The Submariners Association (Derbyshire) have raised £5000 to fund a guide dog puppy to be named Derby.
RNR News
- Leading Hand Rebecca Vincent has recently returned from exercise South West Sword onboard RFA Lyme Bay. She was there to perform the role of Bridge Communication Watch Keeper.
- Recently awarded the prestigious civic honour of the Freedom of the City, personnel from HMS Vivid, Plymouth's Royal Navy Reserve Unit, exercised their right to march through the city this weekend.
- HMS Calliope currently has between 10 & 12% of its company on active deployment in locations around the world.
- 12 novice dinghy sailors of HMS Dalriada recently joined forces with TS Gold Rover, Greenock’s local Sea Cadet Unit, to learn the art of dinghy sailing (RYA Part 1) under the tutelage of Lt Jim Hearl, SCC.
- I recently attended HMS Raleigh to conduct my 2 weeks Royal Naval Reserve basic training. I was slightly apprehensive although as an Ex Royal Naval Submariner I basically knew what to expect.
- A Flying Fox officer has joined the planning team on a Full Time Reserve Service contract in Devonport, Plymouth.
- Lieutenant Commander `Grassy’ Meadows a Media Operations Specialist in the RNR was a member of the Royal Navy’s 2 man media team supporting TV hard man Ross Kemp..
- It is always a special occasion when an Admiral visits your unit, when that Admiral happens to be the one in charge of all of the UK’s Maritime Reserves it becomes a very special occasion indeed.
- Ranks from RMR Bristol and its detachments at Plymouth, Poole, Cardiff and Lympstone conducted training in Advanced Urban Combat at a training weekend held at Caerwent in Wales.