Inspirational new appointment for Shropshire Army Cadets
Shropshire Army Cadet Force has made history with the appointment of the first female Deputy Commandant in the West Midlands. Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Stevens will take up her post this…
Soldiers to provide guard of honour at Gordon Banks’ funeral
Ten soldiers from Stafford-based 16th Signal Regiment will today form a guard of honour at the funeral of legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks. England’s 1966 World Cup-winning and former Stoke City…
Employers point of view on working with the military
Auctus Management Group Limited, and its subsidiary businesses RSS Infrastructure Ltd and INFRA Skills Ltd, is committed to its partnership with the British Armed Forces. Together we have worked on…
Staffordshire school sign Armed Forces Covenant
John Wheeldon Primary Academy is located in Stafford, close to MoD Stafford. Since the return of many service personnel to the area, the number of Service children attending the school has increased….
BURNU take part in Royal Navy Alpine Championships
This year 11 members of Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit (BURNU) attended the Royal Navy Alpine Championships in Tignes, France, from 12th – 19th January 2019. The Alpine Championships are…
Worcester volunteer receives a coveted British Citizen Award
CPO Robert McCarthy, from Worcester has been honoured at a prestigious ceremony on 24th January 2019. Robert received a British Citizen Award for Services to Volunteering (BCAv), at the Palace…
Army Reservist from Bromsgrove retires after 38 years service
An Army Reservist from Bromsgrove will wind up his military service this week after a career spanning almost four decades. Sergeant Mark Troth, from Charford, Bromsgrove, joined what was then…
Halfords Group signs Armed Forces Covenant
Halfords Group signed the Government’s Armed Forces Covenant on 6th February 2019 as it launched a range of measures to support service leavers and veterans, helping them access training and…
CVQO Westminster Award 2019
The CVQO Westminster Award is an annual competition which is designed to recognise and reward the most deserving CVQO learners in the UK. Each year CVQO invites cadet and youth…
Journey from Home
Baljodh Singh, a cadet from Holly Lodge Combined Cadet Force (CCF) in Smethwick, was chosen to take part in a project called Journey from Home; a project focusing on the lives…