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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 P11
News
Bride and
Vroom
Tracey Allen
JOINING A car club proved more than a mini
adventure for motor-mad Sgt Chris Moss and
SAC Jada Lloyd.
The couple, who met through their shared
love of the iconic British Mini tied the knot this
month.
Bride Jada, 26, arrived in her purple Mini
Mayfair while her bridesmaids and ushers
drove to the ceremony in a convoy of five
other minis owned by her dad and brother
and 42-year-old Chris.
Wittering-based aircraft engineer
Chris said: “We met through our
membership of Bomber County Minis
and we’re also members of the RAF
Mini Club.
“Most weekends we’re busy with SIX APPEAL: Car collection is guest of honour at Air Force wedding, below,
some Mini-related activity so when we Jada arrives in style – in her own classic motor. Top, Jada’s bridesmaids
were planning the wedding, naturally the
Minis had to be involved.”
Before the big occasion at Doddington
Hall, Lincoln, the groom and pals held a
mini rally at the famous Dambusters pub
in Scampton before driving back
to display the cars, decorated with
wedding ribbons, in front of the Hall.
The collection featured Chris’s
Mini Cooper, Mini Van and Wolsey
Hornet, Jada’s Mini Mayfair, her
father’s Lamm Mini convertible
and her brother’s Mini.
The Mini theme ran through
the whole wedding, which
even included ‘Cooper
cheesecake’ as dessert.
A medic, Jada is based
at RAF Marham and the
couple are expecting
their first baby later A family member said: “We’re looking forward to when
this year. a mini Moss joins the family.”
News Bulletin
Double honour for Ace tennis time
Afghan peacemaker
AN RAF officer has been honoured Championship
twice for his work supporting the
Afghan peace process currently is a smash hit
taking place in Doha and Quatar.
Squadron Leader Richard
Lewis from RAF High Wycombe at Halton
has been presented with the Polish
Army Bronze Medal and the US
Army Commendation Medal
in recognition of his strategic
communications work alongside
Coalition partners at Nato
headquarters in Kabul.
Sqn Ldr Lewis said: “It was
a privilege to be part of the UK PRESENTATION: Polish ambassador Arkady Rzegocki presents Sqn Ldr Lewis with the
contribution and to serve alongside award at the Army Museum
my international colleagues on the recognised by the Polish and US has contributed to Nato’s 41- nation
Train, Advise and Assist mission in Governments.” Resolute Support Mission to train ● Full story p34
Afghanistan. Since UK combat operations in and mentor Afghan defence forces
“I am honoured to be Afghanistan ended in 2014, the UK and secure a political settlement.
