Photo - Armed Forces Memorial at NMA Alrewas Staffs
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DONATIONS AT
1st Sept 2010
including
TABLETS
Notice of General Meeting
on Tuesday 7th September 2010, at the NMA, Alrewas
A General Meeting will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs, at 13.00hrs Tuesday, 7th September 2010, in the meeting room of the main building. The object of the meeting is to consider amendments to the Constitution of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Project suggested by the Charity Commission. The meeting is open to all ex-army apprentices. The meeting is expected to last a few minutes only. The AANM project recently applied to the Charity Commission for registration as a charity and they have advised that some amendments are required to our Constitution before approval.
Latest news
4th August 2010 - Harrogate Borough Council donates £500
30th July 2010 - £6,079 support added from the AOBA Reunion
During Friday evening, Gordon Bonner, Mo Hope and supporting cast raised £615 through a raffle made possible by a host of generous prizes from willing supporters. With a 2011 AOBA Calander sell-out by Tich Schofield and an illustrated AOBA Mug sell-out by Tee-Cee and other donations, a further £464 was added to the pot. Many individual commemorative tablets were also ordered taking the total to 312.
At the AGM on Saturday afternoon, a proposal was made for the AOBA to donate £5,000 to the Appeal. This was carried unanimously by all those present.
As a result of the AOBA weekend, £6,079 has been added to the Appeal Fund - many thanks to all concerned.
The total Fund has now stands at £38,340
24th July 2010 - Chepstow Town Council donates £500
22nd July 2010 - Royal Engineers Association donates £500
"In recognition of the long association of the Corps of Royal Engineers and The Army Apprentices through Chepstow and Arborfield, the Trustees of the REA are pleased to donate £500 toward the Army Apprentices National Memorial"
15th July 2010 - Concrete base for AAN Memorial now done
£41,166
The concrete base has now been poured at the NMA allowing the grass site to settle over the winter ready for the stonemasons to do their construction work during Spring next year.
2nd July 2010 - RLC Association Trust donates £500
We have just received a donation of £500 from the heirs and successors of the ROAC, RASC, RPC, ACC and RCT etc, whose 'cap badges' also featured so strongly on early 20th Century Army apprentices.
8th June 2010
First steps excavating foundations at the National Memorial Arboretum
In view of the dry weather during the past week, Keith Rackham of Perfitts took the opportunity to excavate the foundation for the substantial raft base of the Army Apprentice National Memorial on the allocated site at the National Memorial Arboretum. It has become neccessary to prepare this well in advance of the memorial construction starting Spring 2011. The window of opportunity for transporting heavy concrete over the NMA soft ground is only possible during June to September.
The foundation steelwork is now in place and concrete pouring has been completed.
Mo Hope (59B Arb) and Keith Rackham (Perfitts) were on hand to take the photos.
Promotional display of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Appeal Fund
A table-top portable display stand has been prepared for use by all Association's & interested parties to promote donations to the Memorial Fund. Its first outing was at the REME Retired Officers Dinner at West Court, Arborfield, 22nd July and at AOBA's Annual Reunion and AGM at Arborfield on the 30th July.
