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BEDFORD WHA REUNION 2024

The WHAEA committee are pleased to announce that a further W H Allen reunion has been arranged for Friday 9 August 2024 at 7:30pm.

This will again be held at the Bedford Athletic Rugby Club function room at Wentworth Drive, Bedford, MK41 8QA.

The reunion follows the successful event held in 2022. All ex-employees and their partners are welcome. Entrance is free! Why not come along for a chat and a drink and meet up with past friends and colleagues?

If you would like to attend, please register by emailing the names of those attending to whaeagroup.membership@gmail.com.

 

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WHAEA Re-union & AGM 2023

We are pleased to confirm the details for the 2023 W H Allen re-union and AGM for Saturday 7th October 2023 at the Silverstone Interactive Museum:

The museum is located at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN.

www.silverstonemuseum.co.uk/

Attendance this year is open to all WHAEA members, their partners, friends and any ex-WHA employees or those interested in the association.

To book your place, please email whaeagroup@gmail.com

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WHAEA Re-union & AGM 2025

We are pleased to confirm the details for the 2025 W H Allen re-union and AGM for Saturday 11th October 2025 at the Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EB. Attendance this year is open to all WHAEA members, their partners, friends and any ex-WHA employees or those interested in the association.

To book your place, please email whaeagroup@gmail.com

 

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MR W H ALLEN – HIS LIFE & WORK

A new 20 page A5 sized illustrated publication by the W. H. Allen Engineering Association (WHAEA) is now available to Members.

This booklet has been issued as a tribute to William Henry Allen (1844-1926).
 
While providing a brief history of Queens Engineering Works and the growth of the works within Bedford, the main focus here is on the life of William Henry Allen, his funeral, memorial service and a memorial plaque unveiled in his honour.
 
Using text from local press reports of the time together with pictures and articles from the company’s own Queens Engineering Works magazine, it tells the story of Mr. Allen’s many personal and engineering achievements
 

 

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JOIN US – NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

We are looking for new members!

Why not join us? Membership is open to all ex-employees of WH Allen Sons & Co. Ltd. and it’s associated companies, their relatives or anyone with an interest in the people or products. This includes APE Engineering, NEI Engineering & Rolls-Royce Power Engineering and their customers and sub-contractors.

Guest Membership is now also available to everyone. If you would like to use the new Document Archive Search (searches for text within all .pdf files) simply become a guest member. No need to have had any link to W. H. Allen Sons & Co. Ltd, just fill out the membership form and have the same benefits as a full member.

Be part of a group that remembers the good times at Queens Engineering Works, Bedford and related sites.

The benefits of membership include:

  • Access to the Document Archive Search Capability
  • Access to the Photo Archive and it’s Search Capability
  • A Welcome Pack remembering WH Allen Heritage
  • Receive a Newsletter every 6 months (via email) covering new and old stories of WH Allens, its products and people
  • Option to attend reunions, meetings and visits
  • Receive WH Allen related news, visit reports and pictures
  • See our AGM Minutes and Finances
  • See a list of all current members and make contact with old colleagues 
  • View Memories of W H Allen & Sons Co. Ltd. written by ex-employees 
  • Read the “Made in Bedford” Employee Interviews recorded when the works closed
  • See the 65 minute “Made in Bedford” DVD of the interviews
  • Receive WH Allen related Communications
  • View the extensive online library of WH Allen magazines and brochures 
  • Browse the  comprehensive online photo library of the association 

 

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NEW WHAEA YouTube CHANNEL

An updated WHAEA YouTube Channel is now available containing a wide range of WH Allen related material.

As well as Company Videos, 1993 WHA Open Day Videos and Engineering Videos there are “Playlists” covering an extensive range of WHA Heritage videos collated from across many contributors.

The YouTube Channel is available on all platforms including Smart TV’s.

To access, just go to YouTube and search for “WH Allen Engineering”. Look out for the WHA logo.

Or click the “YouTube” Logo:

Alternatively, access via the “Heritage Artefacts – Heritage Videos” menu option. 

Remember to “Subscribe” to ensure you are notified as new videos are added.

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MEMBER CONTACT DETAILS

To maintain contact with WHAEA members, it is important we are informed of any contact detail changes, especially email addresses.  We have recently sent a Newsletter and Data Protection Consent Form to all members but many have not replied or the email has not been delivered due to email addresses being obsolete.

If any WHAEA member has NOT received the Newsletter and Data Protection Consent Form, could they please write to the WHAEA Secretary, Robin Monico at whaeagroup@gmail.com to confirm contact details as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, if we are unable to contact members or do not have a Data Protection Consent Form returned, their membership of WHAEA has to be cancelled.