CHAPTER FOUR
‘Welcome, gentlemen, to the Close Protection Operations Course held here at Briar Lodge Manor in Lymbridge Green.’ Former retired SAS Staff Sergeant Gordon Chipley, Chip to his friends and colleagues, addressed the seven trainees with a stiff formal military salute just before breakfast in the canteen.
Wearing the regulation black tracksuit with the Blue Mountain motif printed front and back on his top, he epitomised all that was fitness and strength at forty-two years old with a six foot four-inch bodyguard frame and a full head of silver hair. His tanned features resembling a Kirk Douglas look alike stood out as he read from a clipboard of notes. ‘The Blue Mountain SIA-approved Close Protection Course provides a comprehensive package of skills, delivered in a diverse range
