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

WHEN THESE notes appear in print we shall have ended our winter training and started on the spring activities. During the winter we have been able to maintain a steady and interesting programme. Winter is always a most difficult time for us owing to the accommodation being somewhat limited for indoor work; however this is not a new problem but something which we have had with us and become used to. We celebrated our 19th Anniversary on Friday, 4th December, 1964, and a report of this will be found in this issue.

During the week-end 8th-9th January, eight cadets took part in the southern area A.C.F. boxing finals. Three had no contest owing to having no opponent in their weight. One, W. Hill, had a walk­over and' the other four put up an excellent performance against far more experienced boxers and narrowly lost on points.

W. Hill went to York with Lieut. Whittaker and boxed in the northern area finals on the 30th January and met a 1963-64 A.C.F. boxing champion of his class. Hill did very well and he too only just lost. I would like to congratulate all those who took part and I think they went down with colours flying! They do not. get as much experience as other cadet units.

Our cadet footballers have done well this season' and lost only  one match up to date.

We started the annual N.C.O. instructors' course in 'February with nine entries; some have already fallen by the wayside but five are showing promise and we should have a useful nucleolus of boy instructors capable of assisting the new Company Commander in the spring.

My time is running out and I shall have handed over command by the end of March to my successor Lieut. Whittaker. After 19 years of service to the School unit I feel a little sad but I should be still at the School for another 4 years and so hope to be useful to the Company as an instructor in a civilian capacity.

No, doubt the change of command will benefit the Company for Lieut. Whittaker will be able to introduce new ideas in training.

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

From Company notes The Goldonian Spring 1965