Tanks return after eight years

Published on 30th November 2006 in News

The sight of seven Scimitar tanks thundering through the streets of Rawcliffe last Thursday would have had even the most sober of people rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

But these tanks were far from lost - they were simply returning home after eight years.

The Queen's Own Yeomanry, the UK's only territorial armoured reconnaissance regiment, were celebrating the re-opening of the Hull detachment after eight years of inactivity by re-tracing their way back to the city eight years after being disbanded and leaving Hull in convoy over the Humber Bridge.

They were also using the day as a recruitment drive to try to increase the number of people based at Hull to 35. There are currently 10 people based at Hull, mainly those left over from the original disbandment, who have spent the last eight years travelling to York.

The regiment spreads across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the north of England - with Hull the most southerly detachment.

Anyone interested in joining or finding out more information should contact Captain McConnell, admin officer at the Halifax Barracks on Beverley Road, or go to www.army.mod.uk/qoy