by Jane Harrad-Roberts | Mar 13, 2025 | Event, Museum News, Queen's Own Yeomanry News
Steve Holland, OC C Sqn QOY visited the museum today to speak to everyone there and refresh ties with the museum. The museum passed inspection with flying colours and included a few reminders of Steve’s service to the nation. (He is shown below, in the lower...
by Jane Harrad-Roberts | Mar 6, 2025 | Museum News, Queen's Own Yeomanry News
A Font in Handbridge of special significance has been rescued from St Andrews Church in Handbridge, Chester by a team of volunteers and Cheshire Military Museum. Tim Kenney, Director at Kenneymoore property consultants explained; “When we were instructed to sell and...
by Jane Harrad-Roberts | Jul 18, 2024 | Queen's Own Yeomanry News
Exercise Rhino Heart, the largest deployment of reserve British soldiers since the Cold War, has seen 650 part-time soldiers from the UK, US and Germany work together. The exercise tested the reservists’ ability to mobilise quickly and work alongside other NATO...
by Jane Harrad-Roberts | May 11, 2024 | Cheshire Regiment News, Mercian Regiment News, Museum News, Queen's Own Yeomanry News
June will be a busy month for Cheshire Military Museum, for serving personnel and for Cheshire. It is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6 when the Cheshire Regiment fought on Gold Beach. There will be reservist exercises in Germany from June 7-24....
by Jane Harrad-Roberts | Apr 1, 2024 | Museum News, Queen's Own Yeomanry News
The Queens Own Yeomanry has bid farewell to Commanding Officer, Lt. Col Potter who has successfully steered the Queen’s Own Yeomanry for the past two and a half years. Lt. Col Potter came to the Yeomanry from the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry following a career in...
by Jane Harrad-Roberts | Mar 11, 2024 | Museum News, Queen's Own Yeomanry News
11 Service Personnel took part in the course at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield in Yorkshire. This means the 11 are qualified to drive and command the Jackals made in Devon and used by the British Army and RAF Regiment. The Jackal has a top speed of...