One of our Founder Trustees has retired after many years of selfless work and commitment to the Trust. Maurice Hope (Mo) was in there at the start, was a driving force behind the realisation of his dream to see a…
The Project
How it got started During recent years, a number of the Army Apprentice Associations have independently been considering the possibility of a memorial to the Army Apprentice Scheme. During 2008, the Beachley Old Boys’ Association started their own Memorial project,…
Tee Cee’s poems
Poems – for reflection when you visit by our resident poet Tony Church (55A Arb), “TeeCee” to his friends 1. The Memorial on Dedication Day It stands in the shade of a green woodland glade, tranquil, restful, a place of reflection;…
ACC Apprentice stuff on Ebay …
Here’s a couple of items for all you ACC apprentices I’ve just seen on Ebay.. ARMY CATERING CORPS , APPRENTICE COLLEGE GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL http://www.ebay.co.uk/…/ARMY-CATERING-CORPS-A…/152681146898… ARMY CATERING CORPS , 1992 APPRENTICE CROSS COUNTRY MEDAL http://www.ebay.co.uk/…/ARMY-CATERING-CORPS-1…/152681142177… ARMY CATERING CORPS, ARMY APPRENTICES’…
Arborfield 65A Passing Out Parade
So after 9 divs at Arborfield it’s 65A’s turn to throw our No Dress Caps in the air!! This is the video my dad took on December 14th 1976 at Arborfield. You’ll have to forgive the dreadful quality, it was…
How to find the Memorial
National Memorial Arboretum (The Royal British Legion) Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR. Tel No: 01283 792333 Open: 9.00am to 5.00pm daily Access by Car The Arboretum is situated between Birmingham and Derby, just off the A38, at Alrewas, north of…
Carlisle History
1959 In 1959 a small group of staff assembled at Hadrian’s Camp to open the new Apprentices’ School 1960 In January 1960, in conjunction with the arrival of Apprentices from Arborfield (REME) and Chepstow (RE) who arrived to set up…
Dedication – The final word
Dedication day dawned breezy, cloudy, but dry, which was of great relief to the Trustees, as the previous few days had seen high winds and heavy rain; there had been a genuine anxiety that the celebration of two years of…
Harrogate History
The Harrogate College was established in 1947 as “The Army Apprentices School” and in its early years trained Apprentices for the RA, RE and R Sigs. In 1961 training for the RA and RE was transferred elsewhere and since then…