Archive - Royal Naval Reserve - PAGE 5

Nicky Parsons, aged 42, is married to Derek, a Naval Reservist, who is based at HMS Sherwood, Nottinghamshire’s only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit. The couple have three young children and have been happily married for 18 years. Derek, who was recently promoted to Petty Officer, deployed to Afghanistan in February 2012 and completed a […]

Richard, aged 26, who works as a Teaching Assistant at St John’s Primary School in Ripley in his civilian life, has been a Reservist at the East Midlands only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit, HMS Sherwood in Nottingham, for four years during which time he has successfully climbed Mount Snowdon, participated in the Queen’s Diamond […]

Foresters House, Swiney Way, currently home to the Army Reserve Unit: 350 Field Squadron (Air Support), 73 Engineer Regiment, will be refurbished and an existing garage space reconfigured to create the improved premises that will also become home to the city’s only Royal Naval Reserve unit: HMS Sherwood. Also co-located at the site will be […]

The Reservists from HMS Sherwood, Nottingham’s only Naval Reserve unit, the Territorial Army (TA) and Royal Auxiliary Air Force were invited along to the event following the National Armed Forces Day activities in the city last weekend. Warrant Officer 1 Sean Jones from HMS Sherwood said: “We were delighted to be invited along to the […]

Uniform to Work Day takes place every year ahead of Armed Forces Day, and is designed to raise awareness about the different roles Reservists do in our communities as well as raising awareness about the forthcoming National Armed Forces Day event in Nottingham. Leading Seaman (LS) Derek Parsons, aged 45, spent much of 2012 mobilised […]