Shiny7 Bridge Camp

Shiny 7 at Bridge Camp

On the outskirts of the Pied Piper Town of Hameln on the river Weser. The British Army used a tented camp site for accomodation while units were training nearby on the river Weser. It was mainly used by RE units including the TA for training camps, building pontoon bridges and heavy ferry.etc.

2 Troop Heavy Ferry Hameln on the Weser

Photo Graham Smith

A pleasure boat sails by Wouldham hard the site where many a 'heavy ferry' was built
Hitler's Hill in the back ground

Bridge Camp site. Now with new housing estates on each side. The site is on a hillside. The tented accomodation was mainly on the left side of the road that runs up the centre. The stores and offices were on the right side. The NAAFI Beer tent was located where the yellow pin is. There were permanent concrete hard stands for the 160 pounder tents we lived in. At the bottom of the road was a barrier and guard room, complete with RPs

A ten Tonner transports Heavy Ferry

1 Troop relaxing

2 troop's heavy ferry with an Avre Bridge Layer making a bridge

Photo from Ray Rogers. 2 Troop ferrying tanks across the Weser. This driver rolled back and almost sank the heavy ferry 1966

Dave Jock PMH

Wally and Eric

Jim Ross at Bridge Camp 1963 or 1964

Photo Graham Smith. Bridge Camp 1965

Wouldham Hard 1965 or 1966

On the day of the 1966 World Cup Football Final, The Shiny 7 watched the match live on a black and white German TV
with commentary from an English radio station in the NAAFI Marquee at Bridge Camp, Hameln

Tom, Fred & Martin. Bridge Camp 1967

Lee Bowers & Sammy Singleton bridge camp, Hameln