The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of many groups in society, a shift in our attitude towards care workers, delivery drivers and shop workers, and many others. This also has brought home the role the Armed Forces plays in the modern world. Although it’s not always seen or heavily reported on, the role of our soldiers, sailors and air personnel has always…
Running a 10k may be a challenge for a lot of people, but not for retired Army Major Eamonn Coogan MBE (58), who is all set to take on the Great Birmingham 10k, which was due to place on 31 May 2020. Although the event will no longer take place in May Eamonn is planning on taking part in #GreatRunSolo, where he can…
Earlier this year 43 Officer Cadets from the Birmingham and East Midlands University Officer Training Corps embarked on Exercise Dragon Slim in Tignes, in the French Alps. During their week-long stay in Tignes they took part in a mixture of alpine skiing and ski touring, and had the opportunity to complete their Ski Foundation Courses Level 1 and 2 according to their skills…
In February RAF Air Cadets from 121 (Nuneaton) Squadron Air Training Corps joined veterans who were on parade to welcome HRH, Prince Charles at a secret visit to the Nuneaton based Veterans Contact Point (VPC). The VPC is a charity created by veterans to support former service personnel. The cadets formed a guard of honour along with…
At the beginning of March West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association linked up with West Midlands Women’s Voice to take part in an event to celebrate the women defining our region. ‘Celebrate the roaring West Midlands’ was a day of inspirational panel discussions and presentations to explore and recognise the diversity and strengths of women’s experience across business, arts, culture and sport,…
The UK’s first dedicated orthopaedic centre for Armed Forces veterans is to be built in Shropshire – thanks to a remarkable £6 million charitable grant. The centre is to go up at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), a world-renowned organisation based near Oswestry. The hospital had initially launched a £1.5 million appeal in October 2018 to…
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