No.9
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[align=center]Just a reminder to those still to send a Christmas gift to friends and family on active service in Ops Telic and Herrick,
the last day for FREE posting is Friday 8 December.
For those who donât know anyone out there and would like to show they give a damn, hereâs how.[/align]
As we know 3 Cdo Bde relieved the Paras in Op Herrick. The Royal Marines Association have mounted a drive among their members, and friends of members, to send small Christmas parcels to the Bootnecks â and a damn fine thing too, good on them. However, there are Army Commandos out there, and they need remembering too.
All you do is grab a couple of shoe boxes, carefully cram in some Christmas cheer up to a weight limit of 2 kilos per box, (thatâs 4.4 lbs per box in old money), address them as below, take them to your Post Office by Friday 8 December, complete a short general CN 22 label (bog standard and free at Post Offices) and they are sent FREE.
Itâs Kosher, it wonât break the bank, itâs not rocket science, and it does make a difference.
Your friends to send to are:
WO2 (BSM) C. Hamlet
29 Cdo RA
Camp Bastion
Op Herrick
BFPO 792
and
24870276 Sgt. J. Tallon
Super Galley
59 Indep Cdo Sqn RE
Camp Bastion
Op Herrick
BFPO 792
Some pointers:
Parcel size is not limited to shoe boxes or the use of shoe boxes, but they fit the bill. If you donât have any, blag a few off the shoe shops. Max box sizes and other bits of info are at the BFPO site: http://www.bfpo.mod.uk/faqs.htm
And, if you can pack and send more than two then do so, you are not limited!
When deciding what to put in, however they will be handled consider they will be handled like this:
They will be sweated on the tarmac â so no chocolate â hard sweets OK.
They will be flown unpressurised â so NO AEROSOLS â solid deodorant OK.
They will get a good kicking â so NO GLASS
They will get frozen â so nothing that will freeze and split its container.
They will be scanned several times â so nothing 'iffy' or the whole box will be destroyed.
General food parcels canât be sent, but you can send Christmas cake or âminisâ which is/are individually sealed â please do not put soap and cake in the same parcel (trust me). Also easy and popular are (sweets and solid deodorant mentioned); biscuits, sachets of coffee, drinking chocolate, Cappuccino, sweetener, sugar, creamer (as found in canteens, Burger Bars etc), tea bags (a few plastic spoons). Personal hygiene: lozenges, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, moisturiser (skin and lip), disposable razors, nail clipper, wet-wipes, tights (gets âkin cold!). Entertainment: playing cards, puzzle books, joke books, reading material (not colouring-in books, Cdos arenât allowed crayons), and, a seasonal greeting from YOU and, of course, the Military History Forum of ARRSE â http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewforum/f=44/
Ladies, what about a photo?
To re-cap, spare a thought when youâre in the Supermarket, Pound Shop etc. Just think;
can it stand sweating, freezing, hammering and will it break, pop or go off?
On packing, as you are probably more likely to run out of space rather than exceed 2 kg (per box), where possible discard packaging and pack items loose â e.g. tea bags.
The above is just a guide and no doubt many others will suggest other (practical and feasible) items.
And, why not get your friends and family to join in â even the people at work â this is not about money, itâs about making the effort.
Please, donât just think itâs a good idea, please do it, and may your chewing-gum never lose its flavour on the bedpost over night.
No.9
the last day for FREE posting is Friday 8 December.

For those who donât know anyone out there and would like to show they give a damn, hereâs how.[/align]
As we know 3 Cdo Bde relieved the Paras in Op Herrick. The Royal Marines Association have mounted a drive among their members, and friends of members, to send small Christmas parcels to the Bootnecks â and a damn fine thing too, good on them. However, there are Army Commandos out there, and they need remembering too.

All you do is grab a couple of shoe boxes, carefully cram in some Christmas cheer up to a weight limit of 2 kilos per box, (thatâs 4.4 lbs per box in old money), address them as below, take them to your Post Office by Friday 8 December, complete a short general CN 22 label (bog standard and free at Post Offices) and they are sent FREE.
Itâs Kosher, it wonât break the bank, itâs not rocket science, and it does make a difference.
Your friends to send to are:
WO2 (BSM) C. Hamlet
29 Cdo RA
Camp Bastion
Op Herrick
BFPO 792
and
24870276 Sgt. J. Tallon
Super Galley
59 Indep Cdo Sqn RE
Camp Bastion
Op Herrick
BFPO 792
Some pointers:
Parcel size is not limited to shoe boxes or the use of shoe boxes, but they fit the bill. If you donât have any, blag a few off the shoe shops. Max box sizes and other bits of info are at the BFPO site: http://www.bfpo.mod.uk/faqs.htm
And, if you can pack and send more than two then do so, you are not limited!
When deciding what to put in, however they will be handled consider they will be handled like this:
They will be sweated on the tarmac â so no chocolate â hard sweets OK.
They will be flown unpressurised â so NO AEROSOLS â solid deodorant OK.
They will get a good kicking â so NO GLASS
They will get frozen â so nothing that will freeze and split its container.
They will be scanned several times â so nothing 'iffy' or the whole box will be destroyed.
General food parcels canât be sent, but you can send Christmas cake or âminisâ which is/are individually sealed â please do not put soap and cake in the same parcel (trust me). Also easy and popular are (sweets and solid deodorant mentioned); biscuits, sachets of coffee, drinking chocolate, Cappuccino, sweetener, sugar, creamer (as found in canteens, Burger Bars etc), tea bags (a few plastic spoons). Personal hygiene: lozenges, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, moisturiser (skin and lip), disposable razors, nail clipper, wet-wipes, tights (gets âkin cold!). Entertainment: playing cards, puzzle books, joke books, reading material (not colouring-in books, Cdos arenât allowed crayons), and, a seasonal greeting from YOU and, of course, the Military History Forum of ARRSE â http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewforum/f=44/
Ladies, what about a photo?

To re-cap, spare a thought when youâre in the Supermarket, Pound Shop etc. Just think;
can it stand sweating, freezing, hammering and will it break, pop or go off?
On packing, as you are probably more likely to run out of space rather than exceed 2 kg (per box), where possible discard packaging and pack items loose â e.g. tea bags.
The above is just a guide and no doubt many others will suggest other (practical and feasible) items.
And, why not get your friends and family to join in â even the people at work â this is not about money, itâs about making the effort.
Please, donât just think itâs a good idea, please do it, and may your chewing-gum never lose its flavour on the bedpost over night.

No.9