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…
Chepstow History
Chepstow Army Apprentice History Part 1 1923 Following World War 1 there was an acute shortage of skilled tradesmen in the country, and this allied with the increasing mechanisation of the Army, resulted in the Army Council’s decision to train…
Hadrian’s Old Boys Reunion 2017
The Reunion Dinner will take place on the 23rd September 2017 at the Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle, which will be the 67 Intakes 50th anniversary. Numbers are currently down on previous years and there are places available, therefore if you have…