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Wow what a weekend, I've just surfaced now Toby and i and tex (Ardent)got grippo'd by the Para's that's after we finished playing with the welsh Guards the para's put up a strong effort but the senior service won, more seriously very memorable occasion i had some very touching text messages from billy B and Neil H it was a tough day for many reasons but those who were present and all of those that were not will always in my thoughts making the weekend complete Toby and I had a lovely chat with the skipper on the rattler going home
Yours aye
Simon
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Lots of new pics in the photo album now... including some from Sunday
Mum and I were there in the crowd on Horse Guards, we were incredibly proud of you all!!!!
Adam
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Good to read a lot of you were at Horse Guards on Sunday, I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you but you were in my thoughts.
What an honour it was to be sat in horse guards parade yesterday, you all did your shipmates proud! Mick I took a picture will e-mail it to you (Ginge is at work)
Mick - I've got a pic of the banner. Will go up on the site shortly.
Paul - haven't checked to see if it recorded okay, but I set my PVR to record the BBC coverage. Should be getting a DVD recorder any day now so can knock off copies as needed.
Everybody - John Davey has kindly had his film of Coventry's Far East tour put onto a DVD which I now have. Well worth watching!
Can anybody who wants a copy (on DVD) please email me at covpics@jetman.dircon.co.uk and we'll build up a list of who wants a copy before commencing sending them out. There's a small fee for doing the DVDs and posting them out but the profits from the polo shirts may cover this - depends how many copies we need to do!
Anybody with any pics from the reunion or Horse Guards event, please also email me at covpics@jetman.dircon.co.uk
I have some taken myself but the stand that the Coventry families were put in was about as far away from where the guys on parade were as they could possibly put it...!
Shipmates it sounds like you did us all proud on sunday, congrats, wish I could have been with you,any photos,dvds etc I will pay for copy's.Thanks the other yorky.
Busta,
No problem mate - I will get onto the BBC and try to get a copy from them.
Take care mate - hopefully meet up with you next year.
Paul
Guys,
what a memorable day on Horseguards and the Mall - an honour and privelige to march with you once again - something i'll cherish forever.I thought we did pretty well after 25 years - we all managed to turn the right way - something the audience appreciated.Was anybody's family in Block F and took a picture of the Cov banner that the family made?(the missus says a lot did)For those who didn't spot it - it read 'HMS COVENTRY D118 - 19 BRAVE MEN PARADING IN HEAVEN'
It would be nice to see a pic if you did.
Regards and best wishes to you all,keep safe,
Mick(Jack)Daniels & family
Paul,
Sorry mate its been saved on the hard drive on my sky box.I dont have the facility to copy.
If you contact the BBC they might be able to supply a DVD,Im going to email them.
Regards
Busta
Busta, any chance of borrowing your recording of Horse Guards - forgot to record it ourselves. Will pay all costs etc.
Paul
I shed "tears of pride" as I watched the recording on TV today.
I have never felt so proud as I marched onto Horse Guards and up The Mall with fellow "Brothers in Arms"an experience I will never forget.I will remember for the rest of my life.
Marching! yes organised chaos!!! But did anybody notice HRH Prince Andrew "tick-tocking" At least we had an excuse.And a couple of beers inside us.
Good luck in life boys and more importantly stay healthy.
Busta
Attended the FI parade yesterday at Horse Guards, it was really good to march and be part of it, especially to be representing Coventry. I have to say though guys, we were a complete shambles on the dressing front and long may it be so, even Eli could not sort us out. Great day and will remember it forever. And a special thanks to Lee Thorne and his 'dad in law' who found my wife for me after getting split up (nearly got my life back). I guess that is it for now guys, see you next May perhaps. Chris Howe.
The parade today was awesome !!!
It was great to see everyone at the reunion,divs,john,steve potts mac and everyone who signed my book it has realy helped me.thanks.all the best for sunday I will always remember D118.
God bless you all be proud hold your head high even when life gets hard because you´ve proved yourself as harder than life it´s self
In your roll of honour, you have my brother Paul T Mills down as a stoker, he was a Mechanician. I doubt he would have minded you calling him a stoker, but for gods sake don't call him a Tiff
good luck and god bless all who are attending the parade tomorrow, hero's one and all
ALL THE VERY BEST.
The bar at the Trafalgar Hotel could also be a good place to meet - if you stand on Horseguards facing the park, turn right and walk to the top of the road (The Mall) to the ivy-clad "bunker". Cross The Mall (so that you are at the bottom of the steps leading to the Duke of York colum. Turn right, and walk along The Mall. Just before Admiralty Arch is the Marines Memorial, with some steps next to it. Go up the steps, walk through the gates at the top and walk straight ahead to the end of the street. The entrance to the hotel is on the corner on the left. I'll check if it's possible to go to the roof garden. http://www.thetrafalgar.com/