Trip to combined military services museum Maldon
Combined military services museum maldon is a amazing place to visit for great history and education. Lots to see and read about. Well displayed and worth the visit. If you in maldon go and visit combined military services museum follow the brown signs and its down the same road as lidi. Station Road Maldon
Combined Military Services Museum, Maldon
video taken during a visit to the excellent CMSM in Maldon, Essex. more at essexdaysout.com
Combined Military Services Museum - stills
The Combined Military Services Museum is in Maldon. The Donington Gun collection is there, plus many other items dating through various periods of history.
These stills are only a brief glimpse of what is on offer to see. There are many older items I have not photograpghed for this video. Here I mainly include my favourite items.
Please see the web site below for more details.
Music is from The Deatly Hallows.
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Combined Military Services Museum Maldon Essex
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Combined Military Services Museum
The museum is a private collection sarted by one man, the gun display was given to them last year from the MoD and dates back to the 1800's. Another display is about a spy called Peter Mason who worked with Ian Flemming and is considered to be the real James Bond.
Combined Military Services Museum Benfleet Essex
Combined Military Services Museum is something that is great for locals and tourists alike in Benfleet Essex. Choosing your new home can be a struggle. You need to find the right house in the right location. There are so many factors to consider from the house itself to the location. Look no further than
CRHnews - 4/5 Combined Military Services Museum - opening ceremony
John Whittingdale, Maldon MP, addresses the opening ceremony on March 30th 2010 when Kevan Jones, the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans officially opened the Biglands & Donnington Collections.
The day saw the official opening, by Kevan Jones MP, of the new extension built to house the above Collections.
Approximately 70 people attended the opening, with many members of the press in attendance.
The Donnington Collection is one of the finest firearm collections in the country, assembled by MOD Donnington in the second half of the 20th century.
MOD Donnington in Shropshire is the main weapons storage and distribution centre for the British armed forces. All used firearms are returned to the centre where they are assessed and either refurbished, sold or scrapped.
Huge numbers of weapons have been processed at Donnington, including captured foreign weapons, experimental trials weapons and those kept by regiments as souvenirs of famous actions.
The staff at Donnington, realising the rarity and importance of many of these weapons retained them and created a museum within the centre.
The general public has never had access to the museum, however in 2010, under direction from the Minister, Kevan Jones, the Collection was gifted to the Combined Military Services Museum for public display.
The Donnington Collection is one of the largest firearms collections on public display in Europe.
It is a unique collection of weapons used and captured by the British Army during the late 19th and 20th Century, which builds a picture of the operations and experiences of the army that is available nowhere else.
The Biglands English Civil War Collection is a wonderful collection of English Civil War arms and armour that was saved by the Museum, preventing it from being broken up and sold off.
Amongst the artefacts is an extremely rare example of a Cavaliers felt hat, thought to be one of the only surviving examples.
The aim of the Combined Military Services Museum is to display artefacts from Britain's proud military history, for the education and enjoyment of both present and future generations.
The museum is fully air conditioned and the collections are kept in high quality display cases, providing a comfortable experience for visitors and a stable environment for the preservation of the artefacts..
The museum houses only genuine period items and takes great care to ensure the accuracy and detail of all its displays.
There are many items of national importance on display, that cannot be seen in any other museum.
Combined Military Services Museum Benfleet Essex
Combined Military Services Museum is something that is great for locals and tourists alike in Benfleet Essex. Choosing your new home can be a struggle. You need to find the right house in the right location. There are so many factors to consider from the house itself to the location. Look no further than
CRHnews - 5/5 Combined Military Services Museum - opening ceremony
Kevan Jones, the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans officially opened and cut the ceremonial ribbon at the Biglands & Donnington Collections on March 30, 2010
The day saw the official opening, by Kevan Jones MP, of the new extension built to house the above Collections.
Approximately 70 people attended the opening, with many members of the press in attendance.
The Donnington Collection is one of the finest firearm collections in the country, assembled by MOD Donnington in the second half of the 20th century.
MOD Donnington in Shropshire is the main weapons storage and distribution centre for the British armed forces. All used firearms are returned to the centre where they are assessed and either refurbished, sold or scrapped.
Huge numbers of weapons have been processed at Donnington, including captured foreign weapons, experimental trials weapons and those kept by regiments as souvenirs of famous actions.
The staff at Donnington, realising the rarity and importance of many of these weapons retained them and created a museum within the centre.
The general public has never had access to the museum, however in 2010, under direction from the Minister, Kevan Jones, the Collection was gifted to the Combined Military Services Museum for public display.
The Donnington Collection is one of the largest firearms collections on public display in Europe.
It is a unique collection of weapons used and captured by the British Army during the late 19th and 20th Century, which builds a picture of the operations and experiences of the army that is available nowhere else.
The Biglands English Civil War Collection is a wonderful collection of English Civil War arms and armour that was saved by the Museum, preventing it from being broken up and sold off.
Amongst the artefacts is an extremely rare example of a Cavaliers felt hat, thought to be one of the only surviving examples.
The aim of the Combined Military Services Museum is to display artefacts from Britain's proud military history, for the education and enjoyment of both present and future generations.
The museum is fully air conditioned and the collections are kept in high quality display cases, providing a comfortable experience for visitors and a stable environment for the preservation of the artefacts..
The museum houses only genuine period items and takes great care to ensure the accuracy and detail of all its displays.
There are many items of national importance on display, that cannot be seen in any other museum.
CRHnews - 3/5 Combined Military Services Museum opening ceremony
Kevan Jones the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans gives his address when he opened the Biglands & Donnington Collections on March 30, 2010.
The day saw the official opening, by Kevan Jones MP, of the new extension built to house the above Collections.
Approximately 70 people attended the opening, with many members of the press in attendance.
The Donnington Collection is one of the finest firearm collections in the country, assembled by MOD Donnington in the second half of the 20th century.
MOD Donnington in Shropshire is the main weapons storage and distribution centre for the British armed forces. All used firearms are returned to the centre where they are assessed and either refurbished, sold or scrapped.
Huge numbers of weapons have been processed at Donnington, including captured foreign weapons, experimental trials weapons and those kept by regiments as souvenirs of famous actions.
The staff at Donnington, realising the rarity and importance of many of these weapons retained them and created a museum within the centre.
The general public has never had access to the museum, however in 2010, under direction from the Minister, Kevan Jones, the Collection was gifted to the Combined Military Services Museum for public display.
The Donnington Collection is one of the largest firearms collections on public display in Europe.
It is a unique collection of weapons used and captured by the British Army during the late 19th and 20th Century, which builds a picture of the operations and experiences of the army that is available nowhere else.
The Biglands English Civil War Collection is a wonderful collection of English Civil War arms and armour that was saved by the Museum, preventing it from being broken up and sold off.
Amongst the artefacts is an extremely rare example of a Cavaliers felt hat, thought to be one of the only surviving examples.
The aim of the Combined Military Services Museum is to display artefacts from Britain's proud military history, for the education and enjoyment of both present and future generations.
The museum is fully air conditioned and the collections are kept in high quality display cases, providing a comfortable experience for visitors and a stable environment for the preservation of the artefacts..
The museum houses only genuine period items and takes great care to ensure the accuracy and detail of all its displays.
There are many items of national importance on display, that cannot be seen in any other museum.
CRHnews - D-Day 'Gingerbread' parachutist Combined Military Services Museum
A WWII 'gingerbread man' of the type dropped during D-Day to fool the Nazis into believing parachutists were landing is one of a latest exhibits at the Combined Military Services Museum (CMSM)
The 'Gingerbread' paras who were dropped from Allied planes during the filming of the blockbuster movie 'The Longest Day' were not the genuine article, but rubber figures!
Museum spokesman Clive McPherson tells Great War Stories of its latest exhibits including helmets in exceptionally good condition and colourful Victorian-era uniforms.
He enthused: We have a bearskin Grenadier cap from the time of the American War of Independence, a rare and outstanding item attributable to the 5th Foot
(Northumberland Fusiliers).
The museum has recently acquired a remarkably well preserved uniform of an officer of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment dating back to the Crimean War (1854).
It was worn by Captain Moreton Robert Eden who fought at the Siege of Sevastapool , and comprises his red jacket with Pompadour Purple facings, his Shako, trousers and sword belt with Regimental Plate.
Research into Moreton Eden has revealed that he was the great uncle of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden.
This exquisite exhibit reflects local history as well as military history. It needs to be seen to appreciate its quality of preservation,
CMSM houses only genuine period items and takes great care to ensure the accuracy and detail of all its displays containing numerous exhibits of national importance on display that cannot be seen in any other museum
The displays show the everyday combat equipment and weaponry used by the British armed forces.
The Army collection ranges from its earliest origins in the Civil War through to today's high-tech, modern army.
From Victorian times to the Second Gulf War, the soldiers are shown in full combat gear, something rarely seen anywhere else.
The RAF collection traces its beginnings in WWI, when it was known as the Royal Flying Corps, going up to the First Gulf War.
The displays show pilots and crewmen in full flight gear, from WWI and WWII, as well as the Falklands and First Gulf War.
The Royal Navy collection ranges from early shipwreck artefacts including a 15th century cannon, to uniforms and equipment used in the First Gulf War.
The collection includes an impressive array of munitions from cannon balls to 15 battleship shells.
Rare Second World War Royal Marines combat kit can be viewed, as well as the famous 'Cockleshell Heroes' canoe, and original equipment from Operation Frankton.
You can also see submariners' uniforms, from WWI and WWII, including submarine escape suits and survival kit.
It is also home to the original Embassy Siege assault kit used by Rusty Firmin on the daring raid in 1980 by the SAS who stormed the Iranian Embassy and freed 19 hostages.
The museum holds the Mason Collection, which is one of the world's foremost collections of covert operations weapons, clothing and equipment on public view.
Many of the items in this collection are the only examples on display worldwide, and all are real pieces of espionage equipment, some of which were used on operations by Peter and Prue Mason.
Discover their amazing story and the link to the Ian Fleming character, James Bond.
Captain Peter Mason was an agent with a 'licence to kill', who knew Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels.
The museum's English Civil War collection is one of the finest in the country, with armour, swords, polearms, muskets and clothing from the period on display.
In the main entrance is our 'Wall of Steel' -- oak panelled walls, covered with weapons from medieval times to the Napoleonic Wars.
The Home Front collection focuses on life and service at home during the Second World War, including the role of women at war.
On show are Land Army, Women's ATS, ARP wardens, Home Guard and nursing uniforms - as well as examples of first aid and surgical equipment.
All types of gas masks can bee seen, in addition to ration and identity cards, air raid precautions and sirens, as well as the bombs and shrapnel that fell from the skies.
See the fragments of downed Zeppelins eagerly collected by huge crowds of souvenir hunters, and read the amazing stories of the local zeppelin raids.
The collection continues into the Cold War era, with nuclear warfare provisions and bunker uniforms from the 1950s,
The museum is proud to display items collected by the Essex Yeomanry that is now part of the TA.
The collection includes examples of uniforms and the regiment's books, ranging from orderly, mess and cash books, to a huge enrolment scroll and a unique WWI scrap book.
# Video music: Consort for Brass, Dark Star, Five Armies and News of Sorrow are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Composer - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
CRHnews - 1/5 Combined Military Services Museum - opening ceremony
Richard Wooldridge addresses grand opening on March 30, 2010, when Kevan Jones, the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans officially opened the Biglands & Donnington Collections.
At the age of seven, Richard Wooldridge started his collection when out on a road trip with his parents.
He spotted a 1937 pattern backpack by the roadside and begged his parents to let him take it home.
His father, having served with the Royal Engineers, then gave him the souvenirs he had collected.
Seeing how interested and enthusiastic Richard was, all the other 'serving' relatives gave him their souvenirs, and from this small start a magnificent collection was born.
Over the years his collection grew and he added to it by taking up metal detecting. His military finds, mostly unearthed in Essex, can be found on display.
Today the museum houses thousands of artifacts dating from the middle ages to the present day, including a number of items of national importance.
A typical example is the only surviving Mk 2 'Cockle Canoe' and other equipment used in the 'Cockleshell Heroes' raid.
It also houses armour and ancient weaponry, a stunning display of uniforms, medals, badges and an extensive armoury from cannonballs to missiles.
Also to be seen is probably the best spy collection on public display. This part of the collection comprises of clandestine equipment and weapons used by two British Secret Agents, Peter and Prue Mason, during WW2 and the Cold War.
It forms a fascinating display of 'James Bond' gadgetry. Complementing the vast compilation of exhibits are personal documents which trace the social history of warfare.
The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 am to 5.00pm (last admission 4.00pm) Bank Holiday Mondays and everyday throughout the school holidays.
It runs personalised visits and presentations for societies and clubs, holds talks on aspects of military history and even caters for fun filled birthday parties!
The combined Military Services Museum has been dedicated to the memory of Frank Wooldridge 1924 - 1984.
The day saw the official opening, by Kevan Jones MP, of the new extension built to house the above Collections.
Approximately 70 people attended the opening, with many members of the press in attendance.
The Donnington Collection is one of the finest firearm collections in the country, assembled by MOD Donnington in the second half of the 20th century.
MOD Donnington in Shropshire is the main weapons storage and distribution centre for the British armed forces.
All used firearms are returned to the centre where they are assessed and either refurbished, sold or scrapped.
Huge numbers of weapons have been processed at Donnington, including captured foreign weapons, experimental trials weapons and those kept by regiments as souvenirs of famous actions.
The staff at Donnington, realising the rarity and importance of many of these weapons retained them and created a museum within the centre.
The general public has never had access to the museum, however in 2010, under direction from the Minister, Kevan Jones, the Collection was gifted to the Combined Military Services Museum for public display.
The Donnington Collection is one of the largest firearms collections on public display in Europe.
It is a unique collection of weapons used and captured by the British Army during the late 19th and 20th Century, which builds a picture of the operations and experiences of the army that is available nowhere else.
The Biglands English Civil War Collection is a wonderful collection of English Civil War arms and armour that was saved by the Museum, preventing it from being broken up and sold off.
Amongst the artefacts is an extremely rare example of a Cavaliers felt hat, thought to be one of the only surviving examples.
The aim of the Combined Military Services Museum is to display artefacts from Britain's proud military history, for the education and enjoyment of both present and future generations.
The museum is fully air conditioned and the collections are kept in high quality display cases, providing a comfortable experience for visitors and a stable environment for the preservation of the artefacts..
The museum houses only genuine period items and takes great care to ensure the accuracy and detail of all its displays.
There are many items of national importance on display, that cannot be seen in any other museum.
Maldon
A day out in Essex to see the Thames Barges moored on the River Blackwater at Maldon.
Maldon military show
Maldon military show, England.
arthur cook- barry at war sept 4th 2016
arthur sings the classic laurel and hardy song trail of the lonesome pine, at the barry at war event at the museum in sept 2016. at barry island.
CRHnews - GO! GO! GO! Rusty Firmin SAS hero of Iranian Seige
Ex-SAS Sergeant Rusty Firmin, who shot dead a grenade-carrying terrorist during the Iranian Embassy siege, gives a summary of his career as has donates the kit he wore to the Combined Military Services Museum, Maldon.
Mr Firmin, author of GO!GO!GO!, an inside story of the 1980 siege involving 55 men from the SAS Regiment, said he was honoured to have his 'hoard' on display for the first time.
He has also donated other military kit worn during his time with the mob.
I hoarded a lot of items because they are part of the proud history of the SAS, hoping one day they would be on display to the public. This is a marvellous place for them to be go on show, he said.
Mr Firmin was guest of honour at a ceremony to mark the new acquisitions, which was attended by Maldon MP John Whittingdale and Witham MP Priti Patel, as well as dignitaries from Maldon's councils.
The ceremony was also attended by senior officers from Colchester Barracks, who are fully supportive.
Combined Military Services Museum founder Richard Woodbridge, announced that a proposed two-storey block will house its new special services collection.
Already items once used by SAS, SBS and SOE operatives, including knives, revolvers and suitcase radios fill many large glass cabinets, having previously been kept in private collections and hidden from public view.
The extension to house top secret equipment will boost visitor numbers at the museum already reckoned to have the largest collection of weapons in Europe
Mr Woodbridge, of South Woodham Ferrers, said: We have appointed architects with the intention of creating the largest collection of special services weapons and memorabilia in the country.
It's a very exciting project and we are confident of raising the necessary funds and acquiring much more equipment.
He said the new extension will be built, subject to planning approval, in the current car park at the front of the museum, and a new car park will be constructed nearby.
# Combined Military Services Museum
Station Road Maldon Essex CM9 4LQ
Telephone 01621 841826
Open Wednesday to Sunday, Bank Holiday Mondays and every day during school holidays 10.30am to 5pm Last admission 4pm
GO!GO!GO!
This is a brilliant insight into the siege and the SAS, 8 Jun 2010 , writes David James
I bought this book as I really like this genre. The book did not dissapoint at all. I was a little perturbed when I found out the book was only 250pages but it really does make for fast action packed reading.
The author sets the scene really well early on but doesn't delve too deeply. Instead we get an overview of who the terrorists are and where they have come from.
Then we get a good description of the embassy and the people inside.
As you read on you real get a good feel for what the SAS men and the hostages must have been feeling, how terrifying and surreal the whole ordeal must have been.
This appears to be a realistic account of what happened and does not say that nothing went wrong and the SAS are immortal beings. Instead we are shown how they are all human and whilst trained for these types of missions so few actually happen (which is a good thing) that it can be difficult to train thoroughly for any and every eventuality.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and thought the pictures and maps were also excellent really adding a good insight and not just there to pad out the book.
All in all a very good read and I would recommend to anyone who likes this genre.
# Video music is Thaxted and The Endless are Royalty Free works by the talented Kevin MacLeod at:
RAF Coningsby Group AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR DAVID EVANS CARROLL AIRCRAFT TRUST HM Ministry of Defence
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The Carroll Foundation Trust and parallel Gerald 6th Duke of Sutherland Trust multi-billion dollar corporate identity theft offshore tax fraud case which is encircling the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Harry Woolf of Barnes has disclosed that two High Court Judges respectively the recently retired Sir David Eady and the Lady Justice Sharp are understood to be both seriously implicated in this case of international importance.
Sources have confirmed that the explosive FBI Scotland Yard “cross-border” criminal “standard of proof” prosecution files contain a compelling evidential paper trail which surrounds the Sir David Eady and the Lady Justice Sharp “close links” with the “targeted” Withersworldwide and Goodman Derrick law firms trans-national crime syndicate who are known to have executed this massive bank fraud heist operation spanning the globe.
Scotland Yard leaked sources have disclosed that the former HM Treasury Permanent Secretaries Sir Peter Middleton and Lord Terence Burns are confronting major ongoing allegations of money laundering offshore tax fraud and bribery on an industrial scale. Sources have confirmed that the offences were committed during their tenure as the most senior civil servants at HM Treasury.
This source also said that Sir Peter Middleton later became Chairman of Barclays Bank whilst Lord Terence Burns assumed the role as Chairman of the Ofcom news media broadcasting regulatory authority which enabled them to effectively impulse the extended money laundering operation “targeted” at the Carroll Global Corporation Trust worldwide interests. Well seasoned political observers in Westminster are known to have remarked that the current Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Ian Burnett of Maldon Essex will be a “pivotal force” behind the much needed conclusion to this sorry affair.
The Carroll Foundation Trust files are held within a complete lockdown at the FBI Washington DC field office and the Metropolitan Police Scotland Yard London under the supervision of the Commissioner Cressida Dick QPM who is known to have an intimate knowledge of this major public interest case.
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The Carroll Anglo-American Corporation Trust and parallel Gerald 6th Duke of Sutherland Trust multi-billion dollar corporate identity theft liquidation bank fraud bribery case has revealed that the Los Angeles Police Chief Michel R. Moore with his close advisers at the Department of Justice are understood to be closely monitoring this case of international importance which will hit home the message that organized crime is regarded as a clear and present danger to the economic national security interests of the United States of America.
Sources have disclosed that the explosive FBI Scotland Yard criminal standard of proof prosecution files have revealed that the Carroll Foundation Trust is connected to the billionaire industrialist Howard R. Hughes estate which follows on from further disclosures in the international media that the reclusive Howard Hughes occupied a Bel Air mansion in Los Angeles at 1001 Bel Air Road close to Gerald Carroll's Californian Bel Air estate and Maryland interests. Los Angeles sources have also confirmed that these further revelations are fueling speculation that the Howard Hughes Museum Trust estate interests could be much larger than presently declared.
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The Carroll Foundation Trust and parallel Carroll Anglo-American Corporation Trust multi-billion dollar fraud case which is encircling the beleaguered Attorney General has disclosed that the SIS Secret Intelligence Service MI6 former Director-Generals Sir Richard Dearlove and Sir John Scarlett currently with the PwC international accounting firm are understood to be confronting serious ongoing criminal allegations of conspiracy to defraud racketeering and bribery on an industrial scale in this case of international importance.
This source also said that the dossiers contain forensic specimen exhibits of the co-ordinated break-ins burglaries theft and criminal seizure offences that were “targeted” at Gerald Carroll’s multi-million dollar Eaton Square Belgravia penthouse and Westminster residences in central London following a complete refusal by the Metropolitan Police Service to provide assistance covering a bizarre six to eight years.
The Carroll Foundation Trust files are held within a complete lockdown at the FBI Washington DC field office and the Metropolitan Police Service London under the joint supervision of the FBI Director Christopher Wray and the Scotland Yard Commissioner Cressida Dick QPM who are known to have an intimate knowledge of this case which stretches the globe.
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a day trip to The Museum of Power, Langford 04/2010
Craig Kao, Nathan Bircheough and Savvas Papasavva take a day trip to the Museum of Power, Langford. 04-04-2010
Filmed & Edited by Savvas Papasavva
From the barracks to the beat
An army officer is recognised for a 30 year military career, as he embarks on a new endeavour as a police officer and swaps serving his country for serving his community.
On Friday (February 23), we welcomed 65 new recruits into our police family during a special ceremony at our HQ in Chelmsford.
The ceremony was particularly special for one individual officer, Pc Scott Noonan, as he was recognised for his 30 year career with the Army during the ceremony with a Meritorious Service Medal.
Scott was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in the New Year’s Honours list in recognition of his fine service and outstanding achievements during his military career.
Brigadier Dave Neal, Provost Marshall of the Royal Military Police and Provost Sergeant Major Marc Thomson, also from the Royal Military Police, attended Scott’s passing out parade on February 23 to present him with the prestigious medal.
Scott said: “I’m still quite shocked now to be told I am getting the Meritorious Service Medal. It’s not something I’d ever given a second thought to. I’m absolutely flabbergasted, humbled and honoured because I’m only as good as the guys and girls that I’ve worked with over the years and I’m only as good as they make me.
“To have Brigadier Dave Neal come down to present it to me, I’m extremely honoured. Him and I go back a long way and he’s been a man who I hold in extreme high regard and I am extremely proud that he came down to present it to me in front of my colleagues.“
Brigadier Dave Neal said: “Scott was a Regimental Sergeant Major, the first and most senior solider within the Military Provost Staff who ran the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester. I’m delighted to see that he has moved from serving his country to serving his community in Essex.
“I’m very proud to award him with the Meritorious Service Medal which recognises 30 years of service. It was terrific to be able to be with the Chief Constable to present Scott with that medal.”
Scott began his military career in 1987 with the Scots Guards, serving in Germany, Canada and on a number of tours in Northern Ireland before transferring to the Military Provost Staff Regiment in 2003 where he was based in Colchester.
Over the next 14 years, he spent some time working as a Skill At Arms Instructor at the Defence College of Policing and Guarding in Portsmouth, as well as some time as a Dog Handler at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He later served in Iraq and two tours of Afghanistan.
Scott was at the heart of the formation of the Military Provost Staff Regiment and was deployed to carry out inspections on service custody facilities across the globe. He completed his career in the Army as the most senior soldier in the regiment, a Regimental Sergeant Major.
Just months after hanging up his military boots, Scott was eager to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a police officer and jumped straight into the role.
He quickly found during his 18 weeks training with us that a lot of his skills and life experience from his time in the Army served him well in his role as a police officer.
He said: “A lot of the skills that I have gained from my time in the Army have stood me in good stead for hopefully a long career with the police as well. One of the biggest skills I have been able to transfer is communications skills. If you’ve got good communications skills, hopefully that can help to resolve a number of situations we may find ourselves in.
“For anyone who is about to leave any of the armed forces, or has already left and is looking for something to do, I would highly recommend policing. I’ve only been here for 18 weeks but I have learned so much.
“There are so many avenues of opportunity within the police. You have got to do your two years’ probation first, but once you’ve done that, the world is your oyster and you can specialise in dozens of various roles within the police.”
Our officers join us from all walks of life, whether your background is in the military, retail or teaching to name just a few, your skills are transferable into policing and can help to protect and serve your community.
Recruitment for police officers is currently open, to find out more information about the role and how to apply, visit: essex.police.uk/fitthebill
Steam rail steam train arrives Southern Cross Station
Steam rail steam train arrives Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Australia, 29th July, 2017. I went to Moe on the train and then took a bus to Mt Baw Baw and when snow shoe walking and then returned.
Information about the locomotives from Steamrail is as follows:
R711 and R761 were two of seventy R Class 4-6-4 Hudson type steam engines built in Scotland for the Victorian Railways in the 1950’s.
The R Class steam engines arrived when the Victorian Railways was already entering the “Diesel Era”. Damage from salt and the sea voyage to Australia delayed the engines entering service. Most of the class only had a short life on the rails compared to other steam locomotives that were running at the time.
R761 entered service on the 9th April 1952 and was withdrawn after only 12 years of service on the 6th July 1964.It has been fully restored by dedicated Steamrail volunteers and now operates on various heritage trains such as today’s train.
R711 entered service on 28 August 1951 and was withdrawn after only 14 years of service on the 2 August 1965. In 1998 R711 was converted to run on oil and returned to service on 21 November 1998. It saw regular use on the Melbourne to Warrnambool line until 2004 then West Coast railways ceased operation. The engine then passed to Steamrail.