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Prince of Wales visits Cranwell
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE OF WALES, ATTENDS GRADUATION CEREMONY... CRANWELL In the Centenary year of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell’s history, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales recently served as the Reviewing Officer for the Sovereign’s Review at Royal Air Force College Cranwell. His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales arrived on the College Parade Square escorted by the Commandant of the Royal Air Force College to take the Royal Salute whilst one Typhoon, from 41 Squadron, RAF Coningsby provided a fly past overhead. After reviewing the graduating officers, His Royal Highness presented the course prizes to the top performing cadets from each course. The Queen’s Medal was also presented to the top performing cadet from all Initial Officer Training courses this year. The parade concluded with a spectacular
fly past by the Red Arrows. Musical accompaniment was provided by the Band of the Royal Air Force College, under the direction of leader
Skegness Beach Renewed £7M HAS BEEN SPENT READYING SKEGNESS FOR THE RENEWAL OF ITS BEACH...
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Flt Lt Chris I’Anson, Director of Music. After the parade, His Royal Highness, met with the graduating officers on the Orange in front of College
Hall at the base. In keeping with tradition, The Prince of Wales was then invited to plant a lime tree beside the College Parade Square. n
SKEGNESS Has someone been taking their sandcastles home? We ask because last month saw preparations for a £7m scheme to renew the beach and replacing 400,000 cubic metres of missing sand. As well as improving the beach for its 4,000,000 annual visitors - a tourism industry worth £480m each year - the project will also help to protect 20,000 homes and businesses, 25,000 caravans and 35,000 hectares of land from flooding. Mid-August will see the commencement of dredging, before a digger will transport
the huge volume of sand from offshore sites then pump it onto the beach at high tide through a 630m long pipeline. “Our contractors will then push the sand into the right beach profile, using excavators. Through this work we will replace sand lost to erosion, reducing wave overtopping during storms, protecting sea defences being damaged,” says Monica Stonham of the Environment Agency. The campaign is part of the agency’s programme of works which will nourish the area from Sutton on Sea to Huttoft. n
