Defence School of Logisitics and Administration (DSLA)
Camp, Riley Road, Worthy Down, Kings Worthy, Winchester SO21 2RG
(Left to Right – Pat Prior BEM QVRM, Lyn Gannon, Colin Hughes, Tony Webber and Les Heyhoe BCAv, Former Secretary)
Following a visit to DSLA by members of the RNWA back in 2022, hosted by WO1 Ian McHugh, it was agreed that visits to this most impressive and modern training asset would be extended, when possible, to all members of the RNWA in future years.
The College has very generously agreed to coordinate and liaise with the RNWA Committee and accept visits from RNWA members (maximum of 6) to visit on the following dates:-
Thursday 13 March 2025 (Apply by 12 February 2025)
Thursday 10 July 2025 (Apply by 12 June 2025) and
Thursday 13 November 2025 (Apply by 16 October 2025)
The visits will take about 3 hours, starting at 10:30 and finishing circa 14:00. Visits will be on a first come first served basis (you may bring a guest subject to space i.e. partner or family member or serving or ex-serving oppo) and initially applications are to be made to the RNWA President Colin Hughes by email to:
colin.edward.hughes@outlook.com or contacting Colin on 01489 573101/ 07919 424887.
Please note that a small levy i.e., £1.00 will be required for lunch in support of the DSLA charity.
Opened on the 13th of May 2021 by HRH Princess Royal, the site near Winchester, Hampshire has undergone a £300 Million transformation process to become a training centre for military logisticians, police officers and administrators from the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force, relocating the various functions and personnel from their previous bases at Princess Royal Barracks (Army), HMS Raleigh (RN) and RAF Halton (RAF) allows the easy sharing of expertise and facilities across all three services.
The programme has seen the construction of 27 new buildings including accommodation, teaching spaces, medical and dental centre, Regimental Headquarters and facilities for catering, retail and leisure including sports pitches and a gym. The construction work was led by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) with Skanska as the principal contractors and AECOM as project managers. Included in one of the main buildings are two realistic working environments for the Royal Navy, a replica ship’s galley, and an area for logisticians to practise loading supplies. This environment is designed to replicate the parts of a Royal Navy ship, so trainees can practise loading supplies from a replica quayside, over a gangway and onto an area representing a flight deck, before bringing it inside the ‘ship’ down ladders.
