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…
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…
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…
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019
As part of this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (West Midland RFCA) linked up with West Midlands Women’s Voice to take part in…
Bugle Breakfast sees pledges made to the Armed Forces
On 12th March 2019 we held a Bugle Breakfast at Hereford Army Reserve Centre, home of 2 Platoon, A Company 6 RIFLES, which welcomed business representatives from across the county….
Employers spend an evening in the cells
Over fifty regional employers and representatives from the Armed Forces were invited to take a special behind the scenes tour of Birmingham’s famous Steelhouse Lane Lock-up. The event was hosted…
A few words from our Chief Executive
As I write these notes we are fast approaching Christmas and I reflect that I have now been in post for exactly a year – and it seems to have…
Armed Forces championed at Phoenix Newspaper Awards
West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (WMRFCA) was pleased to be a sponsor of the recent Phoenix Newspaper 8th Anniversary Awards. The event showcased the contribution of local employers…