Sigs Reunion!!!!!!!

[barryc]

Misplaced the phot somewhere in the house clearance ready for moving as I approach retirement. If I remember aright about three rows back left of centre, white/grey haired but amazingly handsome, sat next to Paul Reeves, Fred Seaman and Co.


Barry

[barryc]

Just four weeks to go fellas, see you there. I hope you are making it from Norway pilgrim.

Barry

[Pilgrim Norway]

Barry - I'm in lad ..... All set

As usual a threatened air personell strike for the period -
but if I have to I'll walk - Not a Pilgrim for nowt -

My training for the thirty miler will come in handy for the Reunion

[OIC]

I am putting together a fairly basic, light hearted web site consisting of photos of Signals Branch Reunions. Can any of you help out with photographs taken at past reunions ? Have "a shuftie" at www.royalmarinesigs.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk to see what I'm on about !
Thanks
Edie McGinnis

[Pilgrim Norway]

Good one Eddie -

You're right - it's just what we ramblers need........ Good to be updated -
though all of these lads seem soooo young !

Put up a flag on the notice board this year - give me a hoy and I'll see
what we can do about the older browner photographs - in 'my' day they'd
only just invented paper - I have copied some over to CD's though -

Well done

See you there - I'm back from Lesbos ( yes ) I'll be the one with the Greek tan ....

[barryc]

Just landed back home after the Sigs/Tels reunion, slightly thick headed and dehydrated with that croaky voice that a surfeit of alcohol tends to bring on.
As ever, a great weekend. Most of the usual suspects graced CTC with their presence and I got to put a face to Mr Nicholson's name, the bu**er looks younger than me, and a damn sight fitter, still at least I got up for the volleyball.

One thing that really pleased me, and others of the old and bold judging from their comments, was the presence of some of our young brethren part way through an S3s course (now down to 9 weeks and very Bowman orientated. I digress, the point is that after sharing a few drinking games with these lads, and the volleyball games, I had to admit that they could have been us a number of years ago (alright a big number of years ago). Life and training methods have moved on but I am happy to say that the product turned out by CTC is as good as ever. If the young uns happen to tune in, A BIG THANKS, lads it was a privilege to spend time with you.

As for the rest of you old beggars, great to share a slice more of my life with you, see you all in two years, I'll drink to that (but perhaps not today, my head hurts).

Barry

[Pilgrim Norway]

What a show - I second Barry's remarks about the product -

Such organizational skills - they were pulling pints before we were finished in the auditorium - now that's organization -

I lurved the 'added items' awarded to the heads of the Sgts Mess -
very handy - I shall produce some of those for over here...

A very good day, a very good crowd. Lots of our 'Old and Bold' and a fine
addition from the so called youngsters who can absolutely hold their own.

I was invited to participate in a 'new to me' game of Rabbit and I believe
that I am now a buffalo - not to speak to antilopes or othe... etc etc etc...
Fine crowd of lads - Well met.

As an extra prize I walked into the Globe in Lympstone on the Sunday p.m.
and into a squaddie of mine - from 654 CS Squad ( 1956 ) who was also
'just in visiting' - How lucky can you get ?

A grand time - and worth the trip for the curry dinner ( with limers )

Two more years lads - two more years

Aye
Alan