Armed Forces

Steve Yemm MP

Steve Yemm MP: This is a new era for defence – and I’m proud that a Labour Gover...

The nine uniformed protective services students who will be taking part in the expedition.

College students to tackle three-day expedition to support Armed Forces charity

Desire

Military March sees NHS colleague talk about life as an Army reservist and how h...

Here are all the details about the Royal Marines Commandos Candidate Preparation Course, one of the main tasks you need to complete to become a Royal Marine.

Are you fit enough to conquer the Royal Marines Commando fitness test?

Here are all the details about the Royal Navy's Pre-Joining fitness test, and how you can beat it. Pictured are HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship's company take part in circuits in the hangar.

Challenging regime needed to beat the Royal Navy fitness test

Chainsaw artist create life-size WW2 soldier for Remembrance Day

Armistice Day: Watch as chainsaw artist creates lifesize WW2 soldier

Marston's and the Royal British Legion want punters from the West Midlands to raise a glass, the take it home

Marston’s wants punters to raise a glass, then take it home

West Nottinghamshire College is proud to be one one of the East Midlands' winners of the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award

Mansfield college recognised by Ministry of Defence’s 2024 silver award

Nottinghamshire Police was nominated for a national armed forces award. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Nottinghamshire Police nominated for national armed forces award

The winners pictured at Nottinghamshire County Council's second Boots and Beret Awards.

Nottinghamshire’s Armed Forces’ champions honoured at Boots and Beret 2024 Award...

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam visits King’s Mill

Jonathan Van-Tam joins Veteran award celebrations at King’s Mill Hospital

Amazon Sutton-in-Ashfield

Amazon Sutton-in-Ashfield team celebrates national Armed Forces accolade

Wren Hall has become a Veteran Friendly Care Home

Specialist dementia nursing home receives accreditation for support of Armed For...

Mansfield BID team setting up in the market.

PHOTOS: Flags fly at free Armed Forces event in Mansfield town centre

Armed Forces Free Breakfast to Celebrate Armed Forces Day on Sunday

Tesco thank Armed Forces in Mansfield with free breakfast on Sunday

Stacy Irving

Helping the Armed Forces community ‘Step into Health’ at Sherwood Forest Hospita...

99-year-old John Fejfer and 97-year-old Walter Nazar join Jason at the DD commemorations.

Jason signs pledge during Armed Forces Week

Red Arrows flypast at the D-Day 80 national commemorative event. Photo by Chris Moorhouse.

When you can expect to see the Red Arrows fly over Mansfield and Ashfield

Mark Cotes, Managing Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands

Nottinghamshire homebuilder celebrates constructive career paths to construction

Remembrance Day parade in front of Mansfield's Old Town Hall

Council earns Silver Award for its support for Armed Forces colleagues

A lamppost poppy for Remembrance Day at a Barratt and David Wilson Homes development

Homebuilders honour Remembrance Day in Nottinghamshire

Colonel Kelvin Wright, commanding officer of the Hospital Support Regiment and Sarah Harris, SSAFA regional fundraising officer

Military charity partner up with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust

QTS Group has been honoured with the silver employer recognition scheme award. (Photo by: QTS Group)

Linby-based QTS Group recognised through Armed Forces Covenant

Army Cadets helped pack bags at Morrisons in Mansfield to help raise funds for their trip to Cyprus (Photo by Richard J Tempest-Mitchell)

Fundraising to help send Mansfield Army Cadets to Cyprus

The Bluebird Belles pose for a photo in Mansfield Market Place.

PHOTOS: Mansfield residents celebrate heroes on Armed Forces Day

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

Mark Leek who works at the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Sutton. Picture: Amazon

Ashfield military veterans celebrated by Amazon team

There will be a Hawker Hurricane flypast at Mansfield's Armed Forces Day

Mansfield's annual Armed Forces Day

Stagecoach's Armed Forces Covenant-liveried bus

Bus operator giving current and ex-military free travel on Armed Forces Day

Major Goodwin, third left, with uniformed protective services staff, students and college principal Andrew Cropley, third right.

Mansfield college to launch course preparing for careers in Armed Forces

Eileen Massey at the ceremony to officially open her Veterans Unite shop on Bridge Street, Mansfield. Cutting the ribbon is Jay Rowlinson, chief executive officer of Mansfield BID who is a former Army major, watched by Cllr Sid Walker, of the district council.

Support group for traumatised veterans finds a base in Mansfield at last

A person holds a poppy as they look at a wall made of 10,000 remembrance poppies following the RBL's Poppy Appeal 2022 (photo: Getty Images)

Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday parade and ceremony order of service

The gold award winners.

Councils and fire service recognised for support of Armed Forces

One of Stagecoach's special poppy-liveried buses that will operating on its network for the Remembrance period

Bus operator giving veterans free travel on Armistice Day and Remembrance Day

Happy Days Are Here Again at Mansfield Palace Theatre on October 30.

Happy Days Are Here Again!

Kimberley MP Darren Henry at the starting line of the Robin Hood Half-Marathon.

Kimberley MP completes half marathon and raises £300 to help veterans

Stagecoach unveils new Armed Forces Covenant bus livery

Stagecoach unveils new bus supporting those who serve in the Armed Forces

Music from the era entertained the crowds in the town centre.

Drums and flypast as Mansfield salutes armed forces

Nottinghamshire PCC Caroline Henry joins officers in raising the Armed Forces Day flag at County Hall

Nottinghamshire police officers raise flag for build-up to Armed Forces Day

Stagecoach says it is committed to supporting our Armed Forces personnel and veterans.

Mansfield bus operator promises free travel for past and present military person...

MP Darren Henry pictured at Kimberley's war memorial during a training session.

MP prepares for epic running challenge to help local war veterans

MP Darren Henry with Kimberley War Memorial.

'Important step': MP welcomes end to visa fees for Commonwealth soldiers

Coun Tom Hollis, Gillian Welch, Armed Forces Covenant lead officer, Theresa Hodgkinson, CEO, and Coun Jason Zadrozny

Ashfield District Council recognised for its 'outstanding' Armed Forces support

MP Darren Henry is raising money for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Kimberley MP runs between war memorials to raise cash for Poppy Appeal

Luke Tinker, aged 14, from Sutton, who represented the Mansfield Sea Cadets and the Royal Marine Cadets when he was chosen to stand on guard at the Sutton War Memorial for the Remembrance parade in 2014.

Communities across Ashfield to remember our fallen heroes on Remembrance Sunday

Stagecoach has decorated one of its buses with poppies ahead of Armistice Day.

Mansfield bus operator offers free travel for military personnel and veterans on...

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