28 NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2009
A TEAM of nine members from
Pick up
P2000 power
Bristol University Royal Naval
Unit challenged HMS Trumpeter,
a P2000 patrol ship, to a race with
a difference.
a panto
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It was metal against metal, but
one side was powered by brawn
and the other by brain (plus an
engine and lots of diesel!).
AN entire performance of the
The timed race involved
traditional pantomime Aladdin
nine cyclists starting north of
at the King’s Theatre has been
Southampton, with the ship’s
given over to the Service and
starting line being south of the
civilian folk of Portsmouth
Isle of Wight. The distance to
Naval Base.
be covered was an average of 38
The show stars Lisa Riley, miles for those on bikes and the
formerly of Emmerdale as equivalent in nautical miles for the
the Genie of the Ring, and naval vessel.
promises fun for all ages. The finishing line was
The tickets are available at Lymington on the coast of the
bargain prices to family and New Forest and whilst it won’t
friends of staff – RN, MOD, be a surprise to learn that the
BVT, contractors and lodgers diesel-powered machine won, the
– at the Naval base, and the wheeled version was a only pretty
pantomime is promised to have impressive 17 minutes behind
a Naval theme. (excluding the delay at the ferry
All profits from the night will terminal).
be split between the Rowans The purpose of it all was to
■ STAFF at Portsmouth Naval
Hospice and Seafarers UK. raise funds for Children’s Hospice
Base have once again ensured that
Discounted tickets (£12) can South West, which aids both
at least 130 children across Eastern
be bought by calling 023 9272 life-limited children as well as
Europe, central Asia and Africa
5301, 023 9272 8791, or 023 their families and to that end they
will have a smile on their face on
9272 5678. Tickets can not be donated over £1,000.
Christmas Day.
bought from the King’s Theatre
By fi lling these colourfully-
● Cyclists and ship’s company
box office direct.
of HMS Trumpeter
wrapped shoeboxes (pictured above)
with gifts for various ages the staff
have supported the Operation
A puzzling
Christmas Child appeal headed up
by the Samaritan’s Purse Charity.
■ THE soft side of the law was
evident in Plymouth Magistrate
Court when Phoenix Café staff,
time for
all volunteers, presented Hasler
Company with £3,000 worth of
games consoles and software,
along with another £1,000 in
cash.
Harrier man
Hasler Company, based in
Devonport Dockyard, liaises with
a variety of agencies to provide
tailored individual rehabilitation
programmes for injured Royal
Marines in order to promote
A LOVE of the great outdoors was used to good effect by Adam
recovery and reintegration.
Wootton, a Naval engineer based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, when
The Phoenix Café needs
he entered the CLIC Sargent (Caring for Children with Cancer) 24/
volunteers: if interested contact
Seven Challenge.
Mrs Edna Bishop on 01752
The venue for this tough mental and physical event was in and around
309787.
Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
It began on the Saturday at midday with each entrant putting together
■ HASLER Company also
a jigsaw map, which revealed the directions to a mini duathlon and
benefi tted from £350 when Rose
kayak across the lake.
Shaw and her neighbours down
The physical challenges continued with such classic events as obstacle
in Mevagissey, Cornwall, donated
courses and mountain bike trails, but they descended into the more
the profi ts from a table-top sale.
eccentric, such as Frisbee Golf and even mathematical equations. ■ BRNC Dartmouth cadets
Between events the competitors had to solve a mini cube puzzle, but amazed themselves when they
after three of those were successfully overcome, they were faced with raised £5,000 from an Auction
the proverbial mother of all puzzles – the Bedlam Cube – as seen on the of Promises which included
Dragon’s Den. ● PO Shona Towns, the organiser of the Poppy’s Charity Buns event, with two hungry ratings the chance to be the College’s
A quiz, a few bevies and a warm bed ended the day. Commodore for a day.
Sunday morning began at 0630 with a cruise to a point on the lake An additional £1,000 was
which heralded the start of the orienteering phase. added to the ship’s charity fund
The final task of the day combined the physical with the mental by when both Cunningham and
making everyone float a ball to the top of a cylinder by extracting water
St Vincent squadrons ran a
from the lake.
6.4km run: Cunningham led the
Adam entered as an individual and in that class finished in fourth
way!
place. He is raring to enter the next one, hopefully as a member of a
team this time. Bun delight
■ 705 NAS and a host of other
The event has only been going two years and the detailed plans are
aircraft took off from RAF
deliberately kept a mystery for some time. From the last two events the
Shawbury to take part in a fl ypast
charity is hoping to raise at least £65,000.
over Liverpool Dockyard as part
If you would like to take part please visit: www.24sevenchallenge.
BUNS and runs have been used for fundraising by the men and women of RNAS Culdrose.
of the FAA 100 celebrations.
org.uk
The buns were courtesy of ‘Poppy’s Charity Buns’, a fundraising event held by 820 NAS in
Cannily, the RAF base had
their aircraft hangar which proved a popular occasion.
invited over 120 enthusiasts to
The cakes, savouries, teas and challenge the students had to
witness the departure and they
coffees were very welcoming in navigate their way to the island.
were ‘encouraged’ to make a
the cavernous space which is chilly On arrival they took part in
donation for the privilege.
at the best of times... adventurous training both in
This resulted in £1,150 being
But the really heart-warming the sea and on the cliffs, which
donated to Help for Heroes.
part of the event was that it raised improved the bonding between ■ A TOPPING Out ceremony
a staggering amount of nearly them ready for the main event. (or, in non-Naval speak,
£3,000 for one of their Leading After helping set up the drink putting the roof on) was held
Air Engineering Technicians stands and barriers for the event at Headley Court, the Armed
who has three year old daughter the day before, the students and Forces rehabilitation centre, to
suffering from a rare cancer known staff formed up into separate mark a building phase of the
as neuroblastoma. teams and took part in the race. state of the art swimming pool
Her family want to take her for The Jersey Marathon allows and treatment centres, including
a special treatment only available runners to enter teams as part of a facility to analyse individual
in the USA and this money will a relay and so the teams went into walking patterns.
go a long way to making that competition against each other £8 million has been donated
possible. around the 26-mile course. by Help for Heroes and £3.3
Not to be outdone in the Bets were placed, with an age million from the MOD.
fundraising stakes but for a very handicap for the staff team whose
different cause, came 750 NAS combined age well exceeded
■ SEAFARERS UK, the
who had their own challenge. that of the students’ total of 111
fundraising arm for over 70
Students and instructors from years.
charities in the maritime
the squadron raised over £500 The students, however,
community, has joined forces with
for Help for Heroes by taking determined to deny their
The Recycling Factory.
part in the Jersey Marathon, instructors a further chance to
The Factory’s collection of old
A brew do on the Duck
either volunteering as marshals or lord it over them, came in 12th
mobile phones and used cartridges
actually runners. out of 235 teams, with the staff
schemes promotes recycling in
The squadron trains Naval coming a respectable 27th overall;
order to protect the environment,
IT MAY be a tad warm in the Caribbean, but there’s 30-man stokers’ mess for £160; use of Commanding
Observers, so to widen the just 14 minutes behind them.
by reducing waste sent to landfill
still need for a nice brew. So amid their record- Officer Cdr Andrew Stacey’s cabin for one night was
sites. Nominated charities then
breaking drugs busting, the men and women of HMS bought for £90 by the only midshipman on board,
also benefit by receiving some
Iron Duke found time to take part in SSAFA’s Big Mid George Stabler; Lt Mark Heward, the ship’s
of their profits, so it’s a win-win
Brew Up. Navigating Officer, donated one hour of personal Stirring times
situation all round.
The Big Brew Up started with Saturday afternoon training – only to find it won by L/Cpl Rudi Taylor ■ THE 170th anniversary of the
tea and scones on the flight deck courtesy of the and Mne ‘Chats’ Chatterton, the ship’s Royal Marine
IN FINE Naval tradition, the home, 20-year-old kitchen
Shipwrecked Fishermen and
ship’s chefs (pictured above by LA(Phot) Simmo snipers, who paid £60 for the opportunity to turn the
Pembroke House’s oldest resi- assistant Megan Swandale –
Mariners’ Royal Benevolent
Simpson). Surg Lt Richard Rennie, the ship’s Medical table on the navigator. dent Mrs May Harbour stirred who just happens to be expect- Society also sees the launch
Officer, then auctioned lots donated by members of Surg Lt Rennie, who organised the afternoon, the Christmas cake mix at the ing a baby at Christmas. of their Christmas Card appeal.
the ship’s company. said “I was delighted with the response – all messes Royal Naval Benevolent Trust’s For more information on The charity dealt with over
Lots in the auction included: ‘Be XO for the day’, contributed prizes to the afternoon and many of the nursing home in Gillingham, Pembroke House, call the home 3,000 appeals for help last year,
bought for £65 by AB(CIS) Simon ‘Crackers’ Jacobs; lots went for far more than I was expecting. Kent. manager on 01634 852431 or to funding anything from stair-lifts
silver service dinner for 12 in the senior rates dining “To raise nearly £1,800 in less than an hour is Her able assistant was the find out more about the RNBT to fridge freezers. Visit www.
hall courtesy of the CPOs’ mess, bought by the fantastic.” youngest member of staff at visit
www.rnbt.org.uk.
shipwreckedmariners.org.uk.
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