Great news our Clive I will send you a few photo's of part two of my sailing trip via Hamburg to Colin which will make your eye lids flutter if Colin has the b---s to post them he he.

Hi Our Clive photo's in our Colins in box ! I am sure our Geoff will like them?

ray she looks very masculine they weren't members of the ymca were they

Our Clive I am getting a bit worried about you and the YMCA LOL. You should have seen "Her Toys"!

Bloody hell Ray, I bet she could blow your socks off.

Yes Geoff and the rest he he

Ray, she,s enough to scare the crap out of anyone, any man who goes near her deserves the VC, it would be heroism at its best......

Hello Keith where have you been hiding hope you are well and family are all well. She does look that way doesnt she the size of our Ray he could end up getting lost in her cavern lol. its nice to hear from you , will speak again soon best wishes Clive

Hi Keith does that mean I have to go and see the Queen? I see the Riggies had a good weekend trip to Hameln great weather and interesting photo's next year there is a big bash in the Green Lantern our Len has the details.

Keith does VC stand for venereal clap don't think you would get that from the queen our Ray lol.

Our Clive you never know what Phillip has been up to? Look at the Queen Mum's Vallet Back Stairs Benny died of HIV complications.

welcome Stu Jupp to the site you will see that we have a dig at each other and a laugh and a joke

Hi everyone who knows me. I'm a bit of a dinosaur re computers so anyone wishing to speak "have patience please". My joining is thanks to Clive.

All the best Stuart.

Hi Stu well done who could ever forget you the Best PipeDrum Major AAC Chepstow ever had.

Have you found any photo's in the attic yet?

Best Regards

Ray

Hi,Stu Jupp,welcome to the club,good to hear from you after all these years.

Hello Mal, have you still got our check jacket. The cream coloured one I used to borrow off you. Good to hear from you

Hi Ray, what do you want from me. I'm just getting my head round typing on the computer. Photo's from the attic will take a couple of months +.

Best wishes "Dino".

Thats the way Staurt ,give Our Ray some stick ,glad to see you are using the message board and members are responding to you its good to have a fellow welshman on board as i was getting outnumbered all the best to everyone will call you soon Start ok byeeee

sorry Stuart it should have read call you soon Stuart and not start byeee

Hi Stu you will have to put a condition of use of your Golf Club to Geoff Winter that if Geof does not twist our A/T RSM Dave Fowle's arm to put a post up on his 66C Group Web site they not get free admission LOL.

Keep the fingers flexed Stu keep bashing the querty Keyboard one finger at a time Dino!

Hello to all,

Nice to have you on board Stuart, You are not the only one who struggles a bit with this somtimes frustrating bit of kit. Ray,I keep nudging Dave Fowle, I will try again. he was supposed to be coming up this weekend, its my lads 21st so we are having a barbie unfortuateley he has double booked so won,t be coming its is sisters b/day. I hope Chappy & his wife Jen will be coming. All the best to all.

Hi Geoff, nice to know your monitoring the messages. Are you and the lads playing golf BOBA weekend, if so give us a ring and I might be able to arrange something.

Hi Ray, more than one finger. I can use two.

Yes Keith Green Lanterns big BASH next year they have a web site Rig Master Len Simpson sent an email with the info I will try and dig it out and post it unless Len beats me to it. Les Aiktenson went over last year on a Riggi bash he reckons AnnaMarie is still looking very fit!. Have a look at the Riggi's web site Keith there are some good photo's of Hameln of this years OAP's!!!!

Icebox still going strong

Two fingers now Stu you will make our Clive Jealous he problems putting one finger in the right place LOL.

Keith,

I wish we had had a bit more time in Canada to do the tourist bit. As we went over for my daughters wedding we were based in Saskatoon for the duration. Would loved to have hit the Rocky's. Daughter and Son in Law have plans to return to Blighty next year so will have to try and visit Canada as a normal tourist.

Are you based in Canada or have had the good luck to have worked there for a while.

Regards

John

Ray, Whats that a bash at the green latern, surprised thats still open , what about the ice box and the hole in the wall?? Great memories of Hameln.

glad to see a lot of the guys play golf, great game in fact I,m on the greens (thats golf greens not cabbage or sprouts) on wednesday, business of cause!!!!!.

Hi John, I see you were in Saskatoon, glad your trip went well, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are the only Provinces in Canada that I haven,t been to at sometime or other.

Best Wishes to you all......Keith

Hello to all,

Stuart thanks for the offer but I think we are sorted I am told that we are playing the Rolls of Monmouth on Thursday afternoon, Dewstow Friday (a warm up for the Boba comp on Saturday), again at Dewstow. Have you thought about entering the boba competition I am sure you would enjoy the crack, although I must warn you its teaming with Bandits , Dave Fowle /Ady Picken just to mention a couple. Rumour has it that Dewstow have installed tethering posts in the car park for the boba lads.

all the best ,Geoff

To all concerned why don't you join the regulars on the instant chat on Wednesday night at 2000hrs and then we can all have a good chat and it will only be about 1500hrs with you Keith so why don,t you join us as well .

I know our Ray can't join us as it is way past his bedtime so come on lads do your best to come on line.

Take care all and see you all tomorrow night ok.

REgards Clive.

Christ Stuart you are getting the hang of it now two fingers as well cheers all.

Our Ray my other finger is still in the hole you made when you went ballistic with your bayonet lol

Come on Juppie what are you now going to do about the Mansfield boys challenge? You might get a Welsh 11 team with our Clive potting a few LOL

Hi John,

Emigrated to Canada in 1990, I live in Mississauga, which is on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, married 33 years with 1 son who will be 25 this year.

Hi Keith try this http://www.greenlantern-hameln.de/home.htm

Thanks Len

Regards

Ray

Hi Geoff, glad your sorted. If you need a free round give us a call.

All the best.

Keith,

We passed through Toronto airport on route back to UK, very nice clean and empty compared to Heathrow. Did not enjoy returning to UK, on arrival at heathrow it was raining and rained all day, and has rained most days since. what has happened to the great British summer???? I'm just pleased that the weather in Canada was hot and dry. The canadians were so friendly and helpful, some brits could learn a few things from them.

Stuart, we will have to get Ray initiated into the game of golf. I managed a few games out in canada, had to tee off at 0615hrs nice and cool before the heat of the day. I think the courses out with Ray lack a bit of the green stuff, only used for the greens.

Regards

John

Oh John yes in my pioneer days in Dubai we played on sand at the Dubai Country Club which has now been flattened to develope Meydan a Megga Horse Racing and Golf Complex www.meydan.ae

As Veteran Golfers Stu and Geoff know all about Dubai's Great "Green" Golf Gourses and their 1st Class Club Houses.

Take the Dubai Desert Classic one course designed by Monty he is designing another. Tiger is topping up his $Millions with his new golf complex www.TIGERWOODSDUBAI.com also the Great White Shark has his snout in the trough building a new golf course $$$$$$$$$

John do a google search for DubaiGolf you will find some interesting sites.

Canada Australia New Zealand are great countries to live in as long as you are prepared to work my intention was to go Down Under 34 years on still in Dubai must like the weather.

Oh also played in Lybia in the Saharah Desert 9 hole in the 70's and hell that was sand!!!!!!!

Ray, You must be the most travelled golfer of 66C, and I thought you just talked a good round. Did you manage a few holes in Hamburg?????????!!!!!!

Unfortunatly due to family and other comitments ie the allotment, I have only managed a few games this year. I hoped to play more but it just hasn't gone to plan, still a few months left this year.

Had a look at the Green Lantern site yesterday, don't recognise anybody in any of the photos, to be honest I didn't recognise the frontage of the place.

Was is Georges bar just outside Gordon Bks that we use to get plastered in during our early days. The first few days in hameln are still fresh in my memory and our trip to the Cameno!! is that how you spell it?

John

Hi John try www.jumeirahgolfestates.com

Yes Georges was outside the Gate the Riggies stayed there this year.

Yep our first night out in Hameln over the back wall taxi to the Strip joint and thats how we continued he he.

Dont forget the Hole in the Wall and the Ice Box.

A 2009 trip to Hameln is tempting but Hotel Bookings must be done 6 months in advance.

John what is this 'Allotment "a young 57 year old like you I hope its your Dads and you are just looking after the Familys estate?

Then again you might be growing a "Happy Crop" I wonder what you keep in the Shed Lol.

Clive's Brothers from the valleys have lots of magic mushrooms.

It will soon be BOBA time our slim Clive in his taken in Trousers I hope you enjoy.

Great BBQ at Geoffs on Saturday, got seperated from the bar when it rained but had enough supplies to last until it stopped. Many thanks Geoff and Sharron for a great do, see you at the BOBA reunion Geoff.

Best wishes

Paul and Jen

Hello to all,

Sons 21st bbq sat night, 85 people turned up, the weather turned nasty for about half an hour but we were all under canvas so it did not matter, the booze and food they got through was staggering, last one left at 0345hrs. It took us all day to clear up but it was worth it. Thanks for coming Paul sorry I did not spend a lot of time with you but you know how it is, you try to get around to everyone as well as sorting things . When we were having our photo took together my cousin Lynn jumped in as well, she likes a good photo does our Lynn. sorry about that .All the best to all, going in to training now for the BOBA weekend, Geoff.

Ray,

Sorry mate, in this day of credit crunch and economic decline one has to watch the penny's and growing a few veg on the allotment. It also keeps me out of trouble and besides a few games of golf and the occasional work out in the gym keeps me fit???? I also help Dad out on his plot, not as fit as he was when he was in the Army Physical Training Corps, still young at 84.

John

Hi John well green fingers aye you have not told me what you keep in the shed? Great photo's of your daughters wedding in Canada.

Hi Colin,

Sorry about this got carried away. Must have had a Dinosaur moment and lost my membership/connection to our site. Could you please reconnect me. Regards.

Hello to all,

Off to stay with Dave Fowle for the weekend,will try to get him to put a few comments on the site, Stu I ave forgotten my pass word on more occasions than I wish to remember, Colin puts me back on track.

hi everyone. i'm a virgin at this so plz feel free to take the p... !! geoff winter (the big tart) has nagged me into this so here goes. i will b attending boba this year as usual stoppin at the beaufort hotel. plz feel free to pop in n buy us a drink - g & t is the tipple in large glasses c/w ice n a slice if theres room ? bin goin bak 4 several years now n lv it. it is one of lifes pleasures to hav a group of ol mates (really old i mean) to whom u can relax with n trust that they can keep their traps shut about yr pathetic score at golf. i live in suffolk 4 my pains n work 4 a scaffold co nr newmarket. married with two big lads n just had 4th grandchild. had a few health scares so startin 2 live life again b4 those pearly gates becum a reality. tryin 2 stay reasonably fit by walkin 2 the pub on a sat nite n limitin intake to £25.00. not always possible but i do try. still hav the fondest memories of beachley n thank that time 4 shaping my life. my pals from chep r pretty dear 2 me n consider myself very lucky 2 hav remained in reasonably close contact with them. for those that want to know they are :- alan duncan, rick spalding, alf chrascina, alan picken, big geoff winter (tart), chris jarvis, pete hepton, kev staples & paul chapman. if anyone wants 2 get in touch with any of these plz give me a shout. we hav a few get 2gethers thro the year n hav managed to stay in touch with each others children as well. if any of those aformentioned r reading this i got the last round ok !!!!! if anyone responds i will cum bak but i'm not kwik. so good luck everyone n mite c u soon. regards, david fowle.

Hello 66c, Bob Mcgowan who was normally called Mac, a former print apprentice who also played a lot of Squash.

Have spent the last 20 years running a print company in Orpington. Took voluntary redundancy in 2006 and moved to my birthplace of Plymouth to take life easy.

I returned to Chepstow as an instructor in 1976 and remember meeting Jeff Winter at the reunion.I see he is off to meet Dave from B company.

Would love to hear from anyone else who remembers me in those distant days.Seeing those old photographs which i still have brings back many memories.

Regards

Bob McGowan (also known as Wally by 42 Svy Engr regt)

Nice to see Wally on board!I've been off the radar recently having gone through redundancy twice in 10 months and having to travel a bit to keep the mortgage paid!Mac we had a few good sessions down your part of the world if I remember one of which was when Arsenal luckily beat Liverpool 2-1

in the Cup Final and I was the only Liverpool supporter,my other memory was of Mac getting stabbed in the back when someone fainted just as we were about to go on parade and caught the aforementioned with his bayonet!We thought it was hilarious naturally!!Belated Happy New Year to all.

hi all, just a fleeting visit to let u all know what a pisshead Geoff Winter is ??? he led me astay big time in cyprus (thanx mate) my blood/alcohol level is now approaching normal, so u others beware !!!!!!!!! good luck to u all and hope to see a few of u over the boba w/e of 18-20 sept 2009. bye xxx

just moved to a new bungalow in little blakenham nr ipswich found photos of chepstow in 66 seems so long ago have to stop at the hotel at beachly for a pint think i left half on the bar one night might br still there found my old ten tors medal cant remember who i did it with think chisolm and dodds only did it to get out of the camp weekends always camped nr a town in the brecon beacons found a report from 67 sgt walsh said i spend to much time trying to play snooker wish id kept playing might have got on tv as interferance more like not woking at the moment tthings in the building trade bad since xmas so cheap holiday this year tent on beachly head will do dont think i could run round the cross country course now never could catch taffy williams my legs to short hope you are all well not to bad myself just getting older

Colin, Sorry about this but now I have ( refound ) the site I cannot remember my log in details. Can you assist and thanks. Bill Ralphson.

I am an ex-Royal Engineers (1965 - 1989) and had to give up work in August of 2007 to become a full time carer for my wife who suffers from acute bi-polar disorder. For many years my family friends and colleagues have tried to persuade me to put pen to paper to down some of the many 'stories' I would tell at social and family occasions. They likened my to Unc in only fools and horses! I remember when . . . . Eyes would roll and at least one would say, "Pull up a Sandbag" or "Swing the Lights". However the stories were always funny and I would usually have them rolling in the aisle.

Be great to hear form those that remember me!

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The Continuing Story of Our Lad Ricky by

Michael A Ruston

Ricky – The Early Years

I have attempted in my books to give a feel of what life was really like for a military family living below the poverty line in the 1950s and early 1960s. In this, the first of the four books, I detail my life from my earliest memories, through my school days, until I eventually joined the Army in the mid 1960s. You are able to follow the numerous scrapes, incidents and often funny, sometimes tragic situations in which I found myself. Arrested by the RMP three times before reaching the tender age of 7!

Our Lad Ricky

In Our Lad Ricky I write about the several abortive attempts I made to join the Army, always failing due to my apparent weakness and ill health. And how, in desperation, I persuaded my best friend and school chum Ben to travel with me to Queen Street, Wolverhampton and take my entrance medical there on my behalf. The book highlights my hesitant, precarious and often hilarious attempts at turning from boy to man, by learning to be a soldier and how, not just once, but twice, I was almost discharged from the Army as 'Services No Longer required'!

Ricky – Green Beret

In Ricky – Green Beret, I cover the period from my arrival in Germany, through a host of mishaps and personal catastrophes. Ricky, having been betrayed by a friend, which almost resulted in a Court Martial was close to eviction from the Army. Meeting and falling madly in love with a country girl, but was it to be?

And then, quite accidentally, Ricky found himself posted to a Commando Unit forming up in Singapore. Although NOT a volunteer ‘Ricky’ struggled through weeks of ‘Beat Up’ and following Commando Training at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon, to successfully succeed in winning the much coveted Green Beret. Much to his own surprise and the astonishment of comrades, friends and family!