Having survived my rather nippy trip to Rovaniemi my bearer had decided to take me on a further adventure.  However this one was to a place which up until 20 years ago would have been off limits to anyone non-Soviet – St Petersberg. After an “Interesting” boat ride across the Gulf of Finland (we bears [...]

I know it’s been a while since my last bulletin, but hey even CSgt Burra needs some RnR plus my bearers have been busy too, so lots to tell you guys. But blow by blow here we go. I was invited to Riverside Youth Project in Bristol, to meet the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR) [...]

Oh, good-oh!!  A bit of Winter sunshine!!  Whilst sat in the office at HQ Bears, I discovered there was a chance of a Bear heading to the Caribbean.  I wasted no time in packing my Bergen with a fresh supply of Hols4H business cards, and managed to persuade a very nice man at CrewTags to run [...]

Operation Bristol – Remembrance Sunday So you thought I had gone MIA, eh? No, not CSgt Burra: I was just lucky enough to have had a few days off before Remembrance Sunday, and boy did I need it! Folk done err speaks funny, and it takes ol Csgt Burra a while ta get me ed [...]

I gather it’s the fashion amongst the humans to head to Europe for something called Christmas Markets.  I, on the other hand [or should that be paw?], went to Bovington for a Wartime Christmas Fair at the Tank Museum.  It was an opportunity to meet up with Braille and Amy, and have a little beary [...]

Task No RRR 1000 … this is real long-haul flying in a very small jet, so pay attention!! 5 Oct 11 Cpl Arnhem was supernumerary crew on board a HS 125 of 32 (The Royal) Squadron. We set off from Bahrain … the trip was to take Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE [...]

On 18 Aug 11, the Sword & Wheel Club at Royal Air Force Northolt held a charity event titled ‘An Evening of Comedy’.  The event was organised to raise both money and awareness for two worthwhile charities, Holidays 4 Heroes and Help for Heroes.  The total was finalised, and the amount raised was in excess [...]

The Bristol Connection … Operation Bonfire Night After receiving numerous emails from one Ernie O’Kirkalea, another BurraBear now residing in Bristol, I was dispatched to Bristol to see Ernie and the promise of many adventures,.  The first was being packed back into a shipping container, not for the claustrophobic, but a breeze for me. Once I arrived [...]

On a dark and dreary Halloween evening The BMG decided to arouse me from my comfy slumber with a amusing call of “Ever been to Finland”? “No” I replied “Great, you’re going in a week, pack your stuff – your Bearer will sort you out with a parka when you get out there”! And I [...]

Southampton was fun, but it was time to get on with some work.  I was handed over to a lovely lady called Sam (my Bearers neighbour-in-Law) who took me to Bournemouth Football Club. I had a guided tour of the whole place, from locker room, to the manager’s office, via the ticket office. I may [...]