The Royal Naval School

TAL-HANDAQ

The Common Room

Home Page for past Staff and Pupils of The Royal Naval School, Malta
This site provides a general information resource, meeting place and contact site for former staff and pupils, now living world wide, who attended the Royal Naval School on the Island of Malta. For more than a century, the school met the education requirements of many thousands of youngsters who lived with parents working on the Islands, either in the Armed Forces or in supporting civilian occupations. The earliest origins of a forces school can be traced back to 1820 and Captain M F Law MA RN has compiled a very condensed version of the very distinguished,
History of The Royal Naval School - Tal-Handaq


Updated on 5 May 2008 Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq Reunion - September 2007 A fantastic event, read the news report of 'The 2007 Reunion' Another web site for the collection of nostalgic RN Tal Handaq School photos has been added to the 'Links' list below Times of Malta reports 'New School to be built at Tal-Handaq' and we have a storyboard with reports & photos. Newly located Tal Handaq members are listed below, or click 'Contacts' for the full list of all our e-mailable members. If you wish to contact old friends, just e-mail *Viv* with your request. Many more Tal Handaq members (contactable by other means) are included on our full membership list, also available by request from *Viv*

The Committee

The Committee
Tim - Bernard - Rog
Viv
At Tal Handaq for "Malta in the Millennium", 16 September 2000

Reunions & Events

Click on the event for information, reports and photos:-

The 'Old School Bell' Project, September 2001

Malta in the Millennium

A mini reunion originally planned for the early 60s group.
The event took place 12th-19th September 2000 and was a huge success.

Duns Castle Reunion

The gathering, held 18th-20th February 2000, was an excellent event
The setting was Duns Castle in the Scottish Borders of Berwickshire and the weather was superb.

Farnborough Reunion

A gathering for a group from the late 60s & early 70s held on 23rd October 1999
Keith Dickerson has now posted the report with photographs on his web site.
Remember to hit your 'back' button to return to the Tal Handaq 'Common Room'

Developing Contact Records

The process of cataloguing and cross-referencing names and contact details was initiated by Rog Wilkin and Bernard Hoctor. Viv and Tim Daly maintain the database and assist with the rapidly expanding list of world-wide contacts. Confidentiality prevents general publication of the information but specific details can be requested by e-mail and released with the agreement of the individuals concerned.

To contact personal school friends and staff on the internet visit:-

The Contacts Register!

For the convenience of regular visitors looking for 'new arrivals',
we list them here for a few weeks, in addition to placing them on the main 'Contact Register' hyperlinked above.

New Arrivals / Newly Acquired E-Mail Links ( to 5 May 2008)

**NEW CONTACTS**
Mike 'Garv' Adams - 65/68 Reginald Beames - 57 Debby Bradley - 65/71 Jim Burton - 60/63 Dulcie Carr - 76/78 George Cavarra - 63/66 Barbara Cheeseman - 60/63 Lesley Cole - 56/57 Anthony Connolly - 66/68 Jeff Cook - 62/63 Anne Coward - 50/51 David Crawshaw - 61/64	Sue Dove - 76/78 Paula Durrant - 69/72 Elizabeth Edgar - 73/76 Maggie Evans - 57/58 Nell Grace - 66/68 Phil 'Mush' Hammet - 59/60 Simon James - 70/72 Denise Jones - 68/71 David Lamoury - 67/71 John McGonigle - 61/64 Elinor Muirhead - 57/59 Shelagh Petrie - 75/78	Mike Phillips - 55/57 Ghyslaine Polhill - 63/66 Barry Pragnell - 68 Cherie Sanderson - 71/76 Andrew 'Sid' Sidlow - 73/75 Gordon 'Simmy' Simister - 72/74 Ian Stewart - 60/67 Kevin Stone - 68/70 Mary Wade - 49/52 Peter Ward - 70/72 Helen Wilson - 73/78

To help us with information on lost contacts please visit:-

Where are they now?

Remember to:-
Visit the Notice Board :
for details of the availability of the Tal Handaq memorabilia and other general information.

Malta Crest

RNS Tal Handaq Nostalgia
RNS Tal Handaq 1968 -1971
RNS Tal Handaq panoramic images - 2005
Aerial view of Tal Handaq School - 2000

'Tal Handaq School, Malta'

This aerial view of Tal Handaq, Malta, courtesy of Keith Poulton, was taken in September 2000
The school is to remain a Maltese college, 'Liceo Vassalli', for the foreseeable future.
Major re-construction to the games courts and playground area is now under way and due completion in 2009.
Visit the storyboard to view the progress with photographs.

Click here for a further selection of Aerial Views of Tal Handaq

Author's Notes:-

As Web Site author I hope this site provides useful links for those trying to re-establish contacts with old friends.
Your information and suggestions would be welcome in order to keep the news of your new links current.
All developments mailed through the Common Room will be considered by the 'Committee of Four'.
Looking forward to an opportunity of meeting you in the future.
Tim J Daly

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