FIRST PLASTIC-FREE POPPIES GO ON SALE AT HMNB CLYDE
MILITARY and Civilian personnel at HM Naval Base Clyde came together on Wednesday, October 25, to help launch the 2023 Poppy Scotland Appeal. Naval Base staff lined up in the HMS Neptune Supermess to make their donations and receive one of the first 100% paper poppies which will be available to buy in various locations […]
HMNB Clyde Bake Sale
Submarine Family volunteers gave Paul Hollywood a run for his money in HMNB Clyde. An amazing variation of baked goods including cheesecake, brownies, tray bake, rice cake, meringues and much more were on offer for a small donation to The Submarine Family. TSF volunteers Jan Dunn, Tamar Winstanley-Jones, Amy Goodyear, Pam Durrant, Kerry Roake, Meresa […]
Sleep Workshops
Sleep Education Workshop available to members of the SM community: The Taigh Mor Foundation and Submarine Family are delighted to offer a unique opportunity to join a 3-day online Sleep Workshop. The workshop will be delivered online by Prof Colin Espie, Professor of Sleep Medicine at Oxford University, and his colleague Dr Dimitri Gavriloff; Info: […]
Kids have a ball at camp
LOCAL CHILDREN participated in a vast range of sporting activities recently when Kings Foundation returned to Lomond School Sports Hall & Facilities last week.The popular holiday activity camp, held in conjunction with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC), ran for one packed week from Monday 9th to Friday 13th October 2023. The event […]
Dreadnought Unit arrives at Devonshire Dock Hall
Longest Dreadnought unit yet enters Devonshire Dock Hall The longest ever ‘mega-unit’ so far for Dreadnought Boat 1 has been moved down the road into BAE Systems Submarines’ Devonshire Dock Hall (DDH) in Barrow-in-Furness. At more than 20m, it was the longest submarine unit to move by road since the 30m+ fore-end mega-unit moved to […]
The worshipful Company of Horner’s welcomes HMS Agamemnon.
“Representatives from HMS AGAMEMNON including the CO, Cdr Crosby travelled to London to celebrate the new affiliation with the Worshipful Company of Horner’s at their annual Banquet. The event was held in at Mansion House in central London, where AGMN ships company met guild members and other affiliations including ships staff from HMS Puncher. As […]
Possible Norwegian discovery of HMS Thistle
At 170 metres deep, Norwegian researchers stumbled over a historic find Kyrre Heldal Kartveit is a researcher at the Institute of Marine Research. He is working hard to map the seabed. He can spend hours looking at seabeds, mud and shrimp. […]
The Worshipful Company of Loriners Affiliation with HMS Agamemnon
Following on from yesterday’s report the Master Colin Gurley, and the IPM Chris Walton arrived safely in Barrow-in-Furness to visit the home of BAE Systems where three of the Royal Navy’s latest nuclear submarines are currently in varying stages of being built. We are pleased to announce that the Loriners has agreed an affiliation with […]
BAE Submarines Academy Apprenticeships
With over 48 schemes and 700+ roles available in 2024, it’s time to take a look at our state of the art Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge in Barrow-in-Furness. We are OPEN 1st and 2nd November 2023, to talk all things Early Careers. From Caulker to Commercial, Fitter to Finance, Data Analyst to Designer, […]
Kings Award designs revealed
Awards with His Majesty The King’s image in use from the beginning of October. The new designs are presented on almost 50 different awards. Images bear the inscription Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith. The images – known as effigies – will be used for almost 50 awards, […]
