelves, the carpet tiles, the folding tables, Community Support Admin and the old sofa. In their place is bright, colourful furniture, Jane Murdoch, Tel: (01760) 446136 or on new computers, a reception base 95951 6136 area, and the introduction of Email: [email protected] bar-coding has brought the Community Library into the 21st century. Support website Sam and her willing www.marhamhub.co.uk volunteers deserve a massive thanks for all the hard work HIVE Information and hours they put in to Stevie Lewis, transform the Library another Tel: (01760) 446121 or 01760 example of the community 337261 Ext: 7425 RAF Marham Email: [email protected] working together to benefit everyone at RAF Marham. SCSO Station As you walk through the Flt Sgt Terry Norman, door, you notice the warm, Tel: (01760) 446052, welcoming feel, the fresh on base 95951 6052 Library Email: [email protected] look, the open space, the new shelves with rows of books, Community Development re-opening including the children’s new Rita Broomfield, room full of amazing books. Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext: 7884 On a bright sunny, yes, sunny evening outside the Station The Library now has or 07899 908372 Email: [email protected] Library, we were treated to a bouncy castle, face painting, access to the internet with two a clown and balloon animals - all to celebrate the re- terminals, so if you want to Safer Neighbourhood opening of the Station Library; a new chapter has begun. check your emails before you Team, Watlington choose a book for bedtime, Tel: 0845 456 4567 or 101 fficer Commanding the Character Fancy Dress the place to go is the Library. MODern Housing Base Support Wing, Competitions; the characters The Library is open from Solutions (MHS) Wing Commander were superb - we had a Green 2pm till 7pm Monday to Help Desk, Steve Dharamraj, Dinosaur, Wally, and the Thursday and we are hoping Tel: 0800 707 6000 Option 4 had the pleasure Gruffalo to name but a few. to open for longer once all the Housing Allocation Oof cutting the ribbon and In the under-7 category, books have been bar-coded Service Centre (HASC) declaring the Library open. Jessica as Snow White and - so if you have a spare hour Tel: 0800 169 6322 / 94510 8000 The Wing Commander had the Gregory as The Dinosaur were or two, then your help will Email: DIOOpsAccn- greatest of pleasures in judging given special mention; in the benefit the whole Community. [email protected] (Eastern Region)
Marham Lodges Bookings Cycle to Tel: Community Support recovery Hub or (01760) 446136 SSAFA Cpl Harden (LSS RAF Marham) is Tom Smith, cycling 3591 miles (averaging 33 Tel: (01760) 446051 Ext: 6051 Liz Smith, miles a day every day) which is the Tel: (01760) 446900 Ext: 6900 distance between Bastion field hospital and Birmingham Selly SSAFA Volunteer Oaks hospital where our wounded Co-ordinator troops get brought back to. Tel: 07984 908622 OC Community he charity is Help for Support Sqn Heroes which supports Sqn Ldr Darren Henry, the wounded from all Tel: (01760) 44 Ext: 7235 three services. Just OC Community follow the link at the Support Flight Tbottom to help with the goal Harden has so far completed over mileage, even in the 45 degree Flt Lt Joanna Chubb, of raising £1,000. Update: Cpl 1,000 miles and is clocking up the heat! Please show your support.’ Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext: 7489
16 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk www.marhammattersonline.co.uk issue 7 marham matters 17 Community Community Support Squadron support squadron 1st RAF Marham Brownies Heroes Welcome Claiming JSA Posted to Cyprus? The 1st RAF Marham List of supporters that may give up to 10% off or offer an Brownies have now finished f you are intending Looking for work? upgrade; show your Service for the summer holidays to claim Jobseeker’s ID to get offers. Go to Working in Cyprus: the Civilian Pay and Personnel after a very busy and Allowance (JSA) when www.heroeswelcome. Office (CPP) is responsible for employing dependants exciting year. At the end of you move overseas, make co.uk/west-norfolk- in Cyprus and vacancies are advertised in the HIVE. June 15 of the girls and the sure you understand the supporters Owls and Flowers headed . Iprocess. It can be difficult to ou must register interested in working outside off to the Bidwell Centre make claims retrospectively, with the CPP and, the camp, opportunities in at Thetford for their first so it’s important you follow once all enquires the Service industries and Brownie Pack holiday. the rules carefully. are complete, you tourist areas are advertised On the For more information, visit will be placed on the in the local press or through he theme for the the AAF website www.aff.org. YUK Dependants’ (UKD) Register the local labour office. weekend was Alice uk or www.direct.gov.uk. and you will then be eligible to For more information Job in Wonderland and apply for vacant posts. If you are visit: www.misi.gov.cy. Market the girls enjoyed lots of activities based The new “The Defence Discount Directory 2012” Hotels If you are looking for Taround this theme. They made is now out and available from the CS Hub. • Holi day Inn, Crowne a job, a good place to Mad Hatter’s hats, jam tarts Plaza, Holiday Inn start your search is and other crafts and took part Eating Out Days out Express offer “Recruit for Spouses.” in a scavenger hunt to find the • Wimpy • Sandringham House Save up to 35% on weekend pieces of a jigsaw that made 10% discount on production of and Gardens stays at any of the group’s he website up a character from Alice in Forces ID (nearest King’s Lynn). Are offering 2 for 1 to hotels; to take advantage is designed Wonderland. Saturday night all Service Personnel on of this deal, visit: ihg.com/ specifically to was the Mad Hatter’s tea party • Frankie & Benny’s production of Service ID. For forces or call: 0871 423 4874 recruit spouses with everyone celebrating their 20% discount off total bill when details of what is on offer quoting ‘exclusive’. of servicemen ‘Un-Birthday’ followed by a 2 main courses are purchased, at Sandringham House pop Tand women, with croquet tournament on Sunday. excludes Mondays from in and pick up a leaflet. • Britannia Hotels vacancies advertised in All of the brownies were 5pm to 11pm. Show Forces Are offering a 10% discount a variety of sectors. awarded certificates and ID (nearest King’s Lynn). • Longleat Offer of their best available rates, Do you This not-for-profit badges for their achievements Longleat Safari and Adventure call: 0871 2220100 and have organisation has seen a over the weekend and the • Arbuckles Park is offering a 33% Forces quote ‘FDC’ or their website: big surge in registrations holiday finished off with American Dinner Discount for the 2012 season. www.britanniahotels.com Access to in the last three months. Faith, Ruby and Holly making (A10 by the BP Petrol Station promotional code ‘FDC’. AIRSPACE? To upload your CV their promises and becoming Downham Market). Discount • Vue Cinemas for free, visit: www. fully-fledged Brownies. offered on production of 20% off cinema tickets, • Warner Leisure AIRSPACE is a controlled recruitforspouses.co.uk. The pack has worked Service ID – Dependants pass. discount only applies Hotel access web-based extremely hard this year with to Service ID holder. Save up to 25% on community for serving RAF all the girls gaining a variety of • Costa Coffee brochure prices quote personnel, RAF Reservists badges including the Olympic Costa Coffee are offering a • Sea Life Hunstanton code ‘HC590’. (Nearest and Retired Senior Officers. Leaving the Service on Redundancy badge that took a lot of work discount at their Swaffham Save up to 39% at Hunstanton Warner Leisure resorts are and effort to complete. We look Branch; to take advantage Sea Life Sanctuary. To book at Lowestoft close enough irspace shares vacating forward to seeing them back in you must show service ID. call 0871 222 4001 & quote for a weekend break). unclassified September refreshed and raring ‘FORCES REWARDS’. information Service Families to go with lots of new challenges • Subway SPA & Wellbeing of interest to that the Owls will have Offer 10% discount on Motoring • Knights Hill members. Up to Accommodation organised through the holiday. production of Service ID. • AA Membership Health and Spa discount Athree guest members may be Save 50% on Membership for RAF personnel and their registered to each full member. Any time is Normal rules for vacating your SFA apply. Special Occasions at enrolment and families. 1. 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Up to 30% off 2012 two including 3 hours use of especially during deployments. 94510 8000) of your also apply for permission household on 01760 339513. holidays call: 08444 991 thermal suite and a serial bath Additionally, there are some Yfinal day of service, and plan to on compassionate grounds chores can • Yankee Heaven 499 quoting ‘12 DDC 1’. for two or aroma bath for two useful links to areas such as vacate your SFA by this date. to stay in SFA for up to 93 getW in the way of playtime candles £49. 20%off of spa treatments RAF Brize Norton Passenger Successful applicants (those days after discharge date with our children, but finding Up to 15% use code ‘MOD’. • Butlin’s with proof of RAF ID). 3. Terminal information. on six months’ notice) may be at non-entitled rates. ways to have fun may be Save up to half price and get Knights Hill is also offering Wish to join and not sure permitted to remain in their SFA This is just a basic outline easier than you think. • Interflora a extra £10 off go to www. temporary memberships how to do it? Then visit the for up to 93 days after the date of the rules; any question You can pick up some For free delivery on all orders butlins.com/splash-pages/ to our gym and swimming CS Hub where we have a of discharge at entitled rates; you may have should be useful tips from PLAY20 over £25 (excluding delivery) visit: welcome-phc.aspx? 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20 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk www.marhammattersonline.co.uk issue 7 marham matters 21 RAF weybourne comes alive again with the sound of Aircraft Taxis Up to 8 seats Minibuses 8-16 & 21 seats RAF Weyborne Get around safely and Large selection of clothing fabrics. book early to avoid disappointment Burda, Simplicity & Butterick patterns in stock. Comes Alive Extensive range of haberdashery items. Alterations & repairs to clothes undertaken. Sewing Machine Sales & Service. BISHOPS TRAVEL Having trouble finding clothes you like, or that fit? Again With the We make garments to order from any of our fabrics. Call Gary or Denise 1 Lynn Road Downham Market Sound of Aircraft 01366 324307 (by the traffic lights) Telephone: 01366 387147 The original RAF Weyborne was established to support the Air Defence training camp at Weyborne Mobile 07767 304684 Open: 9am to 5.30pm on the North Norfolk Coast, now known to many as the Muckleburgh Military Collection. 07789 724366 closed Wed & Sun he Camp originally opened as an Air Defence artillery training establishment CAMBRIDGE ARMY & NAVY in 1914 but saw a Tmajor expansion during the SUPPLIES STORE Second World War when it hosted large numbers of ATS Used and new military who manned most of the UKs air defence artillery sites. The RAFA clothing & equipment RAF opened a grass strip airfield Michael took over the day to day the aircrew and the troops from which it flew ‘Queen Bee’ running and has continued to they support on the ground. DUCHENNE 39a St. Andrews Street remotely controlled aircraft expand the museum with both The association of the MOTOSCAPE used as targets by the Royal new exhibits being added and Collection with the RAF also RALLY 2012 Tel: 01223 576564 Artillery air defence gunners. extensive restoration projects continues with RAF Marham The site continued as an being undertaken. Having been being the beneficiary of Team RAFA Duchenne www.squaddie-direct.co.uk artillery training camp after the Lord Mayor of London in 2005, largesse of the Museum, being will be competing in the war years eventually closing its Sir Michael is no stranger to the the source of loan items from Motoscape Rally 2012 to doors in 1967. It then fell in to a military and was for sometime searchlights to staff cars, for raise awareness of two period of neglect before being the Honorary Colonel to The various Station and Mess charities; the Royal Air purchased by a local landowner London Regiment. The museum functions and more recently Forces Association (RAFA) and ex RAF Sqn Ldr, Berry Savory. opens daily from the end of the ex RAF WWII staff car and Action Duchenne. Mr Savory decided the site would March until November. that transported Fiona Bruce be ideal as a military museum With its large array of military around during the filming of he Rally is a ‘Seven and he quickly embarked on a vehicles on outside display, it the Antiques Road Show. Countries in Five programme of purchasing military was always going to be used as Muckleborough recently Days’ tour of vehicles and aircraft for display, a training target by aircraft from held its annual military open Europe, from 1st his over riding principle being Marham, this progressing, with weekend where a contingent to 5th September that all the vehicles should be in Sir Michael’s blessing, into an from the Tactical Imagery- T2012, which starts in working condition, something ideal location for conducting Intelligence Wing and the RAF France and ends in Italy. that has continued to this day. Close Air Support training for Rally Team put on displays The Museum opened as Forward Air Controllers about This was the ideal opportunity Modern Apartment: Sleeps 4 the Muckleburgh Collection to deploy on operations. The for the Rally Team to showcase For more information in 1984 and upon the death of location and equipment is perfect their car with demonstrations about the Rally and how Berry Savory in 1998, his son for this essential training for both around the tank display area. you can support these two very worthwhile causes see: www. Situated on the top floor of a three storey block the apartment has its own residents’ ActionDuchenne.org, swimming pool. It has the advantage of being away from the bustle of the town centre www.RAFA.org.uk, but within walking distance (10 minutes to the marina and another 5 to the town centre). www.Motoscape-Rally. co.uk or ‘Like Us’ on: It has a twin bedroom, open plan kitchen and lounge. There is a family sized bathroom. www.Facebook.com/ The lounge has a sofa (which converts into two more single beds) and a table to seat four. RAFADuchenne or follow the Team’s progress There is ample car parking space in front of the building. on: www.Twitter.com/ RAFADuchenne or for To book Contact: enquiries email us: For more info or to book please contact Judith: 01536 711884 or Email: [email protected] [email protected]. To donate visit: http:// uk.virginmoneygiving. com/RAFADuchenne. www.lagosalgarve.co.uk
22 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk www.marhammattersonline.co.uk issue 7 marham matters 23 Powerlifting World Single Lift Championships
POWERLIFTING WORLD SINGLE LIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Combined Services Powerlifting Association (CSPA) have ensured that the British armed forces have forever written their names in the World Drugs Free Powerlifting Federation history books by becoming the first ever military team to retain the World championship title for a third successive year with lifters from Marham playing a pivotal role in the success.
wo lifters from RAF Marham played a huge part in the team’s success. RAF Marham’s In the bench, a very credible 5th East Midland place for Cpl Jim Oldfield, in the Alliance golf 100kg class, saw the CSPA take a League (EMAL) Tgood lead into the second day. Cpl Oldfield had been selected as part of the England team at The EMAL development squad for the event and his Spring Meeting performance is likely to see him selected to compete in Switzerland later this year. In only its second season in the EMAL Sgt Annie Thomas, representing Scotland league, RAF Marham hosted the first in the 63kg Class, once again dominated away day of the golfing calendar. the deadlift with her 6th World title in seven years. Sgt Thomas had only recently been n a day that promised on exercise which meant she has spent the more than a peppering of majority of her training prior to the event in showers, Tydd St Giles Golf Spain. She has already been pre-selected to the CSPA was initially selected to attend Club sustained glorious be part of the GB team in Switzerland where the event as part of their National team sunshine and presented she will hope to add the European title to her before selection for the Combined Services. Oa course in excellent condition. Ideal National and World titles won this year. This win follows the recent success at the golfing fair, and fierce competition from The championship, held in Autun, France in Combined Services Sports awards , where the six other Units that make up the late June, attracted a record number of lifters the CSPA were recently nominated the league ensured a high standard of golf from 19 different countries. Each member of combined services sports team of the year. was maintained throughout the day. In the AM nine hole Team Event Marham Above: Marham lifters secured victory edging out Waddington with the autun bull and Coningsby respectively. A combined Pictured: RAF lifters at the stableford score of 63pts accumulated roman coluusium in autun by Chf Tech Hellawell (23pts), SAC Pitt (21pts) and SAC Whewell (19pts) ensured a narrow victory and subsequent amendments to their handicaps!! The afternoon event was an individual stableford competition that again witnessed a myriad of high scores (a few particularly low ones as well) and was eventually won by Barry Brown (Cranwell) who submitted an impressive 43pts and pipped Cpl Corn (Wittering) to second place. SAC Pitt (Marham) scored 41pts, securing a credible third place, Marham’s Cpl Pavey and Chf Tech Hellawell also shared places in the top six. EMAL golf is played weekly and is open to all military and MoD employed personnel with handicaps from 9.5 to 28.
For further information, please contact Marham’s EMAL Captain, Sgt Raikes Ext: 7477 or Vice Captain SAC Marr Ext: 7376.
24 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk RAF Marham Personnel on olympic ceremonial duties RAF MARHAM PERSONNEL ON OLYMPIC CEREMONIAL DUTIES Norfolk man WO Steve Roberts based at RAF Marham will be proudly representing the RAF as one of a number of servicemen and women acting as Olympic Ceremonial Flag Raisers.
O Roberts has served RAF MARHAM PERSONNEL in the RAF for 34 years and during this time has ON OLYMPIC undertaken a large variety CEREMONIAL of roles, including as a memberW of the RAF Mountain Rescue Team. DUTIES His current day to day role within the RAF is as Logistics Support professional. Awarded Sgt Thomas based at RAF Marham his MBE in 2009 for Service to the Country, will be proudly representing WO Roberts is also a crew member of the the RAF as one of a number of RNLI Inshore Lifeboat based at Sheringham. servicemen and women acting as This once in a generation event will see Olympic Ceremonial Flag Raisers. servicemen and women from across the three services participating in a number of gt Thomas has served in the roles, from ceremonial to security. Speaking RAF for 16 years and during this of his involvement with the 2012 Olympics time has undertaken a large and Paralympics WO Roberts said: “It is variety of roles. Her current indeed a great honour to represent my day to day role within the RAF country at the Olympics and Paralympics Sis as a Survival Equipment Specialist. as a member of the Military Ceremonial Sgt Thomas is a very keen sportswoman contingent. To be involved in this once in a herself, having been involved with the lifetime event and to be able to showcase Armed Forces Powerlifting Association the British Armed Forces around the world and won the World Championships six will be one of the highlights of my career.” times in seven years and have been After completing training at HMS National and European Champion six Collingwood earlier in the month the times respectively. Additionally Sgt Ceremonial Team Representatives are Thomas was nominated as Suffolk West Norfolk raising the Gold, Silver and Bronze flags at Sports person of the year, the Combined Youth Games various events. WO Roberts will be taking Services Sportswoman of the year and part in 24 flag raisings for the Athletics was runner up to Lewis Hamilton in and the and a number for the Paralympics. the BBC TV Eastern Sports Awards. This once in a generation event will Olympic Torch see servicemen and women from across Celebration the three services participating in a number of roles, from ceremonial to On Wednesday the 4th July the security. Speaking of her involvement Olympic Torch came to West Norfolk. with the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Sgt Thomas said: “It is a privilege to o mark the occasion the College represent my country at the Olympics of West Anglia, the King’s Lynn and Paralympics as a member of the and West Norfolk Borough Military Ceremonial contingent. To be Council and Lynnsport & Leisure involved in the flag raising ceremonies Park organised the West Norfolk will be a great honour and will be one TYouth Games. Marham Junior School of the highlights of my career.” was invited, and representatives from the After completing training at HMS school attended; Samuel, Nathan, Tabitha Collingwood earlier in the month the and Isobel were accompanied by Mrs Ceremonial Team Representatives are Ponting. The children saw the Olympic raising the Gold, Silver and Bronze Torch paraded around the track and a few flags; Sgt Thomas will be taking lucky ones were invited to hold the Torch. part in flag raisings for the Hockey The Torch then moved on through King’s and Water Polo in Olympic and Lynn, onto Sandringham and villages to Powerlifting in the Paralympic Games. the west before arriving in Norwich.
26 marham matters ISSue 7 www.marhammattersonline.co.uk www.marhammattersonline.co.uk issue 7 marham matters 27 RAF Reservists Tornado Maintenance participate in ‘uniform School Charity Bike Ride to work’ day
RAF RESERVISTS PARTICIPATE IN ‘UNIFORM TO WORK’ DAY The presence of men and women in uniform is nothing unusual in West Norfolk with the areas around the Stanta Battle Area near Thetford and those surrounding RAF Marham having provided a home to numerous military units for more than two generations. Tornado Maintenance School
owever; as part of the events Warrant Officer Alan Horton from Terrington surrounding the fourth Armed St Clement has been a Reservist with 2620 Charity Bike Ride Forces Day, a week at the end of Squadron for 13 years. As a Construction June also brought the public into Lecturer at the College of West Norfolk’s Isle On the 27th May, a team from the Tornado Maintenance School completed contact with our serving military Campus in Wisbech, he spends the working the Norwich 100 charity bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Hin some rather less obvious locations as the week preparing students for a career in the nation’s Reservists left their civilian clothes at building trade. Alan Horton said ‘I’m proud to Sergeant Helen Thomas from Grimston service knowledge and first aid as well s we gathered, the grounds and taking on fuel for the home leg. Nutrition home to take part in Uniform To Work Day. wear my uniform at the college who have been has worked at the County Court in King’s as carrying out the vital role of Families of Norwich Cathedral were a played a big part and we’d all loaded up with Once again, there was no shortage so supportive of my reservist commitment Lynn for 25 years. A Team Leader dealing Liaison Officer. Helen Thomas said ‘I’ve sea of lycra-clad, professional- carbohydrates in the days before hand (some of volunteers from RAF Marham’s 2620 and it’s a great way to make more people with all aspects of civil law, the 47 year always found being an RAF Reservist looking cyclists, and ourselves. of us had been carb-loading since the mid- Squadron with a wide range of employers aware of the contribution made to our Armed old mother of two is also a Reservist hugely rewarding and I feel particularly It was just after 7am and nineties) as well as keeping a ready supply showing their support for our local Reservists. Forces by Reservists in the local community’. instructor teaching new recruits general proud to wear my uniform during Agloriously sunny as we rolled over the of jelly babies for the ride itself. The coast this special Diamond Jubilee year.’ cobbles at the signal of the Mayor, with 100 road proved to be more testing with some Aircraftman Lee Cooper from Hampton miles of fine Norfolk countryside ahead of strong head winds slowing us down but good near Peterborough has been a Reservist us. Before long we were leaving the confines team-work meant we all took turns at the with the Squadron for just six months. of the city centre behind and rolling along front to keep the pace up and lighten the load As a Technical Riding Inspector for East hedge-lined country lanes at a good pace on those behind us. As we whittled away the Midland Trains, Lee spends his time and thankfully with a bit of a tail wind. miles the chatter died away to be replaced by helping to keep the powerful and high- The previous weeks had been spent heavy breathing as we encountered Norfolk’s tech trains running smoothly but it was building our stamina as well as our ‘saddle- answer to the Pyrenees along the A149. his background in the Armed Forces that fitness’ by going out for progressively A warm welcome greeted all 3,500+ gave him the skills and interest needed longer rides. In all weathers, racking up riders as we passed through the numerous to become a successful railway engineer. the miles (approx 2,500 between us) and towns, villages and hamlets, whilst casting Lee said’ I spent 12 years with the Royal discovering some excellent hidden gems envious eyes towards the people relaxing in Electrical Mechanical Engineers, the of Norfolk countryside along the way. the beer gardens and village greens along highlight of which was helping to establish Through all of these rides, none of us had the way. The pace slowed slightly when power to many of the islands off Belize encountered any mechanical problems trying to get through Coltishall village as that were devastated after a hurricane with our bikes. On this day however, we we were weighed down with sandbags and in 1988. I still get a similar buzz from were only 12 miles into the 100 and we swinging lanterns but once the seniors had working to maintain the serviceability of had stopped twice. Once for a puncture dispensed with these and exhausted their a train so that it gets to its destination and once for a dodgy pedal! In the short stories of not doing any more work on the on time.’ Lee is currently training as a time we were at the road-side fixing the ‘Mighty Jag’ we were back up to race-pace. Regiment Gunner with 2620 Squadron puncture however, we got a good indication Before we knew it Norwich city centre and is hoping to graduate following a of the number of participants as line after was in sight, the throng of cyclists increasing two week exercise in September that line of cyclists whooshed past, all enjoying as the 25, 50 and 100 mile routes converged will test his fitness, tactical knowledge the weather as well as the camaraderie and headed towards the cathedral. A good and marksmanship skills. On taking part these events foster. The race appeals to crowd greeted everyone as they crossed in this year’s Uniform To Work Day, Lee a diverse range of cyclists, from the near the line to collect their medals and a well- said ’I’m very proud to be able to serve professional to the weekend riders; with earned complimentary half-pint of ale. as part of the British Armed Forces again the option of a 25, 50 or 100 mile route. Our We’d aimed to complete the ride in and it’s great to be able to fly the flag for group were soon back on the road and into under eight hours and bettered this with a Top Right: Warrant the RAF Reserves, and the employers that the rhythm of things as we passed through time of 7hrs 20 mins including stops. Our Officer Al Horton inspects student Nick support us, wherever the train takes me.’ Reepham and onward to Sheringham, ‘saddle-time’ being just under 6hr 30mins. Vargesson’s handy work via Hindringham. Another puncture just In all it was a great day out that was Inset: Sergeant Helen before the half-way stop at Sheringham enjoyed by everybody and drew on team- Thomas at work in King’s Lynn County Court To find out more about RAF High School slowed us a little but we were work, fitness, mental strength. Most Marham’s Reservists, search ahead of schedule and enjoyed our well importantly though, we raised over £1,200 Pictured: Aircraftman Lee Cooper at Peterborough online for 2620 Squadron. earned rest, topping up our water supplies for the British Heart Foundation! Railway Station
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