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Latest FIDF Exercise Details.

Latest FIDF Exercise Details.

The latest exercise to be hosted by the Falkland Islands Defence Force will be Commando Challenge Falklands Patrol and it will take place between Thursday 16 and Saturday 18 November. This exercise will involve teams marching over long distances and completing military skill tasks throughout. This year the route will take the teams from Teal Inlet to Stanley. Previously the route has been from Port San Carlos to Stanley, however that is not possible this time due to constraints on manpower and time. The name Commando Challenge is derived from the route Yomped by 45 Commando Royal Marines in 1982. The second aim of the exercise it to raise funds for the 82 Trust, which is a local Trust set up to assist persons with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of the 1982 war. The FIDF have reported that Norman and June Besley-Clark are very generously supporting the competition by sponsoring the medals, which are awarded to the winning teams. The exercise will conclude with a prize giving ceremony and presentation of cheques in the FIDF Drill Hall on Saturday evening. Sponsorship forms for the event have been distributed throughout Stanley and people are asked to support this worthwhile cause. There will be times when teams will be seen on the roads in the Stanley area and this will be an opportunity for the public to give them support.

Co-op First Day of Monday Opening.

The Co-op in Stanley was open for its first Monday yesterday. Staff say that although there were quite a few customers it was not as busy as a usual weekday. Once people become accustomed to the shop opening on Mondays it is expected that business will be in line with other days of the week. The decision to open on Monday's was taken during the Co-operative Society's Committee Meeting on 1 November. It is now open six days a week from 9am to 5pm.

Shipping News.

The British Antarctic Survey Vessel, James Clarke Ross arrived in Stanley yesterday morning. She is here to collect cargo to go to South Georgia and new scientific staff who will be heading to Antarctica. The vessel is expected to leave in approximately one week's time. Also arriving in Stanley yest