Archives: August 2023


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Leading Rail Contractor and Local Employers Visit Cadet Camp
04.08.2023

During their second week of camp West Lowland Battalion Army Cadet Force were joined by a handful of special guests, including a number of local emplo...

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Edinburgh Castle Welcomes Special Guests for Royal Gun Salute
28.07.2023

Monday 17 July saw Royal Gun Salutes taking place up and down the UK to celebrate the birthday of HM Queen Camilla. One of these 21-gun salutes was fi...

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The Busiest Summer Ever… with Captain Amy MacDonald
27.07.2023

Captain Amy MacDonald, from Paisley’s 102 Field Squadron, has been enjoying an incredibly busy summer with the Army Reserves. Amy took the time to r...

LORD-LIEUTENANTS’ CERTIFICATES 2023
21.07.2023

The annual Lord-Lieutenants’ Certificates of Meritorious Service for Reservists, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs), Cadets and employees of the R...

Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Winners Revealed 2023
17.07.2023

19 Scottish employers have received a top award from the Ministry of Defence for their outstanding support for the Armed Forces.The prestigious a...

Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Award Winners Revealed 2023
12.07.2023

19 Scottish employers from the Lowlands have received the Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Award from the Ministry of Defence for their outstand...

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INWED23: It’s Never too Late to Chase your Dream with the Army Reserves
23.06.2023

International Women in Engineering Day (IWED) is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing work that female engineers are doing around the world. The ev...

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On The Lothian Buses With Royal Marines Reserve Scotland
21.06.2023

It’s always exciting when a collaboration comes together. Over the last few months, Lowland RFCA has been working with Lothian Buses (one of the reg...

Royal Marine Band and RAF contingeant muster at Talafalgar Square. The 1.42 miles-long Coronation Procession was formed of eight groups from the Household Division, Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and Commonwealth, together with 19 bands. Led by the Household Cavalry Mounted Band and The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the route was the reverse of the initial Procession to the Abbey, taking in Parliament Square, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, and The Mall. More than 5,000 personnel took part, including 4,000 people in the procession itself, 1,000 street-liners, 200 members of the Guard of Honour and 200 people carrying the Standards, Colours, Guidons and Truncheon. The Procession Group bands played up to eight marches, depending on their position in the Procession, before reducing to a drumbeat as they processed into position in the Buckingham Palace Garden for the Royal Salute.
Reserves Day with Edinburgh’s Royal Air Force Reserve
20.06.2023

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is an awful lot more than pilots and planes. Whilst aviators and aircraft are an essential component, the RAF contains many ...


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