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Petty Officer Andrew Maltby, aged 50, works for Nottingham City Transport and serves in HMS Sherwood. He joined the Naval Reserve at the age of 16 with plans of going into a career in the Royal Navy full time but due to other demands on his time never quite made it full time but has […]

Able Rate Tommy Whiting, aged 18, joined the Seamanship branch at HMS Sherwood in Nottingham when he was 16 years old. Over the past two years his highlights have included; marching in the parade when HMS Sherwood were honoured with the Freedom of the City and being part of the Guard during a parade for […]

Petty Officer Andrew Maltby, aged 50, works for Nottingham City Transport and serves in HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only RNR unit, he also volunteers with the Sea Cadets in Long Eaton. He has found that his naval connections have helped fuel his relationship with his son, Thomas Foster-Maltby aged 12, who is currently a […]

Lieutenant Victoria Rogers, aged 43, joined the Royal Naval Reserve HMS Sherwood five years ago and is now an Amphibious Warfare Officer providing support to the regular navy. Victoria had originally wanted to join the Regulars but after careful consideration decided against it. Victoria said: “I decided it would be too difficult to join full-time […]

Able Rate Michelle Rowlands, aged 37, joined HMS Sherwood in Nottingham two years ago where she successfully completed her training and has now become the Recruitment Officer for the East Midlands. Michelle said: “I wanted to be challenged and be pushed out of my comfort zone and to do things I would never get the […]

Leading Hand Lorraine Richardson has balanced her role in HMS Sherwood with her career as an Avionics Technician for the last 22 years. She initially joined in 1997 and since then has been on international deployments, spent months at sea and has taken part in high profile ceremonial duties. Lorraine explained: “I have had so […]

The exercise saw reserves from HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands only RNR unit and fire crews from across Nottinghamshire come together in order to practice their joint response to a major incident at the RNR’s Chilwell base. HMS Sherwood’s Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Rod Grant, explained: “Partnering with local organisations like the Fire Service is […]

The reserves from HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit will be hosting a display where they will show some of their specialised equipment as well as taking part in demonstrations on the river with the Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) and competing in the Dragon Boat Race. The unit will be […]

Officer Cadet Afton Fitzhenry serves as a reservist with HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit, joining the unit last year as she has always had an interest in both the Navy and sporting opportunities available through the military. Explaining how she balances her two careers, Afton, aged 23, said: “I’m […]

The Leicestershire County Council Green Plaque Awards are awarded to people and places around the county, nominated and voted for by local people. On 5 July, an event was held at Earl Shilton and was attended by council representatives, members of the community and the Royal Navy. Explaining more about Tommy Brown, Lieutenant Commander Rod […]