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Military training with 39th Signal Regiment at Penhale
Penhale Camp is situated towards the northern end of Penhale Sands and the Ministry of Defence owns this which is used as an army training area.
In Summer 1969 I had recently been posted to 39th Signal Regiment and was billeted at this camp which I remember as as really great! Excellent summer weather helped of course. Our training activities included firing with the old 762 self loading rifles and familiarisation with helicopter flights over water.
After a couple of weeks here I had sunburn from the exposure to Cornwall sun and ringing ears from the rifles.
Contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Annual camp with 39th Signal Regiment at Penhale
Penhale Camp is situated towards the northern end of Penhale Sands and the Ministry of Defence owns this which is used as an army training area.
In Summer 1969 I had recently been posted to 39th Signal Regiment and was billeted at this camp which I remember as as really great! Excellent summer weather helped of course. Off duty hours allowed time for sand, sea and surfing!! Our training activities included firing with the old 762 self loading rifles and familiarisation with helicopter flights over water.
After a couple of weeks here I had sunburn from the exposure to Cornwall sun and ringing ears from the rifles.
Contributed by John Howard Norfolk
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Annual camp with 39th Signal Regiment at Penhale
Penhale Camp is situated towards the northern end of Penhale Sands and the Ministry of Defence owns this which is used as an army training area.
In Summer 1969 I had recently been posted to 39th Signal Regiment and was billeted at this camp which I remember as as really great! Excellent summer weather helped of course. Off duty hours allowed time for sand, sea and surfing!! Our training activities included firing with the old 762 self loading rifles and familiarisation with helicopter flights over water.
After a couple of weeks here I had sunburn from the exposure to Cornwall sun and ringing ears from the rifles.
A memory of Holywell Bay contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Military training with 39th Signal Regiment at Penhale
Penhale Camp is situated towards the northern end of Penhale Sands and the Ministry of Defence owns this which is used as an army training area.
In Summer 1969 I had recently been posted to 39th Signal Regiment and was billeted at this camp which I remember as as really great! Excellent summer weather helped of course. Our training activities included firing with the old 762 self loading rifles and familiarisation with helicopter flights over water.
After a couple of weeks here I had sunburn from the exposure to Cornwall sun and ringing ears from the rifles.
A memory of Holywell Bay contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Extracts From Holywell Bay & Cornwall books
The palm trees add an exotic touch to the park in this view, which
looks in a similar direction to the 1890 view (No 23967 on page
43). By this date the open spaces have been infilled with housing,
and the Perranporth Hotel can be recognised on the far side of the
pond immediately behind the right-hand tree.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
It is just three years after No 41609, above, and the Porthminster Hotel has been given an extension in the form of a smaller
version of the original building. This is a steep site, and the road along the front of Draycott Terrace is supported by a
substantial stone wall. The terraced cottages in Primrose Valley below are still intact.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
The church could hardly be closer to the sea. Many of the
buildings can be recognised today, but they are now separated
from the water in the harbour by walls supporting a road and a
walkway. The St Ives lifeboat is on its carriage outside the lifeboat
house on West Pier near the church. The present lifeboat house is
on the near side of the pier.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
Spectators on both
sides of the Gannel are
enjoying the annual
August regatta. How
different the Gannel
looks at full tide. There
were once plans to build
a dam to keep water in
the Gannel all the time
as an amenity. This view
looks from the Crantock
side; most of the open
fields on the Newquay
side have since been
covered with houses.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
Rows of fishing boats are mostly aground where they are moored
in the harbour. Smaller boats are drawn right up to the buildings
in the background, for the Wharf wall had not yet been built. The
whitewashed Fore Street Methodist chapel is to the right, likewise
built onto the harbour beach.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".