On the road to recovery
Hello all, Sorry this is a little later than normal - without the tight schedule of each day being planned out for me, I lost track of time. Being home has been quite nice – especially the amount of…
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Sad news
Hello All, I mentioned in my last post that I was experiencing some lower back pain. Well, the RAF organised an MRI scan for me in Oxford last week and unfortunately, the result came back confirming …
It has been a week of highs and lows
It’s hello from Alex from RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire having now completed over 6 weeks of the 11 week basic training course. It has been a week of highs and lows! The main high this week was compl…
Alex’ Grandmother steps in!
Hello, my name is Daphne and I am Alex Doyle’s Grandmother! I have been following her progress on the Home’s Facebook page and the Blog she is writing about her time at RAF Halton where she is underta…
The recruits visit Hendon RAF Museum
Hello, it’s Alex again on Sunday evening, July 24th, having now completed 4 out of 11 weeks of the Basic Training programme at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. I have had another very busy week with ear…
The male recruits have joined us!
Hi there, it’s Alex again, from RAF Halton. I’m finding it hard to believe, but I have been here three weeks already and passed the first two weeks which were ‘pre-conditioning training’ as the femal…
On the low ropes
Hello, Alex here at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. The second week of basic training has been ticked off on my Chuff Chart, and it went much quicker than the first! We have continued doing two physica…
Week 1 update
Alex' first week has been so hectic that she's deputised her Mother Pauline, The Royal Star & Garter Homes' Director of Care - to update us on her progress. Wednesday 29 will be the first week o…