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THE
GOLDONIAN Again it falls to my pleasant duty to record the activities of the battalion and school band. It says much for the continued keenness of Lieut. H. Walkling, who gives up his valuable time every Monday evening to come and train the boys. The band headed the company on our march to Hertford East station when they attended the annual camp at Felixstowe in July. Lieut. Walkling was unable to come with us this year and we missed him very much; however, Capt. Culver did his best in preparing the band for the band competition and they managed to win the inter-battalion competition for the third year. On the 29th July the band gave a display of marching and carrying out the ceremony of beating the retreat on the sea front at Felixstowe and they were well spoken of in the local press, and hundreds of residents and holiday visitors to the town were there to see this display. I was glad to see the matron, staff and children of our branch home at Felixstowe present and they were able to see the band from a very advantageous position.
On the 9th September, the band led the company in a torchlight procession at Bengeo, and after refreshments to the recreation field where a bonfire and firework display was given by the organisers of the procession. The band led the parade an I7th September and our buglers sounded the "last past" and "reveille" at the church service. L/Cpl. Ostle attended the military funeral at Hitchin of a member of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt. and sounded the "last past" and "reveille" at the grave side on 28th October. On the 1st November, the band went to Watford to attend the "United Charities" festival and did very well; they played through the streets af Watford and then in front of the Town Hall whilst the visitors to the festival were going in. Armistice Sunday was a very busy time far the band; they led the company to the barracks, Hertford, and then the procession through the town to All Saints' Church. After the service the procession formed up and marched to the town war memorial headed by the band. Six buglers sounded the "last past" and "reveille" after the laying an of wreaths and then the band led the company back to the school. During the morning, afternoon and evening buglers were on duty at various churches and memorials at Roydon, Wareside, Harlow, Hertingfordbury, Waterford and at the evening parade service at the school; they conducted themselves very well and' we are gratified to. know that their services were appreciated and that they were so well turned out in appearance and smartness.
A. P. CULVER,
Captain, 2 i/c
From Company notes The Goldonian Winter 1950 |
At
our school camp at Dymchurch the band gave a display of marching and
playing to the camp which was greatly appreciated, and on the 9th August
the band marched in procession at the annual fête organised by the
Dymchurch Chamber of Commerce, and afterwards gave a display an the
recreation field which was much appreciated.