Getting some in part 15

We are now drawing to an end to my trade training, and in June will be posted to my first RAF camp, which will be RAF Marham near Kings Lynn, but could have been anywhere in the UK from Cornwall to the West of Scotland, and anywhere inbetween.

That weekend we went to Fawey in Cornwall for Paddy's wedding. When we arrived after a six hour drive down the M5, we found his family and friends throwing each other in the harbour. As they do. By this time I had a nine year old Mk V Ford Cortina 2.0 lite, which we all went down to the wedding in.

Dateline:8th April 1991, AWM 218, RAF Cosford.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I hope you are both well. It is Monday morning and we have just had PT. As only seven of us did it, we played four-a-side football.

I suppose you want to know how the weekend went. We had a good time! On Friday, we went out and got slightly drunk. Went to bed at about 02:00. Saturday morning was spend cleaning our kit. We then had to walk to the church, and got lots of looks from the locals as we walked.

The wedding went OK, we then had to walk to another hotel for the reception. We had four pints each before the meal.

And then after the meal and speeches, we had to walk back to our hotel to change, before walking back to the other hotel for the disco. I was drinking lager and a 30 year old port at £3.35 a glass. I danced with a girl called Helen, but she wasn't impressed when I tried to get her back to the hotel. But Paddy tells me she was trying to find me Sunday morning, but we had already left.

We left Cornwall at 11:00 yesterday and we back on base at 16:30.

We are on guard tomorrow, so that's 12 hours of boredom. At least we are spared a bull night as we will be on duty.

We've got a very quiet weekend lined up, planning to spend it all in bed. Its the FA Cup on Sunday, and both games live on TV!

This time last week, we were in that pub in Bilston eating chilli.

Anyway, hope you are both well, see you on the 19th!

Ian