Shropshire Council recognised with a prestigious award for Armed Forces support

Shropshire Council was the recipient of the Ministry of Defence (MOD)’s Silver Employer Recognition Award, given to them by the MOD at a prestigious award ceremony recently held at RAF Cosford.

The award was launched in July 2014 to acknowledge organisations for their outstanding support provided across a range of defence personnel matters, particularly to reservists.

Shropshire Council were given this badge of honour in recognition of their work on the Armed Forces Community Covenant and of their support for reservists.

Shropshire Councillor Tim Barker, Chair of the Community Covenant partnership, said:

‘‘We are delighted to have received the award from the Armed Forces and thank them enormously for their service to our country.  As one of Shropshire’s largest employers, we have a duty to support regular and reserve units, and we’re pleased to have been recognised for our work.’’

The award is on the back of a highly successful partnership with Shrewsbury Town FC which recently saw football fans interacting with the Armed Forces during a ‘Fan Park’ event before the match against Burton Albion F.C. – click here for more.

Major Kevin Pembroke, 11 Signal and West Midlands Brigade, stated:

‘‘The award is just a small way in which we can say thank you to all of the amazing employers that support the Armed Forces, especially the reserves.  Organisations are becoming increasingly aware that reserve soldiers can bring new skills to their workforce and that, by supporting the Armed Forces, organisations can also enable their own growth.’’

Organisations wishing to learn more about supporting the Armed Forces can do so by contacting david.fairclough@shropshire.gov.uk or by clicking here.

Associated social media accounts

Twitter: @ArmyWestMids, @ShropshireAFCC, @ShawburyStnCdr, @RAF_Cosford

Facebook: Army West Midlands, RAF Cosford.