Q3 Academy sign the Armed Forces Covenant
Q3 Academy have become one of the latest schools to become signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Academy signed the covenant at a special event held at their open…
University Centre Shrewsbury celebrates special milestone graduation ceremony
University Centre Shrewsbury celebrated a historic day as it saw its first cohort of undergraduates gain their degrees at the university’s first graduation day. More than 50 students attended the…
Oswestry School expand their commitment to the Forces
Oswestry School became one of the latest organisations in September to enhance their support to the Armed Forces community by re-signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The Headmaster of the school,…
Cadet Force Adult Volunteers – ‘Why do we do what we do?’
This month we hand over the blog to our Employer Engagement Administrative Officer who is also a Cadet Force Adult Volunteer in his spare time. Captain Carl Bilboe is 2nd in…
Shropshire Army photographer wins prestigious competition
An Army photographer from Shropshire has scooped a top prize in an annual Army photography competition. Sergeant Deklan (‘Dek’) Traylor, 28, who was born in Llandrindod Wells and went to…
HMS Forward’s ‘Bring your boss to work’
HMS Forward, Birmingham’s Royal Naval Reserve Unit, held a ‘Bring your Boss to work’ event on 9th October. They held the event at their training centre in Birmingham. The event was…
New face for Association’s Board
West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (WM RFCA) welcomed a new Board member at September’s quarterly Board Meeting. Saqib Bhatti has joined the Associations’ other volunteer Board members, in…