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For ex and serving RAF PTI’s, PJI’s ATI’s & ERI’s

RAF PTI Association Motto

Amicitia et Respectum – ‘Friendship and Respect’

Editorial: Hello everyone, what a year for sport, the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and the European

Championships and the women winning the Rugby World Cup, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in front of the

tele. Talking about the tele I was on ‘Midlands Today ‘and Radio Shropshire on the 22nd July (more about that

later). My thanks go to Denise for the fantastic work she does for the Association and on the newsletter.

Our Friendship and Respect go to the families of those who have recently passed away

Bob Souter and Phil Richards

Articles in this edition:

Congratulations to our Chairman - Warrant Officer Clive Martland

British Empire Medal – Tony Betteridge

The Modern Global Military Parachute Industry by Nick Oswald

My involvement and connection with the First World War by Roy Rigg.

Request from Darrald Jones

RAF PTI Association Standard Bearer by Roy Rigg.

GOAL (Getting Older Adults on Line)

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Congratulations to our Chairman - Warrant Officer Clive Martland

Our very own Warrant Officer Clive Martland has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff’s Warrant

Officer (CASWO). The CASWO is the senior non-commissioned appointment in the RAF and Clive will assume

the appointment on 20 Oct 2014. A fantastic and most credible accomplishment to hear Clive has been

selected for such a prominent appointment. Without doubt it’s recognition of his outstanding talents

demonstrated over the years, in particular his recent assignment as SWO at RAF Brize Norton.

As CASWO Clive will:

Act as a personal advisor to the Chief of the Air Staff on matters of concern or interest to the airmen/airwomen of the Royal Air Force.

Visit non commissioned personnel at all Cmd and Gp HQs, Stations, Units and Joint Service Establishments during his tour of duty and communicate with the appropriate commanding officer on concerns, interests, morale and attitudes of the airmen and women at that location.

Attend Air Force Board meetings, CAS’ conferences and forums, represent RAF non-commissioned personnel at major ceremonial functions and social occasions and accompany CAS on visits as required.

Warrant Officer Clive Martland BSc (Hons) Cert Ed

Warrant Officer Martland is a Physical Training Instructor (PTI), whose sub-specialisation is as an Exercise

Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI).

Born in 1968, Warrant Officer Clive Martland grew up in Preston,

Lancashire. A keen sportsman, he joined the RAF in Jan 86. On completion

of PTI training, he was posted to RAF Church Fenton, with subsequent

postings as a JNCO to RAFs Cosford, Akrotiri and Hereford. Upon successful

completion of ERI training in Aug 95, Clive was assigned to the Defence

Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court, where he would

serve the first of 3 tours, to date, at the unit.

Promoted to Sergeant in May 97, he enjoyed assignments to the Military

Corrective Training Centre Colchester and then as the SNCO PEd Flt at RAF

Shawbury; during this latter assignment he completed an Op tour to the

Falkland Islands, achieved the Cert Ed qualification and received a 2*

Commendation.

On promotion to Flight Sergeant in 2005, Clive returned to DMRC Headley

Court as a tutor, responsible for the delivery of Exercise Therapy and Kinesiology and during this tour received

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a 1* commendation. Assigned to RAF Brize Norton as the Flight Sergeant IC Station Gymnasium in Jun 07,

Martland concurrently completed a BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation, received a 2* Commendation and was

awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

Promoted to Warrant Officer in Jun 10 he returned to DMRC Headley Court as the Trade Specialist advisor for

the RAF ERI cadre; during this tour he completed an Op HERRICK detachment. He was assigned to the position

of SWO at RAF Brize Norton in Oct 12, in this role he tactfully balances the unique situation of two in command

OF5s and plays a key role in all Royal & Ministerial visits, ceremonial events (including repatriations), as well as

encouraging all to maintain discipline and military ethos.

Clive Martland is married to Caroline, with 2 sons at university and a daughter at junior school. He enjoys

spending time with his family and in his spare time he participates in and watches sport, with an aspiration to

learn to play the guitar and improve his golf handicap.

Chris Cornish

Tony Betteridge awarded British Empire Medal for Services to Basketball

National League referee, local basketball administrator and self-confessed 'basketball-lifer' Tony Betteridge has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Honours List 2014 for Services to Basketball. Tony, whose involvement in basketball spans over half a century, was astounded to receive the award: "I would like to dedicate it firstly to two RAF officers, George Wilkinson - who taught me how to play the game before going on to become Great Britain coach - and Brian Bellwood - who unknowingly caused me to take up the whistle - and secondly, to all of the referees, coaches and administrators up and down the country who have put equally as much time and energy into the organisation and development of basketball as I have." Having been a National League referee since 1975 (with a recent

knee replacement surgery causing only a brief hiatus) and having served on the committees of the Bucks & Oxon Area, Oxfordshire Association and Oxford League over the same time span, Tony has been integral to the development of the game in general and referees specifically in the South region and has been recognised numerous times with England Basketball awards.

He collected the KK Mitchell award for services to local officiating on two occasions and was awarded a Long Service award at the 2010 Volunteer Awards function. Last year he was named as the recipient of the Steve Lallament award as 'referee of the year' at the National Officiating Conference and now his sterling efforts have been recognised by a higher body.

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Tony has worked continuously for around 40 years in the area of referee development - tutoring courses, assessing and mentoring referees and appointing to fixtures - yet has still found time to officiate in almost 4000 games (a landmark he hopes to reach in the 2014/15 season). England Basketball Officials Development Officer Simon Unsworth commented: "Tony is a great advocate for officiating. The number of new and upcoming officials who have benefitted from his experience and knowledge as a tutor and mentor is almost countless. On top of this he continues to referee games at a high level as evidenced by his recent award and to top it all off he is a great bloke who is never short of an entertaining story."

Tony explains that his career in officiating was kick-started by a throwaway comment: "I had been asked to referee a game despite being unqualified and after the game Brian Bellwood said to me, 'If I ever see you referee another game of basketball, I'll have you court-martialed!'. I thought it was time I attended a course and that is when I started to actually understand the game." He spent 20 years in the RAF and unsurprisingly was heavily involved in their basketball provision, acting as Team Manager for the senior team, Coach for the junior team and Officials Secretary of the RAF Basketball Association. Tony is currently a Sports Administrator at Harwell Oxford Science Campus - where has been employed for the last 36 years. "People often ask me why I continue to be involved so intensely with the game when I should be at home as home watching TV with a pipe and slippers. My reply is that I enjoy the intellectual exercise of the interpretation of the rules, not to mention the physical involvement and camaraderie among my fellow basketball enthusiasts.

"I also believe that every official who really cares about the game will always strive to referee the perfect game and as perfection is really the impossible dream they will carry on trying to achieve it as long as they are of sound mind and body!" Tony was also keen to deflect his acknowledgement to other members of the basketball landscape: "I couldn't be at the place I am today without the support and friendship I enjoy in the great basketball community and for that I am eternally grateful. Thank you all for allowing me to be part of it."

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The Modern Global Military Parachute Industry – Nick Oswald

In an effort to change focus from always looking back with PTI/PJI articles, I thought I would write an article

that looked forward and examined the ‘modern global parachute industry’ instead of reminiscing about ‘the

good old days’. My qualification for writing this article is 28 years’ experience as a PJI and 6 years’ working in

the modern parachute industry with Airborne Systems Ltd.

‘Almost every country in the world that has a military presence, has an airborne capability’

To assist me in explaining the modern ideas, concepts and materials that drive this global industry forward, it is

important to remind ourselves that to-date, the 2nd WW allied operations of ‘Market Garden’ in Holland and

Germany and ‘Mercury’ in Crete were the high point for the tactical employment of parachutes to insert

troops and deliver cargo. Today however, is a very different story particularly for the UK; our airborne forces

are fewer in number with agile fixed and rotary wing aviation at their disposal for the insertion of troops into

any theatre of operations. This, in my opinion, is one reason why the possibility of any future UK conventional

mass assault parachute operation is becoming more and more unlikely. On the flip side of the coin, many

other countries, particularly the USA, have kept the mass tactical insertion of men/women by parachute very

much at the forefront of their concept of operations. As a result, the global parachute industry has had to

keep pace with the demand for new parachute technologies and ideas placed on them by these important

military customers.

In complete contrast to my last sentence, it is still a fact that the technological and manufacturing base for

many airborne delivery systems used by some modern armed forces remains many decades old with many

countries still reliant on traditional parachute systems in times of conflict. The reason for this was that design

technology for the defence parachutes industry advanced quite slowly from the 1940s through to the mid-

1990s and the basic round cargo parachute is a prime example of this. With few exceptions cargo parachutes

function as designed, so, over the years there has been very little need to change their rudimentary designs

and manufacture procedures. The same design parameters are true of man-carrying round parachute systems

such as the American T-10, which uses a design that has been in service with few alternations since the 1950s.

To cater for the two types of customer, the global military parachute industry is sub divided into 2 distinct

manufacturing sectors; manufacturers of parachutes who simply ‘build-to-print’ and alternatively, parachute

companies that look to design, develop and produce today’s modern solutions to meet current operational

demands. The low cost build-to-print manufacturers service a ‘supply and demand’ market. They have no

internal engineering department and are reliant on manufacturing from existing parachute templates and

designs to meet any order. They will manufacture large volumes of mass assault personnel parachutes and the

low cost basic round cargo parachutes for repeat order customers around the world. Their factories are set up

like the production lines of the automotive industry and they will produce basic parachute systems very

cheaply and in big numbers.

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The other side of the parachute manufacturing sector, of which Airborne Systems is probably the largest,

invests a huge amount of time, money and effort into the research and development of new parachute

systems for modern armies. They will work very closely with the military user community to provide the best

solution to meet the operational demands of the customer. I will give you a brief example of how that works.

Since the mid 1990’s rapid changes in operational requirements has forced the redesign of many personnel

and cargo parachute systems. Since the advent of the PX 1 Mk4 parachute system the weight of the average

UK and US soldier has increased dramatically as has the amount of war fighting equipment they are required to

carry into battle (weapons, body armour etc). Traditionally in parachuting, increased weight translates into

higher rates of descent which in turn increases the likelihood of landing injuries. To address this problem

(excuse the company plug) Airborne Systems, in conjunction with the US Army, spent 10 years developing a

new mass assault personnel parachute. Following a very hard fought competition with rival parachute

companies, the US Department of Defence went forward in a partnering agreement with Airborne Systems to

fund much of the development work of the ‘Advanced Tactical Parachute System’ or T11/T11R. The T11’s

parachute design had to significantly lower the paratrooper’s rate of descent at an all up mass weight of

400lbs. The specification also called for the need to eliminate canopy oscillation and be capable of delivery

from the C17 and C130 at 150 kts. The 10-year development programme achieved this and more and as a

consequence, to-date, it has lessened the current US paratroopers landing injury rate by a dramatic 73%.

The new T11

(right) with the

T11 Reserve

flying alongside

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I use the new T11 as a classic example of where a new parachute concept and design, combined with modern

manufacturing techniques, is making the delivery of expensively trained airborne soldiers by parachute much

safer. This, in theory, should increase the chances of a battle commander choosing to use the parachute

insertion option when the next operational scenario dictates, as he will have greater confidence in a much

higher percentage of soldiers being available to get up and fight, following their tactical insert by parachute.

To fully explain the new design features of the T11 would take a separate article but as this example proves, it

is the investment in time, money and the latest synthetic materials that drives this side of the military sector

forward to increase the safety of the parachutist or the accuracy of the resupply load.

With new technologies comes the need for new parachute materials and it is worth spending a little time

explaining that side of the business. As most of the elderly readers will know the canopy of the parachute was

initially made of canvas and eventually replaced by silk. Silk, being thinner, lighter, stronger, fire resistant and

easily foldable proved to be a better material than canvas. During this phase the parachute innovators of the

day came up with an idea of replacing silk with nylon. This proved to be beneficial as nylon has good elasticity,

is resistant to mildew and much less expensive. Although nylon still remains the first choice for parachute

canopies, more recently Terylene, a variety of polyester fabric, and Kevlar, a strong and heat resistant

synthetic fibre has also been used to manufacture parachutes. The nylon fabric used in parachutes is woven in

a very specialised manner, with extra thick thread to create a pattern of small squares. This technique proves

to be helpful when the canopy experiences small tears as these small squares help to prevent the tears from

spreading.

These days all modern parachute raw materials are sourced to a recognised ‘Military Standard’ or ‘Parachute

Industry Association Standard’ procurement specifications and it is standard practice to request test reports to

validate specification compliance. All textiles that are procured for parachute manufacture are subject to

rigorous inspection in the ‘Receiving Inspection’ department of any company. This will ensure that all the rolls

of materials conform to very strict specification requirements. In addition to the required mandatory test

reports most companies will themselves conduct material batch tensile tests, porosity checks and strength

tests to verify all test report data. To remain at the forefront of this industry, companies will invest heavily in

maintaining its competitive edge. They will invest in state-of-the-art sewing equipment such as computer-

controlled sewing machines to guarantee exact stitching patterns for maximum strength and manufacturing

consistency. Equally, these days, computer-controlled laser cutters rather than scissors cut textiles for

canopies and harnesses to exact lengths and tolerances to guarantee a consistent cutting edge of any complex

pattern.

Not wishing to place all the credit of modern parachute production on the computer-controlled machine,

manufacturing and delivering parachute products that meet exact tolerance and quality standards is still a

function and responsibility of a highly skilled workforce. Before any parachute leaves the factory every aspect

of the parachute production is subject to meticulous human inspection from measuring to stitching to gluing

and metal forging. Since the first parachutes went into mass production during the 2nd WW all company

manufacturing teams know and understand fabric and the way it is designed, constructed and manufactured.

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The only difference from yester-year is the application of the latest and most modern fabrics to optimise

performance and weight in an effort to increase the aerodynamic and structural performance of any parachute

system. This expert workmanship is the back bone of any company and has for many years been the trademark

by which this industry thrives.

In conclusion, it is my humble opinion that the key to success in this highly competitive industry is to possess

an accurate understanding of the customer’s exact requirements which must in turn be linked to their

individual military concept of operations. Once the function of the parachute equipment is understood you

then have to deliver the best competitive solution that incorporates the very latest innovative ideas, modern

design and functionality. I am really just scraping the surface of what is often described by industry officials as

a very ‘cutthroat business’. It is a very competitive industry but I am a firm believer that competition breeds

knowledge and therefore healthy competition is to be encouraged.

I reflect with great fondness my 28 years’ experience as a PJI (I was a ‘pressed’ man and did not volunteer for

PJI duties) but since moving into industry it has made me realise that I focused too much on the instructional

and practical parachuting aspects of what is a very unique trade. It was only when I started this new career did

I realise that I had to diversify to understand the mechanics of how a parachute works and to expand my

knowledge of parachute aerodynamics, functionality, materials and construction. We are all guilty of picking

up a parachute, throwing it on our backs and then jumping out of the back of an aircraft with little regard for

understanding why it performs and reacts in the way that it does. ‘Knowledge Dispels Fear’ is a very

appropriate motto for the PJI but maybe it should at times read ‘Knowledge Increases Safety’

Food for thought ladies and gentlemen................safe jumping!

Nick Oswald (PJI 1980 – 2008)

International Sales

Airborne Systems Ltd

My involvement and connection with the First World War by Roy Rigg.

I did nine years’ service in the Royal Marines (RM), 125 days in the TAR Lancs Fusiliers and then 15yrs in the

Royal Air Force. I spent some 5 years as a gardener and later as an head gardener tending the graves and other

tasks working on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in northern France ,

The start of the adventure came from an advert in a newspaper requesting ex-servicemen to work overseas

mainly in France, Belgium and Germany, at that time you had to be ex-service to do the work required. We

had just returned from a tour of duty in 42 Commando Royal Marines in Singapore Malaya Borneo and my

time was finished in the RM and I was job seeking, so applied for it.

The interview was at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission head office London, now at Maidenhead Berkshire, my wife Maureen had to accompany me for the interview. We also had 2 young children but that would not stop us getting the job if suitable.

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Question 1 ‘What do you know about gardening?’

Answer – ‘Nothing’.

Question 2 ‘Can you speak French?’

Answer – ‘No’

Question 3 ‘If you get the job you will have to go on your own for a few months maybe 6 months is that a problem.’

Answer – ‘Yes but having been separated a lot in the Royal Marines (RM) we would cope with that’

Question 4 ‘What was your job in the Royal Marines?’

Answer – ‘My basic trade was a vehicle mechanic but in Borneo I worked on outboard motors and smaller engines.

‘That’s a bonus’ he said the work involves being in a team with a van mowing machines hedge cutters etc sometimes miles from anywhere if you can fix it on site very good.

Question 5 ‘Have you ever seen a war graves cemetery?’

Answer - The person I joined up with at Manchester Marines, David Whitham a squaddie and friend with 3 others were killed in the Cyprus conflict. He is in Waynes Keep Military Cemetery, on my first tour 40 Commando RM. We spent time in Libya visited Tobruk, Tripoli, Malta and Cranji Singapore,

I was offered the job.

‘We will teach you about horticulture or gardening if you are willing to learn’

‘Aye aye sir, go for it’

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The area of the First World War trenches a small town called Estaires 20 minutes from Ypres and 20 minutes from Armentieres the twin town of my own town Stalybridge. The accommodation was a small hotel in Estaires near the head office and plant nursery where I worked doing various tasks propagating plants, looking after the gardening store. Working with various gardeners in cemeteries around the area ( some French some British), I was issued with a bike, a remnant I think from the 1st world war….!

I was not allowed to drive until I completed six lessons with a French driving school, so I cycled or hitched a lift. It was only 20 years after the 2nd world war and France was still way behind with toilets, water system, roads etc, and they didn’t want to speak English so we had to learn to ‘Parlez Francais’. Working and meeting the French in the hotel helped us to pick up the language and we still have good French friends and keep in touch with them.

One of the main tasks I had to do was initially a bit worrying, but got used it, body exhumations or body recoveries. Sadly they turned up pretty often, I had to go pick up the bodies and try to find identification. One of the biggest was at Neuve Chapelle including a lot of war horses. 100 years later, they still were still turning up, at Fromelles near Armentiers, 300 Australians were found. I had worked in a lot of cemeteries in that area including some from Tylers Green as named on memorial plaques on the Common.

After 7 weeks Maureen and our two children joined me in Estaires and as mentioned we learned the language made many friends. We were given two lovely cars, an Austin A 40 and a bright red flashy chromed Vauxhall Viva , the gardener’s French wife didn’t like it because the people used to stare and point at it.

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Two and a half years later

I can now speak French, become an experienced gardener with a French driving license, qualified CWGC HORT diploma and Royal Horticultural Society; and I was promoted to Deputy Head Gardener of the Dunkirk group of war cemeteries, including ‘Paradie Lestrem’ a disaster of the Dunkirk evacuation. There were lot of 1st and 2nd World War casualties, we had many happy experiences at Dunkirk, especially with the Dunkirk Veterans.

Time moved on, English education for the children, the riots at the Sorbonne, demos at Dunkirk and back to blighty. I joined the TAVR, then the Royal Air Force for 15 years (that’s another story), then became a Standard Bearer. The French connection doesn’t end there, recently a lovely lady (who wishes to remain anonymous), bought our Hazlemere Royal British Legion Branch a brand new standard, as a result of a very special request from my friend. I worked with his father, the Armentiers Town Historian curator Jack Thorpe wanted a British flag or better still a Royal British Legion flag. With the kind permission of the RBL, our very old standard (on a loan for 5 years), will be taken to the museum at Erqingham Lys, one of the main areas of the front line during the 1st World War. It was on display for the 100 years anniversary - it is 20 minutes from the Menin Gate where every night the last post is played.

RAF PTI Association Standard Bearer

Roy Rigg is standing down from his duties as

the Association Standard Bearer at the next

AGM. He has done a fabulous job and will be

hard act to follow. He has been involved with

the British Legion and the Royal Marines and

therefore has paraded the Standard(s) on

many occasions. I therefore asked Roy to

break down the duties of the RAF PTI

Association Standard Bearer, below

Editor PJM

The RAF PTI Association Standard is not a massive commitment like the Legion or the Royal Marines. The main

requirements are the working flexibility, the funerals are always working week parades like St Paul’s Battle of

Britain Runnymede Flag Raising ceremonies etc, usually week ends and hopefully a thing of the past, the

Repatriations as required. You need to be willing to travel wherever, required smart appearance Blazer with

the Association Badge Grey trousers nice shiny black shoes black socks.

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Beret with RAF cap Badge hair should be tidy

shortish, medals if applicable. Training standard

skills for Funerals and parades some RBL branches

teach and practice these skills, Contact your local

British Legion for details. Fitness, strength, patience

and ability to stand for long periods no serious

physical disabilities i.e. black outs etc. This should

not affect any former PTIs but should be made

aware of it. On the brighter side of Standard

Bearing, travel to some fine places took standards to

France Belgium Cyprus Scotland Wales London many

times meet some top class people Air Marshalls

Generals Royalty Stars etc. Most of the duties are

like a reunion, a great feeling and pride to

represent your Association or whatever Branch of HM Forces you represent . We retired from HM Forces RAF

1985 and have been carrying Standards ever since. Maureen has just retired from the Royal British Legion as a

Standard Bearer so we have done it nearly 30 years, and enjoyed it. So if anyone out there is interested please

contact me by email for more information. mandrrigg@aol.com

Yours on Parade Roy and Maureen Rigg

Request from Darrald Jones

APTC memorial at the

Arboretum

Darrald Jones approached me with

reference to the above and asks the

question “Should the RAF PEd Branch

have a monument at the

Arboretum?” Darrald is prepared to

take the lead in this initiative so if

anyone is interested or would like to

comment, his email is

darraldj@hotmail.com

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Remembrance Parade Cenotaph London Sunday 9th November

I have been invited to take part in the above parade through the RAF Penang/Butterworth Association. I did

not think for one minute that I would ever be part of a parade again of this importance, quite an honour in my

view. Being a member of the Honourable Artillery (HAC) in London still, I have managed to drill Army style (sort

of). Apparently I was the first PTI to be stationed at RAF Butterworth at the end of 1953, joined eighteen

months later by Jim Smith who was a staff instructor when I was at the School Of PT. I understand that Jim

made Squadron Leader? Does anyone know of his whereabouts as I would like to contact him/his family. It

would be interesting to hear of any other member who will be on the parade…..?

Regards & Best Wishes to All

Alan Beattie

GOAL (Getting Older Adults on Line)

What is this to do with the Badge I hear you ask? Well nothing really but if you read the rest of the story you

may understand.

As some of you that have worked with me will know that I am not very good at sport, unco-ordinated, couldn’t

swim very well etc, but I was reasonably good with my fists. These days with all the medical problems some of

us have in our older years, I had to do other things and therefore have done a wide variety of Voluntary work.

Amongst them is as a Magistrate in Telford, Town Councilor in Wem, Rotarian, Chairman of the GOAL

Community Group, run three Websites and compile this newsletter, so as you can see I keep myself very busy.

Ex PTIs can quickly adapt to situations and make a worthwhile contribution. GOAL is my latest commitment

and I am really enjoying helping those over 55 in this area and most of our ‘Goalers’ are in their seventies, our

oldest is 87.

In May last year we (Brian and I) came up with the idea of helping people over 55 come to terms with how to

use computers in the area of Wem in North Shropshire. First of all we had to find a place that we could use

with WiFi and free of charge, this we found in The Castle located in the high street of Wem.

We then needed the equipment to get the club going until we could look for grants and start fund raising, so

Shropshire RCC helped us out in not only supplying the laptops required, but also provided us with a very

comprehensive syllabus of training, together with booklets and support.

In May 2013 we started with the Wem Senior Club and were successful in teaching over 40 club members how

to use laptops/tablets. The syllabus starts from basic typing skills, leading on to how to use emails and other

internet aspects. The students (Goalers) are presented with certificates for the two main parts of the course

which is called ‘Learn my Way’ designed by the Tinder Foundation. The course is free and can be used on

computers and IPads/tablets.

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On the 22nd July BBC TV (Midlands Today) and Radio Shropshire did interviews with us and although they

filmed and interviewed us for most of the morning it boiled down to just one and a half minutes viewing time.

Nevertheless it highlighted what we are trying to do and we hope that future volunteers and customers will

come forward.

Tutor Phil Moyse on the left three

Goalers in the middle and co-founder

Brian Branch

The link below has the video of the GOAL Community Club.

https:// www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152591986644761&saved

The Associations Area Reps are as listed below:

Scotland

GeorgeWhitecross George.Whitecross@moray.gov.uk

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Wales:

Geoff Diggle diggle43@googlemail.com

London & SE

Ian Swindale ianswindale@ntlworld.com

North West

John Gallagher gallagher227@gmail.com

North East

John Doran jpdrn@hotmail.com

West Midlands

John Weedon jweedonsnr@aol.com

East Midlands

VACANT

South West

Martin Burnell burnelli@sky.com

East Anglia

Terry Hagan terence.hagan@talktalk.net

Overseas Sue Zwart-Woodward suezw@hotmail.com

Trade mottos

RAF PTI Association Amicitia et Respectum –“Friendship and Respect”

PTI Motto - Viribus Audax – “Bold in Strength”

PJI Motto– Scientia discutit timent – “Knowledge Dispels Fear”

ATI Motto – Semper Resurgens – “Always Rising”

ERI - Per Mutua – “Through Mutual Service”

Please send any newsworthy items for the next edition of The Badge to me at

thebadge.newsletter@gmail.com

Phil Moyse Editor