3rd Enfield Company history
1990 - 1999 | click on the year you want to visit
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1990 - Centenary of the 3rd Enfield Company
| January | The start of the centennial appeal, with the aim of raising £5000 for a new Company minibus. A launch party was held at the Church hall, with 130 people in attendance. Everyone enjoyed an evening of games, food and fun. Present were the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Enfield. |
| February | The Battalion Cross Country competition is held at Alexandra Park, where the Seniors and Juniors come second in the team event. Stuart Bachelor wins the Senior race. Later Stuart Bachelor came third in the London District Cross Country held at Hampstead Heath. |
| February | The Company wins the London District Blockbuster challenges. The final was an all 3rd Enfield affair, with the winning team consisting of Mark Willis, Tim Wakeford and Stuart Bachelor. |
| February | The 3rd Enfield wins the North London Squad Drill competition, held at the 1st Enfield HQ. |
| 10th February | The Junior Section takes part in a Battalion Bible Fun Day, held at Bush Hill Park URC, home of the 2nd Enfield. 75 Boys from Enfield take part in the event. |
| 7th March | The Enfield Battalion Band competitions take place in Barnet, where the 3rd Enfield wins the Band, Bugle team and Drum team competitions. Sgt Mark Silvey and Cpl Tim Wakeford come first and second respectively in the Solo Bugler competition, and Cpl David Waite and Pte Simeon Layzell come first and second in the Solo Drummer competition. |
| 18th March | The Enfield Battalion Church Parade is held at Christ Church. |
| 22nd March | The Enfield Battalion Two Section Drill and Colours competitions take place, with the 3rd Enfield winning the latter. |
| 31st March |
The 3rd Enfield take part in the London District Band competitions day. The Bugle team, who were defending champions, come third and the Drum team come second in their competitions. The Company band also enters the Junior Band competition playing the march Red Alert, which was composed by 3rd Enfield members Mark Willis, Martyn Stogden and Mark Pollard. The band comes second, but the judges comment on the quality of the march.
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| 10th April | The Company takes part in the London District Squad Drill final and comes third. |
| 13th April | The Good Friday Sports day takes place at Whitewebbs Park. |
| 25th April | A Centenary Beetle drive takes place to raise funds. |
| 27th April | The London District Two and Three Section Drill competitions take place. The 3rd Enfield comes second in the Two Section Drill competition, and Enfield Battalion comes second in the Daily Telegraph Shield competition. |
| 5th May |
The 3rd Enfield's Centenary Display is held at Chace Community School. The Chief Guest is Deputy Mayor of Enfield Henry Mardon with the Deputy Mayoress, and Brigade Secretary Sydney Jones is the Inspecting Officer. The evening is a showcase of the Company, past and present, with the evening being made up of a number of items:
- The Company band gives a display of marches, consisting of some old pieces and some new ones, including the finale piece Salute to T R P, in tribute to T R Plowman, ex-Captain of the 3rd Enfield. Ray Barnes, who also wrote the famous Swingtime, wrote this march.
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| 6th May | An Open Bible Class takes place, with PC Richard Coombs as the inspiring speaker. |
| June | Cpl Stuart Bachelor wins the London District 1500 metres race, and the Enfield Battalion comes third in the Athletics competition. The 3rd Enfield had come second in the Battalion Athletics competition. |
| June | The Gymnastics competition is held late this year, but Simeon Layzell wins all three Senior individual titles. The Company team also wins the Parallel Bars competition. |
| 23rd June | The 3rd Enfield holds a fundraising fayre, and raises £550 for the Company appeal. |
| July | The Company wins the London District 6-a-side Cricket competition. |
| July | The Company goes to the Royal Tournament at Earl's Cour, where the London District Bugle band plays a special performance. The 3rd Enfield is represented by Pte Michael Stamford. The Company is also represented in the band at the Beating Retreat event at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. |
| August | The Centenary Year summer camp is held at Oban, Scotland. |
| 8th September | The annual Brigade Council is held in Colchester, where the BB actually makes it into the news after a motion to admit Girls into membership is defeated by 718 votes to 382. |
| 10th September | The 3rd Enfield promotion evening is held. |
| 14th October | The annual Company enrolment service is held. |
| 28th October | An Enfield Battalion Old Boys Bible Class is held. |
| 5th November | The Company holds a Centenary Fireworks night, which 140 people attend. |
| 1st December |
 Centennial Dinner ticket for 1st December 1990, held at Forty Hall and attended by Lord Thurso, Brigade President at the time. The tickets cost £15 for adults and £10 for children, and a three course meal is provided
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| 2nd December |
Lord Thurso, the Brigade President, attends the 3rd Enfield's Centenary Church Parade, as does Rev Geoffrey Plowman, nephew of Thomas R. Plowman, and many 3rd Enfield Old Boys. New Company Colours are presented and dedicated at the service, and are named the T R Plowman Colours.
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| 3rd December | A special parade night is held to celebrate 100 years to the day of the Company being formed. A special 100th birthday certificate is presented to the Company from the national BB, and each member of the Company, young and old, is presented with a commemorative certificate to mark the occasion. |
1991
| 13th January | The BBC programme Songs of Praise comes from the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, and features the London District Boys' Brigade parade service. |
| 9th February |
The Company wins the Battalion First Aid Competition, while James Knott is one half of the winners of the pairs competition
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| February | The Enfield Battalion/North London Zone Cross Country competition is held in heavy snow. The Seniors team win their section, with Stuart Bachelor and Daniel Layzell coming first and second in the race. |
| 23rd February |
The London District Bugle Band competitions take place, where the Company comes second in the Junior Band competition. The Drum team wins their competition with the team of David Waite, Simeon Layzell, Jamie Fryer and David Spence. The team was coached by Michael Over and Mark Pollard. Previously the 3rd Enfield had completed a clean sweep at the Battalion Band competitions, winning the Band, Bugle team, Drum team, Solo Drummer (David Waite) and Solo Bugler (Stuart Bachelor) competitions.
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| March | The Company Section retains the Battalion/Zone Squad Drill title, and also wins the Two Section Drill title in the competitions at Albany School. |
| March | In the Battalion Gymnastics competition, the Company win the Parallel Bars team competition but lose the overall title by 0.3 points. Individual titles won by the 3rd include the Best Senior (Simeon Layzell), Senior Vaulting (Simeon Layzell), Senior Parallel Bars (Jamie Fryer), Junior Parallel Bars (Daniel Layzell) and Junior Vaulting (Paul Brewer). |
| March | The 3rd Enfield wins the Enfield Battalion Team Games competition. |
| March | The Company wins the Battalion First Aid competition with the team of Stuart Bachelor, Simeon Layzell, Jamie Fryer and Stephen Stokes. |
| March | The 3rd Enfield beat the 2nd Enfield 4-2 to win the Enfield Battalion Football Cup. |
| 16th March |
The London District Display is held at Wembley Conference Centre.
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| April | The Company wins the London District First Aid competition with the team of Stuart Bachelor, Simeon Layzell, Jamie Fryer and Stephen Stokes. |
| April | Enfield Battalion win the London District Football Trophy, with a 5-0 over the Kingston & Merton Battalion. |
| 20th April |
The 101st Company Display is held at Chace Community School.
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| July | The Company comes second in the Battalion Athletics competition. |
| July | Stuart Bachelor wins the 1500 metres and Tim Wakeford wins the Javelin competition in the London District Athletics competition. |
| July | The 3rd Enfield reach the semi-final of the London District 11-a-side Cricket competition, and are runners-up in the 6-a-side competition. |
| July | The annual camp is held at Studland Bay in Dorset, and the weather is excellent. |
| 11th August | 3rd Enfield Officer Chris Sanders marries Natalie Abbey at Christ Church. |
| September |
The Band parades to Enfield Town as part of Christ Church for an open air service.
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| November | The Company delivers leaflets for the Church Spire fund and the Royal British Legion open day. The Company band leads the 70th anniversary parade for the Royal British Legion. |
1992
| 22nd January |
The Company are runners up in the Enfield Battalion First Aid Competition.
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| 29th February |
3rd Enfield Bandmaster Martyn Stogden marries Claire Gregory at Christ Church.
Martyn and Claire, plus members of the 3rd Enfield Band who played a fanfare at the wedding |
| 7th March |
The London District Band competitions take place at Kingsdale School. The Company comes third in the Devonshire Cup, and the Drum team become champions again in their competition. The team consists of Sgt Simeon Layzell, L/Cpl Michael Stamford, Sgt Jamie Fryer and Pte David Spence.
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| March | The Company is the joint winner of the Battalion Squad Drill competition. |
| March | The Company Band wins the Battalion/Zone Band competition, and Bugle and Drum team competitions. |
| March | The 3rd Enfield wins the Battalion Colours competition but comes second in the London District Two Section Drill competition. Enfield Battalion comes second in the Daily Telegraph Shield competition, and the journey home from the London competition is severely delayed due to a bomb blast in the City of London. |
| 4th April |
The Company Display takes place at Enfield County Lower School. The Inspecting Officer is Robert Wallace of the 1st Wormley Company.
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| April | The 3rd Enfield put in an excellent performance in the London District Squad Drill final, but the score is hurt by a poor inspection which leaves the squad in third place. |
| April | The 3rd Enfield enters the London District Gymnastics competitions for the first time in living memory. The team comes second in the Groundwork section, with Simeon Layzell coming second in the Individual Groundwork. The team comes third in the Parallel Bars and fifth in the Vaulting. |
| April | The Company football teams pull off the Cup double by winning both the Junior and Open Cups in close fought matches (the Junior match went to penalties, winning 4-2). |
| May | The Company enters the Waltham Walk and comes second with the team of Simeon Layzell, James Knott and Jamie Fryer. |
| July | The 3rd Enfield wins the Battalion Athletics competition for the first time in several years. |
| July | Peter Wakeford becomes the Enfield Battalion Secretary, and Chris Sanders becomes the Battalion Publicity Officer. |
| 25th July-1st August | The annual Summer Camp is held at Rhossili, Gower, South Wales. |
| August | The Company wins the Battalion 6-a-side Cricket competition. |
| August | Jamie Fryer wins the London District Long Jump as part of the Enfield Battalion team, and Daniel Layzell forms part of the victorious Intermediate 4x100 metres relay team. Enfield Battalion comes third overall. |
| August | 75th anniversary of the Junior Section (formerly known as the Boy Reserves and Life Boys). Some of the Boys attend a party run by the Battalion. The Anchor Boys also celebrate their 10th anniversary. |
| October | Some 3rd Enfield Boys take part in a London contingent at the Duxford Air Show, putting on a display of Bugle, Brass and Pipe bands and gymnastics at both the show and the local villages. |
| October | The Company takes part in the annual Service of Thanksgiving for Sir William Alexander Smith at St. Paul's Cathedral, including bugle calls and wreath laying in the crypt and meeting the Dean. |
| November | Mr Len Street leaves Enfield for Milton Keynes after 22 years of service in the Junior Section and leading the Company First Aid for many years, including winning the London District trophy. |
| November | Mr Ron Andrews stands down as Treasurer of the Company after 13 years. Peter Wakeford takes over the post. |
1993
| 11th February | Sgt Kevin Cowan obtains 3rd place in the London District Solo Bugle Competition. |
| 19th February | Former Captain of the 3rd Enfield Harold Dye passes away at the age of 91. Harold was Captain during the 1930s, and in recent times had been involved in the life of the 3rd Enfield, helping with old time drill items. He was devoted to the BB movement. |
| 27th March |
The London District Display is held at Wembley Conference Centre.
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| April | The team of Sgt Kevin Cowan, Sgt Adam Gardner, Sgt Stephen Stokes and Cpl Daniel Layzell win the London District First Aid Competition. |
| April | The Company wins the London District Gymnastics Groundwork competition. |
| April | The Company completes a clean sweep of the Battalion/Zone Band and Gymnastics competitions. They also win the Battalion First Aid and Squad Drill competitions. |
| 23rd April |
The 103rd Company Display is held at Chace Community School. The Inspecting Officer is Chief Superintendent Alan Wright.
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| May | The Company comes third in the Waltham Walk. |
| July | The Company spends a weekend sailing, canoeing and windsurfing at Herts Young Mariners in Cheshunt (view photos). |
| July | The Company wins the Battalion Cricket and Athletics competitions. |
| July | The Anchor Boys visit the Paradise Park, and the Junior Section visit Alton Towes for the BB national event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Junior Section. |
| August | The annual Summer Camp is held within the Snowdonia National Park at Tal-y-bont, near Barmouth. The site is close to the sea. The weather is windy and showery, but all the usual activities take place: sports, wide games, swimming and outings. Every member of the camp reached the top of Snowden. Steve Wakeford provides the cooking; no-one on the camp will forget the chilli beans! |
| September | Rev Adrian Bulley becomes the new minister at Chesham URC, after leaving Christ Church. Also, Bill Hutchings moves to Essex and leaves the Church. |
| 10th October | The Company Enrolment service takes place. |
| October |
An exhibition of the history of the Boys' Brigade is held at Forty Hill until the end of January 1994, and is organised by Chris Sanders.
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1994
| 9th February |
The Company retains the Enfield Battalion First Aid Trophy with the team of Sgt Kevin Cowan, Sgt Adam Gardner, Sgt Stephen Stokes and Cpl Daniel Layzell.
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| 10th February | Sgt Kevin Cowan obtains 4th place in the London District Solo Bugle Competition. |
| April | 3rd Enfield Captain Andrew Mason marries Rachel Wakeford at Christ Church. |
| April |
The Company retains the London District First Aid trophy with the team of Sgt Kevin Cowan, Sgt Adam Gardner, Sgt Stephen Stokes and Cpl Daniel Layzell.
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| 23rd April |
The Company Display takes place at Chase Side School.
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| 30th April | The Company is represented at the national Royal Review by the Queen at Windsor Castle (view photos). Sgt Stephen Stokes takes part in the event, which marked the retirement of Lord Thurso as Brigade President. |
| August | The annual Summer Camp takes place near Studland Bay on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. Twenty-eight Boys and Officers take part in a whole variety of activities throughout the week including all of the usual sports, games, swimming/beach parades and outings. The Company goes canoeing in Swanage harbour, climbing and abseiling off the cliffs at Dancing Ledge. The highlight is the aerial rope course in the forest next to the campsite. The cooking is provided by Steve Wakeford and Jeremy Waite. The 2nd Enfield used the campsite, followed by the 1st Wormley after the 3rd had finished. |
| October | Terry Silvey retires from BB work. Terry had served in both the 1st Enfield and 3rd Enfield Companies for many years. He took over the Captaincy of the 3rd Enfield from Bernard Barwick in 1978, and was Captain for 10 years. In recent years he contributed to the work of the Junior Section. His contribution to BB work was huge, and the Company excelled under his Christian leadership. Terry moved to support the efforts of the Junior Church and continued his elder work for the Church. |
1995
| March | The Company wins the Battalion Colours competition. They also win the Battalion Squad Drill competition and go through to the final in London at the 10th London headquarters. |
| 1st April |
The London District Devonshire Cup competition takes place, in which the 3rd are runners-up. The competition is part of the London District Band competitions day, judged by Reg Moss and Sid Byford.
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| August | The annual summer camp takes place at Studland Bay in Dorset. The Boys take part in the usual activities, as well as the aerial rope course, canoeing, cliff climbing and abseiling, entire rifle shooting and archery. |
| August | The Company holds a weekend camp for Boys in the Company and Junior Sections, who take part in sailing, canoeing and dragon boat racing. A challenge race against the local Scouts sees a convincing 3-0 victory for the 3rd Enfield. |
| September | The Company starts new activities including martial arts, snorkelling and sub aqua diving. |
| September | Peter Wakeford becomes Officer in Charge of the Junior Section. |
| November | The Company wins the Battalion Swimming Shield at Southgate Swimming Pool. The Junior Boys (James Howard, David Arnold, David Tozer and Adam Arnold) perform exceptionally well and win the Junior event overall. All Boys are in a winning race, including the relay, breast stroke (James Howard) and freestyle (David Arnold). David Spence wins the senior backstroke and Jonathan Arnold wins the intermediate freestyle. |
1996
| February | The Company wins the Battalion Colours competition again with excellent performances by Robert Mammen, Robert Wyer and Anthony Freer. |
| February | The Company takes part in the North London Cross Country race at Hillyfields. The Company Section team (Simon Fryer, David Tozer and Richard Lainchbury are third, sixth and ninth respectively) and come second overall. The Senior runners also do well, with Jonathan Arnold (third) and Robert Wyer (seventh) scoring very well. |
| February | Steve Borkett retires as an Officer after 10 years of service to the Company. Steve came to the 3rd Enfield from the 12th Enfield and served through the ranks of the Company. He took part in all the activities of the Company; he was excellent at sports. He helped the Junior Section staff and in the Company Section, he helped to run the gymnastics. |
| March | A new museum is opened dedicated to the history of the Middlesex Regiment at the Royal British Legion in Holtwhites Hill. Two 3rd Enfield Boys, Robert Wyer and Robert Mammen, form a guard of honour at the opening of the museum. Robert Wyer and Jonathan Arnold then perform the same duty during the visit of Michael Portillo MP. The event is covered on TV and the 3rd Enfield Boys could be seen. |
| March | Adrian Bullock wins the London District Solo Bugler competition, becoming the youngest 3rd Enfield Bugler to do so. Robert Mammen gains a well earned third place in the Solo Drummer competition. |
| March | The Drum Team comes second in the London District competition. In the Battalion and North London competitions, the Company wins the Drum Team title and comes second in the Band competition. |
| March | In the Battalion Gymnastics competition, the Company wins the Groundwork and Vaulting sections, and come second overall. Individual wins include James Howard (Junior Groundwork), Jonathan Arnold (Senior Vaulting and tied Senior overall) and Robert Wyer (Senior Groundwork and tied Senior overall). |
| March | The Company wins the Battalion/Zone Squad Drill competition and comes third in the London District final. |
| April | The 3rd Enfield Band combines with the 10th, 11th, 12th and 16th Enfield Companies to enter the London District Band competitions and come a very good second. |
| April | The Battalion First Aid competition takes place as a double header with the London District competition. The 3rd Enfield team comes second out of six with the team of Anthony Freer, Robert Mammen, Robert Wyer, Adrian Bullock and Jonathan Arnold). |
| April | The Junior Section wins the North London Battalions 6-a-side Football competition. |
| 3rd May | Company Captain Andrew Mason becomes a father with the birth of Emily. |
| 20th May | The annual Company Display takes place at the Church Hall. |
| June | Three members of the Company attend the BB's Firm Foundations event at Felden Lodge, a Christian event that attracted over 1500 campers and many more day visitors from all over the country. |
| The 3rd Enfield wins the Enfield Battalion Junior Section Sports competition. | |
| August | The annual Summer Camp is held on the Norfolk coast between Sheringham and Cromer. |
1997
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The annual Company Display and Presentation evening is held at Christ Church hall.
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1998
| 7th March | The 3rd Enfield's Junior Section enter the North London Zone Figure Marching competition at the 2nd Enfield's headquarters, Bush Hill Park URC. |
| 8th March | An Enfield Battalion Church Parade is held at Winchmore Hill Baptist Church, home of the 10th Enfield Company. |
| 18th May |
The annual Company Display and Presentation evening is held at Christ Church hall. The Company gives a demonstration of drill and first aid, and the Junior Section show their skills at figure marching and team games. The Anchor Boys play a game and present the story of the hungry caterpillar which turned into a butterfly. The Display finishes with a performance by the Company Band.
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| 30th May | The Company enters the Battalion Athletics competition, held at the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium. |
| 5th June | The Junior Section enters the Enfield Battalion Hare and Hounds race at Hillyfields. |
| 11th October | A Battalion Church Parade is held at Broxbourne Parish Church, headquarters of the 1st Wormley Company. |
| 8th November | Enfield Battalion, including members of the 3rd Enfield, takes part in the annual Remembrance Sunday Parade in Enfield Town, with a service on Chase Green. |
1999
| 28th March | Christ Church, home of the 3rd Enfield, is the venue for the bi-annual Enfield Battalion Church Parade. 3rd Enfield Officer Chris Sanders becomes Battalion President. |
| 19th April | The death of Arthur Page. Arthur was a great supporter of the Company in recent decades. From the 90th anniversary of the Company, Arthur stepped forward to support the Company again. Arthur was a boy in the Company in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and for many years during the 1980s Arthur would help teach many first year Boys the drums at the weekly band practices at Lavender Road School. Arthur was quite a comedian and would entertain us all with his simultaneous ukulele and piano playing. In later years Arthur also helped out at the 12th Enfield Company headquarters. He often talked about his time during the War years and serving in the army, and how his BB training helped him with the adversity of the War. |
| 26th April | The annual Company Display and Presentation evening is held at the Church hall. |
| 5th May |
An article appears in the local Enfield Independent newspaper on the "all-clear" bugler from the First World War.
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| 22nd-23rd May | A 3rd Enfield mini-trek team enters the national Waltham Walk competition, which is a two day expedition open to all youth organisations. |
| 4th September | The national Boys' Brigade Council meeting in Dundee makes an historic decision to move to a new uniform for Company and Senior Section Boys, which consists of a royal blue polo shirt and navy blue tie, with a new black belt and navy blue armbands, thus replacing the blazers, haversacks, brown belts and black armbands. The hats and the remainder of the uniform is left unchanged, and Companies are given until the date of Brigade Council in 2006 to make the change to the new uniform. This, therefore, would spell the beginning of the end for the 3rd Enfield's famous red ties, as they would not go with the new blue uniform. |
| 31st October | The 2nd Enfield host an Enfield Battalion Church Parade at Bush Hill Park URC, their home Church. |
| 14th November | The 3rd Enfield joins with the rest of the Enfield Battalion to take part in the annual Remembrance Sunday Parade in Enfield Town, including the service on Chase Green. |
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Added 3rd September 2010
Our new session at BB starts this Monday, 6th September.
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Added 3rd September 2010
Our new session at BB starts this Monday, 6th September.
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Summer camp 2010
Added 22nd August 2010
From 24th to 31st July, members of the 3rd Enfield joined with the 10th Enfield Boys' Brigade and 1st Winchmore Hill Girls' Brigade for our summer camp, which was held in Beeston Regis, Norfolk.
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3rd Enfield Summer BBQ
Added 13th July 2010
On Monday 12th July we held our summer BBQ, which was the last night of our summer programme.
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Enfield Battalion visits Thorpe Park
Added 12th July 2010
On Saturday 10th July, Enfield Battalion organised a trip to Thorpe Park for members of Companies in Enfield.
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