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.................................................................................................................................The next Fandance is Sat 18th May 2024......................................................................................................................
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Having taken into account the current COVID restrictions that currently apply in the different parts of the UK, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 reunion.
The Chairman Nick Butler will be heading up the Fan at 0930 hrs on Saturday the 15th May and he will lay a BAFC wreath on behalf of the Club at the summit.
He will also toast The Fallen.
If other members wish to make their own pilgrimage up the Fan at their own risk please follow the relevant COVID restrictions that will be in place.
As a Club we are not able to accept liability for members safety and well being over the weekend of 14/15 May. Our Clubs insurance that normally covers Fandance will not operate this year.
Update to follow reference Aldershot 10 Miler on the 20th November 2021.
.........................................................................................................................The 10 Miler will be held on w/e Saturday 23rd November 2024........................................................................................
Remember when I wuz a bin lid and me parents used to send me and me brother to the local Sunday school. Used to f.ck off to the park instead, play footy and spend the "Ship" halfpenny collection money on a "Black Sambo" bubbly. They never did find out, so no matter how many Religious Color Climax I,ve wetched in me life, guess I,m dammed!
[QUOTE=jackw102;103223]A mate from Belfast used to say "I'm off for a tddlewink"
"I have no live rounds or empty cartridge cases in my possession Sir" OR
"lets get down the scrap yard before the pikeys turn up"[/QUOTE
I struck gold Jack when I got permission to detect on a WW11 Armoured Vehicle and Tank range bang slap in the middle of grouse shooting moorland, before the right to roam act came into force.It was used mainly by the Yanks and Canadians in the build up to "D" Day, and had never been cleared. Overgrown with bracken and heather, every time the keepers did their burning, stuff was uncovered, mainly 75mm shells, and the Bomb Disposal mob were sick o being called out.
Got stuck in with the owd hurdy gurdy, and f.ckin ell, the stuff I dug up wuz unbelievable, 75mm, 6 pounders, mortar rounds, 50 cal, 30cal, Mills bombs, Yank Pineapple grenades, even dug up a Service Issue Colt 45. still in it,s almost rotted away leather holster, still loaded with full magazine! F.ckin Yanks must have ad money to burn!
Most I sold on to a mate who did the arms fairs, but also had some brill weigh ins, small problem was that the big Scrap companies would,nt take it, but the back street Charlies would f.ckin tek owt.
Still loads on there as it covers a vast area, and used to smile to mesen when I,d hear on the local news that some geezer out hiking fer the day had come across an un exploded shell and bomb disposal had bin called out to carry out a controlled explosion. Used ta think, "F.ckin ell, that,s another 30 quid gone up in smoke!"
Remember reading one of those old ammunition reports reference accidents when I was back in the mob. Two Australians found an old 25 pounder shell, they put it in a vice and started thumping it with a hammer, they never found out the reason why they would want to do that !
Similar one I read was a couple of arty lads,who you'd think would know better,finding a live 84mm heat round in Canada,decided to throw it against a rock.It took several goes,but eventually it went off,killing one and severely upsetting the other one's body image.
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