Spectra Group welcomes Herefordshire businesses to sign Armed Forces Covenant
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd hosted an official signing of the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) at their Herefordshire HQ on Wednesday April 3rd. A major innovator in tactical communications and a…
Success for region’s first Military & Academic Partnership symposium
Representatives from Higher Education and Further Education institutions joined forces with local Army units to attend the region’s first West Midlands Military & Academic Partnership (MAP) Symposium. The event was…
Female police officers get taste of Army life
Forty female police officers from Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police got a taste of Army life. They attended an exercise at a training camp in Swynnerton, Staffordshire in February 2019. Under the watchful…
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…
Academy steps up to support the Armed Forces
Tile Cross Academy in Birmingham is one of the latest education establishments to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant is a voluntary pledge from businesses and organisations to acknowledge…
Two new trophies for 605 Sqn RAuxAF
Number 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron (Sqn) RAuxAF, based at RAF Cosford, were recently delighted to receive two new items for their trophy cabinet. The first is “The Kemp Dirk”…
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….