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Downham Market Cadets Triumph in 

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Ethos, 

Core Values 

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What is 

Service? 

inside: news from II (AC) Sqn • marham cadet presentations • community support from the raf police • plus much more inside…

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Issue 8 

2012 

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Contents 

Stn Cdr’s Foreword ........................... 4 

Civic Reception for 

Wg Cdr Dharamraj ............................ 4 

Heavens Above ................................. 7 

News from II (AC) Sqn ...................... 7 

Griffin Challenge Competition ........ 8 

What is Service? ....................................9 

Catering, Retail 

& Leisure Activities ........................... 10 

Team RAFA Duchenne 

Rally Update ...................................... 10 

Air Cadet Liaison Officer (ALCO) 

Team & Summer Camps .................. 12 

Marham Cadet Presentations ...........12 

42F (King’s Lynn) Sqn ATC 

Visit to Ypres ..................................... 13 

Community Support Squadron .......15 

Three’s a Crowd ................................ 19 

Paralympic Reunion ...........................19 

Thames Diamond 

Jubilee Pageant ......................................20 

SWO’s Summer Spree Update ...........26 

93 EAS Raise Money for 

Scotty’s Little Soldiers ..........................29 

Community Support from 

the RAF Police .........................................29 

stockists 

The Surgery, Marham • Manor Farm 

Medical Centre, Swaffham • Plowright 

Medical Centre, Swaffham • The 

Surgery, Swaffham • Howdale Surgery, 

Downham Market • Hollies Veterinary 

Clinic, Downham Market • The Crossings 

Veterinary Clinic, Downham Market • The 

Grove Veterinary Surgery, Swaffham 

• Priory Centre, Downham Market • 

Lynn News, King’s Lynn • St Martin’s 

at Shouldham VA Primary School • 

Marham Infant School • Marham Junior 

School • Downham Market High School 

• Hamonds High School, Swaffham • 

Town Halls in Downham Market, Kings 

Lynn and Swaffham • BAE, Warton 

• Armed Forces Careers Office in 

Norwich, Cambridge and Peterborough 

• Royal Air Force Association in 

Downham Market • Downham Market 

Air Cadets • All other RAF bases 

From the Editors 

Welcome to the September 

issue of Marham Matters. 

This month we have 

had lots of great 

articles and stories, 

so apologies if your 

article hasn’t made 

this issue, we will try and 

Deadline date 

include it in a future edition. We 

try to include a range of subjects 

and items which are topical, 

and we welcome suggestions 

as to what you would like to 

see included in the magazine. 

We have lots of news from the 

cadets this month as August saw 

visiting cadets enjoy a summer 

camp at RAF Marham. There is 

also news from the local cadet 

groups, and RAF Marham’s 

own group held their annual 

presentation of awards last 

month. We also welcome the 

new Youth Worker, Angela 

Caley who is working very 

hard with her team to continue 

organising lots of fun and 

exciting activities for the 

young people at Marham. 

WeDnesday 12th September 2012, please submit all entries for the next issue by the date stated. 

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Stn Cdr’s Foreword 

& Civic Reception 

station commander’s 

foreword 

We have seen RAF Marham in all its splendour with the Station looking tidier after the 

Summer Spree and a lot of work on the grounds. I hope that you managed to find some 

sun wherever you spent August; the weather at Marham itself was glorious at times! The 

local coastal towns were packed – there is still time to head 45 minutes or so north if you 

need to give the dogs a good walk, need some fish and chips, or want to try crab-fishing. 

Although August traditionally sees a 

lot of people taking leave we were 

still busy both here and abroad. 

II(AC) Squadron have settled into 

life being away and I hear good 

reports of what they are achieving out east. 

We must not forget them as they carry on the 

excellent work at TORDET. 31 Squadron managed 

to cram in a couple of weeks leave in advance 

of a short-notice exercise. By the time that you 

read this they will be ready to step out of the 

door. IX(B) Squadron are now in full flow for 

pre-deployment training as they prepare to take 

over from II(AC) Squadron later in the Autumn. 

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Wing 

Commander Steve Dharamraj, the out-going 

OC BSW. He did a fantastic job in his time here 

which included superb support to the Station 

during Operation ELLAMY last year. I wish 

him well in his next post at RAF Wittering. 

I’d also like to give a warm welcome to Wing 

Commander Neil Tomlin, the incoming OC 

BSW, and wish him all the best for the next two 

years. It is also really good to see our Senior 

Padre Andrew Jones back from a four month 

detachment in the Middle East – welcome back. 

We are continuing our focus on improving 

Community facilities and support. The 

Sandringham Centre should be open soon and 

we have a new Youth Worker in place. Angela 

has already braved Thorpe Park with a coachload 

of teenagers – an excellent day out! For 

the Community, we are actively looking for 

good ideas, especially with regard to how we 

might better communicate our services to 

you. Any suggestions would be very welcome. 

I have also written my next instalment of 

the series on RISE – our core values. This 

month I look at Service on Page 9. Talking 

of Community Support, I was delighted 

with the DIY efforts aimed at Marham Infant 

School with the painting project. A huge 

thank-you to all who gave their time to help. 

You will read an article on speeding later 

in the magazine. This is a subject that I take 

very seriously indeed. Whether you are 

driving on or off-base, in your own car or in 

MT, driving at sensible speeds is an absolute 

must. Driving within the limits and taking 

into account the conditions around you is a 

firm foundation for safety. We have noticed 

an increase on base of those driving without 

seatbelts – once again I urge you to stick to 

the law, for your own good. As we approach 

autumn and winter we will continue to look 

at the safety of drivers, passengers, cyclists, 

runners and pedestrians. Please play your 

part. I hope that you have a good September. 

Civic 

Reception 

for Wg Cdr Dharamraj 

Wg Cdr Steven Dharamraj (Officer 

Commanding Base Support Wing) 

and his family were formally invited 

by the Mayor of the Borough Council 

of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, 

Cllr Geoffrey Warham, to attend 

a civic reception at the King’s 

Lynn Town Hall in recognition 

of his outstanding commitment 

in forging local relationships 

throughout his tour of duty. 

Wg Cdr Dharamraj was 

accompanied by his 

wife Sue and their two 

children on a sunny 

afternoon of July 25th 

2012 to the Mayor’s Parlour. There they 

were met by the current Mayor and two 

former Mayors, Cllr Colin Sampson and 

Cllr Zipha Christopher, all of whom had 

worked with Steve at various junctures 

and events over the last two years. Also 

in attendance was the Chief Executive 

of the Council Mr Ray Harding and other 

departmental heads he had worked closely 

with on various projects. The Council Chief 

Executive Ray Harding spoke of Steve’s 

commitment in forging mutually beneficial 

links between RAF Marham and the 

Borough and the positive impact he had 

made on both communities. The afternoon 

was rounded off with the Wg Cdr being 

presented with a small commemorative 

memento on behalf of the people of 

the Borough of King’s Lynn and West 

Norfolk and his wife was presented with a 

bouquet as a present to signify their 20th 

wedding anniversary which was being 

celebrated on the day. Wg Cdr Dharamraj 

replied with a similarly resounding speech 

thanking the people of West Norfolk for 

their kindness and support throughout 

his time at RAF Marham. Steve assured 

the audience that the new incumbent in 

post Wg Cdr Neil Tomlin will build upon 

the relationships already developed 

and forge ahead with bringing the two 

communities even closer together. 

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Written By: Padre Mike Hall & The Chaplaincy Team 

The 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are becoming a distant 

memory, although if the current performance is anything to 

go by – we will probably be revelling in the glory of our medal 

count for a long time to come and rightly so. Our athletes 

have proved in so many ways that they are world class. 

One question that 

I guess will be 

pored over again 

and again in the 

coming months 

will be, ‘Has our hosting of 

the Games this year made a 

difference to our lives, either 

personally or as a nation?’ The 

sports promoters will tell us 

that there has been an increase 

in the number of people taking 

up cycling, rowing, swimming 

(and many of the other Olympic 

events), although the cynic in 

me says that this enthusiasm 

may be short lived – well, when 

the pain kicks in anyway. 

If there is one thing 

that the Olympics 

do show us, it’s that 

despite the trials of 

life, the human spirit 

is incredibly strong 

and has the capacity 

to do great things 

when so motivated. 

Local communities will 

tell us that they have gained 

valuable, state of the art venues 

for sports events, which 

if they are maintained will 

provide great opportunities for 

young people to participate in 

sport in the coming years. 

The tourist industry will tell 

us that we have experienced 

a rise in visitors to the UK and 

a gained a greater national 

profile as a result even if 

the numbers in the high 

street don’t back this up. 

This is all well and good 

for now, but has anything 

changed long term as a result 

of the games. Well, we have 

certainly seen a difference 

between the headlines of this 

summer and the news stories 

of last summer’s riots. Why is 

this? How has there been such a 

dramatic change in the nation’s 

mood in this short space of time? 

One commentator recently put 

our success down to the loyalty and 

commitment that our athletes have 

to their own individual sport, and 

another has said that it is because 

of the investment that has been 

made in helping sports women 

and men reach their full potential. 

I guess that it is a combination of 

all these factors that has given us 

the phenomenal medal successes 

(to date). All of this has inspired 

and encouraged others to seek 

something of this 

feeling of success 

for themselves. 

If there is one thing 

that the Olympics 

do show us, it’s that 

despite the trials of 

life, the human spirit is 

incredibly strong and 

has the capacity to 

do great things when 

so motivated. We 

know that very well 

through the energy 

and commitment 

of everyone in the 

Armed Forces. 

Whether working in the UK, on 

special projects or on operations, 

the loyalty and commitment 

that our men and women are 

showing in their field of work 

proves that we can make a 

difference not only in the short 

term but the long term too. 

The teachings of Christianity 

reveal that those who have 

self discipline, commitment 

and determination will get ‘the 

prize’. Saint Paul tells the early 

church believers to ‘run in such 

a way as to get the prize… a 

crown that will last forever.’ 

We may not be Olympic 

athletes, but we each have 

opportunity to get the ‘prize’ of 

success and make a difference 

for good where we are. 

News from 

II (AC) SQN 

It has already been an extremely busy year for Royal Air Force 

Marham based Number II (Army Cooperation) Squadron. 

The year began with a 

deployment to North 

America on Exercise 

RED FLAG in February, 

following on from this 

the Squadron celebrated their 

Centenary in May, involvement 

with hosting the BBC’s Antiques 

Road Show also in May, and 

currently the Squadron’s 

deployment on Operation HERRICK 

in Afghanistan. The Squadron, or 

Shiny Two as it is affectionately 

known, has embraced these 

challenges in addition to their very 

busy day to day role. Arguably 

one of the most ambitious 

challenges it will face, aside from 

its crucial role on operations; 

saving the lives of ground forces 

and Afghan civilians, will be the 

charity fund-raising target Shiny 

Two has set itself during its 

operational tour in Afghanistan. 

To tie in with the Squadron’s 

Centenary, it’s personnel have set 

themselves an ambitious target of 

completing 1,074 km every day for 

100 days, by either rowing, running, 

x-training or cycling the distance 

during their valuable downtime. 

Why 1074 km? Well this is a 

significant figure for Shiny Two as 

Heavens above 

& II (AC) Sqn Update 

this was the distance that each 

of the Squadron’s BE2 biplanes 

flew on Shiny Two’s first ever 

deployment from Farnborough 

to Montrose in 1913, albeit 

over a period of six days! 

The Squadron is raising 

funds for the charity ‘Scotty’s 

Little Soldiers’, which is based in 

King’s Lynn and provides days 

out for children whose mother 

or father has made the ultimate 

sacrifice while serving in the 

Her Majesty’s Armed Forces 

on military operations. The 

donation page can be found at 

www.bmycharity.com/2sqn. 

After only the first week 

of this challenge and despite 

the considerable operational 

demands, the Squadron was 

well on track to complete the 

distance. This is a huge task, 

but one that the Squadron 

is determined to complete 

as it is in aid of such a good 

cause - and a local cause 

too. The competitive spirit 

is already flowing amongst 

Squadron personnel and we 

look forward to providing 

an update on the progress 

made in reaching the total! 





Griffin Challenge 

Competition 

Ethos, core values 

& Standards 

Downham Market Cadets Triumph in 

Griffin 

Challenge 

Competition 

Cadets from all over Norfolk travelled to RAF Marham on Saturday 28 July for the 

annual Griffin Challenge competition. Hosted by local RAF Reserves unit, 2620 (County 

of Norfolk) Squadron, Griffin Challenge was created to promote the RAF Reserves and 

develop cadet leadership and teamwork through a quick-fire round of military style tasks. 

“Ethos, Core Values & Standards” 

What is 

Service? 

I have written in the past couple of months about the Royal Air 

Force’s Ethos, Core Values and Standards and explained that 

the subject is looked at in four areas: Respect, Integrity, Service 

and Excellence (RISE). I promised that I would look this month at 

Service. The Royal Air Force source of information on this is AP1 

and, as I have mentioned before, it is a short booklet that is simple 

to read and easy to apply to many areas of your Service life. 

This year some of the challenges had 

a distinctive Olympics theme with 

cadet teams tasked with launching 

a football from a hastily constructed 

catapult (instructions not included!), 

a shoot in the Station’s rifle range simulator, 

Top Right: The Cadet 

teams with the Griffin 

Challenge Trophy. 

Pictured: Cadets 

compete in a timed race 

over the assault course. 

Right: Fakenham 

cadets fire their hastily 

constructed catapult. 

a chariot race, a mountain biking obstacle 

course (with points awarded for the slowest 

time) and a race over the Squadron’s assault 

course. The cadet teams from Norwich, 

Fakenham, Dereham, Wymondham, 

Swaffham, Downham Market, Diss, Marham 

and Caister also tackled challenges that saw 

them building a bridge over an imaginary 

shark infested river, had their knowledge 

tested in an aircraft recognition quiz as well 

as completing a first aid assessment run by 

volunteers from Norfolk’s First Responders. 

Once again I’ve been 

impressed with 

the leadership and 

teamwork shown 

by all the teams and 

while there can only 

be one winner, I am 

confident that all 

of the cadets will 

have got something 

out of the day… 

Flt Lt James Pettit 

At the end of the competition the cadets 

from Downham Market Squadron emerged 

as the champions having beaten off a 

strong challenge from the Caister cadets 

who finished second and the Diss team 

who finished in third place for the second 

year running. After the presentation Deputy 

Squadron Commander, Flt Lt James Pettit, 

said ‘Once again I’ve been impressed 

with the leadership and teamwork shown 

by all the teams and while there can only 

be one winner, I am confident that all 

of the cadets will have got something 

out of the day and can be proud to have 

represented their respective Squadrons.’ 

To find out more about a career 

in the RAF Reserves, call 2620 

Squadron on 0800 783 1915 

or search for 2620 online. 

Service 

We view service as an act of selfless 

commitment. The military life is one 

of service to the Nation. It is about 

professional duties taking precedence over 

personal interests, the willingness to serve 

other people before ourselves – ‘Service 

before self ’. Service incorporates the 

values of loyalty, commitment, teamwork 

and physical courage. The same can be 

said of living in a Community such as ours. 

Physical Courage 

All those in the Royal Air Force, and those 

who work closely alongside, are focussed 

on the ultimate delivery of air power. In 

doing so, we will be involved in tasks 

that either directly involve or contribute 

to the use of force. We must face and 

take risks, but still continue with the task 

in hand. This requires physical courage 

and the support of our colleagues. 

Loyalty 

Royal Air Force personnel are each 

committed to an unswerving loyalty to 

defend, uphold and preserve the Crown. 

Colleagues must show professional 

and social loyalty to each other. Those 

who are placed in positions of authority 

must be loyal to their subordinates, 

representing their interests faithfully and 

dealing with complaints thoroughly and 

fairly. Subordinates must be loyal to their 

leaders, the RAF, their team and do their 

duty. Such loyalty is expected, but it must 

also be earned through commitment, 

self-sacrifice, example and courage. 

Commitment 

For individuals, commitment means a 

dedication to serve wherever and whenever 

required, whatever the discomfort or 

dangers, and to do their best at all times. 

This commitment is reflected in the wording 

of the loyal oath taken on attestation or 

commissioning, when we agree to put our 

interests below those of the unit, Royal Air 

Force and Nation, as represented by the 

Crown. For those in command or leadership 

positions, it requires that we always meet 

in full our responsibilities to subordinates. 

We share common bonds of identity, loyalty 

and responsibility for each other. We accept 

that the needs of the Service are put before 

our own. In return, the Royal Air Force 

has a commitment of duty of care to its 

people and for the welfare of their families. 

Important areas to which it is committed 

are: ensuring that we are properly prepared 

for operations; ensuring that the Royal Air 

Force has sufficient trained people to meet its 

commitments; working to provide sufficient/ 

decent standard of accommodation, high 

standards of health and welfare care and 

effective terms and conditions of service. 

Teamwork 

Teamwork is essential in every area of our 

activity. Teamwork means working in harmony 

with every member of our Service, with the 

other Services, civil servants and contractors. 

Equally, we need to be able to work with the 

citizens and armed services of other nations. 

Core Values are important to us in all aspects 

of our lives – they stay with us at all times 

and we should work hard to live by them. 

Our value of Service is a foundation that 

can appear to distinguish us from those 

not in the military environment. But, the 

principles discussed above can be applied 

to many areas of life, including your 

relationships with family and friends. 

Next month I will finish this series 

of articles by looking at Excellence. 





CRL Activities & Team 

RAFA Duchenne 

Rally Update 

Team RAFA 

Duchenne 

Rally Update 

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Catering, 

Retail & 

Leisure 

Activities 

In what has been a relatively quiet month 

at RAF Marham the Catering, Retail & 

Leisure Partnership has been very active. 

The changeable weather has not 

deterred the continuation of 

functions, the biggest being the 

Junior Ranks Heroes & Villains 

Summer Ball. Corporals Phil 

Harrison and Paul Leonard led the Grafton 

Club Committee in producing a memorable 

night with live entertainment in The Grafton 

Club with a Pink tribute act, and DJ Paddy 

and fun & games on the grassed area 

with various forms of inflatables, which 

were all well used despite the weather. 

The same weekend saw FS Gargett, Sgt 

Woollett & Cpl Blows of the Junior Ranks Mess 

supporting the Marham Village Fete by working 

on the barbecue and raising £383.69 for the 

Chemo Ward in the Queen Elizabeth II 

hospital in King’s Lynn. A presentation was 

made to Olga White a former Steward 1 

from Marham, who was the driving force 

behind the fete, in the servery area of 

the new Junior Ranks Mess kitchen. 

As this was happening the Station 

Commander Group Captain D J E Cooper 

ADC MA BEng (Hons) was in the new Kitchen 

familiarising himself with the work of Catering 

Flight at RAF Marham. Dressed in chefs 

protective clothing the Station Commander 

spent the morning being guided by LAC 

Dan Scott who explained the production, 

preparation and presentation of food offered 

to the diners for Pay As You Dine. A break in 

his practical familiarisation saw the Station 

Commander being given a tour of the new 

facilities by WO Martin English, who on 

his last working day in the RAF was being 

“Marched Off” Station during the afternoon. 

Martin has served 39 years as a cook, chef 

and for his last four years as the Catering 

Warrant Officer at RAF Marham. He has 

been a major influence in his role as Deputy 

General Manager for the ISS-RAFCRL 

partnership, his experience and positive 

attitude towards his role has ensured a 

smooth transition to PAYD and helped in 

making Marham one of the leading Units 

in Super CRL. Martin will be missed but we 

wish him all the best in his new career as 

Kitchen Manager at Wymondham School. 

August 13th saw the re-launch of 

the ISS-RAFCRL Website, in addition to 

giving information about all CRL Units 

in the RAF, the website will give the 

opportunity to give your feedback directly 

to ISS, it will also be the focal point 

for the ISS Loyalty Card which will be 

introduced here in the coming months. 

For more details please visit us on: 

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In two weeks I will start the long 

journey from RAF Marham to Venice 

that will take my family and me 

through seven countries in five days. 

When I began planning the 

event it was all about the 

journey that we would 

undertake through 

Europe. Looking back 

now, the journey for me really started one 

evening last year in December when my 

father, grandfather, my brother and I started 

thinking about doing something a little 

different to raise money and awareness 

for two charities that mean a lot to us. 

Throughout the year we have been trying 

to raise money and awareness for RAFA 

and Action Duchenne and we would 

like to continue after the rally as well. 

Most recently, we were lucky enough 

to be able to hold a charity dinner at Pure 

Wine Bar near Portsmouth. The owner was 

kind enough to put on a three course meal 

for the occasion of which all the proceeds 

less the cost would go to charity. To raise 

additional funds at the venue there was 

a local raffle held. Representatives from 

both charities attended to help with the 

raffle and also to tell people what they 

were all about and the work they do. All 

in all it was a successful evening and a 

significant amount of money was raised. 

On the 1st of September I will start the 

rally to which I have raised considerable 

sponsorship through friends, family and 

colleagues. At the end of September my 

brother, who is an active member of the 

Air Cadets will be doing two collections 

at Waitrose in Petersfield. I will in turn 

be doing a collection at Morrison’s in 

Downham Market who have been kind 

enough to allow us to collect at their 

store in November. We have also been 

sponsored by Crown Bingo in Portsmouth. 

I would like to thank everyone for their 

support this far and remind everyone 

that although it is great to raise as much 

money as possible, my main goal is to 

raise awareness for these two charities. 

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ALCO Team, Summer 

Camps & Cadet 

Presentations 

42F (king’s lynn) Sqn 

AtC Visit to Ypres 

Marham Cadet 

Presentations 

Written By: Flt Lt Tony Hall 

42F (King’s Lynn) Squadron ATC 

Visit to Ypres 

Air Cadet Liaison 

Officer (ACLO) Team 

& Summer Camps 

Written By: Cpl Harry Harrison 

For those of you who have wondered what the ‘tent city’ behind Station Headquarters has been 

used for over the summer period (well, what we have seen of summer), I can tell you that it has 

been host to the Air Training Corps (ATC) and Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) summer camps. 

RAF Marham once again 

rose to the challenge 

during what has been 

another busy year and 

agreed to facilitate 

the cadets and volunteer staff 

for a period of nine weeks, 

whereby cadets and staff alike 

were subject to life under canvas 

for the duration of their stay. 

The camps ran from Saturday 

to Saturday sticking to a 

programme which gave the cadets 

an insight into life in the Royal 

Air Force, taking into account 

numerous visits to sections 

throughout the Station. Where 

possible, cadets were also given 

the opportunity to undertake work 

experience if they had a particular 

interest in a specific trade. 

So who makes all this 

happen? Well, it’s a keen bunch of 

volunteers from various sections 

on Station, who for the past 9 

weeks have given up a good 

majority of their weekends and 

evenings to ensure the camps 

ran smoothly and all ATC and 

CCF cadets as well as staff had 

a full action packed programme. 

Under the command of Flt Lt Dan 

Marsh of 31 Sqn and delegated 

down to his deputies, (myself) Cpl 

Harry Harrison RAF Police & Cpl 

‘Hodge’ Hodgson, PTI, we ensured 

that any issues were dealt with 

and the wheels kept turning. 

The cadets enjoyed a wide 

variety of extra evening activities 

outside of the regular programme 

laid on by the ACLO team and 

these included SAT range shoots, 

staffed by Cpl ‘Razor’ Ruddock, 

RAF Regt Flt and an extra visit 

to SES where SAC’s Joe ‘Paddy’ 

Palfreyman and Jules Whitehouse 

entertained the cadets in the art 

of all things survival. Another 

popular event was Go-Carting 

on a Monday evening and a 

big thank you must go out to 

the entire Go-Carting club who 

ensured that the cadets had a 

fantastic time at the Cart Club. 

It is standard that all ATC and 

CCF cadets alike are treated to 

the ultimate highlight of their 

camp - the NITEX, which for the 

past 2 years the ACLO team has 

set up, staffed and takes place off 

Station within Shouldham Warren. 

They are given instruction on 

basic field craft and how to move 

around tactically whereby they 

are given a scenario and all 

cadet staff and ACLO team play 

a major part in what is a very 

enjoyable exercise. It is even 

more enjoyable to hand back 

the weary cadets to their staff 

at the end, if only to deal with 

the issue of removing camcream 

from very tired faces. 

All the ACLO team who 

have taken part this year will 

testify what a great experience 

it has been, themselves 

benefitting from a rewarding 

and enjoyable time, as well 

as the cadets. So, if you’re 

reading this and fancy getting 

out in the evening, maybe 

you could bring something to 

the party and pass on some 

of your service experience to 

the future ranks of the Royal 

Air Force. See you next year? 

Last month, Cadets from 

Marham’s Air Cadet Unit 

had the opportunity to meet 

the Station Commander in 

both a formal and informal 

setting at a presentation 

parade. On this occasion, 

they were receiving 

certificates and badges for 

First Class, Leading and 

Senior Cadet classifications. 

To achieve these 

awards, cadets had 

to study for and 

pass exams in a 

number of technical 

subjects including Principles 

of Flight, Aircraft Operations, 

Propulsion, Radio Comms, 

Aircraft Recognition, Navigation 

and RAF History. Those 

achieving Leading Cadet status 

also received the first stage 

of their BTEC qualification 

in Aviation Studies. 

After the formal 

presentations and photo call, 

the Station Commander sat 

down with the cadets for an 

informal question and answer 

session over a cup of tea. 

Group Captain Cooper said: 

“It was a great pleasure as 

usual to meet the cadets from 864 Sergeant’s stripes from the 

(Marham) DF, this time to present a previous Station Commander 

number of certificates for a variety – Group Captain Rochelle. 

of tremendous achievements, and The cadets’ Commanding 

also to announce a promotion Officer – Flt Lt Tony Hall 

for one cadet to Flight Sergeant. said: “Once again, it was our 

I was impressed with the turnout 

and the warm welcome.” Station Commander to one of 

privilege to welcome the 

The lucky recipient of his 

our events. The cadets found 

Cadet Flight Sergeant’s stripes it most inspiring to engage 

from the Group Captain was 17 with Group Captain Cooper 

year old Matthew Denyer from on a personal level and as a 

Heacham. This is becoming 

result I am sure that we will 

something of a habit for Flt 

have a few more thinking 

Sgt Denyer as he received his about a career in the RAF.” 

Boys and girls over the age of 13, from service and civilian 

families, who are interested in joining in the fun at Marham 

Air Cadets should contact Flt Lt Hall on 07900 518153 

or by email at oc.864df@aircadets.org. Due to recent 

postings, we also have vacancies for adult staff. If you 

are interested in helping out then please get in touch. 

The King’s Lynn based Air Cadet Squadron, which is 

affiliated to TIW, recently travelled across to Belgium 

to visit the historic Flemish town of Ypres, the scene 

of so much fighting during the First World War. 

The visit was intended 

to allow the Cadets 

to both study and 

pay homage to 

the activities of 

the British Forces in what 

was known then as the Ypres 

salient, where so much 

fierce fighting took place 

and where so many British 

servicemen were killed or 

wounded during the fighting. 

For some it was their first 

journey abroad, just as it would 

have been for many of those 

who travelled out in much less 

comfortable circumstances 

nearly 100 years before. 

Although the town of 

Ypres, which was commonly 

known by British troops as 

‘Wipers’ appears to be very 

historic, with many fine old 

buildings appearances can 

be deceptive, as the Cadets 

were to find out when they 

saw the photographs of the 

utter devastation that the 

town was in at the end of the 

war. It was remarkable that 

it was able to rebuild in the 

same style as it was, before 

the fighting took place. 

With Maj Gary Walker 

our tour guide out in front, 

we took in each of the major 

battles of the salient and 

sites where the fighting took 

place although it is very hard 

to imagine now the scenes of 

utter carnage and destruction 

that would have met those 

marching up to the front when 

the fighting took place. However, 

the reminder of those days in 

the form of monuments and the 

multitude of CWGC cemeteries 

was never far away and are a 

constant reminder of what did 

take place and the sacrifices that 

so many made on our behalf 

in the cause of freedom. 

We were also able to pay 

homage to those who died 

during the fighting planting a 

number of crosses at the graves 

of individuals, whose history had 

been studied prior to the visit. 

The highlight of the visit was 

undoubtedly being able to take 

part in the Last Post Ceremony 

which is conducted at the Menin 

Gate Memorial each evening at 

8pm. This symbolic ceremony 

is always well attended and 

in front of a large audience, 

the Sqn paid its respects to 

the fallen by laying a wreath, 

this followed by a faultless 

rendition of the Exaltation. 

Unfortunately, but having 

had an excellent visit it was all 

too soon that we were boarding 

the coach for the return journey, 

each no doubt with their own 

memories of that significant part 

in our history, which we, as a 

nation, promised never to forget. 





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Housing at RAF Marham 

You will all be aware of the shortage of Service Accommodation and the impact it is having on 

families, not only those posted in, but those needing to move to a bigger property for welfare reasons. 

At Marham there are 

many different types 

of SFA ranging 

from 2 - 4 bed Ex 

Officers and lots in 

between; we would all like to 

be in the biggest with loads of 

space, but unfortunately this will 

not always happen and you will 

be offered what is available. 

We know in some cases 

this will not be the ideal and 

circumstances may mean you 

will need help with the HASC to 

resolve any issues; do be sure 

to speak to the SCSO before 

The Station 

Youth 

Worker 

Angela, the new 

Youth Worker, is 

situated in the 

CS Hub at the 

moment; her office 

will be in the Sandringham 

Centre, which is due to reopen 

on 25th September. 

Angela can be contacted 

in the CS Hub or call 

01760 446136 or drop 

her an Email: angela. 

caley@4children.org.uk 

refusing the property as, once 

you have refused a property, you 

may have to wait several months 

before being offered another. 

For those posted into 

Marham, you may be offered 

Substitute Service Families 

Accommodation (SSFA); at 

present families are being 

offered properties in local 

villages within 10 miles of 

the Station which can mean 

some of the support normally 

available will be limited; but 

we will always endeavour to 

provide support where we can. 

All we ask is that if posted 

from another unit and you 

were fortunate in that you 

were in a property which 

was an Ex Officers and had a 

garage, remember you may 

not be fortunate enough to 

get the same at Marham; 

our properties are at least 

50 years old and this is 

reflected in their layout. 

Please speak to the 

Station Community Support 

Officer (SCSO) if you feel 

that the property offered 

may not suit your needs. 

Save a Life 

Give 

Blood 

A Mini Bloodmobile will 

be at RAF Marham in 

the Car Park behind the 

CS Hub on Monday 15th 

October 2012 from 10.30 

to 12.45 and 14.30 to 17.00. 

To book an appointment 

call 0300 123 23 23 

and quote postcode 

PE33 9NP. 37 units 

were donated 

on the last visit in June, a 

brilliant effort, thank you! 

Community 

Support website 

www.marhamhub.co.uk 

HIVE Information 

Stevie Lewis, 

Tel: (01760) 446121 or 01760 

337261 Ext: 7425 

Email: MRM-CSSHIVE@mod.uk 

SCSO 

Flt Sgt Terry Norman, 

Tel: (01760) 446052, 

on base 95951 6052 

Email: MRM-CSSSCSO@mod.uk 

Community Development 

Rita Broomfield, 

Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext: 7491 

or 07899 908372 

Email: MRM-CSSCDO@mod.uk 

Safer Neighbourhood 

Team, Watlington 

Tel: 0845 456 4567 or 101 

MODern Housing 

Solutions (MHS) 

Help Desk, 

Tel: 0800 707 6000 Option 4 

Housing Allocation 

Service Centre (HASC) 

Tel: 0800 169 6322 / 94510 8000 

Email: DIOOpsAccn- 

HASCTeam2@mod.uk 

(Eastern Region) 

Marham Lodges 

Bookings 

Tel: Community Support 

Hub or (01760) 446136 

SSAFA 

Tom Smith, 

Tel: (01760) 446051 Ext: 6051 

Liz Smith, 

Tel: (01760) 446900 Ext: 6900 

SSAFA Volunteer 

Co-ordinator 

Tel: 07984 908622 

OC PSF 

Flt Lt Joanna Chubb, 

Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext: 7489 

youth worker 

Angela Caley, 

Tel: (01760) 446136 CS Hub 

Email: angela.caley@4children.org. uk 





Community 

Support Squadron 

Marham Infant school 

Food and 

Craft Fair 

Community 

support squadron 

2nd annual celebration of local 

food and craft produced by local 

people. To be held at Marham 

Infant School on Saturday 29th 

September, free entry to the 

public from 11am. There will be live music, 

cookery demonstrations and much more! 

The event aims to raise money for two 

children’s charities; The QEH, Rudham 

Children’s Ward and Scotty’s Little 

Soldiers, both based locally in King’s Lynn. 

Parking near the schools 

Station 

Youth 

Worker 

Discounts 

BLUE LIGHT Card: 

Similar to Forces Rewards, offers discounts to 

the emergency services; members of the armed 

forces can also take advantage of them to get 

some great discounts. Offering discounts for 

fashion, days out, entertainment and much 

more, go to www.bluelightcard.co.uk 

to take advantage of these deals. 

TICKETS FOR TROOPS: 

Tickets for Troops was founded in 2009 

and has teamed up with a wide range of 

organisations to offer the Armed Forces free 

tickets to a huge number of high profile events 

such as England games and West End shows. 

Tuesday 11th September 2012 

Occupants Consultative 

Group meeting (OCG) 

The OCG will be held in St. Andrew’s Church in the Chaplaincy at 3.30pm 

Please come along to hear the 

latest news on what is happening 

within your community; we will be 

discussing how the renovations 

to the Sandringham Centre are 

progressing, what ISS are doing and any 

improvements they have introduced. 

Fancy seeing your favourite football 

team or comedian? Then go to www. 

ticketsfortroops.org.uk and the only 

cost is how much you wish to donate. 

VIRGIN HOLIDAYS ELY 

MOD DISCOUNT: 

Virgin Holidays are offering 5% off 

Virgin Holidays booked at their store 

in ELY (Ground Floor of Sainsbury’s 

Lisle Lane); if you are interested 

in this offer or would like any 

information, contact the following: 

01353 669248 or Ely@virginholidays. 

com and quote Ministry of Defence. 

Modern Housing Solutions and DIO 

Housing will be available to discuss any issues. 

An update on the housing issues RAF 

Marham is experiencing at present will 

be given. Please come along and get the 

latest news and pass on any ideas that 

may help improve your community. 

Fitting of 

Water 

Meters 

in SFA 

You may have heard that DIO Ops 

Housing and Modern Housing Solutions 

are fitting Water Meters to SFA at 

other units and have some concerns. 

The reason for fitting Water 

Meters is to bring Service 

Accommodation (SFA) in 

line with the private sector 

and to take advantage of 

government incentives to reduce waste. 

The majority of homes in the UK are 

now fitted with Water Meters to encourage 

households to save water and reduce waste. 

It’s nearly the end of the school 

holidays and your little treasures 

are going back to school. 

The rush of getting everyone into 

the car, remembering their lunches, 

their PE kit, looking round to tell 

them to stop fighting and BANG! 

Yes - you’ve hit someone’s 

car, or worse, a child. Parking around the 

schools is a major problem especially 

if cars are parked on the path or double 

parked outside the school gates. 

Those meters fitted to SFA are 

not billed for usage, as part of your 

rental covers water and sewage; so 

there will be no change and you can 

use water as you have been doing; 

but remember to use water wisely. 

Once we know when this work will 

be carried out we will inform you of 

the dates and how it may affect you. 

There is additional parking at the rear 

of the Infants School; you can also park in 

the Ash Road Garage area, but remember 

not to block the garages themselves. 

There are also parking spaces on the 

corner of Elm and Fen Road which can 

be used and are close to the schools. 

If you have children attending 

the Junior School in the village 

then you can take advantage of the 

track which runs from the back of 

quarters, rear of the garages on Fen 

Road, to the side of the school. 

Modern Housing 

Solutions (MHS) 

fitting new 

Boilers 

DIO Ops Housing and MHS 

are replacing 50 Back 

Boilers (these are the type 

in the lounge behind the 

gas fires) with new, more 

efficient models which will be located 

in the kitchen or utility rooms. 

The Gas Fires in the lounge will 

be removed and replaced with an 

electric fire and new surrounds. 

Hopefully there will not be too 

much disruption whilst this work is 

being carried out and contractors 

will leave your home tidy. 

You will have had a letter from 

MHS explaining what will happen and 

when; if you have not received a letter 

then it may be that you are not on the 

programme but if you have a back 

boiler in the lounge and have NOT 

received a letter, then please contact 

me in the CS Hub or call 01760 446052 

and I will pass on your details to MHS. 

Hi! I’m Angela Caley – the new Station 

Youth Worker for RAF Marham. I’m 

really excited to be in this post and 

am looking forward to working on the 

Airplay project for 8-18’s. I live locally 

with my husband and children, and 

prior to moving here I was a full time 

youth worker for The Salvation Army 

in Bradford for nearly seven years. 

Although I’ve only been in post 

since July there has already 

been a lot going on and 

Airplay has been busy over the 

summer! At the time of writing 

this we have had a trip to High Lodge in 

Thetford, an Emergency Services Event and 

also an Arts Day, which have all been great 

events, and are looking forward to a trip to 

Cromer, Thorpe Park and a Station BBQ! 

As we are preparing for the refurbished 

Sandringham Centre to reopen in 

September I am really keen to hear any 

ideas from the young people on what they 

would like to do once the building is up and 

running. I have even created a questionnaire 

for Airplay aged young people to complete – 

just visit the Marham Hub website and click 

on Youth Centre. You can then download 

a copy of the questionnaire, fill it out and 

bring it over the The Hive. Alternatively, 

just email me with any ideas: angela. 

caley@4children.org.uk. I would also love 

to hear from parents, with any suggestions 

or concerns, so please feel free to contact 

me. I only work 18 hours so I apologise in 

advance if it takes me a while to reply! 

Bye for now, from me and the 

rest of the Airplay Team! 

To find out about upcoming 

Airplay events visit www. 

marhamhub.co.uk/youth-centre 





Cinema Film listings 

for September 2012 

RAF Marham 

Three’s a Crowd 

WEDDINGFEATURE 

catering | venues | photography | Flowers 

Film listings for… 

Sept 

Sunday 2nd 

A cinderella story: 

Once Upon a song 

PG, 88mins 

Katie Gibbs is overworked and 

terrified of being put back in 

foster care. However, vocally 

gifted Katie finally gets upset 

when she is forced to sing tracks, 

so her untalented stepsister 

can win a recording contract. 

Monday 3rd 

The hunger games 

12a, 142mins 

Set in a future where the Capitol 

selects a boy and girl from 

the twelve districts to fight to 

the death on live television. 

Sunday 9th 

Beverly hills 

chihuahua 3 

u, 89mins 

When Papi & co move into a 

Monday 17th 

Avengers assemble 

12a, 143mins 

Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. 

brings together a team of 

super humans to form The 

Avengers to help save the 

Earth from Loki and his army. 

Sunday 23rd 

Avengers assemble 

12a, 143mins 

Synopsis as above. 

Monday 24th 

the dictator 

15, 83mins 

The heroic story of a dictator 

who risks his life to ensure 

that democracy would 

never come to the country 

he so lovingly oppressed. 

Sunday 31st 

Spy kids: All the 

time in the world 

pg, 89mins 

A retired spy is called back into 

action, and to bond with her 

new step-children, she invites 

them along for the adventure 

to stop the evil Timekeeper 

Grand Opening 

Sandringham Centre 

To celebrate the grand opening of the newly refurbished 

Sandringham Centre, the RAF Marham community 

are invited to come along and enjoy the occasion. 

The Sandringham 

Centre will be 

formally opened at 

11am on Tuesday 

25th September 2012, 

by AVM Atha, AOC No 1 Gp 

after which the centre will 

be open for business. 

Please come along 

to support this fantastic 

and unique community 

facility where the new sensory 

room, training kitchen, music 

room, youth group and 

internet facilities (plus much 

more) will be open to view. 

Outside activities will 

include a bouncy castle, 

children’s entertainer and the 

BFBS ice-cream van making 

the opening a real family event. 

We hope to see you there! 

‘Three’s a Crowd’ is a charity event that has been set 

up to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund which 

will run from the 1st to the 30th September 2012, 

which will involve SAC Lou Lyons, SAC Jo Hunt and 

SAC El Davies completing a triathlon together. 

Lou will be completing 

1,000 miles on the bike 

the equivalent of Land’s 

End to John O’Groats, 

Jo will be running 140 

miles the equivalent distance 

from RAF Marham to RAF Brize 

Norton, the distance Marham 

personnel travel before they 

deploy and El will be swimming 

30 miles the equivalent 

of the 1.5 times the Dover 

Strait. This will be completed 

PARALYMPIC 

REUNIOn 

along side their normal duties. 

Thank you for your support! 

If anyone wishes to 

donate, please see link 

below for just giving 

website or contact any of 

the individuals at PSF on 

Ext 6649 or 6650. www. 

justgiving.com/teams/ 

RAFBFThreesACrowd 

In Marham Matters we have been following the progress 

of our resident champion Powerlifter Sgt Ann Thomas. 

Well, Sgt Thomas is set for, what is likely to be an 

emotional reunion with a young GB athlete who she 

talent spotted four years ago during a school visit. 

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luxurious hotel, his youngest pup 

Rosa feels neglected and he must 

show her how special she is. 

Monday 10th 

American Reunion 

15, 113mins 

Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and 

from taking over the world. 

how to find us… 

Located in the refurbished Louis Bar 

Function Room (Grafton Club) shown 

on the large screen in a relaxed, 

comfortably seated atmosphere. 

Medal hopeful 

Zoe Newson 

was playing 

badminton 

when she was 

spotted by Ann and asked 

if she had ever considered 

Powerlifting as a sport. Zoe, 

again in London. Ann, who was 

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RAF due to all of her own success 

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in athletics and football. 

Her transition to weights 

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demonstrated an immediate 

talent for the sport and has 

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and the Commonwealth 

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the 2012 Paralympics. 

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Thames diamond 

jubilee pageant 

The RAF Sailing Association have three Safety Boats in total; two are based in RAF Henlow and the other based in RAF Odiham, 

which are used by the RAFSA Safety Team to provide Safety and Rescue cover to Military and Civilian waterborne sporting events. 

The organisers of the Thames 

Diamond Jubilee Pageant requested 

RAFSA Safety to provide personnel 

and assets to assist with the 

Manpowered fleet as the Pageant 

made its way down the Thames from the 

muster points to the dispersal area. It was an 

honour to be involved in this historic event. 

Back in mid 2011, I received along with 

a few other personnel from RAF Marham a 

request from the RAF Safety team co-ordinator 

a tasking to participate in and help manage 

the safety element of the manpowered fleet 

for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. 

We were asked if we could provide a number 

of boats and crews, and contribute to the 

planning and team briefings leading up to the 

event. The safety team managed to organise 

the use of eight boats in total one of which 

was the RAF Marham Dive RHIB (Rigid Hull 

Inflatable Boat) a 5.5 metre Rib craft boat with 

115hp engine on the back to push it along. 

The boat itself has been sat dormant for a 

number of years so after a good brush down 

a test drive I had the confidence that it would 

do its job during this prestigious event. 

Friday 1st June - the gathering began, 

the two RAFSA RHIBs housed at Henlow 

were joined by another from Rutland, then 

late evening one from 38 Bde NI. Saturday, 

three more boats arrive including me with 

the RAF Marham’s Dive Club Boat and thus 

four RHIBS became seven. At 13:00hrs the 

convoy of seven boats rolled out of Henlow 

for a three hour journey round the M25 

bound for Richmond on the outskirts of 

London. Our base for the next three days 

would be Thames Young Mariners (TYM), 

a Surrey County Council Outdoor Centre. 

By 16:30 seven safety boats became sixteen 

as more RHIBs arrived at our base camp. We 

now had a total of eight RAFSA crewed and 

eight civilian boats from other organisations 

at the campsite. The first priority was to get 

the tents up and a brew on, then prepare 

the boats for launching. The launch site was 

nearly two miles away and needed careful 

coordination to get the boats on the water 

and then trailers recovered back to TYM. 

The launch operation took over four hours, 

but by 9pm we were back at the campsite 

just in time for the rain to start and to get our 

heads down for some well deserved rest. 

After a good rest, the following morning, the 

team started to assemble; kit check, id, security 

passes, spare clothes, food, and fuel. Half an 

hour later 16 boats slipped their moorings and 

started downstream. The mist rising slowly 

off the water adding to the eerie quiet as the 

boats motored at a leisurely four knots. 

Once past Richmond lock we started to 

come across a flotilla of motorboats, canal 

boats and motor cruisers all moored ready 

for mustering later in the day. We travelled 

past Putney Embankment where Dragon 

Boats and Gondolas were preparing to launch; 

the crowds were already starting to build. 

Our first stopping point was at Wandsworth 

River Quarter Pier where 16 safety boats now 

became 55. With the Safety Fleet briefing 

imminent, we first had to go through security 

checks, collect accreditation flags and briefing 

packs. The briefing gave us the expected 

number of boats, security considerations 

and most importantly the weather forecast, 

overcast to start, and then rain, rain and 

more rain to follow. It also gave the crews 

a chance to group into their squadrons and 

go through individual action plans relevant 

to the fleet that they were managing. 

With the briefing over, and the Safety 

boats dispersed to pre arranged locations to 

cover the launching and muster of Waterman 

Cutters, Viking Longboats, Gigs, Skiffs, 

Kayaks and Trinity 500s and many more. RAF 

Marham’s RHIB Coxwained by me and another 

RAFSA team member were tasked to cover 

the lead pack of rowing boats these being the 

Waterman Cutters a long rowing boat crewed 

by 10- 15 rowers. The muster area stretched 

from Battersea Bridge to Putney with the 

powered boats mustering from Putney to Kew. 

At 14:30 on Chelsea Bridge, with the steam 

locomotive Princess Elizabeth giving a long 

blast on its whistle and generating a great 

cloud of steam, 325 boats started rowing, 

interspersed with Safety and Marshall boats 

to make sure there were no mishaps. The 

task was to maintain a steady four knots and 

keep moving until 

the dispersal point 

after Tower Bridge. 

The banks of the 

river were lined with 

thousands of people, 

more looking on from 

balconies and roofs 

of high rise buildings. 

TV cameras were 

mounted on bridges, 

tall buildings and 

on cherry pickers 

swaying in the wind 

(not a job for the 

faint hearted). 

As the first 

boats passed under 

Albert Bridge they prepared to salute HM The 

Queen who was on The Spirit of Chartwell 

moored at Cadogan Pier. Abeam Her Majesty 

the first boats ‘raised oars’ in salute, but very 

quickly the following squadrons were bearing 

down and couldn’t maintain separation. 

As more boats raised oars, Gigs mixed 

with Cutters, Longboats with Kayaks and 

Dragon boats, very quickly seven squadrons 

became one big squadron. Not quite what 

was planned but it still looked spectacular. 

Further back in the fleet was the last section 

to pass HM The Queen was the Trinity 500s, 

a section of 55 craft manned by Sea Cadets 

from all across the country. After all the 

manpowered fleet had passed Her Majesty’s 

boat they then moved out into the centre of the 

As we approached Tower Bridge 

the light rain that had been with 

us for most of the journey became 

a downpour, the wind increased 

further making it harder for the 

rowers to make any headway. 

river and followed the fleet through the centre 

of London. Each time The Spirit of Chartwell 

neared a bridge, the Royal Marines Band on 

the Herald Barge would play a Royal Fanfare. 

The assembled crowds on the river banks and 

bridge would respond with a massive cheer. 

As we approached Tower Bridge the 

light rain that had been with us for most of 

the journey became a downpour, the wind 

increased further making it harder for the 

rowers to make any headway. After Tower 

Bridge, at HMS President, The Spirit of 

Chartwell docked for Her Majesty The Queen 

to take the Salute from the 500 or so powered 

craft that were following behind. It was also 

the start of the dispersal for the manpowered 

fleet. Dispersal points were situated on the 

North and South banks at St Katherine’s Marina 

and South Dock. Boats had to then try and 

navigate through the flotilla to get to the correct 

side and at the same time try and maintain 

a corridor for the powered boats passing 

through. Very quickly boats started queuing at 

locks and docks from Shadwell basin to Poplar 

Sailing Club, the safety boats maintaining 

order as the now cold and wet rowers were 

trying to get ashore as quickly as possible. 

Our job now complete, it was time for the 

Safety boats to regroup at Wapping for the 

return up the Thames. The main bulk of the 

powered fleet was prevented from returning 

upstream due to Port Of London Authority 

‘roadblocks’ at Canary Wharf until the back 

markers had safely passed downstream. The 

Trinity safety boats slipped past the blocks 

with an official nod and proceeded upstream 

to meet with the rest of the pack. After a long 

wait in the rain the call came that the River 

was now open again time for the safety fleet 

to go home. A PLA launch, its blue lights 

flashing, escorted the RHIB fleet back through 

the centre of London towards Richmond. 

Forty plus boats created quite a choppy 

surface for those following which made the 

ride back much more fun. People were still 

out on either side of the River, balconies and 

bridges cheering and waving as we passed. 

Once past Wandsworth bridge the PLA 

launch broke away and left us to make our 

own way back at a more sedate pace of the six 

knot speed limit. At Putney we said farewell 

to the rest of the RHIBs and the original fleet 

of 14 headed for Richmond. At 22:00, in the 

darkness, we moored the last boat and got 

the kit and crew ashore. A brew and bed 

were calling and we didn’t care which order. 

Each member of the team had spent over 15 

hours afloat and each boat had travelled a 

total distance of approximately 50 miles. 

The next morning we recovered the boats 

said our farewells and headed for home with 

thoughts that will be with me for a number of 

years. The next event for the RAFSA Safety 

team sees us manning the safety boats for the 

Paralympics down in Weymouth and Portland. 

A big thank you must go to RAF Marham’s 

Dive Club for allowing the RAFSA Safety 

team the use of their Dive rib for this event. 

If you are interested in joining the team, 

please drop CT Duncan Cooper a line 

or ring Henlow 7789. We are always 

looking for new volunteers and can 

provide training for RYA Powerboat 

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SWO’s Summer Spree 

update & marham 

infant school 

DIY SOS 

Marham 

Infant 

School 

On Monday 23rd July a 

group of 35 eager volunteers 

undertook the role of 

painters and decorators for 

the Marham Infant School. 

The planned event 

was to conduct 

a redecoration 

programme 

over two days 

whilst the school’s children 

were on holiday. Having 

acquired donations of 

magnolia paint, brushes 

and rollers, the volunteers 

arrived at 8am prompt. 

After a short brief 

from Head Teacher Mrs 

Michaela Webb the 

team set about turning all walls to magnolia 

whilst adding gloss to doors, doorframes 

and skirting boards. It should be noted that 

some team members clearly missed the brief 

and concentrated on painting themselves. 

Concurrently other team members were either 

painting or reroofing outside sheds, gardening 

and in one case a bit of welding was needed 

to enable trolley wheels to function correctly! 

I am extremely proud to be able to write 

that the event was a total success. On 

behalf of the school, my sincere thanks to all 

those willing volunteers who participated 

in the two day voluntary event. Please 

note, amongst the volunteers where a 

selection of individuals who in essence 

have nothing to do with the school but were 

purely willing to support the community. 

As a result of a short yet effective 

Summer Spree it’s obvious that 

we “Team Marham” all hold our 

unit in high esteem. Indeed, our 

standing with the local populace 

could not be better, and long may it last. 

The Station continues to professionally and 

diligently demonstrate it’s abilities through 

both continued support to Operations around 

the world and more recently the ongoing 

Thanks to: Lee Colwell, Andrea Culley, 

Richard Wakeman, Chris Medley, Jodie 

Clarke, Emily Burns, Craig Longden, Luke 

Garrett, Phil Terant, Mark Farrar, Shuna 

Bonnar-Ford, Adrian Young, Jack Gane, 

Jake Gane, Dan Mustafa, Dave Brettel, 

Andy Turk, Dave Lamacraft, Jason Trigg, 

Stu Aikman, Josh & Jacob Day, Caroline 

Williamson, Lynne Martin, Ruth Pedley, 

Nicola Marson, Glynn McAlister & Padre 

Burns. Finally If I’ve missed your name 

“sorry” I know I’ve missed a few. You know 

who you are and that’s what counts… 

To quote the BBC’s ‘DIY SOS’ presenter 

Nick Knowles at the end of his programme: 

“Isn’t it great to see what a community 

can do when they pull together!” 

Grabbing the Bull by the Horns 

As I prepare to depart and take my turn on Operational duties, I feel it only 

fitting to highlight a few observations since my arrival in January. 

Olympic commitment. As we approach the 

autumn, the Station will conduct an array of 

ceremonial parades, I kindly ask you support 

these prestigious events and help maintain 

the superb reputation of RAF Marham. 

I finally ask that in my absence, you 

will collectively act on my behalf by 

upholding the finest Ethos and Traditions 

along with maintaining those all 

important Core Values and Standards. 

A THANK YOU FROM 

MARHAM 

INFANT 

SCHOOL 

Written By: Michaela Webb, Headteacher of Marham Infant School 

The 2011 – 2012 academic year at 

Marham Infant School was exciting, 

busy, full of fun and learning, helped 

enormously by the involvement 

of our fantastic community. 

During the year our learning 

extended beyond the school, into 

the community and further afield. 

From Marham to London we have 

been out and about to sing and 

enjoy lots of different experiences. At home 

we have worked on the allotments and been 

involved with a number of charities all of 

which have helped to develop the children’s 

growing understanding of commitment 

and sense of pride in their community. 

With each passing term I have been 

continually amazed at the enthusiasm 

and kindness shown by the families and 

community towards the school. From baking 

and ‘camo’ fundraising days to sports and 

painting the efforts of families and the local 

community have ensured the children feel 

part of a bigger society, something which 

they have told me they really enjoy. We have 

also been in receipt of money raised during 

events such as the Marham Bake Off and the 

Jubilee Picnic. We will be investing most of 

the money by purchasing equipment for the 

children, however we will also be reinvesting 

some of it back into the community by 

helping with community projects. 

By the time this article appears we will be 

enjoying the start of a new academic year. 

The school has grown considerably and 

necessitated the installation of a new modular 

building. The aging school interior has been 

completely re-decorated thanks to the efforts 

of the Station Warrant Officer and everyone 

who came into school to help us during the 

first two days of the summer holidays, I 

was completely at loss for words (for those 

who know me will understand that this is 

unusual!) and have been humbled by the help 

and kindness shown by so many during this 

project and others like it throughout the year. 

So, as we head into another busy and 

exciting time here at Marham Infant School 

I would like to invite you to visit your 

community school and should you wish to be 

involved in any way (reading with children, 

playing games, team sports, gardening 

etc) please do not hesitate to contact us 

for a chat, we would love to see you. 

Once again, thank you to everyone who 

has made our school what it is today. 





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93 EAS raise money for 

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Written By: Chief Tech Evans 

93 EAS have chosen to raise money for “Scotty’s Little 

Soldiers” a King’s Lynn based charity, who provide 

days out for children whose mother or father has 

made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the Her 

Majesty’s Armed Forces on military operations. 

A 

total of £450 was 

raised through 

donations to the 

Squadron T-Bar by 

Squadron personnel 

and visitors. We have also 

donated £250 this year raised 

through a charity golf and 

auction day “The Webb Charity 

Open” which was held this 

year at “Tydd Saint Giles GC” 

on the 22nd August 2012. 

93 EAS Raise money for 

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM 

THE RAF POLICE 

Written By: Cpl Cowley, RAF Police 

I am Cpl Cowley a JNCO 

of the RAF Police Flight 

and I would like to 

give you an insight 

into why we are 

here and what we 

can do for you. 

The RAF Police 

are here in a 

security role 

and as a law 

enforcement 

team for RAF Marham. 

The Norfolk Constabulary 

has Police jurisdiction over 

Upper Marham however, 

we are a Policing 

agency and are here 

to help if you need us. 

As a resident of Upper 

Marham we want you to know 

that if you witness a serious 

incident, you should call 

Norfolk Constabulary on 101. 

Alternatively, you can also call 

the RAF Police on 01760 337261 

Ext: 7227 and we can attend 

the scene within minutes. We 

can offer assistance ranging 

from support when dealing 

with pushy salesmen to 

reacting to serious crime. 

With the arrival of our 

SNCO I/C RAF Police, FS Close, 

he would like to introduce a 

new road safety campaign. 

The wearing of seatbelts 

is compulsory at all MoD 

establishments and the 

discovery of this offence 

can result in the removal 

of your RAF Marham 

vehicle pass for up to 

seven days regardless 

of your working location 

or employment position. 

You will also see in the 

near future, life size cut 

outs of a RAF Police NCO 

carrying out speed checks. 

These will be positioned 

in speeding hot spots 

and will occasionally be 

accompanied by a RAF 

Police NCO carrying out 

speed checks. This should 

highlight to all unit personnel 

and visitors, the need to obey 

the 25mph speed limit on the 

domestic site and the 30 to 

40mph ring road speed limit. 

Remember, we are here for 

your safety and security, if 

you have any concerns do 

not hesitate to give us a call 

on 01760 337261 Ext: 7227. 






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