9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0046
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE attttmu noyltt tArvcrtts REGIMENTAL JOURNAL Band l983 started a ltttle dtfferetrtly‘ the Band haying satd farewell to Mr P Flettn and Welcnmtng our new bandntaster, Mr M J Pegram ARCM to the drtyutg seat The first three ttrOrttftS of 7983 were not too busy, the Band ritatnlv completing nfltctal and duty engagements throughout BAOR, attd prepartng for the summer season Tlte summer season started trt May when the Band appeared tn Celle at a prorrtotronal evening for Ladies Perfume and Merts Aftershave by ’SlR', each member betttg gtven a sample of Aftershave, Rumours that the Bandmaster and Band Sergeant Major preferred the perfume are Completely unfounded twe tlttrtk'l The rematttder of the month was ftlled titatttly with community relattons concerts throughout the area It can be satd outte hottestly that, the Band sounded almost as sweet as tt's members smeltl June and July, as always, saw us at full stretch working extensively throughout BAOR. The engagements undertaken were of the greatest yarteiy, Once agattt, for the thtrd consecutrve year, we gave a concert tn the Watlrtng Park Hamburg, where the audtenoe tends to get gradually smaller as men in wntte coats appear to remove some of the less destrable elements from it The Band took part tn the Anglo/German/Dutclt week ttt Bergen and also at the Stadt Festival ttt Ntenburg. For some strange reason tltts tsely resembled a very large Scltutzenfest In total contrast we followed thts by provtdntg the mustc for the Drutnltead Church Servtce tor t ADFA, Our next engagement was provtdtitg a marctttng dtsplay and background 44 ‘Well, Sflmebody better Startl' T n thr \ '4 , ntustc for the Luftwaffe Open Day The Band was picked upfront Hohne by heltcopter and flown to Fassberg, on lartdtttg the helicopter‘s rear rantp was dropped and tlte Band matched off playtrtg We tlttitk tt was at thts point that SgttT/Ml Glen Mattn lost htS wtg, we would also lrke to potnt out to the local German poulatrott that MS natural colour ts not green, The very next day the Band took part tn the 125th btrthday celebrations tn Bad Neuenahr where we were required to march through the centre of the town to the Kurpark, then give a 2 hour concert, Thts brought us to the end of June when, once again, we were involved tn both the Bergen Schutzenlest and the Mons Moy Celebrattons. Thts meant much rushtng front one place to another to be sure of fillth our full commitments After what cart only be described as a very hecttc weekend. we travetled to Celte to parttCtpate ttt the local Schutzenfesi and then on to another Schutzenfest at Osterltolz The latter betng a ltttle dtfferent, as tt was partly sponsored by the Amertcatt Forces. lt was trom here that the Band travelled to Lubeck to take part in the litternattottal Trade Fair, and where we must have had one of our largest and most muttrnattonat audtences ever; wtth a few weird punks thrown tn ’tust for colour'. The engagement at Lubeck was the last of what had been a very hard two months tn August we travelled to Verdett to take part tn the Anglo/German week and also the Crtcket Festtval September, normally a quiet period, proved to be the exact opoosue as we travelled first to Krefeld for the Freedom Parade, then on to Antwerp he Band in lull glory for the Ltberatton and Royal Brtttslt Legtoit Ceren'tontes and ftrtally on to Berlin for the Tattoo On our return to the Regiment tn the nttddle of October, It was stratgltt into preparations for the thter and Chrtsttttas programmes, followed by preparattons for the tmnttnent move to Wolfenb'uttel, November saw the Band ltl Braunschwetg, Hartnover, Bergholz, Htldeslterm, Verdelt and Celle, as well as prthdtng must: for vartous offtctal engagements and Messes throughout l Armd Div December was, as we all expected Cold and wet; however a very full programme awatted the Band With engagements too numerous to mention Just before the Chrtstmas standrdown we packed our Instruments tn readiness for the move to Wolfenbuttel. For the next three months the Band was matttly Involved tn the movernettt of MFO wtth hall of us tn Hotttte, while the other half was to Wolfenhdttel During thts pertrtd we only took part in two engagements. one tn Celle and the other art operttng Cocktatl Party ttt Wollenbuttel for local dtgttttarres The Band took part tn the Regtmetttal Cross Country and the lnter Squadron Rugby Compettttotts, SSgt Barry McGauley came second tr. tlte over 35 group and was placed 33 overall tn the cross country Members of the battd tn the HO Squadron Rugby team were LCpt Clark, Bdsnts Wnodtr‘t, Morltll GR, Morltll NF atttJ SSgt McGauley. We Would like to take thts opportuntty to welcome back to the band Sgt G Cross after two years tit RAC JLR Bovntgtort and Bdsrn P u |
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