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CherryPie — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 23:57:31 +0000

… in the Warplanes hangar at Cosford Museum

In the News

CherryPie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:04:12 +0000

I really should be blogging about the Defence cuts, but it will only annoy me and I am sure you have all heard about it on the news anyway. I would however recommend this article if you haven’t seen it already.

You probably know that Facebook changed some of it’s privacy settings recently. Facebook is able to automatically index all your public info into search engines. To stop it doing so you have to make sure that you change your Privacy settings and un-tick the box that allows it to do this. If you don’t want search engines displaying any of your Facebook data I would suggest you review this setting.

Now this last bit of news I really should have mentioned yesterday but I was distracted by my Christmas tree and the case of the missing baubles. Calum is back blogging again, although he nearly managed to kill his cat in the process of taking some very nice pictures to post so do go and check him out

PhotoHunt – Flags

CherryPie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:51:09 +0000

Campaigning through the years:

For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.

Pictures from Chatham

CherryPie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:45:52 +0000

The Historic Dockyard at Chatham is the venue for the first ever Armed Forces Day which takes place tomorrow. It is an opportunity for the Nation to show support for men and women who make up the armed forces community. The National event has proved so popular it has sold out but there are many other events taking place around Great Britain. From 10.30 on Monday flags have been flown by hundreds of communities across the UK and I was pleased to see that my workplace took part in this.

Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB, Chairman of the Chatham Historic Dockland Trust, said:

It is both an honour and a privilege for The Historic Dockyard Chatham, in the heart of Medway, Kent, to be the venue for the UK’s first National Armed Forces Day. With over 400 years of military history, we are looking forward to arranging a family event that will recognise the many achievements of today’s Armed Forces and veterans.

What Goes Around Comes Around

CherryPie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:51:38 +0000

History has a curious habit of repeating itself and instead of learning lessons we keep on repeating past mistakes.

Finally today the UK has formally announced that it will be ending it’s military presence in Iraq after 6 years which is good news although not for some. Today BAE systems announced that it’s sites at Telford, Leeds and Guildford will all close by the end of the year, with further job cuts in Newcastle and Barrow.

BAE’s job losses come after a “downturn in work” related to the military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The UK government in December postponed a programme to build as many as 2,000 armoured utility vehicles.

“Our forecast UK order intake has reduced and we have to match the size of our business appropriately to the projected nature and volume of workload,” the company said.

The unit, the Global Combat Systems Vehicles and Weapons business, employs about 1,820 people in the UK.

BAE said about 100 roles from the three sites that are closing will be transferred to its sites in Leicester and Newcastle.

The Leeds office works on design, while the sites in Guilford and Telford provided support services. The Telford factory worked on maintenance for the Bulldog and Warrior combat vehicles used in Iraq, for example.

Another blow for the people of Shropshire…

Pictures of my recent visit to the cold war museum in Cosford.