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REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION DAY
2006

A panorama view of Victoria Bks on the day
of the Regimental Association Day

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Having been out of Barracks for the day in March I was delighted to discover on my
return, that I had been selected to arrange the Regimental Association Day to he held at Victoria Barracks on the 8th of July. 1 judged that there was much to do and arrange, to ensure that the day was to be a success.

For those not old enough to remember, the Coldstream Association day was to he based loosely on the old “Coldstream Shoot”. This used to he held at the Guards Depot in Pirbright. The aim being, to gather together as many serving and ex Coldstreamers and their families as possible to make use of the ranges, hence the term ‘the Coldstream shoot” and for all the families to have a fun and entertaining day at the same time.

The aim of the Coldstream Association day 2006 was to he much similar and as a result of the need to plan I gathered together a group of key individuals from the Battalion and with some help with liaison with the association branches and booking of civilian entertainers from RHQ, the day began to take shape.

As a result of the weather we were enjoying in July and the need to minimise those required to work on the actual day, by Friday the 7th most of the preparatory work was done and we eagerly awaited the arrival of the professional entertainers and association stalls on the Saturday to allow them to set up. They duly arrived and with a little last minute rejigging and accommodating of last minute requests, all fell into place and with the sunshine literally smiling on us we were set for a most memorial day. Those who attended were enthralled by the falconry and dog displays and the Second Battalion Coldstream Guards re-enactment detachment were well received. For those retired the Regimental Band is always most popular at such events and this was no exception. The children’s area, side shows and stalls were well patronised by all, as of course was the beer tent! The shoot conducted in the indoor range proved to
be a success with many still regarding themselves as retaining their “snipers eye”.

Thankfully everything went off without a hitch with the exception of a minor misdemeanour committed by one of the birds from the falconry acts who clearly hadn’t been briefed. When he was supposed to return to his handler he defiantly perched on a Bedford canvass for what must have seemed to the poor chap an absolute age. He finally did come down having been promised first pickings at the BBQ and a jar of bees for him and his feathered friends to share on the journey home.

Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who assisted me in setting up the association day for their hard work and also all who attended making the day such an occasion. Testament to this is the large number of thank you letters subsequently received.


Major R J HOWICK Company Commander HQ Company

 

IMAGES

See below for 130+ Images from the Regimental Association Day,
held at Victoria Bks, Windsor.

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