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Leader Magazine
SUMMER 1964.
HOBBIES ROUND-UP.
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The Scottish Dancing Team dances to Lt. Henderson's pipes at a public demonstration in Chester. Left to right: Goymer, Wyness, Long, Lancaster, Worne, Capt. Little, Meek, Cross. (PHOTO: J.STEAD)
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING was started as a hobby at the beginning of 1964 by Capt. Little, R.A.E.C., with the object of teaching the skills of both Highland and Country dancing. The class quickly got down to some hard work and a team was able to perform "Mairi's Wedding", the Highland Fling and other dances such as the Reel of the 51st Highland Division. The class is now working towards Duke of Edinburgh Award standards and will perform at a number of summer events, including the Shrewsbury Highland Games. Vacancies still exist, and a beginners' class has been started for those without previous experience. Members of the hobby would like to thank Miss Foster, W.V.S., for the use of the Social Centre also Maj. Playfoot R.A.E.C. and Maj. Cranshaw, R.A.P.C. for all their help and encouragement.
At a grading ceremony held at Oswestry in the Spring term, the JUDO club had a total of 19 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, in competition with Junior Leaders from Chepstow and Oswestry, and a few Permanent Staff. Every member was promoted, producing a total of 1 Orange Belt, 7 Yellow Belts and 3 White Belts. Unfortunately, many of these stalwarts have left, and the club is particularly sorry to have lost Cpl. Lawry (5th Kyu), who made tremendous progress in his last two terms and became a valuable instructor. 0n May 30th the club gave its first public demonstration in Chester, in aid of the Empire Cancer Campaign. The team exercised its techniques with vigour and skill, but in the light of experience regarding presentation, the next demonstration at Carmarthen in July should be smoother. The club has vacancies for athletic lads with fighting spirit.
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Electronic circuit analysis in the Radio Hobby
The RADIO hobby is concentrating more on the Signals Training aspect, alternating Morse practice sessions with lectures and demonstrations on the theory of radio circuits. A fair knowledge of mathematics is needed to understand radio and it is hoped that future applicants will avoid disappointment by bearing this in mind, Amateur radio station GW3JGM continues to talk to the world and bring the voices of a host of honorary technical advisers into the shack. The station is being used to carry out a study of aerial design and construction.
Now that the AERO-MODELLING hobby's best models are in London for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, they have no models ready for the air at present. Big things are expected from J/Pte. Pickering's 60ins. power model, while Crossley, Hopper and Dorricot all have gliders on the boards. Flights so far have produced spectacular crashes but the hobbyists, optimism is high: they know their models will go even higher.
MODEL CARS have had 35ft. of 4-lane slotted track working for the last two twrms. It is hoped to extend this to 100ft. by the end of the summer term. In the meantime the raised rail track continues in use. J/Sgt. Bennett, C Coy, J/Cpl. Cox, D Coy, and J/Pte. Fraser, B Company all gained Gold Awards during the year.
Congratulations to J/Sgt. Dunstan and J/Pte Hesketh on their Gold Awards for ARCHERY, and to J/Sgt. Dunstan on his prize-winning exhibit to the Army Arts and Crafts Exhibition. End of term shoots have been cornered by Gunners! Winners during the last year were J/Gnrs. Elborn, Honey and Makin. The summer term sees the first outside competition - against the Gunners at Bramcote. During the past year, bow-making had been brought to a state in which the hobby's bows are considered better than the professionally made article. All that is needed now is an indestructible arrow.
Since FENCING's relative success of being runners up in the Army Junior Team final last year, results in matches have fluctuated greatly. Matches were lost against R.A.F. Cosford and the J.T.R., Rhyl, and success did not finally come until March when the team won the Western Command Championship. As a result the team went forward to the Army Finals, once again becoming runners up to the R.A.C. Junior Leaders, Bovington, by exactly the same score as last year: 13 bouts to 12. The finals team was: J/R.S M. Ellis, J/Gnr. Hodgkinson, J/Cpl. Jones, J/Pte. Rowsell and J/Sig. Spence.
The METALWORK hobby, having been honoured with a order for four ecclesiastical candlesticks for St. Barbara's church, has perhaps adopted a more dedicated mood of late. The frequent visits from the Padre, and his encouragement, have been invaluable to Clegg, Jackson, "Little" Jackson and Scotson who are directly concerned with this work. The prototype was finished in time to be entered in the Army Arts and Crafts Exhibition, where it expected to do well. Dixon's "wonderful weirdies" continue, and despite his out-of-the-rut fantasies, some excellent products have graced the show-case and - we hope -
The Boxing Hobby: Army Junior Runners-up, 1963
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Back Row: Turner, Reading, Varley, Worton, Elston, Pook, Veck, Hagen, McMahon, Dyer, Fundry, Bates, Benson, Thompson.
Front Row: Sgt White. Maj. Jones. The Commandant, Hinchcliffe, Sgt Wilde.
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