1971 | The Brantham Community Council is formed. |
1973 | The Community Council Drama Group put on their first pantomime, "Tom Thumb", produced and directed by Rick Aust. |
1975 | Peter and Barbara Bird take over the production of the Pantomimes and begin writing their own. |
1978 |  | Two irksome idiots, by the name of Nixon and Wilson, take part in their first panto - "Dick Whittington". |
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1981 | The "Brantham Players" perform their first play - "Goodnight Mrs. Puffin", produced by Peter Bird. |
1982 | The Community Council Drama Group change their name to "Brantham Amateur Theatrical Society" and form an autonomous subcommittee within the Community Council. |
1984 | Peter and Barbara Bird write and produce their last panto "Ali Baba". They leave BATS. |
1985 | Keith Nixon and Mark Wilson take over and produce their first Pantomime - "Cinderella". |
1985 | The Community Council disbands and BATS are left as an independent drama group. |
1986 | Liz Hapley forms the forerunner of "Junior BATS". It is named by the children "Action Pack". |
1987 | Phil King constructs the two-foot stage extension with the help of Ransome and Rapiers. |
1987 | "Action Pack" folds when Liz Hapley moves away and no replacement is found. |
1988 | The balcony is built, replacing the scaffold tower, at a cost of £5000. |
1989 | BATS perform their first musical - "The Wizard Of Oz". The balcony is used for the first time. A power cut 15 minutes before curtain up delays the start for nearly an hour. |
1989 | The Berlin wall falls allowing residents of the former Eastern bloc to see a BATS production for the first time. |
1989 | After failing to get into the Ipswich Drama Festival for the umpteenth time, BATS hold the first Brantham Play Festival. |
1990 | Nelson Mandela is released from jail, although he declines the offer of complimentary tickets to Dick Whittington. |
1991 | After the sad death of BATS stalwart Judith Chatterton, BATS organise and perform in a charity show, supported by other local drama groups and individuals. They make over £1000 for leukaemia support groups. |
1997 | BATS perform their first rock musical, "Flash", to critical acclaim. The purpose built costume store (The Battery) is built in the grounds of the Village Hall at a cost of £5000. |
1999 | Nixon and Wilson write their very own pantomime - "The King, The Kipper and The Magic Bush". BATS join the World Wide Web with batsonline.com. |
| 2000 | BATS pack their bags and head for The Regal Theatre in Stowmarket for a special one day performance of "The Vackees". |
| 2001 | Keith stands down as Chairman after 16 years. Phil Greenwood steps into his shoes. |
| 2003 | Keith and Mark produce their last and most ambitious show - "Return to the Forbidden Planet". |
| 2004 | Andy Kimber, Parp-Organ Pin-Up and regular to the BATS stage, takes over the reins to produce and direct his first show, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", which he also co-wrote. |
