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REGIMENTAL DINNER


Farewell Dinner to WOII (DMaj) S Vine & WOII (CSM) P Dales


The 6th of November 2004 saw the Sergeants Mess hold a Regimental Dinner to say farewell in true 'Coldstream Fashion' to the above members of the Battalion.

Various photographs from the dinner are shown below, hold your mouse over (some of) the images for more information.





You had to be there!

As with normal tradition, the Corps of Drums play at each Regimental Dinner (when duties permit), tonight was to be no exception.  But, it was to be with a difference.

Just as the Corps of Drums were to march on, a 'lone drummer' marched into the Sgts Mess, in front of over 100 people and pulled his feet in.  The drummer then started to play his side drum, the whole mess was in silence - a nice touch you might think, as one of the people leaving was indeed the Drum Major.

As he played, he suddenly caught one of his 'sticks' on the side of his drum and it fell to the floor  - again the mess fell silent.  The Drum Major (Vine) looked on with dismay and you could feel for the poor drummer, to fail in his duties in front of the whole mess was a 'nightmare'.

The drummer looked to the floor, gazing upon the stick rolling away from him and then to everyone starring back at him - again he looked to the floor.  From where I was stood i'm sure a tear was forming in his eye (amongst others looking on).



The drummer reached up to his head and removed his Bearskin, then, amongst the silence came "Dum, Dum Dummm" the hamlet theme tune!  The drummer put his hand into his pocket pulled out a cigar and lit it!  It was planned, a rapturous applause broke - which followed with the Corps marching in lead by the 'New' Drum Major - Drum Major Taylor, with a little 'cheesy grin' on his face . . . . . nice one Tony!!



As the Corps kicked into overdrive, waiters came from the darkness and handed maracas and tambourines to the top table to join in (see images above).
 
The speeches, hold mouse over images for info:



ShinyCapstar would like to wish Steve Vine & Pete Dale (and there families) the very best for the future.