Holdfast Training Services Trial Blog

As there have been some significant changes over the summer break, it is only fair that I should put out a quick blog to keep everyone up to speed with the changes at PEW.  As you may be aware, we moved out of Denison Block week commencing the 12 August and took the contents of the building (lock, stock and two empty barrels) over to the Warren Building at Lodge Hill.  For those of you on Phase 2, unless something very unexpected happens, this is where Phase 4 will be taking place next year.

This building was formerly the HQ of DEMMS who were clearly a lot better funded than the rest of the RSME as our new accommodation is very comfortable, although somewhat challenging to get to in the morning.  Chris Warner is already using it as a training cycle ride so you get the idea.  The classrooms are going to take a bit of getting used to as well as the rooms were never really invisaged for the uses that we are putting them to, but I reckon by Christmas we will be firmly dug in and not wanting to go back to the Brompton Massive.

Although e-mail accounts and so forth are unaffected, the phone extensions have all had to change so it may be worth dropping your mentors a line to get their updated contact details if they haven’t changed the signature blocks on their e-mails yet.  Other than that the work starts again in ernest on the 27 August when the junior courses come back from leave, after which I suspect all eyes will be firmly fixed on half term in October.  On the military news front we now have a new Commandant in Brigadier Dave Southall (we were in the same company at Sandhurst) and a new DG ART in Major General Chris Tickell.  I will keep you posted as things develop on the course and at the RSME.  Cheers for now.

Jim

Jim