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Kohima veterans
Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 12:00 | 
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Veterans of one of the most vital and hard-fought battles of the Second World War gathered in York on April 26 to remember their fallen comrades.
The 18 veterans traveled across the UK to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Kohima, in which British and Indian Forces halted the Japanese invasion of India.
Nearly 4,000 British and Indian soldiers lost their lives during the battle fought from April 4 to June 22, 1944, around the town of Kohima in north-east India.
A nation’s gratitude
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The Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll was presented on Friday, April 20 to the families of the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment soldiers killed in Afghanistan in March.
Cpl Jake Hartley, Pte Anton Frampton, Pte Christopher Kershaw, Pte Daniel Wade and Pte Daniel Wilford were all killed on Tuesday, March 6 when their Warrior armored fighting vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Sgt Nigel Coupe of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment was also killed in the explosion.
Betty's Holding Out for a Hero
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“Betty’s Holding Out for a Hero” wall calendar will feature everyday women from around the garrison dressed like 50s style pin-up girls. They’ll pose like the pictures from the era of Marilyn Monroe, Betty Page and Elvis! All profits will go to Help for Heroes.
Army wife Amanda Bennett was wanting to do something for charity and discussed the idea of a calendar with her friend Chelsea Mansell. “It started because I love the fifties, and I do event planning as well and I thought I could do something that combined everything I do. So I approached Chelsea with the idea and Betty’s calendar was born,” explained Amanda. “We wanted to do something around the pin-up era, something a little bit different from the other calendars that are out there. We wanted a sort of ‘Carry On’ feel to it, so we went from there.”
It was an easy sell to burlesque dancer Chelsea who is very comfortable in her skin and believes women of all shapes, sizes and ages should be happy with their own bodies. She said: “We want every person who buys the calendar to look at every woman and relate. We want them to think, she is beautiful, she is pretty, she looks fabulous.
New dimensions
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The Royal Theatre just got crowned with an modern update: The Princess Royal Barracks cinema in Gütersloh is now 3D!
Over a hundred people lined up for the grand re-opening of the cinema, which was screening The Avengers in 3D on the same day as the UK. It was the first movie to be shown with the popular digital technology.