Tony/Bill over all there was 90 vets plus guide dogs nobody had lost the forces sense of humour,political correctness went out the window (as it should) and if they don't like bacon butties there is pork sausage and if they don't like that they are free to leave the country.
The breakfast café is on this weekend with ITV filming so we need the troops to be there, also this w/e there is an L118 light gun and a display of decommissioned ww2 memorabilia, we need hawks there as we are out numbered by the ra so come on down the food is free.
On the first Saturday of every month there is a veterans breakfast café at the ROCCOCO COFFEE LOUNGE chapel brow Leyland, between 1000hrs and 1300hrs with free tea/coffee and bacon/sausage butties, and a chance to chat with old and new veterans also there is a representative from the blind veterans ...
In 1798 King George the third approved the regiment being styled the 14th(or Duchess of Yorks Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons, in honour of Her Royal Highness the Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina,Princess Royal of Prussia. The Black Eagle is still considered the Royal colour of Prussia....
this morning I spoke to the chap who did the article, he printed the information he was give from FULWOOD BARRACKS I did put him right on a few things,and with luck we may get a mention in the follow up article next week. so its not always the LEP that are wrong.
Just to say well done to steve allen for abseiling down the big one with others raising funds for the A.B.F. Steve is now a Chelsea Pensioner and he was with us,in LIBYA in C squadron.