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4th Brigade Personal Recovery Unit Visits Whitley Bay Rotary Golfers For Some R&R
On a beautiful sunny day last week it was a privilege for the members of the Whitley Bay Rotary Club to welcome 4th Brigade Personal Recovery Unit (4X PRU ) based in Catterick to the Whitley Bay Golf Club. The Catterick Unit supports those soldiers who are wounded, injured or sick.
On the day President David Wilkinson welcomed the competitors, wished them luck and looked forward to meeting them over lunch. All the competitors completed the eighteen holes of the Links Course, with Rotary member Grant Smith collecting the 'wooden spoon'. The eventual winner on the day was 22 year old Signalman, David Nixon from Newcastle. He said he was delighted to win this first Rotary & PRU Challenge Cup and was looking forward to his next challenge in July, when he was to be medically discharged after having been trained in Fibre Optics, to find employment in civilian life.
Also in attendance on the day was the unit’s Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Steve Bostock OBE who with President David Wilkinson presented the winning cup and a selection of prizes to all the competitors. These had been sponsored and provided by Simon Macray, Transactor GSL, and Neil Macray, Statex Colour Print, Newcastle.
Captain Sherri Took, a Personal Recovery Officer explained to club members that it was the role of the unit to look after serving personnel who where on long term sick. They do this by supporting the soldiers, all of whom have a variety of injuries, which include both operational and non-operational injuries. She explained that once the soldiers were assigned to the unit, the purpose of the unit was to ensure a smooth transition either back into the military or should they be medically discharged, back into civilian life.
Soldiers who had been medically discharged were supported back into the community by providing assistance into finding accommodation, employment packages and transferring medical care etc into the NHS.
After such a successful day, Rotary President David Wilkinson announced that he was sure that the event would now become an annual challenge. This would enable the Rotary Club to provide some hospitality and much needed recreational activity for those soldiers whose health had taken a turn for the worse, but who had given so much to serve their country.
On a beautiful sunny day last week it was a privilege for the members of the Whitley Bay Rotary Club to welcome 4th Brigade Personal Recovery Unit (4X PRU ) based in Catterick to the Whitley Bay Golf Club. The Catterick Unit supports those soldiers who are wounded, injured or sick.
On the day President David Wilkinson welcomed the competitors, wished them luck and looked forward to meeting them over lunch. All the competitors completed the eighteen holes of the Links Course, with Rotary member Grant Smith collecting the 'wooden spoon'. The eventual winner on the day was 22 year old Signalman, David Nixon from Newcastle. He said he was delighted to win this first Rotary & PRU Challenge Cup and was looking forward to his next challenge in July, when he was to be medically discharged after having been trained in Fibre Optics, to find employment in civilian life.
Also in attendance on the day was the unit’s Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Steve Bostock OBE who with President David Wilkinson presented the winning cup and a selection of prizes to all the competitors. These had been sponsored and provided by Simon Macray, Transactor GSL, and Neil Macray, Statex Colour Print, Newcastle.
Captain Sherri Took, a Personal Recovery Officer explained to club members that it was the role of the unit to look after serving personnel who where on long term sick. They do this by supporting the soldiers, all of whom have a variety of injuries, which include both operational and non-operational injuries. She explained that once the soldiers were assigned to the unit, the purpose of the unit was to ensure a smooth transition either back into the military or should they be medically discharged, back into civilian life.
Soldiers who had been medically discharged were supported back into the community by providing assistance into finding accommodation, employment packages and transferring medical care etc into the NHS.
After such a successful day, Rotary President David Wilkinson announced that he was sure that the event would now become an annual challenge. This would enable the Rotary Club to provide some hospitality and much needed recreational activity for those soldiers whose health had taken a turn for the worse, but who had given so much to serve their country.
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