23/06/2016

Barratt in South Wales is celebrating Armed Forces Day (Saturday June 25) with Forces Property Direct – by helping the region’s military personnel own the perfect new home. Formed 15 years ago, Forces Property Direct is a free service designed to smooth the way for those working in the Army, RAF and Navy in securing somewhere to call their own. And now it has teamed up with the leading house builder to make the process easier than ever. “We are…

22/06/2016

Learners from the Military Preparation College will be taking part in a special event at Caerphilly Castle this Saturday 25th June to commemorate Armed Forces Day.Around 50 young learners from Military Preparation Colleges in Newport and Rhymney will be putting on an impressive physical training arena display as part of South Wales’ official Armed Forces Day celebrations in Caerphilly this weekend. Held against the picturesque backdrop of Caerphilly Castle, the Military Preparation College’s student demonstration will include tyre flip exercises, a tug of…

15/07/2015

This month sees the commemoration of the end of hostilities in the Far East, in August 1945. After the Battle of Denmark Straits, in which HMS HOOD was sunk, HMS Prince of Wales was sent to the Far East to join HMS Repulse in Singapore. Both ships were attacked on the 10th of December 1941, and sunk by a Japanese aircraft off the coast of Malaya. Fifty years later (on the 10th of Dec 1991) a medallion was struck to commemorate the…