Shopgirl woke me rather early with breakfast on a grey Sunday morning.  I asked where we were going and was advised to ‘wait and see'.

Apparently my Bearer calls it "work". He spent several hours trying to convince me that he really had to be at Farnborough, doing his important day job - and that they were going to be long days with very early starts. Eventually I was persuaded to join him, even though there was no promise of me doing a bit of parachuting on the side ... I guess I'm just gullible!

After meeting my new friends at the Top Gear studio, I was rushed down to the West Country at high speed in a rather natty little sports car.  After she'd had a coffee and a piece of sticky toffee pudding to sustain her on her onward journey, I said 'goodbye' to my Bearer who headed further south and west.

"Deja-vu", I thought as I climbed out of my cardboard travelling container. "I‘ve definitely been here before - I'd recognise that black hairy dog anywhere!" Suddenly it all became clear when I heard the soft Scottish lilt of my Bearer - I was back to visit the Black Watch Bn, Army Cadet Force.

I'd heard the humans talking about visiting something called Tankfest, but had wondered what it was about. Then I heard them bickering in Bere Regis - the usual ... ‘Turn left' ... ‘Why, when it says Bovington is right?'. From this I gathered we were going to a place called Bovington, and that some women are better navigators than some men!

Sometimes a small Bear can be caught by surprise, and today was no exception. In the middle of my transit to Scotland, I suddenly found myself in Jersey again, this time for their first formal Armed Forces Day event.

Two Bears Enjoy Weymouth - or Two Grand Days Out

For the benefit of those who are easily confused, this was not a trip to the seaside but, instead, two days of hard work manning a holidays4heroes stall at the annual Weymouth Veterans Festival.

Sgt Braille has been with the Field Gun teams at Wellington College for the last month.  And it hurts, and its hard work for a small Bear!!

Well, it was an early start here at TPBD House*, too early after my weekend, but still I was up and ready. The sun was coming up and I was a bit dismayed that we were going to be stuck indoors all day. We got to TPBD's place of work, and I was having a look around when I heard growling. I looked round again, and noticed something moving in the potted plants.

The Spring Camp of the Black Watch Bn, Army Cadet Force, was held this year at Barry Buddon Training Camp, Monifieth. This was a very special camp for the Battalion, in the special year of CADET 150.