Welcome to the Technician Apprentice Training Center (TATC) Website.
Please use this information to find old friends, or plan reunions, or to just reminisce.
The MOD trained a total of 667 apprentices through 28 ‘in-takes’ of the scheme, giving each apprentice a broad range of technical skills and knowledge, and many of the apprentices went on to hold senior positions in the MOD and Industry, which is a testament to the success of the scheme.
The TATC was based at the Royal Naval Stores Deport (RNSD) Copenacre and looked like this:
Following the sale of the RNSD Copenacre site, the land was scheduled for development of housing for the Corsham area.
Most TATC apprentices worked a 9-week on 9-week off block-release scheme through the then Bath Technical College, comprised of 9 weeks education then 9-weeks of industrial experience.
During the 9-week industrial period they usually had placements at MOD establishments such as Copenacre, Spring Quarry or Monks Park together with Dockyards and Armament Depots.
The underground working conditions typically looked like this:
And this:
If you know of any inaccuracies, have extra content and photos, please make contact so that amendments (via this site ccontact link) can be made.
There is a TATC group on LinkedIn and a Facebook group too. You can download high resolution images from the Facebook group under the files section, or right-click the pictures below and save-as to your own system.
Now a list of each in-take and where avialable a photo of the meberers:
1964 – 1st In-take (8)
Group Photo Not Available
ALFORD
Nick
DALY
Don
BOND
Trevor N
FRANCIS
John B
HARRIS
John M
LINSAY
Keith
PULLAN
David
RAWLINGS
Christopher
1965 – 2nd In-take (9)
Group Photo Not Available
BIGDEN
Colin
BOLWELL
Peter
BROWN
Dennis G
CARPENTER
Brian
GRAY
Martin A S
JENKINS
Dave R
MAGRATH
Larry
McLAY
Jim
WILLIAMS
Mr
1966 – 3rd In-take (10)
Group Photo Not Available
ASH
Bob
BUCK
Geoff
BURROWS
Richard W
COLLARD
Denis J
GLANDER
John
GRAY
Alan D
JONES
Paul
LYE
Paul A
MATTHEWS
Kit
WEEKS
Paul (Barry) H
1967 – 4th In-take (10)
Group Photo Not Available
BALL
Pete
CANNINGS
Paul E
DYER
Mr
GOODING
Mr
GRIFFEN
Ron
HARDWICK
Chris J
LEMON
Mike
MOORE
Brendon E
NEWMAN
David M
NEWMAN
Paul D
1968 – 5th In-take (9)
FOSS
Bob D
LUCAS
Jim
DORRELL
Bob H
RODGERS
Geoff
SLADE
Ken E
SMITH
David
STEVENS
Graeme P
TOWNSEND
Bob
WEEKS
Stuart G
1969 – 6th In-take (24)
BENNEY
David C
BOTTLEY
Martin
CLARK
Gordon
CRITCHARD
Simon D
DAVIS
Jon (Charlie)
FARTHING
Pete F
GOODWIN
Ronnie
GRIST
Nigel
HUTCHINSON
Alan
KNIGHT
Dave S
LEE
Phil J
MORGAN
Andy
MUNROE
Paul
O'NEILL
Phil K
ORAM
Steve D
RUMBOLD
Trevor G
STOTT
Keith
STRATFORD
John A
TUTTON
Roger
WEEKS
Paul H
WHITING
Chris J
WILSON
Alan J
WILTSHIRE
Al
WITHERS
Derek A
1970 – 7th In-take (33)
ALDERSON
N R
ALLINGTON
Kevan J
ATKINS
Ian
BALLINGER
Trevor
BLACKBURN
R
BROGDEN
Paul B
CALLAGHAN
G W
CLARK
Mike R
COLE
D R
ENGLAND
John R
ESKDALE
John P
HALL
G P H
HENSON
Stuart J
HIRST
P R
HOLLAND
R J
HOLLOWAY
Rich J
JEFFERRIES
E
LEE
Dave N
MAGGS
S W
NEWMAN
Rick
PURNELL
Martin
ROBERTS
Paul J
ROBERTSON
Steve
ROSE
W G
RUDDICK
Roy P
SAGE
C
SAINSBURY
Colin R
SHAW
Peter J
SHORLAND
R
STEELE
W H W
STREETER
John
TOUT
Jeff M
WALL
Pete L
1971 – 8th In-take (21)
BAKER
David E
BANCE
David
BARBER
Nigel J
CLARKE
Mike
FISHGUARD
Alan
FRANCIS
Stewart
GODSAVE
Mike
HOLLAND
Bob R
JAMES
Jesse
MERCHENT
Neville
MAGGS
Steve
McDONALD
Duncan
QUARRY
Steve
RUDDICK
Roy
SAGE
Colin
SAINSBURY
Colin
SHAW
Pete
STEPHENS
Phil D
THISLEWOOD
George
TILEY
Paul
WELLS
Geoff R
1972 – 9th In-take (25)
AUSTIN
Rob J
BARNETT
Roy E
BILTON
Michael A
BIRD
David L
BRAIN
M J
DAVIES
Evan J
EDMUNDS
Chris J
ELLEN
Robert M
HOUNSELL
Paul M
JONES
Keith B
MAYNE
John
MILLS
Boris J
MILLS
Robin C
MORGAN
Clive E
PERCY
Chris J
RIDEN
Michael J
SHORT
Alan J
SMALL
Steve J
SOAR
Andrew R
STEVENS
Timothy N
SWEENY
Russ N
TRIGG
Steve M
VICKERY
Andrew
WALLS
Pete
1973 – 10th In-take (27)
ARCHDALE
Roy
BAKER
Chris
BUNN
Andy D
FRANKS
Mike A
GOTSELL
Rob E
GROSSETT
Mr
GRAHAM
G
HAUTIN
Steve J
HOLMES
Tony J
JONES
Tim A
KNIGHT
Colin M
LEWIS
Rob
LINTON
Rob C
McCANN
Geoff
MOONAN
Ian
PLEHAM
Riichard
PEARSON
Carl
PRICE
Peter C
REYNOLDS
Tim
SCOTT
Graham
TINK
Keith F
TINK
Paul K
WEBB
Steve
WEBSTER
Ian
WHITROW
Simon
WOOTTON
Mike
1974 – 11th In-take (23)
ASHWORTH
Paul
BEDWELL
Rick
BICKERTON
Ian
BOUND
Marcus P
BROWN
Graham
BRYANT
Lawrence
COMMINS
Grev
COX
Glenn
COX
Geoff A
DURRANT
Steve
FREEMAN
Roger L
HANDS
Paul
HICKMAN
Clive
HOLLEY
Steve
IRELAND
Phil
JOHNSON
Neil A
KIDD
Alan
METSELAAR
Geoff
PATTENDEN
Ian
SHIPLEY
Clive
TROWERN
Dave
USHER
Steve
WHIPP
Simon
1975 – 12th In-take (20)
BENZIE
S
BROTTON
A
CLARKE
R
CROSS
D
CROSSMAN
A
DAWSON
J
ERM
C
GOLDRING
C D
McTURK
Dave
MILLARD
A H
PAUL
D
RAE
R
RUSSELL
Mark
SHEPPARD
R
THURSTON
Richard
WAITE
M
WALL
Dave
WHITECHURCH
Nick
WHITTON
S
WILSON
J
1976 – 13th In-take (22)
ATWILL
Kev
BARKER
Paul
BARNARD
Paul
BORLAND
Duncan
CHAMBERLAIN
Mark A
CHARTERS
Clive
COX
Nichola
DAVIES
Nick
FISHER
Dave J
FISHER
Kevin M
FRAZER
Mike
GOULDING
Mark
HENDRA
Andy
JEFFERIES
Dave
LEONARD
Rob
LYNCH
John
MARSHALL
Phil
PENNINGTON
Mike
POWELL
Rob
STANLEY
Mike
VINCENT
Kev
WHITEMORE
Tim
1977 – 14th In-take (30)
ASHMORE
Nigel R
BIGGINS
Mark R
BROCK
Kevin J
BROOKE
Graeme A
CARRICK
Dave A
CLEGG
Warren G
CROFT
Ian D
DANIELS
Nigel P
DAVID
Simon L
DIBBLE
Stuart B
EDSON
Mike P
EMERY
Sue
FOSTER
Neil
GRAINGER
Cliff D
HACKING
Paddy
HARDY
Robin
HENDON
Steve T
HUNT
Steve M
KIRBY
Iain S
KIRBY
John M
LEVENDER
Mike
LINHAM
Rob M
PRESTON
Richard J
QUILLAM
Roy E
SHERWOOD
Jeff
TADD
Andy J
TILY
Ed J
TUCKER
Clive
VEITCH
Alan
WAYLEN
Peter J
1978 – 15th In-take (31)
ANTHONY
Ian S
BROWN
Darran K
CAMPBELL
Alastair K
CHITTY
Brian
COLLINS
Andrew P
COOK
Nigel D
DUNLOP
Steve D
EASTERBROOK
James C
FIDGER
A C
FIDLER
Allen D
FLOWER
Glen
GOULDINGS
Shane
HAORE
D C
HAWKINS
Gary J
HOARE
Dave C
LOCK
Gary P
METHEWS
Richard S
NETTLE
Richard J
ORMEROD
Andrew
PARKINSON
Kenneth N W
PUGH
Colin
SAUNDERS
Stephen P
SCOTT
Steven
SOUTHWOOD
Richard J
TAVENER
Andrew S
TAYLOR
Paul A
WALKER
William A
WATSON
Neil R
WELCH
Graham K
WHITEFORD
Davina J
WILSON
Rob M
1979 – 16th In-take (26)
ADAMS
Terry D
AYERS
C J
BARKER
D A
BROWN
M
COX
G A
CROSS
K J
DINNING
S J
DORE
Colin
DOWDELL
G C
FISHER
G J
GORDON
K J
HANKEY
A
HUGHES
N
HUNTINGDON
N G
JONES
R L
KING
D J
LITTLEHALES
Kevin D
LORING
John P
O’SHAUGHNESSY
Paul E
OTRIDGE
Mark J
PEACH
K A
PENGILLY
D J
SMITH
Neil R
STARKS
R
STEALEY
K B
WEEKS
Kevin C
1980 – 17th In-take (32)
BARNETT
N J
BRADLEY
D J
BRAIN
A N
BROOMFIELD
Joe
BROWN
A J
CLEMES
R T
COWLEY
S J M
DENHAM
I G
DIBBLE
Ian R
GARDINER
N J
GRAY
T R S
GREGORY
Steve P
HELBIG
P D
HIGGINS
Russell M
HILL
T J
HOUSTON
P
JAMES
D A
JORDAN
Clive N
MACTINTOSH
Andy
MADDEN
Paul J
MORTIMORE
Dave A
PENNINGTON
K G
PRICE
Steve T
RAYNOR-SMITH
Pete M
SIMCOCK
Keith T
SNELL
Steve J
STEVENS
P
TAYLOR
M D
TRELOAR
B C
WHITTAM
D J B
WISHART
Mark
WITHERS
D J
1981 – 18th In-take (18)
ARCHER
Steve P
BALL
Dave A
BLAKE
Richard T
BOARDMAN
Gary R
CABLE
Huw D
CHANCE
Richard L W
HODGES
Steve M
KENNEDY
Keith
LANGLEY
Jon K
MEES
Ruth
NEWELL
Lynsey G
NEWSOME
Pete
NOBLE
Russ A
PERRETT
Mark A
ROBINSON
Andy D
SMALL
Dave A
SMITH
Paul A
TYRER
Phill J
1982 – 19th In-take (22)
BAILEY
John
BUTT
Jon A
DURRANT
Ruth V
GREGORY
Steve R
HEARN
Robert L
HOUSE
Paul G
JAMES
Jimmy E
JONES
Chris D
LAWRENCE
Kevin
LORD
Ian
MUNDAY
Keith
ORCHARD
Keith
PEARSON
Andy
ROBOTHAM
Harvey
SARGEANT
Dave
SILVEY
Mike
SQUIRE
John
SWIFT
Nick
VAIL
Graham
WALKE
Richard
WEAVER
Nigel
WITTS
Neil
1983 – 20th In-take (22)
AYLMER
Steve J
BELL
Paul M
BOYCE
M S
BRAIN
P E M
BROOKE
Angie
CAREY
N P
CROOKES
Neil S
DANIEL
P
DEFOSSARD JONF
Nick
EDWARDS
K J
GREGORY
Ian V
HIGGINS
Mike K
HITCHINGS
Paul A
LEE
Mark A
LIVERSIDGE
Dave
LONGDON
Jason P
MACDONALD
S N
MUSE
Chris C
NETHERCOTT
Stuart K
PLUMMER
John E
RAYMOND
Leon A
SHELLARD
I K
1984 – 21st In-take (32)
BLAKE
Andy M
BUNYAN
Mark I
BURBRIDGE
Simon J
CANNING
Rich D
CLARK
P D
COLE
Chris E
COTTRELL
Andy W
DAVIES
J J
DOBSON
Steve P
DOLMAN
C M
DRAKE
Paul
DREW
Dave M
GOULD
P R
HAMLIN
Mark J
HARRIS
P A
HARRIS
R A
HARVEY
Mike F
HAWKEN
I
HYDE
Pete C
KINGMAN
Paul A
McGEORGE
Nick
MORRIS
Gareth E
MORRIS
Steve
PEARCE
Steve J
PINE
Gary
RICHARDS
Ian J
RUSSELL
Steve C L
SAUNDERS
I M
SLOCOMBE
Cliff P N
THORN
M R G
VOWLES
J
WILLIAMS
Paul (Elvis) S
1985 – 22nd In-take (34)
ASHBY
Simon J
BRAIN
Richard E
CHADWICK
Ian R
CURNOW
Allan D
DERRICK
P P
DIBBLE
Pete H
DYSON
Stuart K
FIELD
Adrian M
FILER
Simon M
FINCH
Shaun
HANCOCK
Phil J
HEMMINGS
Paul S
HICKMAN
Andy J
HUTCHINGS
Will
KETTLETY
Andy N
LOCKE
Jon D
MAGGS
Richard M
MANNING
Dick J
MARSH
Steve J
MAY
Lorna A
McCABE
Mark J
NELSON
Andy C
NEWTON
Mark A
NYE
Steve J
PALMER
Gary W
PEARCE
Jeff R
PETERS
Dale C
PHILLIPS
Andy M
ROWLANDS
Dawn M
SCOTT
Ian
SPENCER
Ian J
TAYLOR
Dean R
WEBB
Colin S
1986 – 23rd In-take (29)
ALLEN
Jason
CAMPLING
R
CANNING
James T
CAVE
S J
CROSS
J R J
EMERY
Shaun N
EWING
D
FILER
Julia S
GIBBS
Dave
GOODRIDGE
Julian L
HAYDEN
Neil A
HOWARD
J R
HUNT
Adrian G
KELLY
Debbie T
KELLY
S J
LIDDIARD
Sean N
MAUNDREL
Andy L
NEEDHAM
P
PAWLING
Rob J
SAWYER
A
SIMPSOM
Carl
SYKES
Martin D
TAYLOR
Rob J
TIPPETT
Rob J
WALTER
Simon J
WARD
Sarah J
WELCH
Darron A
WOOKEY
Mark
1987 – 24th In-take (25)
BROWN
Hugh C
CAMPLING
R J
CLAYTON
Antony
COOMBES
C G
COWAN
Neil L
COX
Mark C
DANIELS
J C
DENT
Simon J
GARLINGTON
I J
GEE
P
GILBERT
Dave P
GOULD
Simon
HEMMINGS
Richard D
HOOPER
John C
LUTON
Gary T
MARSH
Jonathan R
PEACOCK
Clive
SARGENT
R S
SAWYER
A A
STEPHENS
Simon A
STETZEL
A W C
STUBBS
Dave K
VOWLES
S
WALSH
Alex C
WEBSTER
Warren J
1988 – 25th In-take (22)
AVEYARD
Jeremy M
BAMFORD
M F
BEAVEN
S J
EDWARDS
P R
HEARN
Bill T P
KELLY
M S R
MARCH
Paul R
MELLING
D J
MESSER
T J
MORGAN
N
PARK
Paul
PORTER
Mark A
RAY
S J
ROEBUCK
Nicholas
SCOTT
Malcolm J H
TRAPANI
Paul R
WARLOW
Dave R C
WAYMAN
Alan W
WAYMAN
Cherry A
WEBB
Tim S
WILDE
A J
WOOSTER
R G
1989 – 26th In-take (31)
ANSCOMBE
Toby J
ATHERTON
Shaun
BRADD
Cathy
BROWNRIGG
Neil R
BULL
Robert M
CAMPBELL
Bill J
DAWSON
Calvin J
FERGUSON
Andrew R
GALLAGHER
Lisa
GILLETT
Andrew E
GRIFFIN
Jason L
GRIFFIN
Simon M
GROOM
Nick C
HALL
Rodney D
HAYTER
J D
HEWITT
David L
HILL
John R
HUGGETT
Grenville
HUGO
Mark S
KILVINGTON
Stephen B
KNIGHT
David S
LATHAM
Ian C
McHALE
Joe R
McNALLY
Simon F
PROWLE
Glen
PUDNEY
Dave J
SKULICZ
Ian T
SMERDON
Mike J
SPEAKMAN
Rich J
TOOTH
Marcus J
WILLIAMS
M J
1990 – 27th In-take (30)
ALDERSON
Wayne J
BAKER
Stephen R
BURTON
Fiona M
CHAPLIN
David G
CROSS
Richard J
CURRIE
Richard A
DOWLEY
Robert S J
FORMBY
Alistair T
HALL
John A
HENDON
Imogen Y
HISCOX
Mark D
HOBBS
Ian N
LEWIS
Kerry N
MILES
Robert A
MILLER
Melanie J
OFFER
Steve J
ROBINSON-WILDMAN
Simon D
RUTTY
Mark A
SEALY
Malcolm K
TAYLOR
Beth
TAYLOR
Neil J
TUCK
Stuart J
VAUX
Mark
VENABLES
Mathew D
WARRENER
Mark D
WAUGH
Daniel G
WELSH
Antony T
WHEELER
R J
WILSON
E J
WRIGHT
L J
1991 – 28th In-take (39)
ASHLING
Steven M
ATKINSON
Niel
BALZAN
Anthony N
BISHOP
Claire L
BURKE
C L
BURKE
David S
COLE
Deborah L
CORCORAN
Dominic P
GILLETT
Andrew E
GOOD
Darren M
HARRISON
Steve J
HEATHCOCK
Ian
HOPKINS
Richard A
HYATT
David
JAMES
Christopher J
KEEN
Michael D F
KITCHING
Daniel G
LAWSON
Peter D
McCORMISH
Richard A
McCULLOCH
Darran M
McNEIL
Darren
MERCER
Ian D
NUTTER
Philip D
PACKER
Glen J
PHILLIPS
Edward W
POTTS
Carl D
POWELL
David C J
PURDHAM
Wayne M
QUICK
Mathew I
QUITIN
Simon T
REDDY
Rama
ROSS
Malcolm
RUNDLE
Jonathan P
SAKER
Alec B
SMITH
Louise E
SMITH
P J
SPARROW
Lee
TURNER
Catherine E
WALKER
James R
Bath Tech Lecturers: and their often used phrases!
Bentley Mr
a character the likes of, you will probably never meet again!
Catchpole Mr
Clarke Mr
Cosgrove Dr
Hovland Mr
But it is easy!
Hull Dave
Basically!
Longley Mr
(Ex-RN Commander) -Haven’t your balls dropped yet lad!
Lintel Helen
Lloyd Mr
Your teasing me, lad! and ‘you’re a funny fellow, aren’t you’
Mottershead Mr
from the USA
Osborne Mr
Parr Mike
Phillips Roger
Trotman Dave
Wallace Mr
Williams Mr
Head of Dept.
TATC Staff/Lecturers
Bannard
P
Brokas
Jane
Clarry
Bob
Cooper
Brian
Drew
Roy
Erm
C
Gibbs
Brian
Goodship
Dave
Grossman
John
Hambridge
Alan
Holcombe
Pete
Hughes
Peter
Hunt
Peter
Ibberson
Dave
James
Jesse
Janes
Sam
Kimber
J
Morris
Joe
Mould
Pete
Norman-Miller
Jullie
Postlewhite
Bernie
Raymond
Carl
Walke
Pete
Wardle
Harry
Watson
Mike
Weeks
Hilary
Whiteside
Angie
Wilkins
Tracy
TATC In-Take Statistics
In-Take
Year
Student Numbers
1
1964
8
2
1965
9
3
1966
10
4
1967
10
5
1968
9
6
1969
24
7
1970
33
8
1971
21
9
1972
25
10
1973
27
11
1974
23
12
1975
20
13
1976
22
14
1977
30
15
1978
31
16
1979
26
17
1980
32
18
1981
18
19
1982
22
20
1983
22
21
1984
32
22
1985
34
23
1986
29
24
1987
25
25
1988
22
26
1989
31
27
1990
30
28
1991
39
Total
664
Entrance to RNSD Copenacre:
Left-Right: Alan Hambridge, Mr Hughes, David Goodship, Mr Hunt
Remembered (now) with great affection: Mr Bently, Bath Technical College Lecturer
Football Match: Mr ‘Unknown’, Dave Ibberson, Pete Holcombe, Dave Goodship, Noel Brownsword, Mr Hughes
