60 + and still going strong ish

Hi folks

Some key words emerge from the last post which quite honestly make me .Yes netheravon was for the best so who made the errors and sent you and cosey actualy i think i was back in B company by nthen but that was your loss. Other than APC driving A/T always the best job in the BN but sadly went downhill when i left. I do remember May and Webby but cant put faces to them.

Ta Ta

Hi Rob
Les must be taking a well earned rest between posts, you know what these oldies are like.
Come on Les keep up:

Hi Flo
Just seen your posts on the other pages. If my memory serves me correctly you were an APC driver in B coy 6 plt i think in the early 70s.

Regards chris

All

Just been to the annual colchester military festival on the abbyfield it was quite impressive with loads of different stands and two large arenas for bands and enactments . A great day as usual.

Chris
Just got home from Colly myself, Didn`t see you about but then it`s a long time since our paths crossed.[can`t get about on the old zimmer so well these days]
As you say it was a damned good day out, at least the rain didn`t come down?
it`s the first time i have been, and it wont be the last.


Wally

Morning Wally

I m back to Abbey field today for the Historic Battles and Chariot spectacular. We are taking our own foldaway chairs today as the arena was abit crowded then afterwards dinner at no 3s. Back later.

evening Chris
could`nt get back to the Abbey fields today but i thought it was a well organised event.
we only made up our minds at the last moment to go and it was well worth it.
I used to go to the tattoo when it was held in the castle grounds but then it was knocked on the head, i think it went to every four years.
is it still held in Colly?
Speak soon

wally:no:

Although the Sunday show wasnt as well attended as Saturdays it was still very enjoyable with American civil war,Napolionic war and Roman legions and chariots. All good fun especialy the scantily dressed fit bird charging up and down on a b/w Apalasso horse very nice.

No Tattoo wally just the annual military festival now.

See ya later

Hi Chris
I thought that you were past it ogling the dolly birds mate?????????Ibet that your mrs had something to say afterwards?

wally

Wally

She was to busy eyeballing the gladiators to notice me eyeballing the fit 20 year old in the cheek covering sack cloth (just). What do you mean past it im just abit slower.

The show was realy good, real cowboy stuff in Roman garb.

See ya later

hi chris,
yes mate your grey matter ain,t let you down,i drove 23c reg 10ea11. that was before i went on the rp,s then onto the depot.left the army to save me marriage but did it like f---,so i wasted my career in the army.so after 2 failed marriages have been with my yvonne for 10 happy years come oct,(she may disagree).
on leaving went from job to job untill i found my 2nd love trucks(army being the first),done that till 27 nov 06 when i had to give it all up for ill health,won,t bore you with that.
what about you mate?

Afternoon children,
I need some help with names of people on some photo,s Rob has put in the old comrades photo,s section under my name Les Goodwin. I need help in the name of the little guy with me in one of the Aden pics Rob seems to think it might be Johnny Payne but I,m 99% certain its not any ideas, and I need clarification in another of the ugly sod sitting under a tree with me in Berlin I think it is Chris Avieson but I didn,t think he was that ugly, but he must have been cos they say that the camera never lies. Anyone remember Alan Orton from the A/Ts cos he lives just down the road from me as does his brother Billy Orton, Chris you must know Billy cos he spent nearly all his time in "B" coy I think and I know that you went to "B" coy after we kicked you out of the A/Ts. Anyone out there have any news on anyone else. New or old its all the same to me
catch you all later stay well Les

Hi Flo
sorry its taken so long to reply but ive had a heap of things to do ( mostly family stuff ) culminating in a local music festival in colchester. Elton John,Robbie Williams and Queen. All tribute groups.

I remember you in B company infact i think i taught you to drive APCs after that its pretty hazey. Did you go to Cyprus with the BN or the depot. Still with first wife and left the army in 1980 and joined essex police where i stayed untill i retired in 1998. Now doing a bit of Taxi work and considering retirement full time.

see ya later

hi chris no probs, knew you,d get back sooner than later.yes you gave me the last lessons on the 432 ,major franks tried on the advance party from aldershot to paderborn!(left the force on the same day as him).come to think of it chris who did,nt you teach? what about lou lucas ,is he around?my brother was in the essex police too,at chelmsford ,i got refused coz of my attitude ,nothing changes. anyway chris will catch up with you some other time and maybe run into each other at one point,not in your taxi though if you get my drift!!! take care me old mucker 23c out flo 44444444444444sssssssss