This thread is indeed not for discussion of the relative merits of BGA Club Junior activities, and ATC flying at the VGSs. There may be room elsewhere for that. However, in the interests of historical accuracy
Ray Stafford Allen was a BGA National Coach and had a Capstan (BGA 1133) which he brought to Halton in Sep '66 for a weekend. He didn't let us do the launch or landing, we just flew the circuits.
Ray was never the (or a) National Coach. He was the BGA Chief Technical Officer before the late, great Dick Stratton, and he was a Senior Instructor.