landyandy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 well this is the end of the reme collection Among six "high-value" barracks to be sold is the School of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Bordon, Hants. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3702448/Troop-numbers-are-to-be-cut-by-17000-and-bases-flogged-off-Defence-Secretary-Liam-Fox-reveals.html#ixzz1SXDJdsZC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Dear Andy, I can imagine how you feel and what this will do to morale for people like yourself who look after the REME Collection. I feel for you mate. Let the rest of us know what we can do to help you guys Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor mark 4B Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I was lucky enough to get a look around the REME museum at Bordon some years ago, what a brilliant collection. It will be sad if its all split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: OMG I love the museum, will have to get our group up there again and visit. Cant someone buy it all????!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 As a reservist and sorry to see the demise of Borden and other bases, would the Reserve Forces and Cadets Assn (RFCA), who have a lot of real estate, be able to take it over and house it as a trust or custodian funder? My LAD love going down to courses at the REME schools and if closure there what is the alternative? Probably farm out to civvy training providers -everyhing else being farmed out, catering, logistics -soon other arms will become civilianised by the whitehall bean counters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 well this is the end of the reme collection Among six "high-value" barracks to be sold is the School of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Bordon, Hants. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3702448/Troop-numbers-are-to-be-cut-by-17000-and-bases-flogged-off-Defence-Secretary-Liam-Fox-reveals.html#ixzz1SXDJdsZC SEME at bordon has been on the cards for a few years now hasn't it? my dad worked for vospers teaching CVRT and 432 maintenenace a few years back, they were told then that in 2013/14 they would all be moving to wales. will be sad to see it go, lots of history lost, again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: OMG I love the museum, will have to get our group up there again and visit. Cant someone buy it all????!!! as soon as i have won the euromillions i will, just need to win now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Very sorry to hear this news. How can reservists - i.e. very limited amount of training and experience - ever do the same job. Cannon fodder. Whitehall does not care for any form of heritage or what is stands for - unless it benefits Whitehall residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 just remember we are dealing with politians here so nothing is set in stone and look on the bright side if it kicks off with libya and iran they might have to have a rethink about cutting numbers. every cloud has a silver lining (unless you're a squaddie) rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 This was on the cards a long time now. Along with the Logistics Corps Museum and Signals Museum, REME were to re-locate to St.Athan. News is that Signals has a stay of execution so far. No word on Logisics Corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 would the Reserve Forces and Cadets Assn (RFCA), who have a lot of real estate, be able to take it over and house it as a trust or custodian funder Gary Not a chance there as all MOD arms affected by cost cutting. Cutbacks gone thru the TA and the ACF in the same way. I have loaned my working Clansman 352 to my local ACF County to allow them to continue with Signals tuition. All the other MOD owned kit was taken back under instruction by QM......... It doesn't matter which wing of the MOD it falls under it is all being hit hard even the RFCA........ Sad state of affairs when commissioned officers loan personal kit back to MOD...........:nut::blush::blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 We luckily held onto the clansman kit when we heard that Bowman was cancelled for most of TA, so we still have our Comms capability. How much longer before the MOD have to buy back kit previously sold by Withams etc lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 We luckily held onto the clansman kit when we heard that Bowman was cancelled for most of TA, so we still have our Comms capability. How much longer before the MOD have to buy back kit previously sold by Withams etc lol? Nick Mead once told me that's already happened - he's apparently quite often approached about buying back spares! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 all might not be lost yet as john has a cunning plan,will keep you informed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Oo oo I love a cunning plan!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 looks like everything is being moved to raf lyneham,but john and i will be keeping the conq,cent,m74,chietian arrv,amazon and trailer around the bordon area so all is not lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 And just when I was going to contact them for the little WW2 LRS workshop museum I was setting up with our LAD lads, we were looking for articles, info on scaling, docs and equipment etc. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Lets hope its not replaced by a call centre in India :nut:! Really sad its closing before I had a a chance to see the complete collection ! So much of this countries recent heritage seems to be up for sale now ! Really gets on my nerves its so short sighted ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVRTNick Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I would have thought the REME museum would be all over this,applying for a lottery grant, launching an appeal in order for a new building next it (near them if no room) for a new building to house the collection undercover + a arena like Bovy’s (to draw the punters in) & long-term a workshop building where Friends of the REME museum (like Bovington has) could restore things.I just hope its your cunning plan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 I would have thought the REME museum would be all over this,applying for a lottery grant, launching an appeal in order for a new building next it (near them if no room) for a new building to house the collection undercover + a arena like Bovy’s (to draw the punters in) & long-term a workshop building where Friends of the REME museum (like Bovington has) could restore things.I just hope its your cunning plan... sadly we have been down this route and the answer was NO,john and i will be keeping a few running vehicles at a yet to be annouced place as we havent got the time or resouces to to do all of them as much as we would like to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVRTNick Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Do'H! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Andy , I know its a bit of a cheek but would it be possible for the entire collection as it now stands to be photographed as individual items to create a permanant record of the museum before it is all split up !:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Andy , I know its a bit of a cheek but would it be possible for the entire collection as it now stands to be photographed as individual items to create a permanant record of the museum before it is all split up !:-D can,t see a problem with that,apart from the vehicles john and i will keep running the rest of reserve collection will go into storage at lynham,if ur interested on aug 28th we will have the conq out at slab common and will be bringing the m74 on the amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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