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Colerne
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Lovely little Place in Wiltshire, close to Bath, which is host to the Legendary Caddy's Night Club, Thursday, Fri and Sat nights are sponsored by the NAAFI. Here You can Belt out the classics, like "Come on Eileen", and mingle with the Locals, If you look hard enough around the club, somebody WILL be actually coming on Eileen.
21st Signal Regiment is not a bad Regiment/Camp, a little old, but that adds to the character of the place!! They are in the process of "Sprucing" up the singlies Blocks, twas looking nice, before I left, amazing what you can do to a shoe box with some MDF.
Exercises are very few and far between, so check out the Golf driving range on your relaxed days off. The Golf Driving Range is situated at the top end of camp, you can't miss it, Big great Golf ball marks the spot. Think you may have to be a SNCO, to get access, as you need a pass to get in?? They have all the latest Golfing practice equiptment too, one of those dishes, you try to pitch your ball into!! I don't like "Whackems" so I never went, but it looked good!!
If you don't fancy a walk into Bath, you could get a Taxi, or get a mate to drop you off, otherwise, take a right Out of camp, and proceed into the village, here you will find the Fox? Not sure if that's the full Name, always bladdered when I was dragged there!! Anyway, it's a cosy little number, with a pool table, and a vintage Juke box, complete with Vintage records, which I thought was a novel idea!! For a quid you can listen to "Come on Eileen"... again look towards the vicinity of the pool table, and Eileen, should be getting dribbled on!! A word of warning, you can't swear once trapped inside the Pub, so dull conversation is a must. If you are lucky enough to be the owner of a "Jimmy" emblazoned silver tanker, leave it behind the Bar, and the next time you order a beer, announce in an voice that will be Audible to the "Regulars" standing at the Bar....
"Pint of Badgers arse, in my tanker please!"
The look of admiration from your mates is Priceless, and the taste is exquisite!!
All in all, Much fun is to be had, if your lucky enough to come to this neck of the woods!!
