by Rory Cahill | Jan 11, 2024 | Branches, REME Units, RHQ, Special Events, Veterans
The Government published its response to Lord Etherton’s LGBT Veterans Independent Review on 13 Dec. Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence said: “The way that LGBT personnel were treated between 1967 and 2000 was unacceptable. Our response to Lord Etherton’s...
by Rory Cahill | Dec 14, 2023 | Branches, REME Units, RHQ, Special Events, Veterans
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION: All Service Personnel and Veterans who served in Afghanistan The attached letters from the Chief of the General Staff, the Joint Chiefs and the Permanent Secretary relate to the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan (IIA) which is chaired...
by Rory Cahill | Dec 11, 2023 | REME Charity, Special Events, Veterans
In September 2023, The REME Corps’ Sgt Matt Leaker and WO1 Gaz Hooson joined REME Veteran and Chelsea Pensioner Chris O’Connor to take on the Dover-Gibraltar Veterans Banger Rally in a 2005 Toyota Corolla. Below is Sgt Leaker’s diary of the event. ...
by Rory Cahill | Aug 21, 2023 | REME Charity, REME History, REME Museum, Special Events, Veterans
Jim Fox’s ’76 Olympic Vest Exhibit Unveiled On Friday 18th August, The REME Museum hosted an unveiling ceremony for a new exhibit: Jim Fox’s 1976 Olympic Vest. Sadly Jim Fox passed away in May of this year, but was represented at the unveiling by his family, friends...
by Rory Cahill | Jul 3, 2023 | REME Charity, Special Events, Veterans
The Corps motto Arte et Marte, by skill and by fighting, refers to the demand for REME personnel to deliver engineering effect under fire and in the heat of battle. But it can also reflect a mindset and a mantra for REME personnel through life – in service and post...
by Rory Cahill | May 25, 2023 | REME Charity, Special Events, Veterans
CWWO Kelvin Redshaw visited Simon Vaughan earlier this week. Simon as ever was in good spirits and very much looking forward to a visit to Lyneham in the future. Simon would like to pass his thanks onto the Corps for all the support he has received and feels reassured...