(The nearest thing to National Service since "The Draft".)
The 123rd Sissinghurst Troop was established shortly after the demise of the 122nd
at the Battle of Sissinghurst Castle Restaurant, early in the mid - 20th Century
when the entire Platoon was caught in a deadly crossfire of Jam Doughnuts from the
80th Benenden Mob during after-school tea-time woggle firing practice. Easily outnumbered
by their old adversaries, they quickly succumbed to the overwhelming firepower of
heavy Chocolate Gateaux and dispersed rapidly into the surrounding woodland. A Parental
round-up of stragglers eventually gathered up most of the "walking wounded" and managed
to return them to their Division. (or their rooms, whichever was nearer!!). One or
two, however, managed to slip away unnoticed, and completely vanish without trace.
To this day, not one of them has ever been found, although the occasional report
of a Middle East plane hi-jack does throw up the odd familiar name....
The current crop of recruits bear little resemblance to their predecessors and are
reputed to be the smartest looking outfit in the Village. Regular discipline is the
order of the day, and their Commander-in-Chief (Otherwise known as Brown Owl) ensures
absolute loyalty. Recruitment is carried out annually at the start of every Spring
Term when the Exec. "Akela" visits the local primary school to sign up hopefuls
for the new training sessions. Such is the popularity of these visits, that the school
authorities regularly declare a "Baker Day" at the exact same time..... (For those
unfamiliar with the term, it means all the kids have the day off! Get the picture?)
The Brownie organization meets regularly and a full range of badge-gaining activities
is available to further the education of our young heroes of tomorrow. Typical examples
are given below :-
M16 Country Dancing. (Dismantling and Reassembly to music.)
Chieftain Tank Annual Maintenance Scheduling
Off-Road Tank Transporter Racing
(an absolute must for promotion.)
S.A.S. Party Organizing ...the list is endless.
New recruits are always welcome. If you think you've missed the boat then join up
NOW!
Call the following for details :-
