East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Springfield Tyrells, 250 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6BU
Tel: 01245 244800 Fax: 01245 492398 Email:
Mil: 94660 4800 Fax: 94660 4823 URL: www.earfca.org.uk
31 March 2014
PRESS RELEASE
NEW SIGNAGE FOR CHELMSFORD ARMY RESERVE CENTRE
The Territorial Army (TA) has changed its name to the Army Reserve and henceforth Chelmsford TA Centre is now known as an Army Reserve Centre.
Chelmsford Army Reserve Centre, located at Springfield Lyons, had the new signage installed last week which features a brand new design and a striking red colour. The Centre is base to 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, 3 (Essex and Hertfordshire) Coy 3 R Anglian and a troop of Royal Signals personnel from 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron. It is also the headquarters of Essex Army Cadet Force.
This rebranding is a new era for the Army Reserve Centre and is one of the most significant changes in the 100 year history of the formerly known Territorial Army.
Chelmsford Army Reserve Centre is one of the many centres in the East Anglian area involved in the name change, an exciting prospect which will better reflect the enhanced role of the Reserves and their full integration into the whole force.
The Army Reserves are now recruiting. With 16 Army Reserve Centres currently located throughout the East Anglian region, the Army Reserve offers the best of both worlds for those who want to experience Army life but do not wish to make a full-time commitment. It is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity and with training and regular exercises the Army Reserve will provide a range of valuable skills to benefit civilian life.
Nationwide, the Army Reserve makes up one quarter of the British Army and reservists routinely work side-by-side with their Regular counterparts. Over the past two decades Reservists have contributed to defensive, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq.
If you are interested in joining as a Reservist or for more information about the Army Reserve in Chelmsford, contact PSAO Captain Bob Grenfell, 3 (E&H) Coy 3 R Anglian on 01245 462301 or email . The contact for Royal Signals is Captain Neil Amis on 01206 816613 or email .
For the latest news and information you can visit our website www.earfca.org.uk/reserve-forces/army-reserve/ follow us on Twitter at EastAngliaRFCA and like our Facebook page East Anglia RFCA.
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Notes for editors:
Images courtesy of East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association.
- Image 1: Sergeant Chris Brooks, 1 Royal Anglian, Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI) for 3 Coy, 3 Royal Anglian.
· Chelmsford Army Reserve Centre is located at Springfield Lyons, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 5TA. For more information and to get in touch with the PSAO Captain Bob Grenfell 3 (E&H) Coy 3 R Anglian on 01245 462301 or email .
· Essex Army Cadet Force is also based at the Army Reserve Centre and has over 1000 cadets and 170 adult volunteers in 32 detachments across the county.
· All TA Centres are now known as Army Reserve Centres.
· The Army Reserve Centres in East Anglia are:
Peterborough, Cambridge, Norwich, Lowestoft, Bury St. Edmunds, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend, Hertford, Brentwood, Hitchin, Luton and Bedford.
· You can join the Army Reserve if you are aged between 18 and 43 and a citizen of the UK, Republic of Ireland or the Commonwealth. Reservists come from all walks of life and can be male or female.
· Reservists will receive world-class training and a chance to develop varied life skills from leadership to time management. There are opportunities to gain civilian qualifications such as NVQs, HNCs or additional driving licences. There is also a financial reward as you are paid the same as a Regular solider for your training and if you fulfil the training commitment you will be eligible for a tax free bounty of £424 in your first year rising to £1674 after five years.
· Army Reserve units usually train one night a week plus one weekend a month and hold an annual two week camp. The minimum training commitment is dependent on the unit and could be 19 or 27 days a year.
For further information on this press release please contact:
Laura Hurcum (AO Comms)