Coldstream Residents Support Coldstreamers in Afghanistan




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	COLDSTREAM RESIDENTS SUPPORT COLDSTREAMERS IN AFGHANISTAN..... For those who know a little about the Regimental History of the Coldstream Guards it will not come as any surprise to know that 'Coldstream' (a small town in Scotland) means SO MUCH more to the Coldstream Guards than just sharing the same name. Coldstreamers often pop up the A1 to visit Coldstream which is steeped in Regimental History, trivia and very nice people! The Coldstream Guards are currently serving in Afghanistan so the townsfolk of Coldstream have been organising some way to enable them to show support to Coldstreamers in theatre. Please find below an e-mail from Geoff (Coldstreamer) and his good lady Annemarie, who have helped to organise something for the Battalion in Afghanistan. ---------------------------------------------------- e-mail from: Geoff & Annemarie Please find below an extract from the Berwickshire News which is the newspaper that covers the Borders. We thought you might like to post it up on ShinyCapstar. We will of course keep you posted as to how the packing day goes on Saturday 7th November. We didn’t think we would get much support, but as soon as we put the posters up we began receiving donations. People in the town just want to support their Regiment in anyway they can, and love getting news about how they are doing. We may even have the Cadets helping us on the packing day and some of them are still Coldstream Guards Capped, so that would be really nice. The children at the primary school wanted to do Halloween things for the soldiers, but the teachers explained that by the time the parcels get there it will be Christmas! An example of how to teach kids time and patience!!! (lol) The local youth club is also doing something for the parcels, so it is nice to see that all age ranges are getting involved and it is bringing the town together. A MESSAGE TO THE TOWN OF COLDSTREAM: Of behalf of the Commanding Officer and all Ranks of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, ShinyCapstar would like to thank the townsfolk of Coldstream for their outstanding contribution to making things a little more comfortable over in Afghanistan. Lets also not forget that a very special thank you must go to Geoff & Annemarie and also to Ann Martinson, who without all their hard work and dedication, this project would not have evolved into the success it will no doubt become. Thank you.

	UPDATE FROM COLDSTREAM 17 NOV 09 (if you haven't read the story click here) An e-mail was received from Coldstream after the packing event took place - as promised the day was an outstanding success - please see below for the article and images from the day. CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO ENLARGE The e-mail with the scan reads ..... Please find attached the article that was published in today’s Berwickshire News 12th November 2009 – also a picture of a Coldstream Guard drawn by one of the kids from Coldstream Primary School . Just thought you might like it! The total packed on the day was 140 parcels and they were all posted on Monday 9th November 2009. So far we have packed a total of 152 parcels and we still have more to pack, but we are short of empty shoe boxes! As soon as we get them we pack them! So still counting and will keep you both up to date. Many thanks Geoff and Annemarie

	USEFUL LINKS! COLDSTREAM: You can read more about Coldstream at their website by clicking here REGIMENTAL HISTORY: You can see more Regimental History on the Coldstream Town (including the march from Coldstream to London in 1660) by clicking here
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