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o wonder my Plant Cpl Village provided by the Construction shoe’ shape display, this year with the
Instructors were grinning Engr School supported by other spe- addition of a Capability
and giggling inanely to themselves at the cialist RE units. The activities provid- Display/Demonstration nestling in the
Ponderosa. It appeared that the fairy ed by the Trade Village had to be stim- centre. This entices the children in then
Godmother had gone on leave and I had ulating, educational and hands on, encloses them so they visit all the
“picked-up” the Army Careers Exhibition allowing the teachers to host children stands inside. The recce to Edinburgh
for schools 2008 (ACE 08). and oversee activities to encourage went well and we returned to Chatham
The ACE comprises a series of interest The Trade Village visited full of confidence. Reality was totally
high profile events specifically target- Edinburgh, Catterick, Bassingbourn different as the “Flying Gunners” need-
ed at 14-16 year olds. All Arms and and Aldershot and approximately ed the whole of Redford Infantry
Services are represented each, child- 18,000 children visit each location Barracks drill square for safety; squeez-
catcher like, offering a variety of activ- over a three-four day period. ing us into a tight “L” rather than the
ities for the children to participate in. The majority of trades from the horseshoe. Edinburgh also proved to be
The focus for the Corps was the Trade RSME were represented in the ‘horse- a depleted show with an average of
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