Fred Collingwood

Just had a nice evening with Fred and Jenny it was great to see him again he returns home on Thursday

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Multiply

I wish to let you all know that if you are having a problem with the site going slow at times it is because we have been informed that Multiply are moving there Datacenter to Florida at the moment and they believe that when it is set up things will be much improved and hopefully faster. ???

John

GRAHAM TAYNTON

Welcome to the BB Graham nice to have you on board.
Graham was in SHQ troop A SQN Wesendorf 1955-1957 Sigs OPERATOR on 19 and 52 sets.
hope he will tell us more once he gets the hang of the BB
regards derek

more from Berlin

H4H

Doncaster Rugby Club Under 13s
Help For Heroes - Christmas Rugby Tournament


Before I go into details let me explain some background to the event. We have started to raise money for our end of season tour to help those lads who find it difficult to attend such trips due to costs. This is always a difficult but rewarding process as I am sure you will know from your own experience. However during our first fund raising meeting we decided unanimously that we should also set aside some specific events to raise money for other causes outside of our own little world. We quickly decided that we should nominate Help For Heroes as our charity for 2009/2010. There were a few reasons for this;

Firstly a Doncaster Rugby Club ex-junior section player, Ben Parkinson, was been badly injured whilst serving with 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (follow these links to read more about Ben’s story and his unflinching bravery:
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/community/Paratrooper-Ben-went-to-Afghanistan.3246302.jp and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1203202/Horrifically-injured-army-hero-Ben-Parkinson-confounds-doctors-learning-speak-again.html

Secondly our head coach served with The Blues and Royals for 22 years. The Blues and Royals are part of the Household Cavalry who are currently deployed in Afghanistan.

Thirdly we also have some connections with London Irish, through ex-players of both Doncaster and London Irish, whose nominated charity is also Help For Heroes and we hope to have some support from them for this event.

So what are we trying to do? Our intention with this tournament is to have some really good games of open running rugby but with the added and important aim of raising some serious money for Help For Heroes. We have registered the event with H4H and our reference number is 20091109-4453-4130.

The ways in which we aim to raise money are as follows:

Try Sponsorship – With the attached form we would like all players participating in the event to approach their friends, family, parents’ friends, parents’ work colleagues, etc to gain sponsorship for each try that your team scores in the event. Please be aware that the refereeing style will be to encourage try scoring by all teams! If you require help with printing the forms then please let me know and we can work together to make suitable arrangements.

Collections – We will have Help For Heroes collection buckets on the day and you and your supporters will be suitably hassled and harried to make cash donations as the event goes along.

AUSIE EAGLE

The EAGLE has landed once more in Brisbane!!!
Yes our intrepid traveller has once more braved the airways to meet up with the AUSIE 105s.
Have a great time Mr COLLINGWOOD.
Grumps

YouTube - Cute Animal Christmas Song

YouTube - Christmas Songs - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Lyrics

YouTube - Bing Crosby - O Holy Night

YouTube - Jesus be the centre

YouTube - Bing Crosby - White Christmas

YouTube - Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards

YouTube - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Phone Number

I am trying to find out if anyone knows the phone number for Reg Brown, I was given a number which I tried and the young lady that answered told me that no one by that name lives there so if anyone knows the number for Reg can they please Email it to me as I need to get in touch with him.

RIP PC BILL BARKER

I would like to send my condolences to the famly of PC BILL BARKER who gave his life to save others in COCKERMOUTH

RIP

Blockhouse Demolition Elster Platz 1949

Pictures for Derek

from PAUL STRETTON

I have been asked to forward information about www.forcesdeal.com, a new initiative for raising funds for established charities for the Armed Forces, developed by Simon Weston OBE, Mark Cann (Director of the British Forces Foundation – a member of COBSEO) and a team of professionals.



www.forcesdeal.com is a new insurance price comparison site, whose purpose is to provide great value insurance and, in turn, donate funds to support Armed Forces charities, through the Forcesdeal.com Foundation. Please see below for further details about Forcesdeal.com and the Forcesdeal.com Foundation, including who to contact if you would like additional information.



The more people who use www.forcesdeal.com , the more money can be donated to established Armed Forces charities.








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The Band - Shorncliffe 1960

Sad News

Sadly guys i have to call an end after 20 years of walking for Others and through personal health and family challenges i need to focus myself attention on my new family and myself.I would have loved to have been able to help our young soldiers and their familes as my own challenges today are as a result of being a war orphan.It is time that i looked after my own family and life.God Bless you all Nige

3 OLD PIC,s

these go back few years

YouTube - In the Bleak MidWinter Christian Christmas songs music Gospel classic popular famous carols

anybody got a coat

test

nice tree

YouTube - THE CHRISTMAS SONG - Nat King Cole ft Natalie Cole

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TONY RANTELL

Welcome Tony i hope you enjoy looking around the BB

well another ex ROYAL shows up from Downunder

Tony PLEASE fill us in re your service details i understand you left the REGT around 1967--1968 time

regards derek

RIP----MAJ LANE

From: "Paul Stretton" View contact detailsTo: "Paul Stretton" Dear Member of The Blues and Royals Association,

I must sadly report the passing of 496966 Major Brian (“Bronco”) LANE who died yesterday afternoon (10 November 2009) at Frimley Park Hospital aged 76 years, he had bravely been fighting cancer for some time. Brian Lane served between December 1949 - October 1986, initially with the Grenadier Guards and then The Blues and Royals where he achieved a Late Entry Commission. Those who met him, I’m sure will agree, that a more professional, imposing and passionate soldier, Warrant Officer and Commissioned Officer, you could not find. The thoughts and condolences of the Association go to his wife, daughters, family and friends at this difficult time. Funeral details will be released when known.

THE BLUES AND ROYALS REGIMENTAL COLLECT

O Lord Jesus Christ who by the Holy Apostle has called us to put on the armour of God and to take the sword of the spirit, give thy grace we pray thee, to the Blues and Royals that we may fight manfully under thy banner against all evil, and waiting on thee to renew our strength, may mount up with wings as eagles, in thy name, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.



PF Stretton
Major (Ret'd)
Regimental Secretary The Household Cavalry
Home Headquarters
Combermere Barracks
WINDSOR
Berkshire SL4 3DN

Welcome

Welcome to Karen Leese, another of the Leese family if we can get a few more we can start another Regiment.

TIM CONNELL

Welcome to the BB Tim took a long time to get you on the BB. mind better late than never. hope you find your way around ok.

last time i saw you i think you held the Rank of CAPT.maybe you can tell us more once you get the hang of the BB

regards DEREK

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Birthday greetings

Happy birthday today goes to Cedric Auty, all the best from all the Admin of the royals site

ON PARADE

Karen Leese on parade in EPPING

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ANTHONY JOHN HULETT

Welcome to the BULLETIN BOARD Anthony hope  you  enjoy it and     find some of your old pals.

Anthony was in the ROYALS 1965-1969 hope he tells us more once he has got the hang of the BB

Charity Jog/walk.

Hi everyone!

Well we have lift of approval from Whitehall, I have decided to start at John a groats on the 12th May so i can attend the Blues and Royals function I will be close to Tidworth when the Royal reunion takes place so we will drive to that.The success of the venture will in some way be achieved if i can recruit some people in the UK who may be able to point me in the right diection in seach of sposors.I will post the route in the 48 hous.First request, does anyone have Robin Bucknalls email address?Cheers Guys I beg you all PLEASE get behind this i am sure you have already given but please help me in this.Nigel (Sack.) 

 

 

Michael Amos

May I welcome Michael to the BB, michael served in the Royals at the same time as me in Asqn 1959-1961 I believe that he has some photo's of that time which I hope he can put up on the site for us, it is good to have someone that was in Asqn on the site for a change.

cyprus 1964

ERNEST JOHNSON

Wwlcome to the BB Ernest hope you find you way around ok

Ernest was a CPL in the ROYALS Service dates 1962-1970

not sure what SQN he was with but maybe he will tell us more when he gets gets the hang of the BB

REGARDS DEREK

COLIN MARTIN

Welcome to the BB Colin it sure is a long time since i heard from you.its so long i have forgot

your service details of time you spent in the Regt.would you please tell the members a little about yourself.last time i heard from your Lady you were in hospital hope     you are back in good health

regards derek

Silver Arm Badge 1St The Royal Dragoons.

Gents,take a look at this on ebay.just put in on item number line 220501385729
The seller says it is silver but has NOT got a hallmark?
Grumps.

deck of cards

Here is a new way to look at a deck of cards!!
Please do not delete! You will be glad you didn't.


Deck of Cards

It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard.



The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week.



As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk.



Just then an army sergeant came in and said, 'Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?'



The soldier replied, 'I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord.'



The sergeant said, 'Looks to me like you're going to play cards.'



The soldier said, 'No, sir. You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country,



I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards.'



The sergeant asked in disbelief, 'How will you do that?'


'You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God.



The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments



The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.



The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John .



The Five is for the five virgins there were ten but only five of them were glorified.



The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.



The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation.



The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives -- the eight people God spared from the flood that destroyed the Earth.



The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him.



The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone.



The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.



The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.



The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.



When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year..



There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year.



The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.



Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.



So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.'



The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, 'Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?'



Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting



Prayer for the Military.



Please keep the wheel rolling. It will only take a few seconds of your time, but it'll be worth it to read on....



Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.



Protect them.


Bless them and their families



I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.



Amen

BRYAN ROWLAND

Bryan welcome to the BB hope you find your way around ok.

Bryan served in the ROYALS 1958-1961 and was with A SQN 5th TROOP

I hope he tells us more about his time in the ROYALS when he gets the hang of the BB

Regards DEREK

Profiles

To all members that have not filled in their profiles may we plead with you to do so, as you will see we have nearly 130 members and for us in Admin it is getting very difficult for us to know who is who, site names and just first names do not help, we do not understand why this is not being done and we are having to send personal messages to get some members email address's which is getting time consuming as well as trying to find more members to join our site.
So can you please do your bit and help us out, we have asked for this to be done on numerous occasions and it is still not being done. Thank you.

John Atkins

Webmaster

JOHN TRACHY (ZOOT)

Welcome to the BB John hope you find your way around ok

Yet another ex BAND member..please fill in ur profile John as i had problems sorting out who you are on your login.

many thanks  regards DEREK