The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation Apprentice of the Year Award

The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation was the brainchild of the late Eric Barrass, OBE, who was a revered and long-serving General Secretary of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club. It was established in 1977 as a perpetual trust to provide a safe home for the huge volume of archive material accumulated by the Motor Division of Rolls-Royce Limited, and The Hunt House was purchased in the same year.
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In January 2012 the Foundation became a charitable company limited by guarantee, and it is now run by a Board of Directors elected by its guaranteeing members. It is largely dependent for its income on support from the RREC, with additional donations from the public at large.

Abingdon King Dick, manufacturers of high quality professional-user hand tools since 1856, provided tools as original equipment to the majority of the now classic British vehicle manufacturers, and have recreated a range of traditionally styled tools which utilise ultra-modern reliability and performance capabilities.

Still manufactured in Birmingham UK, the Heritage Collection is created from state of the art products inspired by the original tools, and aesthetically sympathetic to the originals to provide a traditional, visually authentic finish.

We have been supplying the Heritage Skills Academy with quality tools for apprentices since the programme began.

The Heritage collection is available as an exclusive collaboration between the F.B.H.V.C. and Abingdon King Dick