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Our chaps at Buckingham Palace 2008
One of our Willis Associates was invited to the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in July 2008.
Captain James Preston, who works for Global Real Estate & Facilities Ipswich, was invited by the Lord Lieutenant of
Suffolk, Lord Tollemache, for his work with the Army Cadet Force and supporting local charity organizations.
James is the Officer Commanding C Company Suffolk Army Cadet Force based in Ipswich, looking after some 300 Cadets and 30 Adult instructors.James said : ‘The invitation was a complete surprise and I could not believe I had been chosen. It was a great day and a wonderful start to our wedding plans.’
Part of his new family is coming over from Texas and Canada for the wedding at Aldeburgh Church, Suffolk in September 2008.
James is pictured with his fiancée Jacqueline Maund having tea and sandwiches on the lawn at the Palace.
Written by Capt James Preston for his company, Willis Associates - published in the Willis newsletter in Jul 08
From army fatigues to morning suit
Local Army Cadet Force instructor Sergeant Major Mark Galley recently swapped his army uniform for a morning suit
when he was invited to attend the first annual Queen's garden party at Buckingham Palace.
Mark, and his partner Miss Abby Moore, was invited by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of the service he has given to the Army Cadet Force.
He said: "The day was a once in a lifetime experience, it was a surprise to get invited but was a splendid reward for all of the last 24 years that I have been with the ACF. I must admit I was very nervous about the occasion but once we
were there it went extremely quickly, the tea, sandwiches and cakes were quite divine and the stroll around the royal
gardens was beautiful." Sergeant Major Galley joined the Beccles Detachment, Suffolk Army Cadet Force in 1984. He
became an adult instructor in 1989 and then the Detachment Commander of the Beccles Unit in August 2001. The high point came in October 2006 when Beccles Detachment won the competition as best unit in Suffolk, beating 22 units including Ipswich. He moved to the County Headquarters in May 2007, leaving Beccles with 52 cadets and as the most respected unit in Suffolk.
Sergeant Major Galley is now responsible for co-ordinating The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme for the Suffolk area.
Outside of the Army Cadet Force, Mark works at William Clowes Printers & Bookbinders as the company buyer for all
the materials.
Sergeant Major Galley recently attended the first annual Queen's garden party at Buckingham Palace.
From a Beccles newspaper published in Jul 08.
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