TS Royalist
TS Royalist departs Belfast after a successful Sea Cadets visit
Sea Cadets TS John Jerwood makes ready to depart Northern Ireland for Scotland
Justifiably proud of their new home from home as 1st NI Battalion Army Cadet Force give a “thumbs up” to facilities Ballykinler Army camp for their annual camp - the Cadets from As far apart as Donegal and Kesh - have been adding to their already wide range of skill sets including woodland survival - field craft and even archery and tactical paint ball with targets.
And the location has allowed them to visit The Somme Centre near Bangor, County Down as well as The SSE Arena, Belfast. -
RFCA NI
Defence UK
British Army
1 NI ACF
An NCO from the Coldsteam Guards has been removed from the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick after being filmed on a phone and inquiries are ongoing about the abuse of a black recruit who was singled out - made to do press ups in a puddle and verbally threatened British Army
A hugely successful visit to be briefed and meet the young people of the 2nd Battalion NI Army Cadets at their annual camp in Magilligan - County Londonderry.
The takeaways are many -
A growing number of female cadets in the detachments
An enormous amount of exemplary integration by all the young folk
A huge need for more adult volunteers to keep this growth supported
And the training facilities in Northern Ireland provided by RFCA NI and UK Ministry of Defence superb both at Magilligan and Ballykinler superb giving so many young personal skills they’ll carry through their lives RFCA NI British Army Defence UK
Maritime Reserves from across the UK this weekend descended on Ballykinler Training Camp for one of their most testing and realistic operational exercises. Royal Navy Reserves joined Royal Marines Reserves with support from British Army in Northern Ireland - 38 Irish Brigade and RFCA NI in an international Entitled Persons evacuation. Facilities at Ballykinler allowed full command and control training as well as medical, communications and Cyber training In a hostile and volatile scenario.
With HMS Hibernia in NI in support
Maritime Reserves from across the UK this weekend descended on Ballykinler Training Camp for one of their most testing and realistic operational exercises. Royal Navy Reserves joined Royal Marines Reserves with support from British Army in Northern Ireland - 38 Irish Brigade and RFCA NI in an international Entitled Persons evacuation. Facilities at Ballykinler allowed full command and control training as well as medical, communications and Cyber training In a hostile and volatile scenario.
With HMS Hibernia in NI in support
And still they never learn the basic principles of crisis communications #Chinook Royal Air Force British Army Royal Navy Defence UK BBC News
It’s 3O years ago when this documentary on the Baltic standoff between NATO and the Warsaw Pact was testing the metal of reservists - NATO remains but now it’s just Russia - but could history start to repeat itself?
#poppy #northernireland #RFCA #britisharmy #royalnavy
Let’s Do Veterans Support group has revealed extensive plans for development at Kennedy’s Lake and Campsite near Clough in County Down.
Over the winter months members and volunteers embark on a phased programme to upgrade facilities and access as well as widen activities and events available.
In tandem with several organisations and groups there’s to be increased emphasis on wildlife and traditional countryside skills available.
Let’s Do Veterans Support is also opening its doors to all frontline services including NHS and the Fire Service.
Founder Rob Maxwell the plans are ambitious but achievable. “With voluntary help and a concerted fundraising plan I am confident that by next summer there will be quite a transformation on what’s on offer here for everyone,” he said.
And they’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the Wildlife plan details and link to support are at
http://www.letsdoevents.info/
The Not Forgotten Northern Ireland
A veterans charity formed nearly 100 years ago in Northern Ireland to restore dignity, confidence and
independence to veterans across all of the Armed Forces has been relaunched and rebranded as it
prepares to face the future with increased demand on its services.
The Not Forgotten Association Northern Ireland which has Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as
patron was formed in 1930 and will now dropped the word Association from its title and changed its logo
from red to Green in order to differentiate its work from the national body which was formed in 1920 to
cover the rest of the United Kingdom.
Each year The Not Forgotten Northern Ireland supports hundreds of tri service veterans across Northern
Ireland with entertainment, leisure and recreation through e wide and varied programme of activities.
Demand for support from the Not Forgotten Northern Ireland increases year by year.
It’s most public efforts include funding and supporting serving wounded, injured or sick personnel and
ex-service men and women with disabilities to attend Royal Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and St
James Palace. Regular lunches and social activities are also organised across each County in Northern
Ireland and the charity also has a special relationship with the Somme Nursing Home in Belfast.
Chairman of the Not Forgotten Northern Ireland Ben Higgins BEM says the name change might appear
minimal but that along with the colour change of the logo it marks a major milestone for the Northern
Ireland charity in identifying itself from the national association.
“We share the same aims and work closely together”, he said,”but with the advance of social media and
web based search inquiries it’s sometimes confusing for folk to find just who to speak to or which office
to call”.
The relaunch took place at a gathering of Northern Ireland Veterans and supporting VIPs in Brownlow
House, Windsor Avenue Lurgan.
The Not Forgotten Northern Ireland
A veterans charity formed nearly 100 years ago in Northern Ireland to restore dignity, confidence and
independence to veterans across all of the Armed Forces has been relaunched and rebranded as it
prepares to face the future with increased demand on its services.
The Not Forgotten Association Northern Ireland which has Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as
patron was formed in 1930 and will now dropped the word Association from its title and changed its logo
from red to Green in order to differentiate its work from the national body which was formed in 1920 to
cover the rest of the United Kingdom.
Each year The Not Forgotten Northern Ireland supports hundreds of tri service veterans across Northern
Ireland with entertainment, leisure and recreation through e wide and varied programme of activities.
Demand for support from the Not Forgotten Northern Ireland increases year by year.
It’s most public efforts include funding and supporting serving wounded, injured or sick personnel and
ex-service men and women with disabilities to attend Royal Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and St
James Palace. Regular lunches and social activities are also organised across each County in Northern
Ireland and the charity also has a special relationship with the Somme Nursing Home in Belfast.
Chairman of the Not Forgotten Northern Ireland Ben Higgins BEM says the name change might appear
minimal but that along with the colour change of the logo it marks a major milestone for the Northern
Ireland charity in identifying itself from the national association.
“We share the same aims and work closely together”, he said,”but with the advance of social media and
web based search inquiries it’s sometimes confusing for folk to find just who to speak to or which office
to call”.
The relaunch took place at a gathering of Northern Ireland Veterans and supporting VIPs in Brownlow
House, Windsor Avenue Lurgan.
War studies - recommended reading
Open Day at Kennedy’s Lake near Clough for Let’s Do Veterans Support Lets Do Veterans Support Page Veteran Ni
Let’s Do Veterans Support open day showed just how versatile the site at their HQ near Clough is for a wide variety of events - this is but a few of them—-
Can’t decide who to root for tonight - as Corporal Robert Smith explains it’s not a problem for the SCOTS FIFA World Cup
The Army in Scotland is empowering young people to make academic and career choices by explaining just how there is over 200 trades alone across Defence with apprenticeships and bursaries
