Navy News August 2009

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THE RACE for Life has
brought out the women of
the Senior Service to run for
Cancer Research UK – at
Nick’s high
sea and on land.
On board assault ship HMS
Albion the runners took to the
tally
deck after a successful day of
shipwide fundraising.
Training for firefighting and
MOST people enjoy some food
damage control isn’t everyone’s
and a nice break at lunch-time,
idea of fun, but it can be when
but that isn’t the case for Nick
you turn it into It’s a Knockout, as
Carter, the clothing store supervi-
HMS Albion did.
sor at HMS Collingwood.
The assault ship was conducting
Nick has spent the last 11 years’
manoeuvres off Portland one
worth of lunch times tying up cap
Sunday with HMS Argyll, (which
tallies for Phase 2 trainees and
coincidentally was a few years
ratings attending courses at the
ago commanded by Cdr John
establishment.
Kingwell – who now commands
Nick, who works for VT
Albion as Capt Kingwell).
Flagship, has raised thousands of
Once the ships had parted,
pounds over the years for various
Albion’s fun-filled Sunday began
Sprouts abound
charities and is currently raising
with a competition and a series
money for Gosport Sea Cadets.
of games, all with themes of
IN THAT traditional Naval celebration the men and women on board
Last year he raised £700, but
learning about damage control HMS Bulwark marked Armed Forces Day with a fête.
word of mouth about his skill has
and stopping fires and floods. Sponsored by the PO’s Mess, the day featured ‘Splat the rat’,
meant that this year he matched
Later, Albion’s female ‘Skittles’, ‘Gladiators’, ‘Apple bobbing’, and as a special extra just for
that in just one term.
contingent took part in the Race
the CO Capt Wayne Keble a topical game of ‘Guess the number of
Nick jokes that there is no
for Life – a 5km (3 mile) run
sprouts in the jar’ (with Sproutman to show the way above).
charge for tying the cap tallies, but
around the deck in aid of cancer
The day raised some £2,000 to be split between the PO’s Mess char-
he likes a donation of a minimum
research.
ity and the ship’s own affiliated Help for Heroes.
of £1. Anything less, and there’s
The women, and many male
no guarantee the tally will stay in
members of the ship’s company,
place…..
all wore something pink for the
On a more serious note, Nick
occasion. PO Clare Broadbent
maintains that by tying the cap
organised the run in memory of
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young people aged 12 to 18 with so many of the ship’s company
a junior section for those aged turned out in support and that
10-12. I was able to take part, despite
being at sea.”
● Knockout fundraising on board HMS Albion mingled with a spot
Prince’s
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a run when you’re in a warship, but and civilian – included a couple Shaz did admit: “I take my
nothing daunted, 20 female sailors of esteemed runners from her hipflask with me – take a swig
from HMS Cornwall joined in this connections with Admiralty every kilometre as we go.”
THE PRINCE of Wales paid an
year’s Race for Life to raise money House, the Second Sea Lord’s She added: “I’m still in the
informal visit to Pembroke House,
for the battle against cancer.
wife Lady Massey and the Naval Navy, I can do my job. It’s a really
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patron since 1979, toured the
mess deck, took all the ship’s
breast cancer, was told by through sponsorship – she herself
house, and during a plaque
equipment onto the flight deck to
specialists that she had five years always donates a day’s wages for
unveiling, praised the work of the
run, row and cycle the equivalent
to live. That was four years ago. the run.
RNBT in caring for serving and
of 200km.
But every year since then she If you would like to show your
retired RN and RM personnel and
And to ensure the rest of HMS
has taken part in the Race for Life, support, she can be contacted by
their families.
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ling just under £2.6 million in the
ET(WE) Jenna Black, who
last 12 months – helping in nearly
organised the event, said: “All
5,000 cases of need or distress.
of us have in some way been
Whilst making a point of
touched by the tragedy of cancer,
speaking to everyone, the Prince
and despite being away from our
spent more time speaking with friends and families, it’s important
D-Day veterans now resident to all of us to be involved in the
in the home, following on from Race for Life.”
his commitments to the D-Day Before the race Jenna, who is
remembrance ceremonies in normally found maintaining the
Normandy. ship’s 20mm automatic cannons,
said: “It’s going to be very hot and
A dip in London
it will be tough going but we’ve
trained, we’re ready and this is so
MOD Police Inspector Les Roper
important to everyone that we will
is tackling the Great London
complete the distance.”
Swim and the Great South Run
The women involved work
to raise money for the RN&RM
across all the different departments
Children’s Fund.
onboard, employed as everything
The policeman, who can usually
from gunners to stores accountants,
be found as Duty Shift Inspector
radar operators and diesel engine
among the armed police officers
maintainers.
at Portsmouth Naval Base, will be
With an average age of 20,
clad in a wetsuit before he takes
some of them are also part of
a dip in the chilly Albert Dock in
the boarding team who will soon
London’s Docklands.
be directly involved in boarding
Unlike the tidal Southsea
operations when the ship starts
seafront, the waters in the dock
her four months of anti-piracy
don’t circulate and retain the
operations off the coast of
cold. Les said: “Although I enjoy
Somalia.
swimming, I’ve never swam this ■ AND at Portsmouth Naval
distance before but the main Base, PO Sharon-Anne ‘Shaz’
challenge is acclimatising to the Connell-Malcolm organised a
cold water.” team of ten people to tackle this
Sponsor Les online at www. year’s Race for Life on Southsea
justgiving.com/leslieroper Common.
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