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Working alongside their Regular counterparts, Reserves undergo the same training, giving up their spare time to do so.  Here, one of our Army Reserves talks about the breadth of experiences in just one year of being a Reserve. Bdr Dan Burton is a former Fire Support Team (FST) member from 100 Regiment, whose responsibilities include […]

Whilst peace was announced in Europe on the 8th of May (VE Day) fighting still continued in the east, until Imperial Japan’s surrender in the wake of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In commemoration for those who were lost in the Second World War, we share with you some of the incredible stories from […]

31 organisations across the East Midlands, from public bodies to small businesses, have won a prestigious Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) 2020 award from the Ministry of Defence. The ERS Awards recognise employers who have actively demonstrated their support for the Armed Forces community through implementing practical policies in the workplace. The organisations that have achieved […]

The organisations that have achieved the prestigious award are: Bridgeway Consulting Ltd, Nottinghamshire Cable Telecommunications Training Services Ltd (CTTS), Lincolnshire   Consortio Security Limited, Leicestershire Leicestershire County Council   NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group Northamptonshire County Council   Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust   Nottingham Forest Community Trust   Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire Fire and […]

The Senior Management team and Army Cadet Force Adult Volunteers got together (virtually) to produce a plan to allow Cadets to continue to ‘inspire and achieve’ whilst in lockdown. Each week, one ‘company’ of Cadets would be given access to their County’s social media platforms.  Area Commanders were given time to compose a plan with […]

Following the cancellation of the Crich Memorial Pilgrimage, Army Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and Cadets across Derbyshire set out on a socially distanced Step Challenge. As well as the amazing achievement of the steps total, they also raised vital funds for two Derbyshire hospices. Covering more than 3.7 million steps between them, their collective step […]

The IBCC will have social distancing and hygiene measures in place to ensure the safety of the public, to see more details on COVID-19 reopening plans visit: internationalbcc.co.uk/your-visit-events/covid-plans/ As part of the safety measures in place, timed entries will be allocated to the centre, as well as prepaid parking which will both need to be […]

The 10th of July marks 80 years since the start of the Battle of Britain, where over 1500 British pilots, crew, and coastal command were killed in the four-month battle against the Luftwaffe. Here is the incredible story of Pilot Officer Eric Lock of 41 Squadron who now base locally out of RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. […]

Earlier this month Army Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, based at Sobraon Barracks in Lincoln, deployed at the drive-through mobile Coronavirus testing sites across the East Midlands and East Anglia. The soldiers from 4 (Lincolnshire) Company had been trained to safely collect swabs at the mobile sites before they were sent for […]

Aircraftman Chris Madden serves with the RAF Reserves as well as pursuing a full-time civilian role as a solicitor. To celebrate both Armed Forces Day and London Pride, we are shining a light on the unique skills of our Reservists. We spoke to Chris about why he joined the Reserves and what it means to […]