Carwood Motor Units Ltd, who have been a supplier to the Armed Forces for many years, have strengthened their relationship by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. This formal signing took place at The Birkett Relay event at the famous Silverstone Circuit on 27th October. Carwood are proud sponsors of TeamBRIT, a veterans disabled racing team and charity, who were taking part in the…
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 well attended by Reservists and their Managers and colleagues who joined them to learn more about the Reservists roles outside of their day jobs and increase the Managers understanding of the benefits Reservists…
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 their role of shaping and directing the work of the Association in supporting and promoting the regional tri-service Reserves and Cadets. After completing four years as President for the Asian Business Chamber of…
West Midland RFCA and Defence Relationship Management (DRM) are pleased to announce our regions Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award Winners for 2018: Accord Aspire Supported Living CIC Black Country Chamber of Commerce & Industry Black Country Housing Group E.ON UK Highways England North Warwickshire Council Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Samuel Jones Pearls The Busters Group The Next Step Veterans Transition University Centre…
The Association of Jamaican Nationals (AJN) held a Be Inspired – Uniformed Services Awareness Day on 7th July at the Aston Villa Football ground. The event was open to anyone aged 15-35 and looking for an exciting and rewarding career within the uniformed services. The day brought together members of the Armed Forces – Royal Navy, Army and RAF alongside local Emergency Services…
In its second year in Birmingham the Education Awards for 2018 were held on 6th July. The Education Awards showcase the work of schools, further education and higher education and identifies and celebrates establishments, people and organisations that go above and beyond to promote excellence within our education system. West Midland RFCA this year sponsored the award for College of the Year and…
West Midland RFCA worked in association with the Royal British Legion (RBL) in Birmingham to hold a unique event for Veterans of all ages. A large number of regional and local employers from the West Midlands attended and were offering active jobs on the day to Veterans seeking new employment. The event was supported by employers such as Accord Housing, Highways England, Sainsbury’s,…
Julie will not only be wearing her Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (CFAV) uniform on Reserves Day, but she will also be speaking at a Business Breakfast organised by West Midland RFCA. Julie has been a CFAV with Hereford & Worcester Army Cadet Force (ACF) for two and a half years and is a Probation Instructor (PI) for one of the ACF Company’s. As…
Birmingham based Jack, 26, has completed two and half years of training with the Royal Marines Reserves (RMR) to receive the coveted green beret at the end of May 2018. This achievement was not without its challenges and although m any people try, only a few managed to complete the course. On Jack’s course 32 people started and only 7 went on to complete it….
West Midland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association’s (RFCA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) was once again a success, with over 120 guests attending the event held at The Staffordshire County Showground. The guests enjoyed a presentation from the Royal Air Force, in this special celebration year of RAF 100 along with an update on the latest Cadets and Reserves developments from across the region….
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