Week 1 at sea – Truly Testing Times
Our first week of trials has been productive if not without its set-backs. We eventually sailed with all our machinery working into what we knew would be rough weather. We just didn’t quite know how r…
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HMS Richmond Blog by Lt RN Ben Manktelow
“The seventh, and current, HMS Richmond (F239) is the 10th of 16 Type 23 Duke Class Frigates to join the Royal Navy. She was built at Swan Hunter Shipbuilders on the Tyne, laid down on 16 February 19…
Preventing Dehydration in our Residents
At The Royal Star & Garter Homes we are so pleased to see that HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was well enough to return home for his 91st birthday following 5 days in hospital and is well on the road t…
Alex’s University Update
Hello! Well a lot has happened in the last few weeks and I don't know where the time has gone! My lectures at the Defence School of Health Care Studies are going well and have included Physiology,…
The Bupa 10K Experience
The Big Day – the Bupa London 10K had arrived! With mounting anticipation, The Royal Star & Garter runners arrived at the meeting point in Green Park, with Jane our Events Marketing Co-ordinator …
Service to commemorate Florence Nightingale
On Wednesday 9th May, I attended the annual Service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey. It was, as always, a wonderful occasion and particularly so as I was joined th…
University at last!
Hello everyone! I hope you are all well. I’m feeling very happy at the moment. I've finally made it to the Defence School of Health Care Studies at Birmingham City University and am really enjoying m…
Alex is off to University
It is true to say that Tuesday April 17th 2012 was one of the proudest days of my life. My daughter Alexandra, also known as Aircraftswoman Doyle, graduated from her basic training at RAF Halton in Bu…