message…

‘In grateful thanks for many years of service to the 70th'

‘Stand at Ease'

At the service of thanksgiving for Neil’s life, Chris Buss spoke of Neil’s time in the 70th

and his words are included in this edition, along with a recollection of Neil from Martin

Richardson.

'ever present' at any Company gathering. Her bright greeting, loyal friendship and wise

counsel will be greatly missed.

together with some of the many immediate reactions received to the news of Daphne’s passing.

Ron Webb…

Ron Webb joined the Company in 1941 and it was he who persuaded his father William ('Pop') Webb, a local police

officer, to become the acting Captain during a difficult time for the 70th when all Officers were engaged in the war

the last edition...

Continued…

October 2015

Losses from our Communit

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Since March we have sadly lost two long standing pillars of the 70

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BB and 7th GLB/GB communities in Neil Pheasant

and Daphne Knights and also Ron Webb, who was a boy in the company during World War II.

Neil kept in touch, always helpful and offering encouragement and he drew strength from being so deeply part of the

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and it’s history.

Naming names

Naming namesNaming names

Naming names…

In Reflections edition 10, April 2013, there is a

photograph of the 1965 Gym Team. Three faces were

unidentified. The boy in the back row on the left is

perhaps these names will prompt someone’s memory…

Thanks to the receipt of further membership cards from Peter Ellis and Hazel Willson – her father Arthur Bowbeer’s

large collection - we can now display scans of card covers, with a few gap years (mainly during the war) from 1936 to

Regretfully, this will be the last edition of 'Reflections' in its current format... From the beginning Alan set the bar high

for presentation and content and he and the other committee members have sought to maintain this level, but finding

'copy' for recent editions has proved increasingly difficult. We have found that 'voluntary', as opposed to 'pressed',

We will continue to inform of 'Parish Notices', via an email / letter in the form of a ‘mini Reflections’ and the website

will continue as an archive of 70th material.

As those of you who have produced similar newsletters will know, such publications cannot be produced without

considerable skill, thought and effort and our thanks are due to Alan for his leading role in this. Thanks also to the

until going into ministerial training in 1988. I will try to avoid what has

been said earlier and some of what I will say is repeating Neil’s own

as I recall and that was that. I have got to admit I was not keen to

start with but the boys were very friendly. The first night was a

Drill Parade just a week or so before the Annual Display. That fi

night really sticks in my memory. I felt a little bit in awe of the

me, calling me “mate” and telling me that

no-one had ever called me “mate” before. You could just sense

the friendliness, even through the strong discipline. I just went

home and asked Mum to buy me a brush and comb.

I was a bit of slow starter when it came to the activity side of

things, but things like First Aid, Communications (Morse code etc),

and Expeditions all held their attractions.