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New for 2023 is a fresh poppy design, the first such change since 1987, in a drive to be more eco-friendly. Sales of the new poppies are expected to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds in Nottinghamshire alone for the Royal British Legion, the country’s largest Armed Forces charity. Reservists were joined by HM Vice […]

140 Armed Forces champions were invited to the black-tie dinner, which was sponsored by VIA East Midlands, Arc Partnership, and Scape, at the City Ground. The winners were as follows: Employers Forces Hero: Gillian Welch, Armed Forces Covenant Lead Officer at Ashfield District Council. Employer Forces Hero: Experian and Newark & Sherwood District Council. Community […]

Hundreds of people flooded into the town square to witness a military procession, which also saw Northamptonshire Town Council re-sign the Armed Forces Covenant. The Mayor of Northampton, Cllr Stephen Hibbert, and Major Iain McDavid MBE, Executive Officer for the Army Reserve unit 103 REME, co-signed the covenant. TS Laforey Northampton Sea Cadets, the TS […]

Organisations including Alstom, Northamptonshire Police and Toyota Manufacturing UK have been recognised for showing outstanding support and advocacy for the Armed Forces community. Across the country, a total of 193 organisations have today been awarded a Ministry of Defence Gold Award. The scheme, launched in 2013, is the highest badge of honour for those who […]

The leaders in palletised freight distribution organised the mass signing during Armed Forces Week to publicly declare to the nation that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, will not be disadvantaged by their service. Pall-Ex (UK), based in Leicestershire, is a holder of the Gold Award from the […]

Each business has previously pledged to ensure current and former military personnel within their workforce are not unfairly disadvantaged as a result of their service. Now this group of 38 businesses from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland have gone one step further to evidence what they have and will continue to do to […]

Reservists from HMS Sherwood, 203 Squadron Royal Logistics Corps, the Royal Yeomanry and 3 Royal Anglian were in attendance alongside leaders from local businesses. Able Rating James Gough, a Royal Naval Reservist with HMS Sherwood, Chilwell, works for aviation services company Swissport out of East Midlands Airport. He joined the Reserves in 2019 and said […]

BCP is part of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. With sites in Desford and Stockton, BCP in the UK has a workforce of about 1,600 people, with Reservists, Veterans, and military partners amongst them. In support of […]

Over the past 30 years, Jim Wright (pictured above, right) has played a leading role in some 200 companies committing to the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). That’s 200 companies that have pledged to support the Armed Forces. 200 companies creating environments for hundreds, if not thousands, of existing or prospective personnel to serve, and […]

Boots Chief Customer and Category Officer Steve Ager signed the Covenant in its Lincoln High Street store on January 26, alongside Mark Rigden, Head of Flagships, who signed on behalf of Boots Opticians. The Armed Forces Covenant is a voluntary pledge, which by signing, Boots has committed to offer great employment opportunities for Veterans and […]