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…
Arborfield History
The training of young soldier tradesmen in the Army presented the engineering and technical Corps of the British Army with a valuable source of manpower for many years. The system of centralised Technical Schools for boys started as far back…
Association of Harrogate Apprentices
Membership of the Association Membership of the Association of Harrogate Apprentices is open to ALL Ex Harrogate Apprentices and permanent staff, both military and civilian. A yearly subscription is paid to assist the running of the Association. As agreed at…
Arborfield Old Boys’ Association
Membership of the Association If you are an Arborfield ex-apprentice and not yet a member of the Arborfield Old Boys Association then please seriously consider joining us – if you’d like a sample copy of the OBAN magazine to find…
Beachley Old Boys Association
Membership of the Association Membership of the Beachley Old Boys Association is open to All Ex Beachley Apprentices and permanent staff. If you are an ex-apprentice and not yet a member of the Beachley Old Boys Association then please seriously…
Chepstow History Page Two
1951 By 1951 Beachley was training its boys for only two corps – RE and REME. However, a handful of boys received 18 months education before their Corps training with the RAMC, the first four leaving in 1952. The school…