18 Mar

Dedication of the 2020 Memorial Stone – Change of Date

DEDICATION OF THE 2020 MEMORIAL STONE CHANGE OF DATE With the easing of lockdown the event at the  National Memorial Arboretum  has been changed from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021 […]

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18 Mar

Women’s History Month

In 2004, Commodore Carolyn Stait CBE was the 1st woman to command a UK Naval Base (HMNB Clyde, home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent) & became the 1st woman to […]

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14 Mar

NSN Individual Award Winners

The second Naval Servicewomen’s Network Awards were held virtually rather than 2020’s glitzy dinner in Yeovilton. The event recognises women who have contributed significantly to the Naval Service through their […]

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14 Mar

Naval Servicewoman of the Year

The Naval Servicewoman of the Year is Leading Writer Rebecca Fyans, a champion of support for families – inside the Services and in civvy street – with children with Down’s Syndrome. […]

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11 Mar

Blue Plaque Dedicated to Aggie Weston

A Blue Plaque has been dedicated to philanthropist and Royal Sailors Rests founder Agnes ‘Aggie’ Weston (1840-1918). Born in London in 1840, Aggie spent more than two decades living and working among […]

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8 Mar

Ships Cook to Dredging Industry’s First Female Captain

What is it like to spend your life at sea? Georgina Carlo-Paat describes how she went from ship cook to the dredging industry’s first female captain – a varied career […]

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