ST.HELENA POLICE

ASCENSION DETACHMENT

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Monday saw Makem and Rambling Roger have a quiet day at the basha's, soaking up the sunshine, then it was off to the VC for tea, where we were joined by Bill (Air Traffic). Fifer was playing the taxi driver role for the evening, and duly collected us from the VC and deposited us at the mess bar where we joined the rest of the Snob Hill mob and Turners Tom and then started an impromptu TV and film quiz session. Turners Tom confessed to having had a speaking role in Dangerman, (a little bit before my time), and even all these years later he can still remember his lines which went something like "Dad, he's pinched the truck".

Tuesday saw Makem have a very relaxed day, partaking in some therapy (ironing) before he wandered off to Northeast Bay to do a spot of sunbathing and rock-pooling. The evening was a much quieter affair than Monday night, with the usual suspects turning out for a few quiet relaxants.

Wednesday saw Fifer and Cornish, plus Alec and Brian (comcen) pay a visit to Reflections for elevenses, before Fifer trundled off to the beach for the afternoon. The evening saw some of the Snob Hill mob, accompanied by Donna (comcen) attend the Greek Night at Reflections. Rambling Roger and Makem wandered down to the mess where those attending the Greek night joined us to celebrate Connie's birthday. The night took on a disco theme where RR and Connie partook in some chair dancing, while Chris the Medic again tried to show she is an Essex girl at heart by doing some more Handbag dancing. Connie then came up with an alternative version of this, by throwing Makem's wallet onto the floor and dancing around that. Worst idea of the night was the challenge for RR to get across the mess without touching the floor, this he did very easily, Makem carried him on his back.

Thursday saw Fifer and Tractor Boy take the walk to Crater Cliff and then down to Crystal Bay and back, both of them looked a bit tired when Makem arrived at the mess for tea. Tractor Boy has now decided to only partake in easy walks, mainly due to the fact that the soles have fallen off his walking boots.

Friday saw Rambling Roger, Stan Vesta and Co. setting up the MVC for the Serco Bash. The evening saw Makem, Paddy (yeah,yeah,yeah) and Jean doing a roaring trade in raffle tickets, though after scribing a couple of thousand names on the tickets, they all had rather sore writing arms. Rambling Roger played "mine host" up until the draw was completed, the only glitch being that if only initials are written on the tickets there can be confusion. As it turned out there are two JB's on the island, one from Movements and one from Turners and of course the one who claimed the DVD player was the wrong one. The chef's, Andy and Incendiary Ian, did us all proud with the carvery that was laid on, with everyone complimenting them on the spread. It was quite fitting that Andy won the star prize, more so as his own TV had died that morning. Fifer summed it up late in the evening when he said it was the best party he had been to while he has been here. The only down point (or should that be pour) on the night was the weather, with several heavier than usual showers. The term "drenched" springs to mind for those silly or unlucky enough to be standing outside.

Saturday morning saw a rather strange sight up at Incendiary Ian's basha, his clothes, including his underwear, being neatly folded and laid on the chair outside. Ian claimed later that this was a one off event, but Steve Woolley refuted this suggestion at lunch, stating that II does this all the time when he has had one too many. The morning also saw the big clean-up begin, Glyn, Jean, Kurt and Stan were there bright and early, with Rambling Roger, Makem and Andy (henceforth to be known in this tome as Casey Jones), strolling down a short while later. Two hours of sweat and toil saw the MVC returned to its normal state. The afternoon saw RR and Makem transport the left over drink to storage, with RR then joining the band practice in Sea Breezes. Tractor Boy and Cornish paid a visit to the airhead during the evening to meet the ex chief mettie from the Falklands, Colin, who was on his way North.

Sunday saw the weekly Grogs walk, the usual ramblers being accompanied by three extras from the broken Tristar. Tractor Boy gave a whistle stop tour of the island to Colin, before the Snob Hill mob accompanied him to the mess for a few farewell drinks, all this after Stan Vesta, Casey Jones, Rambling Roger and Incendiary Ian had descended on Makem's basha for a few cold beers.