Family Games Day
The Submarine Family were delighted to support a fun families games day in Helensburgh on the 22nd of October which was national games day. The event, which took place in the Drumfork Communbity Centre, Helensburgh was hosted by local charity Males and Females Tales. Founder John Lewis said ” the aim was to create […]
Princess Royal Opens new Community Hub
The Princess Royal has opened a new community hub which will support more than 400 Royal Navy children and their families in Gosport and Fareham. The hub, which was made possible by a £400,000 donation by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, will help 435 service children and is located at Brune Park Community […]
Royal Navy Submarine Training Centre Town Halls
The RNSTC Project team will be visiting establishments to discuss the project The new Royal Navy Submarine Training Centre is rapidly taking shape in HMNB Clyde. Townhalls are being organised at establishments impacted by the relocation and will be particularly relevant for trainees, instructors, civilian workforce and establishment executive teams. The dates are as follows; […]
Home to Duty uplift
The Allowances team recently introduced an uplift of 7% to Service personnel’s (SP) commuting allowances. This is part of Defence’s ongoing commitment to alleviate the increasing cost of living pressures. See the directed letter. One of the team’s aims was to ensure that personnel receive a net 7% increase in Home to Duty (HTD) contributions […]
Free Travel for remembrance weekend
It has been widely advertised that national rail will give all serving personnel and veterans free travel throughout London for the November Ceremonies. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/remembrance-sunday.aspx Submariners Association Chairman Iain McKenzie has since communicated with national rail informing them that our national remembrance is 6th of November not the weekend after. This was the response from National […]
Never Such Innocence Children’s workshops
HMS Oardacious are a team of four serving submariners that intend to compete in the upcoming Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic, with the aim of raising money for the Submarine Family, focussing on activities that can support the mental health and resilience of both serving personnel and veterans, including their […]
RN FPS FWG days out
RN FPS October FWG days out. Contact you RN FPS representative for details on how to book. these outings are for families with a family member currently deployed
RN FPS Deployment Support
RN FPS are running a virtual Deployment Support session with a focus on looking at the Cycle of Deployment. Visit the Members Activity and Events page of RN Forum to find out more: https://bit.ly/3CczGL5 You will need to be a member of the RN Forum to access the link. Register for the RN Forum, then […]
Belgorod Images Captured in Arctic
New satellite images show Russia‘s huge nuclear submarine, allegedly carrying ‘apocalypse’ and ‘doomsday’ weapons, lurking around the Barents Sea as fears grow that Vladimir Putin is planning to carry out a nuclear test. The nearly 600ft Belgorod submarine has disappeared from its home base in the Arctic Circle and may be on its way to […]
HMS Sultan Visit
It was great to meet with instructors, trainees and the CO of HMS Sultan to discuss The Submarine Family and how we can support each other moving forward.
