THE GOLDONIAN
2nd COY. 1st "C" BATTALION.
 HERTS REGIMENT. A.C.F
CORPS OF DRUMS NOTES

I must start these notes by saying thank you to Drum Major Allan Logan who has now settled in Dundee and is doing well at his job; he has also joined a pipe band there. Allan did a good job as Drum Major and introduced several new march ideas.

Stephen Furnise was promoted to the important post of Drum Major on the 26th January; up to date he has not led the Corps on a public parade but he is very keen; it is possible that we shall lose him to restoration as we did his brother who was also a Drum Major.

Neville Fletcher will be the next Drum-Major for he has already led the parade in public at the Balls Park Training College Students' Rag on the 17th March. He too is a very smart lad and should be a worthy successor to Stephen.

On the 26th February Mr. Pipe, the secretary of the Nazeing Royal Air Force Association, came to Goldings to present a beautiful silver cup to the best bugler in the Corps of Drums. This was done during the interval of the gala dance in the gymnasium and Cpl. D. Gee was the deserved recipient of this cup. Mr. Pipe also officially invested Stephen Furnise as Drum-Major after presenting the cup.

The Corps of Drums, as previously mentioned, led the parade at the Students' Rag in Hertford on Saturday, 17th March, and they were congratulated by many people. A letter of appreciation was sent by the secretary of the Rag Committee which I was very pleased to receive on behalf of the boys.

I must thank the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (T.A.) for a very welcome gift of dress cords this is a most useful gift and is greatly appreciated. One of our biggest problems is the maintenance of equipment and I am always pleased to receive gifts of such a useful nature.

Owing to the School being on its summer holidays the Corps of Drums are unable to accept the offer to play at the Royal Tournament in July; we have had the honour of playing there three times during the last ten years and it is unfortunate that we shall not be there this year.

There have been many requests for the services of the Corps for this year but I shall have to look ahead and be sure that there will be enough of the senior members left, for the time is drawing near when a number of them will leave for situations; however, no doubt we shall give our services whenever it is possible to do so. We have a motto which says 'never been known to fail', so buck up you young ones and keep up the standard of the boys that will be leaving.

A. P. CULVER, Captain O.I.C.

From Company notes The Goldonian Spring 1962