Events

The Royal Marines Reserve Birmingham are hosting a 'Meet the Marines' event on the first Tuesday of every month. The events are an ideal opportunity to find out more about the Royal Marines Reserve, meet members of the detachment and have a look at the excellent training facilities on offer to you. The next event takes place on the 7th August - please visit their...

An excellent opportunity for youngsters around the Quinton, Harborne and surrounding areas of Birmingham to find out more about their local Air Cadets 485 Harborne & Quinton Air Training Corps. Pop along to their open evening on the 11th September to find out more about the brilliant activities they offer, what new skills you could learn and meet their friendly cadets and staff. Examples...

Running in partnership with the Army, Royal Air Force, local businesses and employers from the West Midlands, the exercise focuses on leadership development and confidence training. Participants will also gain valuable insight into the Reserve Forces and see how the skills you can learn as a Reservist can be utilised in your civilian workplace. Why not get together a team from your business...

The Band of the Grenadier Guards will be performing at Worcester Cathedral on September 14th 2018 at 7.30pm. This year marks 100 years since the end of World War One. To commemorate this occasion the world acclaimed Band of the Grenadier Guards will be performing a concert on Friday 14th September at 7.30pm, followed by a Drumhead service at Gheluvelt Park, Worcester on Saturday...

Join the Worcestershire Lord Lieutenant at Gheluvelt Park for an outdoor service of remembrance, music, parade of standards and an Act of Commemoration. The final part of the ceremony will be to create a spectacle of ceramic poppies, purchased by people across the county after the Tower of London art installation in 2014, and brought to Ghleuvelt Park for this day. Everyone who...

North Warwickshire Borough Council is holding a World War I themed celebration event to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of the war. The event will take place at Mancetter Recreation Ground off Brook Walk on Sunday 23 September from 11:00 to 15:00. The family event is being organised by the Council in partnership with Veterans Contact Point and is supported by...

The British Motor Museum is hosting a special military show to explore military history through the decades. There will be a huge range of activities to enjoy including military vehicle displays, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities for children, live music and classic wartime hits, re-enactment history displays and a performance by the Warwickshire and West Midlands Army Cadet Force Corps of...

“Unspoken”, a production based on the real-life stories of the Bravo 22 Company, will be performed at Birmingham Hippodrome on the 8th and 9th October. The play, performed by ex-Service personnel, brings to light the lives interrupted and changed forever by war, in a heart-wrenching and hilarious story of love, loss, loneliness and hope. Alongside the performances, Bravo 22 Company is also running...

Professor Gary Sheffield will be introducing his lecture “How the Allies won the First World War in 1918” at an inspiring talk held at the Copthorne Barracks Army Reserve Centre. There will be drinks from 19:00 with the lecture starting at 19:30.  You can find out more about the event and how to book tickets here.

Join Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce and West Midland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for an insightful networking breakfast event in October. The event will host presentations from members of the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to highlight the benefits and unique talents you can bring to your workplace by hiring veterans, Reservists and other members of the Armed Forces community.  You'll have a...