THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS ASSOCIATION

FOUNDED 1913

Registered Charity

Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Telephone: 020 7414 3263 E-mail: aracoldmgds@hotmail.co.uk

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All Branch Secretaries 23^rd November 2009

EXERCISE ENDURING GUARDSMAN - NUMBER 7 COMPANY MARCH

FROM COLDSTREAM TO LONDON – JANUARY 2010

1. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of General Monck’s monumental march from Coldstream to London in 1650, Number Seven Company Coldstream Guards will repeat the event in January 2010 setting off from Coldstream on 6^th January and arriving at Tower Hill, London, on 30 January 2010, thus completing the march some 8 days quicker than their forebears. The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel will be in Coldstream to see the Company off.

2. Number 7 Company will depart from Woolwich am 5 January 2010 and travel to Berwick upon Tweed where they will spend the night in The Barracks. At 0700 on 6^th January they will move by coach to Coldstream and at 0900 they will set off from Henderson Park led by the Old Coldstreamers Corps of Drums who will fall out at the England/Scotland border. A map of the route taken by General Monck is attached with the route to be taken by Number 7 Company shown in red ink.

3. The aims of this exercise are fourfold:

a. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of General Monck’s march to London by recreating it within modern parameters.

b. To conduct an arduous long distance march within the UK using current military equipment.

c. Conduct a high profile media and charity campaign to assist the Field Army and the First Battalion Coldstream Guards who will be deployed in Afghanistan.

d. Raise a minimum of £250,000 to be split equally between The Army

Benevolent Fund and The Coldstream Guards Charitable Funds.

4. A number of media avenues have been investigated and it is hoped that the march will be covered by national and local newspapers and national and local TV stations.

5. This exercise will without doubt attract many visitors, both military and civilian. Invites will also be sent to various celebrities and sportspersons who may be well known for their involvement with charity or endurance disciplines to march with the company to both raise the profile of the event and help inspire the guardsmen. OC 7 Company is happy for Association members to visit the Company’s camp sites between 1900 – 2100hrs and a copy of the overnight sites is attached.

R W C MATTHEWS

Captain

Hon Secretary

The Coldstream Guards Association

EXERCISE ENDURING GUARDSMAN – GENERAL ROUTE COMPARISON

Monck's March from Coldstream to London, from G. Davies 192

EXERCISE ENDURING GUARDSMAN – ITINERARY

Date	Location	POC Details	Remarks
05 January 2010	The Barracks, Berwick upon Tweed	Lt Col Wood 01289 307426 Maj Nancy Thorne 01506 856698 Ext 201	RFCA Mike Knox – 0141 945 4951
06 January 2010	The Barracks, Berwick upon Tweed	As above	Mil Accom
07 January 2010	Newton Hall	01665 576239	Full Tented Camp WC facilities on site
08 January 2010	Golden Sands Holiday Park	Nigel Thompson 01670 860256	Full Tented Camp West side of Caravan site. No facilities available
09 January 2010	Newcastle TA Centre	Major Ian Hallam Training Major 94721 3604 07717480215 5rrf-trgmaj@mod.uk
10 January 2010	Durham TA Centre	As above	Kitchen Facilities
11 January 2010
12 January 2010	Corps House Farm	Stephen Dennis 07786 076754	Full Tented Camp Wood-line area No facilities available
13 January 2010	Ampleforth College	Sean McFetrich 07799656814 msm@ampleforth.org.uk	Full Tented Camp Hard standing WC & Showers available Vehs to approach from South
14 January 2010	Imphal bks, York OR Strensall Ranges	Garrison QM Imphal bks 94777 2592	RQMS – Ext 2662
15 January 2010	Lund Farm, Selby
16 January 2010	Doncaster TA Centre
17 January 2010
18 January 2010	Worksop TA Centre
19 January 2010	Mansfield
20 January 2010	East Midlands OTC HQ	Adjutant 94451 8902	Trg Maj – Ext 8909 Mil Accom
21 January 2010	Loughborough TA
22 January 2010	Market Harborough TA
23 January 2010	Northampton TA Centre
24 January 2010
25 January 2010	Milton Keynes TA
26 January 2010	Dunstable TA
27 January 2010	St Albans TA Centre
28 January 2010
29 January 2010	Barnett TA Centre
30 January 2010	Woolwich Station	7 Coy Lines

*Note – Italics will be confirmed after the final route recce NLT 20 Nov 09.