NEW HONORARY COLONEL

For Royal Gib Regiment

Colonel John Porral retired as Honorary Colonel to the Regiment after five years in the post last month.Colonel Porral, who wasin strumental in achieving the Royal prefix for the Regiment and in or ganising the Queen's guard at Buckingham Palace, will be suc ceeded by Colonel Eddie Guerrero who takes over this prestigious post for the next five years.

Lieutenant Colonel Guerrero was conscripted into the Royal Gibral tar Regiment in 1962. In 1965 he was granted a Territorial Army commission and served with B company.In 1972 he was granted a regular commission and was the first officer of the Regiment to at tend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After several appoint ments and tours including UK, Canada and Belize, he was ap pointed Second in Command of the Regiment in 1983. In 1985 he was appointed Commanding Officer and saw the Regiment through the transition phase of becoming the regular Battalion on the Rock. In 1991 Colonel Guerrero retired from the Regiment and took up the post of protocol officer at Headquarters British Forces Gibraltar. Colonel

Ph.>t>Y,Miiii I'N eorpoi.il M.I11 I ■J'l \l Colonel Eddie Guerrero, the new Honorari/ Colonel of the Ro\/al Gibraltar Regiment

Guerrero retired completely this year.

In 1989 Colonel Guerrero was awarded an QBE and in 1997 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. He is also chairman of the Luce Foundation and a trustee of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust. He has so far enjoyed a very active life and dedicates his spare time to his grandchildren and golf.

An oasis... ...in afestivcr world!

Burn's Night Saturday 24 January 2004

Book early to avoid disappointment.

The finest Bum's Night SiiR>er Gibraltar has ever seen! A fully traditional 4 course affair witli a number ofvisiting guests taking us through a full programme intertwined with a glorious fourcourse dinner.

The programme and menu tell the story

Introduction ofguests by your M.C. Mr Eric Young from Ayrshire.

'Selkirk Grace' - Mr James Small from Edinburgh

Scotch Broth

The Royal Toast Mr Eric Young

'There was a man " A tribute to Robert Bums sung by Mr Colin Smith.

Piping in the Haggis Piper. Gordon Simmons

'Toe the Haggis' Mr Joe Dunn from Glasgow

■ .Haggis wi' bashit neeps an' champit tatties

.4 Toa.sf Toe the lM.ssies' Mr Alan Little from Edinburgh

'Holy H'illie'.s Prayer Mr Joe Dunn 'Myl.^ve is Like a Red. RedRose " sung by Mr Colin Smith

E Tj^Piping in andcarving ofthejieef

'Reply Tae the Laddies' Mary Dunn from G lasgow

A selection ofBagpipe Music Mr Gordon Simmons

Tipsy Laird Trifle

Immortal Memory and Toast

GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL - ROYAL GIBRALTAR REGIMENT

Five members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment were awarded with the General Service Medal (Northern Ireland) recently. Cpl Valverde and Privates Gilasbey, Llufrio, Costa and Caballero went on an operational tour ofNorthern Ireland during the months ofMay through to July. They were attached to D Company 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment ofFusiliers and based at Girdxvood Barracks. Belfast.

Photoj;r.ijih hy Corpurjl M.irtin Sjcilcr

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Gibraltar Defence Force

To mark the 60th anniz'ersary of the disembodiment of the Gibraltar Defence Force (GDF) volunteers, His Worship theMayor the Hon. Judge J E Alcantara CBE, will be hosting a reception on 3rd December 2003 at the City Hall. Invitations to those concerned have been sent out. Ifyou belong to this group of volunteers and have not yet received your invitation, please contact the PA to His Worship on 52052 or Fa.x: 71406.

'The Ghost o'Rahbie Bums' Mr Joe Dunn

'The Star o'Rabbie Burns' An Ayrshire song sung by Mr Colin Smith

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