Our monthly newsletter brings together the top stories from our region, showing how our staff and members support the Reserves and Cadets in the region.
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Latest information on diversity in the Reserve Forces
The Ministry of Defence has an obligation under the Equality act to publish information about diversity in the UK Armed Forces, including Reservists. The report is published every six months and includes Tri-service insights and statistics relating to gender, ethnicity, nationality and age of military personnel employed by the MOD. The summary information shown here…
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Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire ACF host platinum jubilee medal parade
The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Mr Robert Voss CBE CStJ with the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Mrs Helen Nellis CVO, presented Army Cadet Force adult instructors with awards at a parade organised in honour of HM The Queen’s platinum jubilee. Adults were awarded the Platinum Jubilee medal, designed to thank its recipients for their public…
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RAF Reservists paramotor around the country for charity
Two reservists with a passion for paramotoring aim to be the first people ever to paramotor around the UK. From 1st to 30th August, the Paramotor Team will fly the coastline of the UK, covering approximately 3,140 miles. Sqn Ldr Tim Taylor is the Officer Commanding 2623 Sqn at RAF Honington in Suffolk, and he…
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RFCA grant supports RAF Reserves unit fundraiser
RAF reservists from 2623 Squadron received a grant from the RFCA to support their participation in the Walking With The Wounded Cumbrian Challenge in May. The reservists, in two teams, took part in the Walking With The Wounded Cumbrian Challenge in May, to raise both money and awareness for the charity. The team raised hundreds…
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Veteran’s successful transition into Norfolk’s offshore wind sector
Norfolk-born Richard Beck spent seven years in the British Army as a Royal Engineer, before transitioning into a career within Norfolk’s offshore wind sector. Growing up in Happisburgh, Richard Beck has worked in renewables for the past ten years, and now works for Swedish energy group Vattenfall as operations and maintenance package manager for Norfolk…
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The Cadet Forces in numbers
The Ministry of Defence publishes the cadet numbers, and number of adults who train them, annually online. Cadet numbers and statistics are provided for the Community Cadets (the Sea Cadet Corps and Volunteer Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps) and the Combined Cadet Force by the Ministry of Defence online every year.…
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Eleven East Anglian organisations to receive Ministry of Defence Gold Award
The Ministry of Defence today announced the winners of the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award 2022. Of the 156 winners of a Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award this year, 11 are headquartered in East Anglia. These organisations will be invited to receive their award later in the year at a special…