BFBSJust days after returning home from Afghanistan, troops from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh have been celebrating St Davids Day.
To mark the Welsh National event, troops took part in a host of regimental traditions.
And one of the main events was a leek-eating ceremony, where the youngest members of the battalion were nominated to compete.
BFBSThe Tidworth Military Community is now among one of the biggest Garrisons in the UK and widely dubbed a Super Garrison.
In the last few years the area has seen huge growth, including millions of pounds spent on new accommodation, a brand new super gym as well as messing facilities.
BFBS’s Shirley Swain regularly talks to the Garrison Commander, Lt Col Paddy Tabor.
In this interview, we find out the latest on plans for a new Help For Heroes Recovery Centre, set to takes its home in one of the garrison’s most historic buildings.
BFBSIn an exclusive interview with BFBS reporter Shirley Swain, the Army’s Commander and Chief Land Forces General Sir Nick Parker speaks about his involvement as one of the patrons for DecAid - an Appeal setup to honour 10 years in Afghanistan.
Founded by a group of students from the University of Exeter the appeal aims to raise more £350,000 between now and October.
www.decaid.co.uk
BFBSThe wife of a Tidworth-based Army Captain has written a book about a group of wives and mothers from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh.
The book is called The Daffodil girls and follows the journey of the families while their husbands and sons are deployed in Afghanistan.
It’s written by Kitty Dimbleby, the daughter of the well-known TV journalist Jonathan Dimbleby.
Daffodil Girls is described as an insightful, moving account of the women behind the men of the frontline.
BFBSAs training for Op Herrick 14 continues on Salisbury Plain this week, troops from the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment took a short break from their training to meet with their Colonel in Chief, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
A and C Company are currently exercising along side polish troops, as they prepare to deploy as part of 3 Commando Brigade.
BFBS’s Shirley Swain has more…
