Photo - Armed Forces Memorial at NMA Alrewas Staffs

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 Calendar 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

"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"

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.

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.