Valiant Integrated Services Ltd as the 700th company, within the West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) region, to sign the Armed Forces Covenant and pledge their support to the Armed Forces community. The Armed Forces Covenant was introduced by the Ministry of Defence in 2014 and is used across the country for businesses to pledge their support to the Armed Forces…
A Company Commander with the Army Cadet Force in Birmingham has walked 500 miles with the aim to raise over £1,000 for two worthy causes. Major Paul Curran, Officer Commanding of Z Minden Company at Warwickshire & West Midlands (South Sector) Army Cadet Force (ACF) created the challenge as a way of keeping active during the latest lockdown. Taking inspiration from The Proclaimers…
Midlands-based property, development and construction company The Wigley Group has formalised its commitment to support ex-armed service personnel by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The company, based in Stockton, Warwickshire, has supported the Forces since 2013 and has now signed the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in…
Uniformed staff and civilian instructors at Warwickshire and Birmingham Wing Air Training Corps have demonstrated their resilience and creativity over the past year by successfully converting their activities to the virtual world during the pandemic. Whilst many youth organisations ceased their activities during lockdown, the Cadet Forces’ have ensured that their young people have not missed out on vital social opportunities, training and…
During the first week of March, three cadets were formally appointed as the new Lord Lieutenant’s Cadets for the Herefordshire region at a virtual ceremony. Each year Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants for the counties in our region of, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire, appoint young people to serve as the Lord Lieutenants Cadets for their respective regions. It is a…
The National Youth Agency have set out a roadmap for cadets to start their return to face-to-face training. The dates detailed below are the dates from which the activities can commence and so dates may vary from unit to unit. 8 March 2021 Combined Cadet Force (CCF) units can start face-to-face training on school premises only under school direction. 29 March 2021 Cadet…
St John’s Ambulance have been working hard nationally throughout the pandemic and are now training over 30,000 volunteers to help deliver the national vaccination programme. As part of the training provided, St John’s Ambulance require the use of Resusci Anne training aids. At the end of January 2021 the West Midlands branch put a plea out to borrow more of these trainings aids…
Our Employer Engagement team held Silver and Gold workshops for the region’s employers on 26th and 27th January. These online events mark the start of this year’s Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), now in its eighth year, and to help this year’s prospective awardees understand the process and requirements. For each of the ERS award categories there are a number of criteria that…
The Wales and West Midlands Gold Award Association webinar took place on Thursday 21st January 2021, with a focus on spousal employment. Chaired by Stephen Lees from Jaguar Land Rover, this was the first meeting for our 15 new Gold Award employers in the West Midlands region. The principle speaker for the event was Helen Massy, a well-travelled military spouse/partner of over 17…
Army Cadets in Staffordshire are benefitting from accessing training online, thanks to a kind gift from supporters. The Friends of Staffordshire Army Cadet Force Trust, a registered charity and long-term supporter of the cadets, have donated Sixty Toshiba Notebooks and cases to Staffordshire and West Midlands (North Sector) Army Cadet Force (ACF). The Friends charity raises funds to help the cadets to access…
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