Tales From My Shed...

Frais' Foreign Legion


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There have been military drill halls, in the market town of Guisborough since the early 1800's and this episode explores the history and the modern reality that I experienced as a so called Cold War Warrior. I joined the Territorial Army in 1977, serving with 1st Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers, as a Junior NCO with 6 Platoon, B (Green Howards) Company it the drill hall on Park Lane, Guisborough. This is a tale from that time when my very own 'Band of Brothers' set out for a NATO exercise 'Crusader 80' at the height of the Cold War in Europe in 1980. I hope you enjoy the episode...

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Tales From My Shed...By Gary Guess