May 15th 2018
HMS Sherwood officially granted Freedom of the City of NottinghamThe official scroll presentation happened at Nottingham City Council’s Full Council meeting, although this rare honour will be formally celebrated by parading through Nottingham on 2 June. The Freedom of the City parade will see 58 HMS Sherwood reservists be joined by the Royal Marines Reserve, Sea Cadets, veterans and The Band of HM Royal Marines […]
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May 2nd 2018
“My leadership and management skills have increased considerably”Able Rate Michelle Rowlands, aged 36, serves as a reservist with HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only RNR unit, and works as a Flexible Nursing Assistant at Royal Derby Hospital in her civilian life. Originally joining the reserves as a 17-year-old, Michelle spent two years volunteering before she had to leave due to other commitments. […]
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April 17th 2018
Fire crew learn more about life in the reservesThe visit, which was organised by firefighter Craig Wagstaff who is also a reservist at HMS Sherwood, saw Notttinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (NFRS) White Watch from Edwinstowe show the ship’s company around the fire engine and its firefighting equipment, while learning more about firefighting in the RNR. Craig has been a reservist for three […]
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March 25th 2018
Naval recruits complete basic trainingAble Seamen Hannah Joynes, Richard Taylor and Michelle Rowlands of HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only Royal Naval Reserve unit, completed their two week basic training in the middle of the bad weather in February and March. Speaking about the toughest part of her training, Able Seaman Michelle Rowlands who works as a Nursing Assistant, […]
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March 9th 2018
HMS Sherwood to be granted Freedom of the CityThe official scroll presentation to mark the occasion will take place at Nottingham City Council’s Full Council on 14 May, which will then be followed by a Freedom Parade in Nottingham in summer this year. The Freedom of the City is an honour reserved for military units and gives the unit being awarded the opportunity to […]
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February 1st 2018
Ravenshead Scouts visit HMS SherwoodHMS Sherwood, the East Midlands only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit, invited the 1st Larch Farm Scouts to visit a reservist training event held at Foresters House in Chilwell in which military personnel were practicing weapons handling and improving their drill technique. Reservists at HMS Sherwood meet each Tuesday evening and conduct a variety of training through the […]
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January 17th 2018
Naval reservists practice survival techniquesAround 30 Royal Naval Reservists took part in a Military Training Exercise within Chetwynd Barracks to hone their ‘green skills’. Individuals at the unit may specialise in different areas such as logistics, maritime trade or mine warfare but each have to continually develop their military skills to be in a position to react to incidents […]
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Launching the Poppy Appeal in NottinghamshireThe Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council, Councillor John Allin, invited guests, along with Colonel Tim Richmond MBE TD DL, Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, to officially launch the local appeal. Simon Worsley, Deputy Chief Executive of East Midlands RFCA, who attended the event, said: “I was delighted to be able to show my support for the […]
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Providing first aid assistance on Mount SnowdonThe group, made up of ten Reservists, included experienced hikers and novices, of various ages, and all worked together to tackle some of highest peaks in both England and Wales in the face of wind, rain and hail. During the team’s descent from Mount Snowdon they noticed a fellow walker in another group who had […]
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Royal Naval Reserve Commodore visits HMS Sherwood’s new homeCommodore Andrew Jameson is the national Commander of Maritime Reserves and is based at Navy Command HQ on Whale Island in Portsmouth. The Commodore visits units such as HMS Sherwood annually but this trip was far from routine as he got the chance to look around what will soon be HMS Sherwood’s new local base, […]
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