aged the crew walked away

unhurt. The Sqn's actions di-

rectly reinforce the local‟s perception of safety in Hel-

mand and will become vital as

we look to create the envi-

ronment for Afghans to take

the lead in the security of GERESHK, the second biggest

city in the province. The BRF

have conducted a lengthy re-

connaissance of a relatively untouched area of central Hel-

mand and have vastly in-

creased the understanding of

that area, setting the condi-

tions for the Afghan Govern-ment to reach out to a large

swathe of the pollution. In

addition they have conducted

a series of disruption activities, often partnered with Special

Forces and Afghan teams. This

activity has seriously degraded

the insurgent‟s ability to oper-

ate against ISAF and their negative influence on the local

population. The BRF have

conducted a number of avia-

tion assaults, often alongside Afghan Special Forces, against

senior members of the Insur-

gent leadership - detaining a

number of key individuals

('Jackpots'). All of the above would not be possible without

the sterling hard work of the

Brigade Troops Echelon.

The majority of the Regi-

ment have now completed

their first month in theatre; it is amazing how fast it has

passed, but as always it is

good to be busy! There is

no doubt that 20 Armd Bde

continue to move the cam-paign forward - we are

making a positive change

in the lives of the Hel-

mandi people. The winter will be crucial in order to

set the conditions for the

next summer fighting sea-

son. The aim is to force

the insurgent to flee out of our area over the win-

ter to give us the oppor-

tunity to win over the

people to the side of the Afghan Government.

There have been a num-

ber of early successes and I

thought it would be worth

bringing a couple of high-lights to your attention: A

Sqn have just completed

the mentoring of their

ANA Kandak on a major operation in Nad-e Ali -

which is likely to be the

next District to Transition

to Afghan security control.

The operation was part of the final push to secure the

population in their area.

As I am sure you can imag-

ine it was very complex and

their advice and support was

crucial to the success of the

operation. The QDG men-toring influence is clearly

starting to change the atti-

tude of many of our Afghan

Army brothers with the

adoption of morning PT! B Sqn are currently ensuring

that the key routes in the

centre of Helmand are se-

cure for both our movement but critically the Local Na-

tionals. Their new vehicle

(Scimitar 2) is proving to be

ideal in terms of protection and agility and has increased

their ability to cover the

great distances of the vital

communications routes in

our area. The vehicle has already proved its worth

when an IED exploded dur-

ing a routine patrol. Al-

though the vehicle was dam-

Commanding Officer’s Foreword. Lt Col JJ de Quincey Adams C O N T E N T

CO’s Fore-

word

1

A Sqn 2

BRF 3

B Sqn 4

RHQ 5

FAC 6

TFH LAD 7

BTE 8

EOD &

Search

9

D M C

THE AFGHAN HOUND 1 9 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

Valete. It is with great regret that I have to inform you of the tragic loss of Lt David Boyce

and LCpl Richard Scanlon. Proud members of B Squadron they were Killed In Action while

on patrol with their Troop in Nahr-e-Seraj. They were patrolling in a Scimitar 2 vehicle

when they were contacted by an Improvised Explosive Device. Our thoughts are with their

families and friends. We will remember them.

P A G E 2

Major Hanlon speaks to

the Secretary of state of

defense. Commanding

Officer 3 Scots

Centre fighting Centre

Below A Sqn TAC

A SQUADRON . Major Jonny Hanlon & WO2 (SSM) Russ Kimsey

Commanding Officers Foreword Continued

This small group of very

hard working and pa-

tient man and women are responsible for sus-

taining over 1,100

troops across the entire

Theatre. They process

all of Echelon Troops' paperwork and provide

the stores and equip-

ment that keep them

going. I am very happy with the Regiment's per-

formance so far, it is

early days, but they are

setting a very high stan-

dard and their physical

robustness, mental

strength and wilco atti-

tude has been remarked upon by all the units

that they have worked

with.

No foreword can be

complete without men-tioning the stalwart sup-

port from home. The

support from the fami-

lies and the QDG rear party is what keeps us

going when that extra

step, mile, report or

hour is required. We

are hugely grateful for all of the encourage-

ment from home and

we could not keep going

without the bed rock that is the QDG Rear

Ops Group and the

Home Headquarters.

the most enjoyable, yet

frustrating, jobs in Af-

ghanistan and whilst, for the most part, we are

Recce soldiers without

vehicles, we have had to

become infantrymen in

every sense of the word. The Squadron

HQ is based in FOB

SHAWQUAT, on the

site of an old British fort built at the time of the

Second Afghan war, and

the 5 TATTs are based

at Patrol Bases (PB)

within the Nad-e-Ali area Helmand. The

SQMS, SSgt Rob Jones is

our rear link, in Camp

Bastion and also has the difficult job of trying to

improve the Afghan sup-

ply chain but he comes

forward to visit us regu-

larly to ensure he does-n't loose touch with the

rest of the team! The

role of advisors is multi

faceted; a teacher, a friend and a problem

solver to both the Af-

ghan National

A Squadron have now

been on the ground for

almost two months and we are well settled in

our role as advisors.

There is real hope for

optimism here in Nad-e-

Ali district which has seen huge improve-

ments in security in the

last year or so. The Af-

ghan Army who we are all working with as advi-

sors have also come on

a long way and we all

are working hard to

build a strong relation-ship with them. Whilst

the Afghan culture is

very different the fact

that we are all soldiers gives us a common

bond, helped along by

their genuine hospitality.

It is almost impossible

to hold a meeting with-out being offered

„chai‟ (Afghan sweet tea)

or be invited to share a

meal. I have no doubt that we are in one of

Army (ANA) and the

ISAF troops (mainly

from 3 SCOTS) who we work alongside. The

ANA have just finished

celebrating their main

festival of the year

known as Eid. To help celebrate we gave the

ANA six sheep which

spent a few days roam-

ing around our camp before becoming the

centre piece in their

feast for Eid. Nad-e-Ali

will be in the spot light

over the coming weeks as the Afghans increas-

ingly take on responsi-

bility for security them-

selves in this district. Indeed last week we

were visited by the new

Secretary of State for

Defence, Phil

Hammond, who was very interested in our

role in developing the

Afghan Army.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

Above Commanding

officer at the remem-

brance service in

Lashkah Gah.

V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 P A G E 3

A Sqn Advisor 15. Capt Jimmy Carroll & Sgt Des O Connor

Advisor 15 troop have now

well and truly settled into

the surrounds of PB Khaamar and all that it has

to offer. The troop have

been busy since the start,

with the survival of RSOI

and all the delights of dodg-ing those people in Bastion

who have too much time

on their hands and worry

about the un-ironed com-bats being worn! Our first

month was spent drink-

ing wets, eating in the

galley and spinning dits

about the merits of hit-ting the gym in hoofing

sunshine so to maximise

the Op Bronze potential,

as you could guess the Marines were in full flow

and amazed to see the

blonde locks of A15 Tp

Ldr. Much to the amaze-

ment of all on camp, in-cluding the ANA com-

mander the long blonde

hair was here to stay,

especially after the ANA CO ordered that it was not

to be cut. The Tp Sgt, Dez

O‟Connor, spent most of

his time batting off the

CSM with words to the effect “He won‟t cut his

hair for love nor money”!

The month with the Ma-

rines flew by and HAF Ops

came and went as quick as Sam Warburton lasted in

the World Cup Semi Final

game. The biggest issues

surrounding the ANA re-volved around John Bags

and their need for consid-

erably more than the aver-

age ISAF soldier, never be-

fore had I thought that I would be sat with a Coy

Comd and ANA Tly Comd

for 2hrs discussing the hab-

its of ANA soldiers and

their ablutions. The mix of

patrols and gym time cer-tainly ensured we had a

hunger when it came to

scran time, the chef here is

considerably better than

any in the Officers‟ or Sgts‟ Mess back in Dempsey and

the delights of rare fillet

steak have been whole-

heartedly enjoyed by all.

“ The Sight of

blankets and

mess tins

hanging off the

ANA bergans,

was something

like the YMCA

sponsored

walk” The ANA cuisine on the

other hand is somewhat hit and miss and not even a

starved Vanessa Feltz

would eat some of the

items placed in front of us, in particular the dried yo-

ghurt, the Afghan toe nail

bread is warmly received

and devoured whenever we

get the chance to eat it. It fell to one man to cut the

Vidal Sassoon sponsored

hair of Capt JC Carroll, the

outgoing RM CSM Jamie Miles. It was as if Mr Miles

Christmas‟ had all come at

once and the sound of

chainsaws and angle grind-

ers could be heard long into the night. With only

35 days of his military

career to push, Mr Miles had

never seen such long hair or

had the pure delight of shav-

ing it. Our new GH Coy ar-rived and we became the old

and bold, pulling up a sand-

bag at night and spinning dits

into the early hours about war stories with the Marines

(mainly about John Bags!).

With the arrival of the B

Coy, 2 Mercians, came our

very own QDG Doctor, Capt Sarah Crabb and Sgt

„Wisey‟ Naituku (ex QDG

medic), the Cavalry contin-

gent suddenly grew two fold. The ANA also revelled in

the arrival of the Doctor and

gave them a new reason to

attend the gym, albeit in an

observatory way only, but who can blame them. After

much debating we finally ca-

joled the ANA to patrol in

the vicinity of CP FOLAD

and overnight at the CP. The sight of blankets and

mess tins hanging off the

ANA bergans was something

like a YMCA sponsored walk through Dale Farm, but this

didn‟t have any bearing on

their effectiveness and pro-

fessionalism on the ground.

Sgt „Dez‟ had trouble staying on his feet and luckily

dodged the warm treats left

by locals in the irrigation

ditches. The patrol was a success and the ANA deliv-

ered much reassurance to

the local nationals in the

area, whilst also proving

their skills and drills and the hard work of lessons taught

by Sgt „Dez‟. We have all

been reminded on numerous

occasions about a special day, firmly marked on the

calendar, Capt Crabbs birth-

day.

Op Tora Panchai. Capt Arthur , Sgt Jones & Capt

Berry. Heavy Weapons Tolay.

P A G E 4

Celebrations started early in the day and the helicopter of mail that she had received

started to be unwrapped. Much to the delight of all the boys plenty of girl‟s maga-

zines arrived and are now staple reading in the loos. Capt Carroll found himself pre-sent shopping in the local Bazaar on a dangerous patrol to barter with the locals for

the finest make-up set available, his excellent knowledge of female cosmetics sur-

prised the local sellers and even with their Afghan Thursday night knowledge they

were not prepared for such a strong haggle. Sgt „Wisey‟ cooked a superb birthday

meal for the QDG contingent and has been voted in to replace our temporary chef who is more like Sweeney Todd (only 10 days until our regular chef returns from

R&R (Not that we are counting!)).

The winter months keep lapping at the door and the occasional cold night makes us

dream of having someone warm to cuddle up to, although the ANA keep offering and even Brig Gen Sheren Shah commented two in a bed was a viable option to his men,

we all dream of our girls back at home. Being away from home means we have

missed out on the rather ridiculously long build up to Christmas but even the BFPO

postal system has now registered that Christmas is rapidly approaching, hopefully they

will deliver all our presents on time if they were posted a month ago!! We will keep our fingers crossed that Santa makes it out here, otherwise it will be a case of feeding

up the fattest man and making him grow a beard in order to deliver us some Christ-

mas merriment. A15 Troop wish all those members of the QDG, families and friends

wherever they are a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Advisor 15 Continued

Sgt Jones left, Capt

Arthur centre & Capt

Berry right.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

Late last month ele-

ments of A Squadron

took part in Op Tora

Panchai with the Heavy Weapons (HW) Tolay

of 3/215 Brigade. The

operation was to clear

either side of a main supply route in North

Nad Ali so that the Af-

ghan Uniformed Police

(AUP) could move up

behind the Army and search compounds for

insurgents. Once the

area was secure a team

of engineers moved in to build checkpoints which

would be manned by the

AUP.The Heavy Weap-

ons Tolay is a cross be-

tween what we would

think of as a support

company and an opera-

tions company. They are

equipped with a plethora of heavy weapons includ-

ing heavy machine guns,

82mm recoilless rifles,

SPG-9 rocket launchers and mortars. They are

the largest Tolay in the

Battalion and have a ma-

noeuvre capability on

Ford Rangers and up-armoured Humvees. The

HW Tolay deployed two

platoons of warriors

with Capt Arthur, Capt Berry and Sgt Jones 402

on the ground to advise

them. Squadron HQ and

the EHRT (Explosive

Hazard Reduction Team)

Advisers also deployed

with the Kandak (Battalion)

HQ in order to support

the operation. The opera-tion lasted for three days

and throughout the HW

Tolay displayed typical Af-

ghan enthusiasm.

Capt Arthur briefs the Tolay Com-

mander on ISAF

Capt Arthur with his heavy

wpns Tolay

Above Sgt O Conner

centre, on patrol

Op Tora Panchai Continued

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

The Advisers on the ground found themselves advising the ANA on the tactical

situation, navigation, resupply and also acting as a liaison between the ANA and the

other ISAF callsigns. On the first day one of the lead scouts found a pressure plate IED and the Afghan chain sprung into action sending forward the EHRT, the Afghan

counter-ied specialists. The IED was confirmed, evidence was gathered and then

destroyed in-situ with the help of Chief Petty Officer

Amaira. This showed that the ANA are capable of dealing with IEDs which is a

great step forward in their capability development and shows real promise for the future. Overall the HW Tolay completed their mission successfully and the AUP

now hold three checkpoints along the main supply route. This was the first time

the ANA and AUP had worked together in a major operation in Nad Ali and it was

a great achievement getting so many moving parts working together in unison.

Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) Capt Steve Day & CSgt Simon Patrick 2nd Troop

Having now been in thea-

tre and in the job for over

a month, the BRF are set-

tling in nicely. Life in Bas-tion is generally very good.

The food is fresh (though

starting to get a bit repeti-

tive already), our beds our comfortable and the mail is

certainly getting through.

We‟ve had a few com-

plaints from the lads about

the rules on hair cuts etc but unfortunately, this is

the price we pay for the

facilities we have. The

SQMS team are in the process of trying to make a

good thing even better by

sourcing TVs for rooms

and we have a full welfare

tent on the way, to include

TV/projector and a games machine. We just need the

contractors to install a

power supply and we‟ll be

up and running. Cpl LK and the SQMS‟s team get to

play Father Christmas on a

near daily basis when col-

lecting our mail from the

post room. Parcels and blueys from home are plen-

tiful, always appreciated

and a constant source of

morale for many. Unfortu-nately, the pace of life and

availability of equipment

make us getting in contact

with home slightly more

tricky but we do the best we can. On the subject of

the pace of life, things have

been very busy around

here recently. Being at a

constant state of readiness, we have a fair amount of

administration to conduct

on a daily basis and the OC‟s „Bat-phone‟ rings

regularly to „stand us too‟ for potential tasks. Mo-

tivation for these tasks is high as fortunately for

us, the results are quiet clear and visible. Some of the tasks that we have been asked to prepare for

have included assisting in the search for a missing

ISAF employee and the destruction of a large

amount of explosives that the intelligence team have managed to track down. There is a real

sense that this job will allow us to really help the

rest of the Task Force out here and make their

tours a lot safer.

The Heavy Weap-

ons Tolay

are equipped with

a plethora of

Heavy weapons

Above & Left BRF lads out on

patrol.

31.10.11 OB BURMA

P A G E 6

“CSgt Patrick

teaching on ranges”

BRF 2nd Troop Continued

We‟ve had various visi-

tors over the last month

which have included the CO QDG flying down

to congratulate us on a

successful operation and

promote Tpr Welfoot

to LCpl; and a team from the treasury who

wanted to know what

our kit is like, how

much we have to carry and whether we think it

is good enough. Though

our feedback on the kit

was good – we are well

supplied with excellent equipment out here – I

think they may have

been shocked by the

quantity of it and the amount that the men

have to carry when out

on the ground. The

weather remains very

warm during the day but temperatures are no-

ticeably dropping at

night time. Despite the

heat of the midday sun, the men of 2 Troop

have recently conducted

a very successful opera-

tion in the desert not

far from Bastion. Visiting

a couple of Bazaars and

interacting with a large

amount of Local Nation-als (LNs) as they go

about their daily rou-

tine. The LNs were

happy to see us and

very willing to discuss their problems and

hopes for the future.

Many of them are keen

to break away from growing poppy and find

a more ethical way to

make a living. To my

surprise, I found that

many of the lads really have been getting into

their language cards as

they are now capable of

starting conversations, giving instructions and

asking questions in

Pashto. Specifically LCpl

Griffiths has a talent for

getting the locals talking and LCpl Parker is now

in charge of asking the

hordes of local children

to stop trying to take things out of our

pouches. We‟ve also

developed a good sys-

tem for lowering men,

usually Sgt Greenwood,

down into caves and

wells to search for

banned items, recently finding a couple of Kgs

of Opium. Finally I need

to mention the recent

CASEVAC of Pte Cairns

who was wounded on 31 Oct 11. As soon as

this occurred LCpl

Pearce, assisted by LCpl

Grills, began administer-ing first aid and sending

information over the

radio so that the heli-

copter could land-on

and extract him.

Cpl Raco also played a fundamental part in this he-

roic effort which got Pte Cairns back to Bastion, to

what is unquestionably the best resourced hospital I have ever seen, in quick time. He received out-

standing treatment and despite breaking the bones

in his lower leg, he was back on-form, laughing and

joking with the rest of the BRF the next day.

Shortly after he was moved back to Selly Oak in Birmingham. We‟re hopeful that Pte Cairns will

make a full recovery, our thoughts are with him and

his loved ones and our thanks go out to those men

who looked after him so well.

Above Jackal Patrol BRF

Below Tpr Delana on patrol

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

Above Sgt Doherty & Tpr Hicks.

Claymore range

Below Sgt Greenwood & White

LCpl Scott Grills

P A G E 7 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

First I'm going to tell you about Camp Bastion:

We have extremely hot and dusty days here. It's so big we have to go around in buses! The food is of a high

standard. All the lads agree that the food here is loads better than the food back at Dempsey Barracks.

We have the luxury of Pizza Hut and KFC here which is nice after one of the long Ops we conduct. You'll be

able to tell who goes there the most in the end of tour pictures - most of us will have lost some weight and

saved some money, some will have done the opposite!

Now onto the BRF:

SSM Mark Hawtin is the lads‟ best friend; he doesn't let us have sideburns and makes sure you get your haircut

regularly, ensuring we are a professional organization. The BRF does have some very good perks. After every

operation you know you are coming back to your air conditioned room and double bed! As the nights get

colder the heating will make life nice and comfortable. What would I give to be living out of PBs with B Squad-

ron? Not a lot really!

Pte Hassell

Living out of the back of a Warthog in the desert:

We had just received orders for our next Op which involved deploying onto

the ground with the Warthog Group (WHG). A Warthog is an armoured ve-hicle made up of two carriages; the front consists of the driver and gunner/

commander; the rear has eight seats but you can just about squeeze a 6 man

team in the back with all of their kit. It is not exactly spacious and rather un-

comfortable. Once we were all loaded up into the vehicles we left Camp Bas-tion and set off for the Afghan desert. Within ten minutes of the journey

starting, the back of our Warthog was full of dust and the only thing we really

had going for us was that the air conditioning was still working-just! Once we

reached our destination, the WHG teams made sure the area was safe for us

to de-bus and we got out to complete any final bits of battle prep and eat some rations. We then did our best to get as much sleep as we could prior to

a very early start and the next days task. Above Cpl Raco, Pte Cairns & LCpl Grills travelling in a Warthog

Left Tpr Petre & Tpr Delana on patrol. Below Shura. (meeting with

the locals)

P A G E 8

“Squadron Leader I have

told you on a number of

occasions , I am taller than

you”

B SQUADRON Major Paddy Bond & WO2 (SSM) Rob Mansel

Saving the best until last

B Sqn is now complete

and on task in Afghan after completing the

RSOI course in Camp

Bastion six weeks after

the first formed QDG

group went through. Having read the first

addition of the Hound I

can report our journey

to Bastion went a lot smoother than most

with only a 2 hour stop

off at Cyprus; enough

time to use the free mo-

bile phones and have a brew. The Sqn took

ownership of their new

Scimitar 2 and Jackals in

the last few evenings of the RSOI, and as soon

as the package was

complete on the last day

the Sqn moved to their

new home in MOB PRICE. The Sqn 2IC

(Capt Mildinhall), Battle

Captain (Capt Cham-

bers) and SHQ Tp Sgt

(Sgt Wood) had been

working with A Sqn

9/12L since early October, working out how to make our

arrival as seamless as possible and bolting down anything

useful. Our first destination, Camp BASTION, is a huge military complex with its own runway, Pizza Hut, several

different Dining Facilities (DEFACs), thousands of troops,

a state of the art hospital and a bus service! All of which is

coated in a layer of chalky dust which is regularly blown

around into every corner of the tents and clothing. Whilst it was good to see the friendly face of QDG working in

the Brigade Troops Echelon (BTE), it was a relief to roll

out of the gates of Bastion (a journey in itself taking 20

minutes) and drive East on Highway 1 to our new home in MOB PRICE just outside Helmand‟s second city (and for-

mer Provincial Capital) Gereshk.

British troops. The boys

in the Sqn are working a

very busy schedule and spend periods of up to a

week out at any one

time they are more than

happy however, to take

advantage of the Danish welfare system when

not on patrol. The

KUFN is a particular

favourite; the Danish version of the YMCA it

has a constant supply of

filter

Fresh from the frenetic

training serials of our

Mission Specific Training (MST), it was hard not

to be suspicious of

every pile of stones,

every racing motorcycle

and to imagine “what if?” every time we

slowed down or the

radio chirped into life.

MOB PRICE itself is a multi national base with

a sprinkling of Danish,

American, Bosnian and

coffee, cake and slush

puppy with only a small

donation needed. The first three weeks

on the ground have

been both busy and suc-

cessful for B Sqn, the

troops are working in-dependently in different

areas around the

Gereshk valley. The

quick reactions of Sgt (Bitch) Davies and 3rd

Troop have resulted in

Above Cpl Cleater, Tpr Can-

ning & Tpr Parry” on a Jackal

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

NATO SECRET REL ISAF

NATO SECRET REL ISAF

2

For COS ISTAR…

Nearly gone

Where’s the litter bin?

Mmmm. Burn

pit was

here…

Must delete all

other evidence of

H14 FR Sqn Good luck. Will be thinking of

you over beer in Cyprus

Some light Humour. “COS please keep

cool”

Left Sgt Thurston and Lt Williams in

CP Kalay North of Yakhchal

P A G E 9 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

insurgents and 1 less IED Team operating in our area,

making it safer for both the local population and coali-

tion troops on the ground. 2nd Tp Ldr (Lt Gordon-Finlayson) has been proving Scimitar 2 is a capable vehi-

cle both against the IED threat and cross country. The

Sqn has also had the chance to come together almost

completely for Sqn operations. All of the work we have

been conducting has been hand in hand with our Afghani partners and it is encouraging to see how far they have

progressed since the last time the Regiment were in

Helmand on Herrick 9.

The Sqn is now fully focused on the job at hand and looking forward to making a difference to the area of

Gereshk before returning home to our family and

friends. Major Bond giving final patrol orders in FOB NICE,

sorry PRICE..

In 1919 a British Army fought through Helmond. It hasn’t changed much.

Lt Peter Gordon-Finlayson & Sgt Mitchell. 2nd Troop B Sqn

With the lingering aftertaste of coffee from the MOB Price cook house still fresh in our mouths, we loaded our

cocktail of different weapons and left the gates. The sun was rising through the dusty haze over the hustle and

bustle of Gereshk as we manoeuvred our mechanical beasts through the crowd. Some children wave, some ask

for water, most stare. As we cross the bridges over the River Helmand the acrid taste of Afghan dust fills our

mouths and cakes us in a facemask that many women would pay a fortune for. Highway one stretches before us

like a long leather belt strapped around the waist of Helmand Province, the throbbing life line stimulating eco-

nomic development. It is also the main transit route for ISAF forces going about our business and allowing us to

safely access more remote areas. It surely must carry a more sinister traffic hidden behind the dusty, scratched

windscreens of passing cars. Each wrinkled and weathered face observes us. The enemy must lurk in some of

these vehicles waiting to go about their malign work. The highway is like a no man‟s land, it is on nobody‟s side,

offering safe passage to our vehicles but also providing transit to the insurgents, running the gauntlet of dodging

check points. The markets and bazaars are filled with people although some, in more troubled spots have a less

carefree atmosphere than the comparative sanctuary of Gereshk. As we drive past I am captivated by the food

stalls and I wonder how the colourful fruits are produced from this arid and barren land.

I want to explore and experience the weird

and wonderful tastes of local produce but I am

checked by the sight of my pistol ready in my

hand and the uniform on my back. We will

always be different to these people and thus

our overarching mission of transition to the

Afghan security forces is reaffirmed in my

mind. As we reach a preplanned point, we

leave the highway and head north tracking into

the open desert. We follow the course of a

vast dry river that in a few months will once

more flow with water. For the time being

however it is our vehicle tracks that flow over

the river bed, negotiating the ditches and sand

banks.

Above Lt GF, (comd) LCpl

Hatton (operator)

Tpr Griffiths (driver)

P A G E 1 0

Lt Gordon-Finlayson Continues

Before long we leave the wadi and head up into rolling desert hills curiously peppered by

round pebbles half buried in the sand. This could be the undulating moors of Scotland although

the heather, grass and bog are replaced by sand, rocks and the interminable desert sun. Iso-

lated compounds appear over the crests of hills and the ancient walls made of sand look as if

they have grown out of the desert floor itself. A lurid slash of greenery marks the flow of wa-

ter from a well that sustains these remote communities. We reach a patrol base and the com-

pany of infantry based there are delighted to see us and our little tanks, as our presence in the

area has the effect of silencing the enemy. Rightly so, the insurgents fear us and our lethal ca-

pability. Wherever we go, those who would seek to harm us melt away; they can‟t match

tackling us head on. It is thrilling to know that simply by turning up, we have provided the

brave and long suffering infantry boys with some respite.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

Life back in MOB Price is comfortable, with the Danish cafe providing a central meeting place for Brits,

Danish, American and Bosnian soldiers alike. It is a strange spectrum of cultures and military customs

on display: the bearded Danes, the square jawed Americans with their peaked caps, and the Slavic Bos-

nians seemed perplexed by a Welsh accent and our ceaseless banter. Our morale is insatiable and car-ries us through incidents that should seem grave.

I left the gates and completed the familiar routine of loading weapons and announcing our departure

over the radio. This patrol however would be a little more exciting than I was anticipating. Gereshk

held its usual visual delights of rusty, aged lorries carrying loads that seem improbable, cars balanced

teetering on the roofs of buses and various farm animals crammed onto the back seats of cars along

with family members. We drove on by, waving to children and nodding greeting to the omnipresent

Afghan soldiers that man the many check points. Upon leaving the highway my vehicle led the small

convoy into the desert. We rolled over dunes and peacefully cut through the sand as if skiing through

virgin snow. A convoy drove slowly along a track nearby going in the opposite direction. The peaceful

scene was suddenly shattered by a huge explosion and the entire world seemed to shake as if it had

been seized in the grasp of an angry baby. It took a few seconds to realise what had happened. To

start with I was indignant that my reflections should be shattered so violently. After what seemed like

a long time, although must really have been fractions of a second I felt fear, a thrill of excitement, relief

at being unharmed and then composure. The vehicle skidded to a halt and I immediately checked the

status of the other crewmembers. My operator, LCpl Hatton was holding his elbow but said he was

fine so I turned my attention to the driver. Tpr Griffiths initially did not answer and I feared the worst.

However after a second or two he answered my worried calls by appearing out of his hatch with a

camera and immediately took a picture of me! I instinctively grinned at him like a goon and the result

is a very obscure picture!

Right LCpl

Hatton Scimitar

Operator

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

The vehicle had dealt with the blast fantastically well. In fact al-

though the damage looked severe from the outside, the hull of

the Scimitar was almost untouched. The training that had seemed

endless before our deployment kicked in like second nature. We were back in Price within the hour and I then had the unenviable

task of apologising to my troop corporal, whose vehicle I had

borrowed for the day. I had not brought back his treasured steed

in the same state in which he had lent it to me. To make matters worse, that particular wagon bore the signature of Cheryl Cole,

from her trip to Afghanistan over the summer. I owe her a letter

of apology.

In the true nature of young men in a thrilling job, seeking and

finding great adventure, we relished the story telling that ensued.

Although we were clearly very lucky to walk away totally un-

scathed, there was no room for remorse or fear. We were

elated by our survival and considered it a victory over those who

would try to harm us in such a cowardly way. The next move is

ours in this great game and we will not miss.

Regimental Headquarters. 20X ISTAR FIND GROUP. Lashkah Gah.

Many readers will be familiar with

the film Shawshank Redemption star-

ring Morgan Freeman and Tim Rob-

bins. In it there is a scene where a group of prisoners who have been

sweating hard to tar a roof get a

moment to relax in the last rays of

a setting sun, beer in hand, and re-flect on a job well done. Almost all

of QDG RHQ have now managed

to travel outside the four walls of

Brigade Headquarters to other

bases, and have experienced that moment of breathing the fresh air

of a patrol base many kilometres

from emails and PowerPoint brief-

ings. We know how those prisoners must have felt – though sadly there

is no cold beer for us, and if an es-

cape tunnel from MOB Lashkar Gah

is being dug then your correspon-

dent has not been let into the se-cret. On a serious note, it is impor-

tant that the busy bees of HQ get

out from their ivory tower from

time to time to visit the troops on

the ground, who are, after all, the very purpose of our planning, co-

ordinating and intelligence analysing

work. This also gives the welcome

side effect of being able to draw breath away from what can be

a frantic schedule. Reports

that a certain high-ranking

individual in the Regiment

found it difficult to draw breath during a demanding

phys session with the Brigade

Troops Echelon in Bastion

remain only a rumour at this

time – but we all know that if

three people have heard it

then it must be true! It must be said, though, that life in the

Brigade HQ is nothing less

than exciting, as critical deci-

sions made every day not only affect the shape of the cam-

paign for years to come. The

ISTAR Group is an integral

part of Task Force Helmand

and it is immensely satisfying

to see that the sub-units are living

up to the high level of performance

the Commanding Officer is promis-

ing they can deliver when tasks are dished out at a mission planning

meeting.

Among personal news, Sgt Rouse is

looking nothing less than a new man owing to his strict DQA diet

– look out Staff Hughes! Meanwhile

the CO is formulating the DQA

diet Mk 2 which consists mainly of

other people‟s sweets. He‟d like to emphasise that the Velcro slit he

has had tailored in his shirt is to

make it easier to draw his pistol

and not bars of Dairy Milk. Capt Alex Seys and Flt Lt Ben Sola are

running the Model Aeroplane Ap-

preciation Society from Bleep HQ

in Room 20; although membership

so far stands at two, they confi-dently expect a deluge of applicants

any time now. Marginally more

successful is yoga (run by a civvy

from the PRT) which regularly has

three or four QDG attendees. Dis-appointingly all the pretty girls who

were there a few weeks ago have

stopped coming – they must have

been posted elsewhere.

Above Cheryl Coles signa-

ture.

P A G E 1 2

Regimental Headquarters Cont Due to the staggered deployments, chuff charts

show anywhere between a quarter and a half of the

tour completed. Whatever it is, we have the bit well and truly between our teeth now, apart from

the CO who is obviously holding the reins. We

have stopped counting how long we have been here

and started counting how long until R&R. It‟s not

too long now and we are all looking forward to seeing our loved ones again – and maybe enjoying a

cold beer or two.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

QDG Forward Air Controllers Op Herrick 15

Sgt Gareth (Sub) Thomas.

After a very long and varied

MST QDG FAC‟s deployed

to Herrick in good spirits.

Although being „‟owned‟‟ by 26 RA all the QDG FAC‟s

bring a great level of ex-

perience to an otherwise

untested group of FAC‟s. Capt Charlie Robinson sits

in Widow Toc which in

valley commando speak is

like the taxi office for get-

ting hold of planes and air-space, Capt Jimmy Hoenich

is busy (and somewhat frus-

trated) at a patrol base

somewhere in Nadi ali beasting himself in the gym

and is involved in

“influence” whatever that

is. Sgt „‟Sub‟‟ Thomas is

locked away within a com-pound within a compound

within a compound work-

the target support group

with his new friends from a

pleasant market town on

the welsh borders. How-ever, rumour has it he is

now has a customer loyalty

card from British aerospace

for his excessive use of Hellfire missiles. Sgt Chris

Whitehead has established

himself a nice little flip flop

wearing job at PB Attal. He

won‟t be there long al-though he doesn‟t know it

yet and a slightly busier

time awaits him (without

flip flops). Sgt Jon Patchett is attached to B Sqn via the

Danish Battlegroup, confir-

mation of his Aston Martin

ownership has been asked

by the Danish Air liaison Officer, the jury is out on

that one.

Cpl Jon Davies is one of

the BRF FAC‟s; he has been

shooting up the local suspi-

cious looking fields with UK Apache attack helicop-

ters. We wont forget L/Cpl

„‟Moggsy‟‟ Morgan and Tpr

„‟Suds‟‟ Sudlow , both of them are working at MOB

Lashkar gah with 618

TACP. Luckily for them

they are members of the

QRH CF so a certain Cav-alry brotherhood exists.

Although Moggsy has been

bitten by a tsetse fly and

sleeps 20 hours a day. All in all we are in good

shape, most of the key po-

sitions within the TACP/

FAC slots at 20 Bde have a

major QDG influence and long may it continue.

A little piece of Yorkshire in Helmand Province.

Capt James Hoenich

As the sun sets on the Yorkshire Rose in Nad Ali, I am made to feel incredibly wel-

come by A Coy 1 YORKS despite the never ending jibes about being Cavalry and the

constant offer of a haircut from the Company Sergeant Major.

“QDG FAC’S

bring

a great

level of

experience to

the party”

P A G E 1 3 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

The Company, who are

fulfilling the role of a ground

holding sub-unit, also pro-vide some of the Force Pro-

tection for our native QDG

Advisors from A Sqn. The

Yorkshiremen and women

have now been in theatre for just over a month now

– which means medals for

some and another day

crossed off the calendar for others. On completion of

the RiP with B Coy 2RGR, a

unit with which the QDG

had built an outstanding

relationship on Op HER-RICK 9, the conditions

were set to move another

step closer towards Transi-

tion of Lead Security Au-thority to the Afghan Na-

tional Security Forces –

which in turn means Nad

Ali District moves closer to

finding a peaceful and se-cure resolution to the years

of conflict the region has

suffered. The Company

Commander Maj James Glossop has been very clear

in his direction to achieve

the „Gold‟ standard and is

intent on continuing to

build upon the huge success the Ghurkhas have achieved

in Nad Ali Centre West –

an area of significant impor-

tance when you consider it

plays home to the District Centre, District Governor

and Battle Group HQ – a

place best avoided unless

visiting the QDG KATT

HQ in their adjoining ANA compound for a native Bora

da! Advisors Captain Berry

and Sgt Watson have no

doubt been tested by their Afghan counterparts, how-

ever, following numerous

planning sessions and litres

of chai everyone is now

singing from the same hymn sheet. Lt Khalid has flour-

ished under the watchful

eye off the QDG KATT and

is now content to take the lead, his warriors growing

with confidence each day.

This is no doubt a direct

result of the excellent low-

level training cascaded down by the Advisors –

running First Aid, C-IED

and Patrol Skills training, as

well as some fairly interest-ing range packages. None

the less as time passes by it

feels as A Coy and the Ad-

visors have merely become

passengers on the motorcy-cle driven by an ANSF am-

bition to take ownership of

security across the Area of Op-eration in Nad Ali. From an Air

perspective things in Nad Ali are

deafly quiet – not to say there is

no work for a workshy JTAC –

as A Coy continue to execute partnered and deliberate opera-

tions, the role of the Forward

Air Controller becomes one of

influence and investigative sol-diering, developing Pattern of Life

surveys and providing an aerial

deterrent for any „would-be insur-

gents‟. Other consent winning

activities have included a Husky vs. Sheep celebrity death match

which culminated in buying road-

kill sheep in order to maintain

relationships. If all else fails, there‟s still scope for a low and

noisy fly past of Battle Group

HQ!

BTE LAD REME is an extension of the BTE and is located within Camp BASTION.

We are directly under control of 20X BEME (the Brigade Electrical and Mechanical

Engineer, a Major who controls all REME at Bde level) and we support independent sub-units that belong to the Bde. There are 8 sub-units we support; the main ones

are QDG (BRF, FR Sqn), 5 RIFLES Armoured Infantry Coy and QRH Warthog

Group, are our biggest customers who seem to break quite a lot of equipment. In

addition, we also support the Artillery with their various specialised sub units

(remote controlled planes, big guns, hot air balloons etc). All our fitter sections are located with their sub units outside of Bastion. We speak to them on a daily basis,

managing their repairs and maintenance from our HQ location. This also involves

giving them guidance and advice on repairs and current issues we have with the vehi-

cles. Look forward to Cfn O‟Neil‟s report on his G1098 store next time. We have truly settled in now, and have a routine. Besides regular conferences with our de-

pendencies, we conduct the odd advisory visit to the units on the ground. This last

month has been about physical exertion, muscles, power and endurance.

TFH LAD Capt Frazer Alexander

Capt James

Hoenich

poses with

his load

tested boots

Below WO1 (ASM) Andy Thompson puts Cfn O Neil through

his paces

P A G E 1 4

Brigade Troops Echelon WO2 (RQMS) Lee Bilner PWRR

TFH LAD Cont 15 Tyre-flips across the

compound! Every member

of the LAD has tried this strength-endurance test

and I can tell you, it doesn‟t

get any easier. The aim is

to flip a truck tyre that

weights about 100kg 15 times and the challenge is

to do it as quickly as possi-

ble. Besides the tyre flips,

the OC ran in the US Ma-rine Corps Marathon, Cfn

O‟Neill tabbed around

BASTION, completing the

DANCON 25 km loaded

march and the AQMS went to the Physio. Q has

been given some arduous

stretch exercises, he re-

sembles a Buddha engulfed in his karma, practising

Yoga. He does the exer-

cise in the nude out on in

the yard when the sun

comes up. His favourite stance is the one legged-

superman. Meanwhile the

ASM is keeping trim once a

day (early morning PT is not his cup of tea). A bit of

advice for all budding ath-

letes out there; prepa-

ration is half the battle.

Cfn O‟Neill was beaten to the finish line by the

more junior AGC clerk

Pte Lane. If only he had

prepared his feet better

Besides the AQMS‟s yoga, spirituality is com-

mon practice in the HQ

LAD. The ASM has

been reading God‟s little book of Peace and likes

to share his master‟s

lectures with the sol-

diers. The Guru‟s

monthly message is: “Remember, there is one

greater than you, in

whom all fear dissolves”.

He is the ASM. Don‟t worry, the LAD has not

become a sect with a

disillusioned, neurotic,

psychotic ASM (when

dealing with infidels who do not adhere to

simple principles of ES,

mainly the RAF, he will

adopt such qualities). He does however, take

pleasure in punishing

Cfn O‟Neill with Tyre

flips. Cfn Rayner has now

come to HQ LAD from B Sqn‟s Fitter Section. His

main task is to get massive

and in his spare time he is

fixing vehicles. A look

forward is the upcoming seasonal period with the

Danish Contingent‟s race

series (marathon, ½ mara-

thon and 10km) on the second Sunday in Advent.

The LAD is entering 4

people so far; OC, ASM,

Taff and Muscles.

Newsflash: This just in, Cfn O‟Neill had been

pleading with his masters

to get out of Bastion. We

allowed him to do a tail gate drop off for some

much needed equipment

in Kharnika. For some

reason, the helicopter had

to take off without him. A tearful Cfn O‟Neill rang,

forcing back the tears say-

ing he wouldn‟t be in

work the next morning. Lets all hope he has his

sleeping bag with him.

& G4 support to the for-

ward elements. Major Paul

Corfield has completed his mandatory 28 days in

theatre to earn his Afghan

medal and is settled back

in Germany as OC QDG

ROG, whilst Capt Stu „The Laminator‟ John has

arrived into the BTE fold,

bringing a little bit of Ger-

many with him, and amuses the Department

conducting PT in his socks

and sandals. Major

Brigade Troops Echelon

(BTE) has now settled into

routine at Camp 251 in Bas-tion with all the dependen-

cies having pretty much

taken over, with the last ele-

ments of Herrick 14 on their

way back home. The multi-cap badge organisation of

QDG, PWRR, YORKS, AGC

(SPS) and RLC that make up

BTE have come together, and figured each other out.

We are now working as one

polished team providing G1

„Trigger Time‟ Tyson still

parades the Dept at 0615

to conduct PT pretty much everyday with a view to

getting everyone ready for

the Olympics in 2012.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

WO2 (RQMS) Lee

Bilner PWRR running

BTE ranges

LCpl Tupou heavy weapons

ranges

Above Capt Frazer

Alexander (EME) win-

ing the US Marine Corps

Marathon

P A G E 1 5 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2

Major Tyson celebrated his

birthday in style in late Oc-

tober courtesy of Sgt Alwyn Bancroft who sweet talked

the Master Chef for a

chocolate cake – which we

all had to burn off the next

morning during sprint train-ing around Bastion. LCpl „T‟

Tupou amongst others also

celebrated her birthday in

November with a big chocolate cake, inhaled

mostly by the G1 staff. Pull-

up‟s have been taken on by

everyone as a pull-up bar

has been placed outside the back of the G4 tent which

has become a pre-requisite

to having a smoke break.

The working day tops out around 15 hours a day, 7

days a week providing a

„Tesco‟s‟ style approach of

forward Sub-Units demand-

ing kit and equipment, BTE collecting it and pushing it

out forward. At present we

are turning over around 7

million pounds worth of kit each month. The day is usu-

ally broken up around 1600

when Pte Stacey „Bag-of-

Spare Body Parts‟ Lane de-

livers the post and the guys in the office walk around

like the Women‟s Institute,

sharing cakes and sweets to

everyone that have been

received from our loved ones. In and amongst all

this, we are still re-defining

Camp 251 by emptying and

getting rid of ISO contain-

ers left over from previous

HERRICKs. This is proving

to be a lengthy process, however towards the end

of the tour we should be

conforming to the austerity

measures that TFH want to

achieve. Training is also tak-ing place in the margins of

day-to-day running of BTE,

WO2 RQMS(T) Lee „P-

Dub‟ Bilner ran ranges for the Dept in the early part of

Nov consisting of a snap

shooting with rifles and pis-

tols preceded by a couple

of hours getting some fa-miliarisation on HMG, GMG

and shotguns. Visiting the

forward locations is now

starting to take place now we have settled into routine

which breaks the monotony

of Bastion routine. First out

of the door was Capt Mike

„Weapon of choice‟ Day; BTEs very own well sea-

soned and fully operational

RAO, followed then by

Trigger Time Tys, WO1 (RSM) „Pull the Pin‟ Paul

Jones and WO2 Jase „The

Ace‟ Wilcox who ventured

out into the dangerous

depths known as MOB PRICE. You‟ll be thankful to

know that they all returned

safely with no injuries, how-

ever they all sit together in

the cookhouse now giving everyone the „1000 yard

stare‟ and stroking their

imaginary „tasches now they

are hardened Afghan vets!

We are pleased to an-

nounce the return of the Capt (Adjt) Harry Pilcher,

who decided, having only

been in theatre three weeks

to take four weeks off, and

still ask for R&R. The re-sults of his biopsy showed

some foreign body like sub-

stance lodged in his system.

This had nothing to do with his frantic Olympic training

regime, oh and a just meat

diet. There is however, no

one more pleased to see

him that Capt Mike Day, who is clearly very relieved

at the prospect of only hav-

ing to deliver the output of

1 very busy RHQ staff offi-cer instead of 2 and to get

some sleep – the RAO has

even made a few brews in-

stead of relying on the team

and random visitors to belt feed him copious caffeine!

Christmas is looming next

month and preparations are

underway to make it as en-joyable as possible with

plans of secret Santa and

skits. The BTE R&R rota-

tion has started with LCpl

Kev „Boaby‟ Young getting asked to explain the very

large phallic shaped object

detected in his daysack

whilst going through the X-

Ray machine at Heathrow. The moral of the story is to

NEVER leave your bags un-

attended!

Above Major

Jerome Tyson

cuts his

birthday cake,

old git

Left Cpl Sky

Korovulavula firing

his pistol

LCpl Tackle berry

Hanbury waiting to

fire on ranges

P A G E 1 6

Explosive Ordnance Detachment & Search

(EOD). LCpl Jackson. (The Dirty Dozen) Well we are now about

two months into Op Her-

rick 15 and we seem to be keeping up with the fast

tempo of a busy opera-

tional tour. The lads are

now fully integrated with

there teams, and spread around the area of opera-

tions from the smallest

check points (CP) to the

comforts of FOB price (nice). Tpr Harry finds him-

self stuck in camp Bastion,

most of the time. This

however is not to his liking

as he is at present on ten minutes notice to move, as

part of High readiness

force (HRF or Quick Reac-

tion Force (QRF) for a find of an Improvised Explosive

Device IED). I don‟t think I

have ever seen him so

busy, but he still finds time

to get to the gym on Op-eration massive .. . .not that

its working mind you.

Apart from all the time in

gym trooper Harry has managed to get out on the

ground with his team help-

ing to clear IEDs from

within Helmand Province.

The biggest success for Tpr

Harry so far was when he

received a call out to the NES South area, where he

and his team cleared a

truck carrying a large

amount of HME and bomb

making equipment (BME), which was said could make

up to 400 IEDs. This was

successfully handed over

to the Afghan National Se-curity Forces (ANSF) as

part of joint operations. He

has also been involved in

recent successful Special

Forces and BRF operations. Tpr Carroll is working in

the taskforce QM`S depart-

ment where he runs the

expense store and he sticks to his word of stores are

not for storing. Tpr Car-

roll, I have been told has

mastered the art of giving

kit away, but he continues his daily battle with Uni-

com. (A stores demand

system for Kit and equip-

ment). Maybe he will get it by the end of the tour.

The rest of the dirty dozen

as we are affectionately

known as in taskforce are

spread about Helmand, and

are getting stuck into every-

thing thrown at them, re-sponding to 10 liners (IED

find), and the day to day pa-

trols with kit up to 65kg in and

around the green zone. It has

proved to be challenging and demanding but we have

proved that The Welsh Cav-

alry are up to the challenge.

The boy´s are now starting to look forward to their R&R.

Tpr Robinson has found him-

self on the first slot, which he

was happy with until he real-

ised he still had 4 months to push when he gets back. . .

chin up boyo.

T H E A F G H A N H O U N D

BELOW LEFT Tpr Harry In NES

South.

BELOW RIGHT HME Find

“ We found

enough bomb

making

equipment to

make 400

Improvised

Explosive

Devices”

1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards

Coming soon

A lot of thought has gone in to the development of Regimental branding. Some new designs are shown here for the

first time. Left: Welsh Dragon for the Daysack or Commanders pouch. Centre: QDG cap badge which will be

sewn on the side of the issued floppy hat. Right: The new QDG Tactical Recognition Flash, bringing us in line with

the future of the Regiment as we join with the Infantry in DCOMBAT. We are hoping to receive the badges early next year, and they will be issued free of charge courtesy of the Commanding Officer. There is a further design in

the pipe line for a spread eagle.

Photographs of the Regiment and attached arms currently deployed on Op HERRICK 15

“ISTAR Gp Take a visit to the gym in Lashkah Gah”.

“ What would you choose”

Quote of the Month

“The best argument against democracy is a

five minute conversation with the average

voter" - Winston Churchill

Births

Congratulations to: Maj Stenhouse and Lucy

Harry George Arthur on 14 Oct 2011 weighing in at

8lbs 4oz

Sgt Ruddock and Nina Ryan 14 Oct 2011 weighing in at 7lbs 2oz Tpr Sudlow and Alex Grace on 10 Oct 2011 weighing in at 7lbs 11oz Tpr Delana and Emele Inoke Raluvou on 17 Oct 2011 weighing in at 6lbs 8oz Lcpl Dean Hanbury and Carina Miley May 2nd November 2011 weighing in at 7lb

Lookalike Corner

BRF OC

QDG WRIST BAND Op HERRICK 15 2011/12

Prices:

£1.50 $2.00 Euro 2.00

Contact the Unit Welfare Officer (UWO)

Capt Kelvin Thomas on the following e-mail:

QDG-HQ-UWO @ MOD.UK

Also available at HHQ

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“He wants your stories”

Joke of the Month

This week's entry

So I said to the Gym instructor "Can you teach me to do

the splits?" He said, "How flexible are you?" I said, "I can't

make Tuesdays". Peter Kay