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Chesterfield builder battles French troops at Europe’s most advanced military urban training facility

An Army Reservist from Chesterfield spent two weeks practising explosive door breaches, room clearances and combat engineering tasks at Europe’s most advanced military urban training facility in February this year.

East Midlands firms recognised for leading the way in support of the Government’s ‘whole-of-society’ Defence framework

Twelve organisations from the East Midlands have been presented with the Silver Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for demonstrating exceptional support for members of the Armed Forces community.

Construction of the region’s first Cadet ‘Super Centre’ begins in Northampton

Work has begun on a major new Joint Cadet Centre at Clare Street Army Reserve Centre, Northampton. 

First-ever National Cadets Week to celebrate Cadets and reconnect young people with the Armed Forces

Tens of thousands of young people across the UK will have the opportunity to discover the Cadet Forces as the Government announces the first-ever National Cadets Week, taking place from 5-11 October 2026.

British adventurer opens flagship Army Cadets training centre in Lincolnshire

Young people in Lincolnshire and further afield will enjoy more life-changing experiences and adrenaline-fuelled adventures following the official opening of a new Cadet training facility.

Two builders stand on the foundations of a new building, facing each other and talking on a construction site.

Work begins on a new RAF Air Cadet facility in Coalville

Construction of a new Royal Air Force Air Cadet (RAFAC) Training Facility in Coalville, Leicestershire, is underway.

A group of professionally dressed drone company employees in smart suits holding a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Award and smiling at the camera.

Up, up and away: Lincolnshire drone company takes support for our Armed Forces to new heights

For Eagle Eye Innovations (EEI), a Lincolnshire-based drone company, supporting Defence personnel and advocating for their unique skills is part of their DNA.

Anderson Green received their Gold Award in 2022.

‘This award helped us become recognised as one of the best regional design houses in our field’

Infrastructure design consultancy Anderson Green is a staunch advocate of the Employer Recognition Scheme.

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Inside the largest Army Reserve deployment since the Cold War: A Leicestershire Soldier’s perspective

In 2019, while studying at university in Swansea, Jack Sawford discovered the University Officers’ Training Corps, a British Army Reserve unit open to all university students.