Why not get in touch with Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association (RAFHAAA)? The association has approximately 3500 members, holds a major reunion at Halton every three years, next one is scheduled for September 2007. The RAFHAA publishes a magazine called, "The Haltonian", twice a year. In addition a Newsletter sent out two or three times a year to all members. It also performs the vital function of bringing ex Apprentices together in renewed comradeship. The RAFHAAA is also a registered charity.
The Association may be able to assist you in making contact with other members of your Entry, most of whom now have their own Entry Association.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
HALTON AIRCRAFT APPRENTICES ASSOCIATION
The Airfield, RAF Halton, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5PG Telephone:
01296 623535 ext 6300 with Answerphone or direct line with fax
on 01296 696896. The office is manned Tuesdays and Thursdays only,
between 0900 and 1300 hrs.
Donations,
bequests and legacies may be forwarded to the General Secretary
and made payable to the "RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices
Association Charity No.292523".
Notices.
Important Notice 18/12/2007.
Change
in HAAA Office Management
Min Larkin 63rd has handed over the management of the HAAA office
team to Denis O'Brien 99th. Membership and general enquiries should
continue to be addressed to the office at rafhaaa@aol.com.
Min, who will remain as Deputy Chairman for the time being, has
moved to the Trenchard Museum where he is installed as the founder/archivist.
All historical queries and queries concerning the stained glass
window project should be addressed to Min at trenchard63@btinternet.com
His phone number at the museum is 01296
624095.
A website for the museum is expected in the New Year and will
be linked to this site.
1. Please note that
a copy of the HAAA
Constitution
is available for your perusal in pdf format, See the index item,
'Constitution & Membership Application'.
2.Trenchards Brats the video (EXPLODED)
3. There are some excellent pictures taken on the 75th website. at the 2007 Reunion.
4. I've recently had a request from the the 'Buckler Register'
asking for info about the Halton Buckler.
In case you don't know, the Halton Buckler was a sports Car, bought
in Kit form which was purchased as a project for the Halton Motor
Club in the Early Fifties. The info required is what eventually
happened to the Halton Buckler? Someone out there must know where
it finished up.
The Secretary of the Buckler register can be contacted at David.MontgomeryATwaitrose.com
(replace AT by @ - anti-spam measure).
5. A
link to some wonderful brat videos courtesy of Gordon Taylor of
the 65th Entry.
THE HALTONIAN
Journal of the Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association
This magazine is written by ex-Halton brats for ex-Halton brats
and makes no apology for being full of nostalgia, news, and views
of the membership, and reports of Entry and Branch activities.
It has a twice yearly, world wide, circulation approaching 4,000
copies. If you are not already a member of the RAFHAAA then this
alone is a good enough reason for joining. Elsewhere on this website
there is an application form. Why not download it and 'come in
out of the rain'? You'll not regret it. The Editor is Bill Kelley,
55th, who welcomes articles and comment from anyone who can find
the time to put pen to paper or, in these IT times, tap it out
on the old PC. The address is:
The two views above show the front and reverse faces of, 'The Tribute' , which is located in front of Kermode Hall, previously known as 'The Schools'.
The text on the front face, left side, reads, "This sculpture celebrates the Apprentice Scheme started by the Lord Trenchard at No. 1 School of Technical Training. Over 40,000 boys many from Commonwealth and Foreign Air Forces and from the Royal Navy, all affectionately known as, "Trenchard's Brats", graduated from Halton between 1922 and 1993". The right side reads, "This sculpture represents the brass cube test job undertaken by Apprentices during their training and incorporates the, "Wheel Badge", which was worn proudly by generations of Apprentices". On the reverse side appears the following, "1922 - 1997", "No. 1 School of Technical Training R.A.F. Halton", "This Tribute was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II , 31 October 1997".
The Tribute was designed by David Howells of the 29th Entry and is executed in granite.
Click on the music
to sample 'The Bear'.
Reunions etc.
1. 207 Entry (1966 - 1968) 40th pass out anniversary to be held at RAF Halton on 9 August 2008. Please contact Ron Priest priest213@btinternet.com for details. Details are also on our website www.207Entry.org along with photographs and memorabilia.
2. George Barker reports that the People pages in his 29th Entry website now carry interesting notes and pictures (including of lots of "bods") relating to the six members for which information is available and who are or would have been around 90 this year.
3. The 52nd
Entry will hold their Annual
Reunion on Sunday 11th May 2008 at the Aylesbury Holiday Inn.
For further details contact Tony Lewis 01702 525742
4. The 93rd
Entry will be holding their 50th
Anniversary Reunion on Saturday 19th September 2009 at The RAF
Museum, Cosford followed by the Reunion Dinner at The Mount Hotel,
Wettenhall. Further details from Dennis Williams, Tele 01606 79286
email dennis_williams@sky.com
5. The 76th Entry will be holding their reunion over the weekend of October 25th - 26th 2008 in Lincoln. Further details available from John Ritchie at j.ritchie(at)dunholmelincs.wanadoo.co.uk
6. The 96th
Enty. We are meeting at the Holiday
Inn at Cambridge over the weekend 19/20/21
Sept 2008. See the 96th web-site for details: http://www.halton96th.co.uk/Pages/news3.htm
7. The 103rd Entry are holding a Social Evening on Saturday 10th May 2008 at the Holiday Inn, Aylesbury, followed by an Entry Window Re-dedication Service and a camp visit on Sunday the 11th. All ex-103rd members, family and friends are very welcome. For further details see www.103rd-Entry.org.uk
8. The 127th Entry are in the process of arranging an Entry window in St George’s Church at Halton. All former members of 127 Entry are invited to contact Nick Firby on (01494) 496121 or at nick.firby394@mod.uk for further details.
Entry
Pages on the Internet.
The following list of entries contains both those with websites and those who do not. Those with a website link are shown in blue underlined, those not linked, in green with smaller text! The full listing commences with the 50th Entry and runs through to the 223rd Entry.
29, 33, 36, 44, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103,104, 105, 106,107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 149, 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 212, 215, 217, 219, 223. The linked Entries are to be congratulated, firstly for producing a site and secondly for telling me about it! So what about the others? If your Entry has an association, you really do need a website, it is amazing how on occasions your lost souls actually find you via your website. So, come on troops, get someone in your lot to get cracking and produce one! What is it about most of the entries from the low 100s to the end of the apprentice sheme, don't they have the time to produce a website, it can't be lack of ability, surely? If you have a site and are not on this list, then you obviously haven't told me about it, so finger out and email.
The Stained Gass Windows at St George's Church, official website.
HAAA Golf Society.
Fixture List 2008
Boy Entrants' Challenge (The Wheel), Brats' Championship Bedford 7th May
Peterborough & ACA Thorpe Wood 21st May
Golf Awaydays (+wives/partners) Hunley Hall (N.Yorks) 17th-19th June
*Annual Stableford Cup, Entry Pairs Cup and AGM Wyboston Lakes 2nd July
Don Fisher Trophy; Elworthy Shield; Entry Team Competition Mowsbury 16th July
*Captain's Day Rutland County 6th August
RAF Halton Challenge (Kyle Trophy) Aylesbury Vale 18th September
Captain's Autumn Cup Kirtlington 8th October
* These are cumulative towards Golfer of the Year Cup
rafhaaagsmemsec@talktalk.net Secretary
james.wood200@ntlworld.com Captain
Current Club Membership, March 2008.
Name ENTRY h/c
Lane John 40 18
Watson Dickie 47 19
Smith Norman 48 18
Walters Doug 48
Betteridge Harry 50 24
Downton Stan 51 9
Mitchell David 51 18
Lesley Ron 52 17
Chatfield Peter 52 18
Goddard Peter 52 21
Dalton John 52 22
Woodland Peter 53 26
Clark Ernie 55 24
Sheppard Peter 56 24
Mills Ken 58 26
Gronert Tony 61 17
Morgan Norman 61 28
Twine Geoff 62 14
Grace John 67 13
James David 67 15
Wooding Dickie 67 18
Wood Jim 67 19
Holman Peter 67 21
Large Cyril 67 22
Milner Peter 67 22
Lee Taff 67 25
Woolford Ron 67 28
Whiting Tony 68 7
Saunders Brian 68 9
Williams Mike 68 19
Learoyd Bill 70 20
Crooks Fred 70 26
Querzani Ted 72 13
Brown Eric 72 16
Whitbread Barry 72 17
Hedgcock Terry 73 11
Bowes Laurie 74 12
Rogers Peter 75 9
Bidgood Dave 75 12
Spencer Ed 75 17
Mountfield Bill 75 21
Howarth Tony 76 19
Jago Tom 76 23
Matthews Peter 77 14
Holland Jim 78 14
Collier Jerry 79 20
McNicol Brian 79 20
Fuller Brian 79 22
Wilson Andy 79 24
Moorhouse Dave 79 27
Smith Gerry 80 14
Conybear Maurice 82 14
Gardner Brian 82 21
Pond Mike 82 24
Kirby Brian 82 28
Blunt Ian 84 23
Priscott Peter 84 28
Thompson Alan 85 12
Kay John 85 16
Bunce Trevor 87 22
Pemberton-James Chris 87 25
Graham Ron 88 13
Nicolle Nick 88 23
Knowles Peter 90 26
Bray David 92 22
Eighteen Dave 102 11
Simmonds Alan 103 15
Mason Brian 104 13
Walsh Gerald 106 7
Corton Dave 106 12
Swinney Graham 106 18
Benson Clive 106 27
Horlock Graham 109 15
Taylor Alan 109 16
Fullbrook Dave 216 19
O'Reilly Damien 216 21
Burlingham Don Admin 24
James Ben Cranwell 18
Air Cdre Clements John Cranwell 25
Tanner Peter Locking 13
Inward Chris Locking 14
Links.
50th Anniversary of Freedom of Aylesbury Parade in 1956, April 30th 2006.
Website and pictures courtesy Phil Kelly and John Ritchie of the 76th Entry.
Ex Brats with Email addresses.
National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association.
Please contact Roger Harvey (details follow) regarding all matters related to this website. I can be contacted at the following email address. brat289 (at) waitrose.com. Please replace the '(at)' in the email address by an '@' symbol. I am trying to prevent automated programmes from skimming my email address from this site!
To send email to the RAFHAAA, click HERE!
If you wish to amend or add to the 'Ex Brats with Email addresses' database contact mcbrien410 (at) aol.com
This is Chris McBrien who maintains the list.
How is the weather near Halton today?
Guestbook.
Please endevour to let us have your Entry and Service Numbers with your message. Thanks Roger.
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