Qualitas Non Quantitas 95^th Entry Halton Apprentices Newsletter Number 10 Spring 2006

The Falcon Hotel

Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. CV37 6HA

Tel: +44 (0)1789 279953

Fax: 01789 414260

2007 Re-Union - Stratford-upon-Avon

The Falcon Hotel in the centre of the lovely old town of Stratford-upon-Avon has been selected for our next reunion on 13^th to 15^th April 2007. This 16^th Century inn is both modern and comfortable and is perfectly situated close to Shakespeare’s birthplace as well as only a very short walk into the Town’s shopping centre.

The salient points are:

Where: The Falcon Hotel, Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. CV37 6HA. Tel: +44 (0)1789 279953. Fax: 01789 414260

When: Weekend of 13 – 15 April 2007 (Re-Union dinner - Saturday 14^th)

Costs: Dinner, B&B, two (2) nights – Fri & Sat £128-00 pp

Dinner, B&B, Saturday night only £81-00 pp

Dinner only on Saturday night £20-50 pp

Dinner, B&B, three (3) nights (Fri, Sat, Sun) £163-00 pp

All prices are per person sharing a twin / double room and include VAT. There are 4 single rooms and once these are booked, there will be a £12-00 per night supplement for single occupancy of twin/double rooms.

Please note that the prices include DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST for each night of your stay. The re-union dinner on Saturday 14^th April will be in private and you will choose your meal from the menu of the day. Sample menus seen are very interesting and provide choices of starters, Mains and Desserts, together with coffee and chocolate mints, however, anyone requiring a vegetarian meal should provide a couple of days notice to the hotel (see booking form enclosed).

BOOKING: THERE IS A BOOKING FORM ENCLOSED - YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOOKING WITH THE HOTEL, ENCLOSING A £15.00 PER PERSON DEPOSIT.

(N.B. IF SATURDAY DINNER ONLY – FULL PAYMENT IS REQUIRED).

For those who choose to arrive on Friday night or early Saturday morning, a guided walk on Saturday of the interesting and entertaining historic parts of the town can be arranged. A small additional fee will be payable for the guide

The Falcon Hotel is very experienced at staging this type of event and we believe the price of accommodation with meals represents good value for money.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE - MORE GEN NEXT PAGE

REUNION 2007 - CONSIDERATIONS and REQUIREMENTS

GETTING THERE: Road access maps are adequate but beware many one-way streets.

The car park entrance is from Chapel Lane (which is also one-way).

Rail station is 5 minutes walk to Hotel.

Airport: Birmingham is the nearest.

CAR PARKING: Adequate – free for hotel users – but hotel has capacity for more than one dining group.

ACCOMMODATION: Good. 84 doubles/twin & 4 singles (single occupancy of a double subject to £12.00 per night surcharge).

DEPOSIT: £15.00 per person at time of booking.

(Saturday dinner only, full payment required)

BOOKING: Booking form enclosed

PRICE: Per Person Per Night. Includes Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

(see booking form)

RE-UNION DINNER: Choose from menu on night

WINE: Choose before meal from selection – typical hotel prices

BAR: Hotel has several – private bar for Saturday dinner

PROGRAMME: Saturday pm guide walking tour at small extra cost

“Something for the Ladies”

STRAFORD-ON-AVON

GUIDE/MAPS etc: Available from local Tourist Information Office

50^th Anniversary of Induction (Australia)

You will all be aware that the Planning Team are incorporating a trip to the Southern Hemisphere, Australia, in 2010. This venture represents a colossal undertaking and we know it will not appeal to everyone.

After considerable detailed discussion the Planning Team came to the conclusion that it would be near impossible to arrange/organise a Group Tour. Therefore, nearer the time a mock invitation will be sent out requiring an essential RSVP so that organisers will know attendance figures. You will then be required to make your own travel arrangements to be at a given place on a given day.

More useful data will be provided after the Stratford reunion. WATCH THIS SPACE.

The New 95^th Entry Web Site

I had to abandon the web site hosted by Freeserve/Wanadoo. I have put a brief explanation on the new site. I have purchased our own domain name and rent a 50 MB site for our web site. Our site is now

http://www.95thhalton.com/.

On a related topic, PLEASE send me your latest email address (even if you think I have it). I will send jokes periodically to all the entry emails I have, and will get a rejection should the email account be closed. This is probably the only time we get a warning that someone may have moved on.

Dusty Miller (quernrigger@yahoo.co.uk).

Mike Frankling R.I.P

It is with regret that we must record the passing of Mike Frankling (686378).

On Wednesday 12 April I received a letter from Mike’s daughter, Fiona (she having discovered a past newsletter amongst Mike’s papers) advising me that Mike had died, aged 62, of a heart attack on 20^th March 2006, whilst cycling home from a quiet evening at his local.

Mike retired from the RAF in 1990 as a Squadron Leader and then took a post as Senior Lecturer in the Air Systems branch at the Arborfield Army Base.

He leaves two daughters, Fiona & Phillippa who has a son, James. Mike’s name will be added to our In-Memoriam list and, together with the others, he will be remembered.

Alf

News from the Antipodes

Hi all,

I just thought I would take the opportunity to contact everybody, to add my voice to those who are considering the idea of a 50^th anniversary of joining to be held in Sydney. The idea has been bandied around for a couple of years now and, depending on the numbers, will take quite a bit of organising. The ideal scenario would be to billet the first ones to commit and I can accommodate a few here and hope that Jan & Chris Michalak can do the same. Then it really depends on numbers as to what type of venue we book for the event. Small numbers might mean a restaurant whilst a larger group would mean a larger venue and as these type of places tend to be booked well in advance for weddings and the like, the earlier we know the approximate numbers the better so please have a think about it in the next year as time seems to go by so fast at this end of life and by the end of January it is almost Christmas again.

Denise and I will be in the UK in August/September. The main reason is to attend the Commonwealth Fencing Championships, which are being held in Belfast from Wednesday 20^th September to Monday 25^th September. We will be in London from around the middle of August, in Southern Ireland for a week or so on the way to Belfast and will then fly to Turin for World Champs after Belfast. I imagine Paddy McCrum might be around that part of the world somewhere and I will definitely be taking a day or two out firstly to revisit Ballykelly and Derry and secondly to visit Dungannon, where my grandfather has one of his carvings in St Partick's church, so I will be flexible as to where I want to go during that time.

Should any of the Entry ever be touring here and want a bed in Sydney there will always be one here regardless of trade or creed. Any of you would be most welcome.

Kindest regards, Tony & Denise Dapre.

50^th Anniversary of Graduation (Perhaps York?)(Swan Song)

Our Golden Graduation Anniversary falls in 2013. The 95^th Entry will celebrate this occasion in the customary fashion in a smart venue – possibly in York, where there is plentiful variety of accommodations and loads to see and do. We might even go for a mid-week event just to be different but, as the 70’s (ours) will be just round the corner, it might likely be our group Swan Song.

To early to think about? Maybe, but any ideas, opinions or (clean) suggestions (or not so clean, either, come to that!) are welcome.

RAFHAAA

Triennial Halton Apprentice re-unions occur every three years (I’ll bet you didn’t know that!). The next one will be held on 22^nd September 2007.

If you joined the RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association (RAFHAAA) you will automatically receive information hot off the press, so to speak.

Full details of the RAFHAAA, with joining information, can be obtained from:

The Secretary, RAFHAAA, RAF Halton, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP22 5PG

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In Memoriam

Friends who have passed on. In our thoughts and prayers.

Michael McColl Young	Roland Bath	Keith Burdass
Clive Wilson	Rod Pritchard	Jerry Padgen
Colin Pollard	Bob Jupp	Mike Thatcher
Mike Frankling

On behalf of the Planning Team,

Qualitas non Quantitas

Alf Banyard	Roger & Pam Miller	John & Gayle Othen
105 Stone Hill drive Blackburn. Lancs. BB1 5TS Tel: 01254 692697 alfpatban@ukonline.co.uk	116 Langley Grove Sandridge, St. Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9DY Tel: 07780 617548 quernrigger@yahoo.co.uk	42 Kingsmead Lechdale Gloucestershire GL7 3BW Tel: 01367 253717 Jogothen@aol.com
Bill & Jeanette Thornley	Jeff & Marilyne Bullock	John & Stephanie Cormack
1 Handbury Close Oakham Rutland LE15 6LY Tel: 01572 759031 jeanette.thornley@tesco.net	Pippin Lodge Burnhouse Road, Wooler Northumberland NE71 6EE Tel: 01668 282467 j.n.bullock@talk21.com	15 Waterford Close Fulwood, Preston Lancashire PR2 9PY Tel: 01772 701441 John.cormack@btopenworld.com

Costings

1.	Dinner, bed & breakfast for two nights – Friday and Saturday	£128.00
2.	Dinner, bed & breakfast Saturday night only	£81.00
3.	Dinner, bed & breakfast – Friday Saturday and Sunday	£163.00
4.	Dinner only on Saturday night	£20.50

All prices are per person sharing a twin / double room and include VAT. There are four single rooms in the hotel and once these have been booked , there will be a supplement of £12.00 per night for double / twin rooms for single occupancy.

Check-in Time: ~ Bedrooms will be available from 2.30 p.m., however, should you wish to arrive earlier, please do so and we will look after your luggage. A wide range of bar snack lunches are available in our bars and lounges.

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HALTON 95^th REUNION BOOKING FORM

Friday and Saturday 13^th & 14^th April 2007

Please use BLOCK CAPITALS and include all names & titles of persons being booked.

Name(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Telephone No: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

I will require …….single/twin/double room(s) on Friday 13^th April 2007 for 3 nights *

I will require …….single/twin/double room(s) on Friday 13^th April 2007 for 2 nights *

I will require …….single/twin/double room(s) on Saturday 14^th April 2007 for 1 night *

I will require ……. Persons for dinner only on Saturday 14^th April 2007 *

* Please delete where applicable

Special Requests: …………………………………………………………………………….

Quantity ……... Vegetarian Meal(s) required please

Please find enclosed my cheque for £ …………………..as deposit of £15.00 for each guest.

N.B: Full payment is required in advance for those guests attending dinner only

An allocation of rooms is being held for your party until 28^th February 2007

After this date any bedrooms not reserved will be released and

Bedrooms will then be available on a request basis only.

PLEASE RETURN TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS