Welcome to Junes WRFCA newsletter that brings you a flavour of some of the media coverage achieved a

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June 2009 www.wessexrfca.co.uk
Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets in the news
266 Squadron Beat retreat to celebrate the
Queens Birthday. BBC Radio Bristol interview,
page 2 Thisisbristol.co.uk, page 3 20 Cadet
Training Unit Cadets undertake triple challenge
to raise money for Help for Heroes. Thisiswestcou
ntry.co.uk, page 4 West Briton, page 5 Truro
Packet, page 6 BBC Radio Somerset, interview
with Martin Griffiths, page 7.
Welcome to Junes WRFCA newsletter that brings
you a flavour of some of the media coverage
achieved across the three services and cadets in
the regions. Earlier in the month 266 Squadron
on Whiteladies Road marked the Queens Birthday
with a full Beat Retreat. An interview with
Captain Darren Wolfendale aired on BBC Radio
Bristols Weekend West programme and we saw
coverage on the Bristol Evening Posts website.
20 Cadets Triple Challenge was a great success
and achieved coverage in print, online and on BBC
Radio Somerset.
Please do get in touch with myself or Trimedia
if you have any events, anniversaries or
interesting stories to tell that might benefit
from our public relations campaign in the region.
Mike Burnett PR Marketing Officer 01823
250107 pro_at_wessex-rfca.mod.uk
Mike Burnett Value of Reserves and Cadets in
community
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Publication BBC Radio Bristol Circulation
194,000 Date 13 June 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

Telephone interview on the BBC Radio Bristol
Weekend West show with Captain Darren
Wolfendale, Director of Music for the Band of the
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers. 65540am to 65920am All welcome
at the TA Centre, Whiteladies Road Have you ever
all played together? Only for Queens Birthday
Parade Are there enough young musicians coming
through? It is getting more difficult as schools
are no longer funding lessons. The Beat Retreat
starts at 7pm this evening.
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Publication thisisbristol.co.uk Circulation
219,776 Date 15 June 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

Military band salute to Queen on birthday Monday,
June 15, 2009, 0700 A centuries old Army
ceremony marked the Queen's official birthday in
Bristol. Beating Retreat at the Artillery Ground
in Whiteladies Road featured the Band of the
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, which
performs at a number of prestigious military and
civilian functions around the world. The salute
was taken by the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, Mary
Prior MBE, who is also president of the Bristol
branch of the Army Benevolent Fund. The charity,
which helps soldiers, ex-soldiers and their
families, organised the ceremony, which has its
origins in the 16th century.
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Publication thisiswestcountry.co.uk Circulation
n/a Date 30 May 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

Truro soldier takes on triple challenge 1010am
Saturday 30th May 2009 A Truro soldier is taking
on three challenges to raise money for forces
charity Help for Heroes. Brian Saxton, together
with six other team mates from 20 Cadet Training
Unit and 43 Wessex Brigade will attempt The
Triple Challenge starting on 3 June. They will
take on three consecutive endurance events the
Exe Descent a 19 mile white water race from
Tiverton to Exeter. The Three Peaks climbing
Great Britains three highest mountains in less
than 24 hours. And a John OGroats to Lands End
cycle challenge where they intend to cover over
900 miles in no more than four days. Captain
Martyn Griffiths, Officer Commanding of the 20
Cadet Training Team, explained The Triple
Challenge has been organised to help support
these two worthy charities at the same time as
testing our strength and endurance. It is
vitally important that charities such as Help for
Heroes and the Army Benevolent Fund receive our
full support they do such magnificent work for
those who been injured whilst fighting for our
country. The team, which trains and supports
the cadet forces across the South West, will be
backed up by cadets and reservists from across
Somerset. The cadets will also help to raise
money for the charities by holding their own
events, including bag packing and car washes.
The team hope to raise over 5000 for both
charities and are almost half-way to their
target. Further donations can be made on
www.justgiving.com/TripleChallenge2009
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Publication West Briton Circulation
17,501 Date 4 June 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

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Publication Truro Packet Circulation
13,087 Date 3 June 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

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Publication BBC Radio Somerset Circulation
n/a Date 3 June 2009 Client Wessex RFCA

Soldiers from Taunton take on challenge to raise
money for charity Programme News Programme
Start 03/06/2009 080000 Presenter Trudy Item
Start 080325 Duration 049 INTERVIEW MARTIN
GRIFFITHS, CAPTAIN, 20 CADET TRAINING TEAM - no
one realised how many guys we would suffer
losing.