The Veteran - April Issue

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18 April 2019 www.sandbagtimes.co.uk 

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Soldier who 'glassed' 

pal in Magaluf freed 

witness recalls seeing Glasgow woman slump to ground 

Dragon Den Star 

Offers Free Gym 

for Veterans 

Story: The Daily Record 

Story: Cornwall Live 

Armed Forces veterans 

with PTSD are being 

offered free gym 

membership by The former 

Dragons’ Den star Duncan 

Bannatyne - who has 

called on the Government 

to do more to help military 

personnel. 

RAF Take On The 

Gherkin 

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The 70-year-old, who 

served in the Royal Navy of 

six years after joining aged 

16, also put his money 

where his mouth is - by 

offering free gym 

memberships at all 72 

Bannatyne Health Clubs to 

veterans with posttraumatic 

stress disorder. 

Duncan told the Sunday 

People: "I truly believe our 

armed forces are the best 

in the world. I think they do 

an amazing job and the 

bravery that comes with 

doing the job they do is 

outstanding. 

"If I can help in a small way 

such as giving a free 

membership to help 

combat PTSD, then I am 

more than happy to do that. 

The soldier accused of 

glassing her Scots pal 

who in Magaluf has been 

released from prison. 

Sarah Ann Garrity, 22, suffered 

serious injuries in the incident 

and had emergency surgery 

before her pal Sydney Cole, 19, 

was arrested on suspicion of 

wounding with a dangerous 

weapon. 

Yesterday, Sarah, who is in the 

Royal Logistic Corps, told court 

officials from her hospital bed 

that she is not making a formal 

complaint against Cole. 

She waived her right to claim 

compensation or launch a 

private prosecution against Cole 

if she’s found guilty of any 

wrongdoing after a trial. 

The alleged attacker told the 

court that the brawl at Banana’s 

nightclub in Magaluf was an 

accident. 

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Mrs Fox Goes To War 

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Agony Aunt, Hilda Ffinch 

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Pieces Of Missing Japanese F-35 

Fighter Jet Found: Pilot Still Missing 

Story: NPR.org Image: Ross D. Franklin/AP 

Japan's military has 

confirmed that one of its 

F-35A jet fighters has 

crashed in the Pacific Ocean 

during a training exercise. 

National broadcaster NHK 

reports that search crews 

have recovered part of the 

plane's tail. 

As of midday Wednesday in 

Japan, the plane's pilot, 

reportedly in his 40s, was still 

missing. It is not clear whether 

he ejected before the plane 

crashed. NHK quotes Defense 

Minister Takeshi Iwaya as 

saying that the military is 

focusing on rescuing the pilot 

and investigating the cause of 

the crash. He added that the 

U.S. military is assisting with 

the search. 

The crash has raised 

concerns both about the 

safety of the F-35, which 

Japan plans to adopt as the 

mainstay of its air force, and 

the possible intelligence 

windfall that any foreign 

government could score, in 

the event that they could beat 

Japanese or U.S. search 

crews to the missing plane's 

wreckage. 

The plane took off from 

Misawa airbase in northeast 

Japan's Aomori prefecture 

around 7 p.m. for a combat 

training exercise with three 

other jets. There were no 

signs of any problem until a 

half-hour later, when the pilot 

communicated that he was 

calling off the mission. The 

plane then disappeared from 

the radar, roughly 80 miles 

east of Misawa. 

Misawa is home to both U.S. 

and Japanese air forces. It is 

also reportedly a center for 

the allies to collect signals 

intelligence. It is home to 

Japan's first squadron of F- 

35A fighters, which began 

operations just last month. 


War veteran 'ordered' to take down Union Jack flag 

Story: Talk Radio Reporter: Samantha King 

A Gulf War veteran who flew a Union 

Jack flag in his garden says he has been 

ordered to take it down after a neighbour 

complained. 

Andrew Smith installed the 5ft-tall flag in 

his garden as a tribute to Great Britain, 

after serving six years in the Royal Signals. 

The 51-year-old says he has since received 

a letter from housing developer 

Harron Homes ordering him to take it 

down or face legal action. 

“I can’t see why a Union Jack flag is offensive. 

Why would you be offended by 

patriotism?" Mr Smith said. 

“We have become soft and don’t want to 

upset other people, whereas I have done 

my bit for my country and I’m proud to be 

British. 

“I went to war for my country. It’s something 

close to my heart and every morning 

I feel like saluting it. We are becoming 

weak and spineless. Who are they to tell 

me not to fly the flag?” 

Project manager Mr Smith says he intermittently 

switches the Union Jack with the 

England flag, which he puts up during 

football and rugby matches. 

He added that he had the flag displayed 

for 10 years in his previous property without 

incident. 

Harron Homes declined to comment. 

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Armed Forces & Veterans News... 

Red Arrows call in former 

pilot after Red 3 breaks leg 

Story: The Telegraph Image: Danny Lawson/PA 


RAF Cosford expansion comes 

amid major development 

Story: Shropshire Star 

Currently Shropshire 

Council is investigating the 

possibility of allowing 

developers to create a new 

3,000 home town on land 

at Tong, near to Cosford, 

and next to the M54. 

The proposal, which 

comes under plans for 

what the council calls the 

'M54 corridor', also 

includes around 50 

Image: RAF Cosford 

hectares of employment 

land. It will go out to 

consultation later this year. 

In reports outlining the 

plan, which has been put 

forward by land owner The 

Bradford Estates, council 

officers said the 

development would be 

related to RAF Cosford. 


The Red Arrows have had to 

call a former team member 

out of retirement after one 

of the pilots broke his leg playing 

football. 

Making the announcement on 

Twitter, Squadron Leader Martin 

Pert, the team leader, said the 

iconic aerobatic display team has 

had to call up recently-retired 

Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Mike 

Bowden to fill the seat vacated by 

Flt Lt Dave Simmonds. 

Whilst keen to stress that Flt Lt 

Simmonds, known by his callsign 

of Red 3, “very much remains 

part of the Red Arrows family”, 

the team leader announced his 

injury with a twinkle in his eye. 

“His knee injury, which was 

sustained as he turned to chase 

a football, with no contact with 

anyone else in the game, does 

involve broken bones,” he said. 


Army Veteran Dies Surrounded by DWP 

Letters 

Story: Teeside Live 

British Army recruitment slumps by a 

third 

Story: INews by Jane Clinton 

British frontline army 

units have suffered a recruitment 

slump of up to 

a third, casting doubt 

over their capability for 

action. The figures 

were published in response 

to a parliamentary 

question by the MP 

Mark Francois who is 

also a member of the 

defence select committee. 

The Scots Guards, 

1st Battalion, only had 

460 personnel in October 

last year. This is 

34% below its 697 

workforce requirement. 


Aheartbroken mum 

claims her ex-soldier 

son was “expendable” 

and died 

without the support he 

needed. 

Craig Scott was haunted 

by the faces of people 

he killed while on tour 

with the British Army in 

Afghanistan, an inquest 

heard. 

Isolated and struggling 

to cope with life away 

from the forces, he died 

in his Thornaby bedroom 

surrounded by medication, 

empty cans of alcohol 

and benefit sanction 

letters from the DWP. 

Now his mother Denise 

has blasted the Government’s 

failure to support 

her son and called for 

action to help others. 

“It’s too late for Craig, 

but all I want is more 

support for army personnel,” 

she said. 

“When they need it, they 

need it. They are trained 

not to be weak and ask 

for help. But it’s not 

weak. 

“They have been in traumatic 

situations. They 

have seen things we 

can’t even imagine. 

“He saw atrocities. It 

made his mark on him - 

and he never got over it, 

never.” 

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here... 

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Every time I here 

that a veteran has 

been let down by 

the system, it gets 

my temper racing. 

Working locally 

with our own system 

has made me 

realised just how 

flawed the care 

system really is. It 

is so tragic that 

families are left 

with no answers 

after losing their 

loved ones in this 

cold and unfeeling 

system where 

computers and 

legislation dictates 

how humans are 

treated. It is a very 

sad way to live and 

should not happen. 


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Off The Grid 

Drivers fired up as Honda BTCC team heads to Donington Park 

scored his first BTCC podium at the 2018 Donington meeting, in 

only the second weekend in the championship for both him and 

the Honda Civic Type R FK8 race car. 

Honda BTCC drivers Matt Neal and Dan Cammish are fired up 

and optimistic as the British Touring Car Championship heads to 

its second meeting of the season at Donington Park. The team 

emerged from the opening rounds of the championship with the 

lead in the manufacturers title chase, despite challenging and 

frustrating races for both drivers in which constantly changing 

weather wrecked carefully honed race strategy. The Halfords 

Yuasa Racing team considers Donington, where rounds 4, 5 

and 6 of the BTCC will take place on Sunday 28th April, as its 

home circuit, and has enjoyed much success around the fast 

curves of the two-mile Leicestershire venue over the years. In 

nine seasons as the official Honda manufacturer entry, the team 

has won nine races at Donington. The circuit also holds fond 

memories for Matt Neal, who took his first BTCC race win at 

Donington in 1999 and the first overall win for an independent, 

earning him a cheque for £250,000. Dan Cammish, meanwhile, 

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"Brands Hatch really was a case of what could have been! We 

had a strong car under us all weekend and in Race 1 I was 

pleased, with the changing conditions, to finish the highest of 

the wet tyre runners. Race 3 I felt, even with the option tyre, that 

we could have had our first race win of the season, but 

unfortunately with the contact with Tom Chilton and then later 

with Stephen Jelley I was driving a wounded car and was lucky 

to finish where I did! Donington we class as our 'local' circuit 

for the team and I'm confident that we can hit the ground 

running. It is a proper driver's circuit and one that suits the 

Honda Civic FK8 with its high-speed corners. It's also a circuit 

that holds special memories for me after winning my first race 

here in 1999." 

Dan Cammish - Halfords Yuasa Racing driver 

"Brands was another character-building weekend for me! The 

times are so tight now across the board and particularly on the 

Brands Indy circuit, it was difficult to make progress through the 

field. But I go to Donington hoping that I can replicate my first 

podium of the year as I did last year. 

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style and the car, so I'm hopeful for a good points haul to carry 

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Round 1: Brands Hatch 

Bumps, Bruises and Bags of Drama... 

Could we have seriously hoped for a 

more exciting and fitting start to 

the Kwikfit BTCC 2019? Personally, 

I very much doubt it. 

The weather, tyres and track conditions 

threw the teams battle plans completely out 

of the window right from the qualifying 

to the end of the third race on Sunday. 

The great thing for me was the complete 

unpredictability of the entire event. All of 

my pre-race predictions disappeared in a 

cloud of dust as the Race Gods intervened. 

Saturday proved to be a struggle for all of 

the teams with conditions meaning once 

a fast lap or two had been done, the tyres 

were incapable of any more. It did have a 

little leveling effect for all of the teams as 

they struggled to improve times. In the 

end, a fabulous lap by Ash Sutton proved 

enoiugh for pole. 

So on to Sunday, we woke to a fog bound 

Brands, casting doubts on the timings for 

the day but thankfully, the cars set off on 

their warm up lap just five minutes later 

than scheduled. The front of the field 

starting on wets on a damp track with 

many of the slower teams chancing slicks. 

Hold on, am I experiencing Deja Vu? This 

is what happened last year, isn’t it. And, lo 

and behold, history repeated itself as the 

wets dropped off in the drying conditions 

leaving those on dry tyres to cruise past. I 

do have to say at this point, the drive of the 

day, in my opinion, happened in this race 

as Matt Neal finished in eighth, the front 

runner on wets. Cracking bit of racecraft 

Mr Neal. 

The first race concluded with Josh Cook in 

the BTC Honda taking the chequred flag 

with Jake Hill and Tom Chilton completing 

the podium. 

Race two began with all teams on the dry 

tyres despite the conditions still playing 

mind games. You’ve just got to love the 

unplann 

that get 

testing, 

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ed and unpredictable obstacles 

in the way of our boys, Character 

I say. 

, on to the action. The boy to 

this race, for me, was yet again, 

ton. The Suburu is not the fastest 

e on the circuit at the moment, a 

that they have tried to conquer 

winter but despite the handicap, 

l finds a way to squeeze every ounce 

rmance out of it, There were some 

tles between Sutton, Jordan and 

on in the early stages with plenty 

drama unfolding behind the front 

. An emotional Andrew Jordan 

crossed the finishing line to take his first 

victory of 2019 with Ash Sutton second 

and Adam Morgan, just a hairs breadth 

behind him in third. 

The Reverse Grid draw put Matt Neal on 

pole for race three with Matt having to 

start on the soft option tyre which was not 

performing at the short Brands circuit. 

This race was packed with action from start 

to finish with most of the action being at 

the sharp end, However mid pack drama 

unfolded when Ash Sutton was spun off 

into the barrier by Jake Hill. The Battle 

up front between Matt Neal, Tom Chilton, 

Stephen Jelley and Rory Butcher was just 

class until Mat took a rear end smack firstly 

by Tom Chilton who gained an unfair 

advantage in the move, and then later by 

Stephen Jelley. The fight continued for 

third between Neal and Jelley right up to 

the third lap when the suspension finally 

gave way on the Honda due to the earlier 

battle damage. Despite this, sparks flying, 

Neal still managed to drag the stricken 

FK8 home in 8th. Although Chilton took 

the flag, the victory was handed to Rory 

Butcher due to the contact with Neal, 

giving Rory his first ever BTCC win. 

So time now to catch our breath before the 

next round at Donnington. See you there. 


Images: Jakob Ebrey Photography 

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If At First You Don’t Succeed... 

Just for this edition, I am returning to the ‘Have Faith’ spot to 

give our Andy a little break but he will be back for the Veteran 

mid-month. 

I wanted to reflect this month on something that I feel is close to 

every veterans heart, the will to go on. I think that it’s fair to say 

that all of us that have served in the Armed Forces, have at 

some point had to find that extra-something else to get us 

through difficult circumstances. We all have that pig-headed 

stubbornness to succeed which usually started coming out during 

our basic training. But it’s not just us old vets that possess 

this trait. Every human that is born has it, without exception. 

never to be beat. But believe it or not, there is very little difference 

in the two, just choices. We all have the same tools to 

succeed and to fail. 

For all that are struggling, about to undertake a struggle or 

hardship, I would like to share a passage with you which I believe 

can give each and everyone of us strength to succeed. 

Hebrews 12: 1-3 

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of 

witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin 

that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the 

race marked out for us, 

The reason why I am speaking about this come from our SAS 

competitors about to walk in to the Lion’s Den, Yes, they are all 

volunteers about to be thrust in front of the TV cameras which 

will have very positive impacts on their careers (we hope) but 

the driving factor is to actually help many suffering people. To 

do this, they will have to undergo an awful lot of hardship in 

which they will question themselves over and over again. But 

we do know that at the end, one or two will have pushed on 

through to conquer the course. Of course, no matter how hard 

this will seem, it will be little in comparison to those they are trying 

to help. Maybe people reading this article, are going 

through this very thing. I do hope not. 

2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. 

For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its 

shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so 

that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 

As for our competitors, yes their race has been run and what we 

will watch is merely a recording but when you watch, take 

strength in how they overcome their demons. After all, a good 

place to start having faith is to have faith in ourselves. 

I think we can all recall times where we have wanted to give up 

but have stuck with it so I suppose this reflection is just that. 

Don’t give up. 

Our strength, as humans, is exceptional. Our choices of how to 

use that strength is what defines us. Some of us give up 

sooner than others but most of the time it is just because we 

lose sight of our goal or forget what we are fighting for. 

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The Chronicles of Little Hope 

1939 - 1945 

Hilda Ffinch: 

The Bird With All The Answers 

Hilda Ffinch, Little Hope's very own Agony Aunt (page 

5 of the Little Hope Herald) was easily bored and terribly 

rich. She loved nothing better than taking on the 

problems of others and either sorting them out or 

claiming that she'd never heard of them if it all went 

tits up and they had to leave the district under cover 

of darkness having followed her sage advice. 

Letter Of The Month 

ment in time) and been shot at by the Home Guard for 

snipping your way through their acres of expertly coiled 

barbed wire in order to paddle in the brutal North Sea, 

might I suggest that you perhaps look inland for your Summer 

holiday this year, given that we are at war and the 

chances of you being surprised by a random periscope 

whilst taking a dip are greater than ever before? 

In my opinion, there is nothing quite so unbecomes a man 

as the moment when he decides it is acceptable to casually 

remove his boots and socks, roll both trouser legs up to his 

pale, cadaverous knees and set about causing old maids 

to blush, dogs to bark and seagulls to swoop in with beaks 

full of nesting materials. I wonder, do you perchance remove 

your shirt and don a knotted handkerchief (preferably 

clean) when engaging in your particularly uninviting 

Summer ritual? If you’re after impressing the fairer sex with 

such a display then you’re most certainly barking up the 

wrong tree, my good man, they’ll turn their affections to the 

aforementioned yapping dog first and you’ll not be able to 

shoo the thing off, no matter how big your bone. 

In short, Mr Sandy Balls, the seaside look is not an attractive 

look. You may well succeed in getting your paraphernalia 

up, as you put it, but you’ll be fiddling with it on your 

own – presupposing that you haven’t had it grabbed by the 

long arm of the law for endangering national security first. 

Our prisons are full of felons so desperate for the sight of a 

bare leg or an anaemic knee that yours may well set them 

off and spark a riot, why risk unsettling them? 

Dear Mrs Ffinch, 

Bit concerned about the annual holiday. Usually go to 

Cleethorpes but the beach is jam packed with crocodile 

teeth. No chance of getting anything up, deckchair’s out 

of the question, never mind the rest of my paraphernalia 

to impress the ladies. 

Aberystwyth any better? 

Yours faithfully 

Mr Sandy Balls 

Take to the open roads, dear man and breathe in the country 

air instead! Why not get yourself togged up in some sensible 

plus-fours and a golfing cap and try swinging with a 

party of friends? It’s so much more pleasurable than catching 

crabs at the beach. 

Yours, 

Hilda Ffinch, 

The Bird With All The Answers 

P.S. Avoid Aberystwyth at all costs, Wales is terribly cold at 

this time of year and periscope chaffing is rife in the Irish 

Sea at the moment. 

Dear Mr Balls, 

I do so hope that you mean ‘Dragon’s Teeth’ my dear man, 

otherwise one of us had best telephone the RSPCA and have 

the entire east coast of England evacuated. 

You can catch more of Mrs Fox and Friends at 

www.mrsfoxgoestowar.co.uk or on Twitter 

@mrslaviniafox 

Assuming that you haven’t already cracked open your holiday 

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Charity Challenge: RAF Personnel 

Take On Lofty London Landmark 

The four are scaling the stairs of the Gherkin to raise 

money for the RAF Benevolent Fund 

Story: Forces.Net 

Four RAF personnel are taking 

on a daring challenge this year 

- to climb the 38 floors, 180 

metres and more than 1,000 

steps of the Gherkin in 

London. 

It is arguably the most 

instantly-recognised tower in 

the city. 

The aim of those taking part is 

to scale the building 50 times, 

raising money for the RAF 

Benevolent Fund. 

The challenge, which started 

10 years ago, and has seen 

more than 6,000 people take 

part. 

Some have termed it "the 

stairway to hell." 

Senior Aircraftman Anna 

Duckett, RAF Northolt, said: 

"They've been supporting the 

RAF, service personnel, 

veterans, their families for 100 

years so it's a nice marker for 

us to say thank you." 

Regional organiser, from the 

RAF Benevolent Fund, 

Charlotte Barmby was full of 

praise for the participants: 

"It's a really tough challenge. 

"You've got no windows, 

you've got no air-conditioning, 

and you're constantly spiralling 

up the building, so good on 

them for giving it a go." 

"We have all sorts of people 

doing all sorts of different 

things to raise money for the 

RAF benevolent fund, but this 

is one of those events that 

really stood out. 

"It was completely unique, at a 

really famous London 

landmark to celebrate the 100 

years of the Royal Air Force - it 

was just the perfect 

combination to do something 

different and raise money for a 

good cause so I was really 

excited to work with them on 

it." 

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