THE GOLDONIAN
2nd COY. 1st "C" BATTALION.
 HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT.
COMPANY NOTES

Since my last notes we now have the services of C.S.M. Hutchins, who is seconded to the Company for drill and training. Mr. Hutchin is certainly making himself felt, and fills a long need for additional adult instructors and it is a pity that we could not have had this help over the last sixteen years; I feel sure that we could have brought more honours on the training side as we have done for the Battalion on the sporting side.

Capt. R. Davis is also seconded to the Company for training and we are pleased to have him as he is well known to the Company.

My anticipated extension of service came through so I shall be carrying on until March 1963. This will complete over seventeen years' service with the A.C.F.; seventeen years with many successes, some disappointments and frustrations, but with the knowledge that this Company has been of valuable assistance to the Battalion in many ways. Owing to the various staff difficulties we have been unable to celebrate our 16th Anniversary which was on the 4th December; however, all being well we shall have had our Annual Supper and celebration by the" time these notes are in print.

In the A.C.F. boxing for the season 1961-62 we had six entries for the South Eastern Area Finals. They were Cadets: Lau, Parry, Marsh, J., Marsh, P., Bishop, and Kennedy. The competition took place at Woolwich on the 7th January. Cadets Parry, Lau, and Marsh, J. won their bouts and went on to the South National boxing semi-finals on the 3rd February at Aldershot. All three put up an excellent display of determination and were only beaten on points by those redoubtable boxers from Glamorgan who live and breath boxing throughout the year.

In the A.C.F. football the following cadets from this Company have consistently played for the Battalion and done well through­out the season, thus helping the Battalion to win the Inter-Pre­Services Cup on the r8th March; Cadets, Bishop, Lau, Kennedy, Mason, Gee, Carman, Hoy, Dawkins, Thompson, D., and Antonio. Well done lads!

We were well represented in the Inter-Battalion and Inter-Pre­Services Cross Country which was held at St. Albans on the 4th March. Two teams entered. In the Junior team were Cadets; Lau, Parry, Bowden, T., Barrett, Thompson, D., Moody, Ireland, W., and Collinson, W. Thompson was first home for the Juniors. The senior team was as follows: Cadets; Bishop, Kennedy, Gee, Carman, Davison, Parry, Stevens, and Antonio. Cadet Bishop was first home for the seniors. We won both the Senior and Junior Cups for the Battalion. Good old No. 2 Company!

On the 19th April Cadets Bishop, Kennedy, Lau, Hoy, and CpI Gee with Captain Culver are going to Ostend for five days, and they (the cadets) will be playing one football match in Ostend and one in Holland. They will be going with other cadets from the Battalion and under the command of Lt.-Col. A. Andrews, D.S.a., G.B.E. I would like to thank our H.Q. at 'Stepney for making it possible for us to go on this interesting trip.

On the 16th March we were visited by Col. Simmons, T.A., Col. S. Burr, the County Commandant, and Col. Giles, the County Secretary for Hertfordshire A.C.F. We were pleased to have them with us for they know the difficulties and problems of this Company, which have been like the old man of the sea, with us for years.

We shall not be going to the annual camp again this year for it would 'cause much disorganization in the School schedules and routine; this will be a disappointment to the cadets but is unavoidable.

We are looking forward to the spring training and the lighter evenings for then more interesting and constructive training can be carried out.

Quite a number of the Company have entered for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. This is being done through the School and the boys have a good start having so many activities which will help them to qualify for the various degrees of the award. This is an excellent scheme which has nation-wide appeal; it is non-competitive but it does encourage the boy to try to reach the standards laid down without being regimented and allowing him to think for himself developing his· powers of self -determination and initiative.

We enjoyed a happy Christmas and now the Easter holidays are on us I do hope that all ranks will have a pleasant holiday and I look forward to a very enjoyable spring term.

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

From Company notes The Goldonian Spring 1962