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Robinson's military career
takes her around the world
Family reunion. Sarah Robinson, a member of the Royal Air Force, visits with her grandparents Ray and June
Hodgson of Exeter and her father Gord Robinson of Woodham at the R.E. Pooley Br. 167 Remembrance Day
banquet in Exeter. (photo/Fred H. MacDonald)
•
By Kate Monk Christine Robinson . has Robinson of RR 1 has travelled the globe in
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF packed a lot into her -25 Woodham and grand- her military career and for
years• daughter of Ray and June personal interests. Last
EXETER • — Sarah The daughter of Gord Hodgson of Exeter, Sarah month, she spent. 10 days
with her family in the
area. •
Sarah is a member of
Britain's Royal Air Force
with the rank of Senior
Aircraft Woman.
After graduating from
Campion Comprehensive
School in 1990, Sarah
worked as a claims
administrator before
enlisting in the air traffic
control program at RAF
Shawbury in 1993.
Her first assignment was
at RAF Waddington in the
air traffic control tower.
The Falkland Islands
was next on. the agenda
where she had garrison
duties with primary
responsibilities for the
maintenance of the flight
bridge to the Falkland
Islands.
Sarah said her involve-
ment in a search and res-
cue operation to help a
family in peril on a yacht
was : ha -.highlight of her
tour:
In 1 9997-98, she was
posted in RAF Germany
where she got involved in
analyzing intelligence data
to support Tornado Strike
missions, requiring in-
depth knowledge of
ground reconnaissance
operations.
She was then posted to a
fighter squadron and was
frequently invited to oper-
ate "in theatre."
This year has also found
Sarah on the move. From
January to .May, she
worked at the Northwood
Headquarters Maritime
Operations in : ,ht Ops
Co-ordination. This
assignment required full
security clearances and
exposure to highly classi-
fied material. She was
responsible for the safe
conduct of covert Nimrod
operational flights.
Since June, she has been
at RAF Uxbridge in the UK
as an administrative
supervisor. She collects
data from military and
civil pilots and air traffic
controllers involved in an
"Airprox" within UK ,air-
space to improve future
flight safety. ..
Gord told the T -A
Sarah's personal interest
in travelling has taken her
to "just about every coun-
try you can naive."
Sarah is in the process
of transferring to the ,
Canadian Armed Forces.
Gord said he is proud of
his daughter's accom-
plishments and looks for-
ward to her return to
Ontario.
Sarah was born in
Canada and lived here for
three years before she
moved to England.
Red Cross celebrates 100 years of service
LONDON - The London and Middlesex bears the names of 684 local area residents.
Branch of the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) In 1984, Norma Page,• who inherited the quilt ,
announced its Millennium Quilt Project - an from the original .owner, George Freeborn,
initiative that will mark the -Red Cross' 100 donated it to the London and Middlesex
years of service. to the London and Middlesex Branch of the Red Cross.
community. The Denfield Quilt, a well-preserved histori-
"Our millennium quilt is a heart- cal artifact, will be on display at
warming reminder of the contra- "Dur millennium , the Branch office at 810
bution made by so many thou- quilt is a heart- Commissioners Road East until
sands of Red Cross volunteers warming reminder of the Spring of 2000. After that, it
during a century of service to the will hopefully become a featured
London community," said Pam the contribution exhibit at LRAHM, along with
Coulter, a Canadian Red Cross made by so many 1 photographs of many of the origi-
Development officer. thousands of Red nal signatories. The exhibit will
The new millennium quilt will Cross volunteers be a visible reminder to the com-
resemble ,one made by the munity of how the Red Cross has
Denfield Canadian Red Cross during a century of served them in so many ways
Circle in 1915. Back then, quilt- service to the over the years.
ing prices helped raise money for London community,' Anyone interested in having
the care and comfort of Canadian ti their name, or that of •a family
servicemen f ghting in World War Pam COULTER, member, • appear on the
I. It was just one of the ways CANADIAN RED CROSS Millennium Quilt, should contact
women in London and surround- DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. the London and Middlesex Branch
ing communities contributed to . of the Red Cross at: 681-7330.
the work of the Red Cross during the war The cost of having your name immortalized •
years. on Canadian Red Cross Millennium Quilt is
Local residents paid 15 cents to have their just .$50 per name. All proceeds will support
names embroidered on the Denfield quilt. The the London and Middlesex Branch.
quilt, which was later auctioned off for $50,
Norma Page and Betty Ward, whose names appear on the 1915 quilt, at Red Cross press confer-
ence announcing the restoration of the quilt and the. creation of a Millennium quik which will be
a living link between the centuries. (photo contributed)