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…
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Arborfield Old Boys’ Reunion
This weekend – 15-17th July 2017 55th Annual Reunion of the Arborfield Old Boy’s Association. This year we will be honouring those lads from intake year 1967 as it will be their 50th …. Loads of lads tip up, some…
Reunion 2017
The seventh annual reunion weekend of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Trust took place over the weekend of the 6th & 7th of May 2017, to which all ex -apprentices and their wives had been invited. The weekends events started…
Reunion 2015
Annual May Weekend events this year were a great success The AGM at the NMA on the 9th May went smoothly. Both Patrons were in attendance. A full report will follow shortly. The Evening Dinner held at the Menzies Hotel…
Reunion 2014
The Army Apprentice National Memorial Service, held on Sunday 11th May 2014, marks the first annual event for the AANM Charity at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs The Service was also marked as a special occasion for the Association…
News 2014
The Army Apprentice National Memorial Service becomes an annual event at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs The next AGM of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Charity will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs, on Saturday the…
Gordon Bonner
Major (Retired) Gordon G Bonner – Trustee-Secretary-Fundraiser In 2009, both Chepstow and Arborfield old boys’ associations were working on ideas for a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA). It was Gordon Bonner’s idea to combine these different strands which…
News September 2012
On Sunday, 9th September 2012 – at 12.00 noon a joint Dedication ceremony was held by the AANM Trustees for the four Ex-Apprentice Associations’ of Chepstow, Arborfield, Harrogate and Carlisle It was attended by representatives of all four Associations and…
Early News
20th October 2009 – AANM Inaugural meeting at the NMA During 2008, the Beachley Old Boys’ Association started their own Memorial project, with David Chapman (60A) at the helm. During the summer of 2009 at the Arborfield Association AGM, Maurice…