Old photos

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Frinton Boy? I went to school there for a while.

 

There's posh. Stadium helmet Mk-whatever in grey with added white
plastic visor, black plastic flash removed and a sticker or two. Still
in the garage. And imitation ex-WD "combat jacket". Blanket-lined. Zero
proofing of any sort. Stood up quite well to the inevitable falling-off
on corner that tightened.

 

Had to keep clean, in a three-piece suit, so the Bleak Ponce was the
dog's^H^H^cat's whiskers, being fabric-backed PVC or similar and with
plenty of room. the legs even went over the tops of wellies, which i
found useful when I got a proper motorcycle.

Later, my Stadium Project 4 certainly saved my life. After three months
in hospital the first thing I bought was another one. My mother went
spare! She thought I'd have learnt my lesson and would give up
motorcycles...

I always rather admired the almost ankle-length trenchcoats worn by old
combo-riders, but never managed to acquire one.

 

I was with 30 Sigs myself. However, as I was born in '66 I
doubt your father and I crossed paths...!

Nick

 

Prolly not changed much. In fact I believe that Frinton has
never changed, it's a bylaw or something...!

Nick

 

Frinton Boy said...

If you go to the Royla Corp Museum on camp there are some huge photos
taken in the 50s and 60s of guys working on telephony systems up poles
etc, and laying land cabling in. Most of the ones taken in Malta and
Cyprus were taken by my dad as he was the unofficial regimental
photographer for about 10 years. My uncle Tony served with my dad in
Malta, and he appears in more than one of the large photos on display.

 

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It must have changed for the better - I'm no longer at school there. I
doubt if the school exists now - it didn't deserve to.