New Commander in charge of Army in the West Midlands
A new Brigadier has this week taken command of 7,000 soldiers across the West Midlands. Brigadier AJ Smith will be based at the Army’s 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade…
Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards 2019
The annual Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards took place this year at the Staffordshire County Show Ground on 4th July. Our Association was proud to be the headline sponsor…
Birmingham Army Reservist nominated for GP of the Year
An Army doctor, based at an Army reservist unit in Birmingham, has been shortlisted for GP of the year. Lieutenant Colonel Thao Nguyen, 40, is the unit medical officer at…
Local employers show support at afternoon tea
KMF Group and Sparta Global are the latest firms to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant and did so at an Employer Engagement afternoon tea event hosted by our…
Transatlantic adventure for TS Stirling Sea Cadets
Seventeen cadets from the Birmingham region took part in a multi-unit expedition to the United States for the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC). The JCLC is run by the Commonwealth…
Army Reservists explore history in Jersey and Normandy
Reservists from 37 Signal Regiment took part in a Battlefield Study as part of Exercise Global Concept. Made up of two phases, phase one took place on the island of…
Black Country Army Reserve unit to receive Freedom of Dudley Borough
A Stourbridge based military intelligence unit will be officially granted freedom of the Borough of Dudley at Himley Hall and Park during the council run Armed Forces Day on Sunday…
Employers fly high at Cosford Air Show
Following on from a successful visit to Horseguard’s Parade for Trooping the Colour, our Association took a group of employers to watch the spectacular 2019 RAF Cosford Air Show on…
Trooping the Colour 2019
On Saturday 8th June our Association took a group of our region’s most Armed Forces-friendly and supportive employers to witness the spectacle that is the Trooping of the Colour for…
Discover a hidden trail with Birmingham City Poppy Quest 2019
A new 10k fundraising event is coming to Birmingham as The Royal British Legion launches the 2019 Poppy Quest on the 13th July. Starting at the iconic Victoria Square in…