Initial Training Camp St Athan 1963.....
The first three months mean no going off camp, no weekend passes, no nothing. The DI is a Scottish Cpl name of Brown. As the time for the end of ITC approaches, the said Cpl Brown organises a Saturday coach trip to Bristol for 'ice-skating' and encourages all of us to put our names down. No persuasion needed. Arriving at lunch time in central Bristol (and bearing in mind we have spent 3 months in complete social solitude), he announces "right you 'orrible lot, coach departs 23.00, fcuk off and enjoy yourselves.......oh and by the way, there is no ice skating rink in Bristol...." Priceless!