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…
“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…
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…
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 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 …
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…
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…
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…
An important item of care equipment to which we have been giving a great deal of consideration is the selection of an appropriate bed for the new home in Surbiton. Our existing beds in Richmond were p…