Aldershot Garrison

04/09/2026

🎖️ Winter Reenactor Sessions at Aldershot Military Museum 🎖️

We now have the dates for the winter reenactor sessions at Aldershot Military Museum! 🪖

📅 18 October
📅 15 November
📅 17 January
📅 21 February
📅 21 March

🔥 Firing will take place at 2pm on each session and will last approximately 30 minutes, weather permitting.

So, wrap up warm, come along and enjoy a great afternoon of living history! 👏



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04/09/2026

A great behind-the-scenes look at the work being carried out by the fantastic volunteer team at Aldershot Military Museum! 👏

The Humber 1 Ton ‘Pig’ is looking fantastic, and those period Confidential telephone markings really bring it one step closer to completion. 🚙🇬🇧

Brilliant work by everyone involved! 👏



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04/09/2026

🎶 What a fantastic evening! 💜

It was wonderful to see the Military Wives Choir taster session take place at the Aldershot Garrison Community Hub yesterday evening.

And it sounds like we may already have a new choir convert! 😍 Sandra Miller summed up the evening perfectly:

“I think it’s safe to say I’m hooked already – yes, yes, yes!! The Military Wives Choirs taster session last night was absolutely wonderful. It was such a positive and uplifting experience…”

It was fantastic to see women from across our Armed Forces community coming together to sing, connect, have fun and support one another. 💜🎶

Watch this space! 👀 We’ll keep you updated on our page with details of the next session and location once these have been decided.

💜🎶

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03/09/2026

📢 Have your say on the future of Frimley Park Hospital!

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is planning a brand-new Frimley Park Hospital, and they want local communities to help shape the future of health and care in our area.

There’s also an opportunity to hear directly from the senior programme team and clinical lead, followed by a Q&A session.

📅 Thursday 17 September 2026
⏰ 4.30pm–6.00pm
📍 St Andrew’s Garrison Church, Queen’s Avenue, Aldershot

If you live locally, use Frimley Park Hospital or simply want to understand what’s planned, come along and have your say.

📝 The questionnaire is open until 12 October 2026.

Please share to help spread the word! 💙



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03/09/2026

🌺 A very special visit to The Poppy Factory in Richmond 🌺

Today we had the privilege of visiting The Poppy Factory in Richmond with the Shots Foundation Veterans Hub, and what an incredibly interesting and moving visit it was.

We were hosted so warmly by Cheryl, Maggie, Sue and Lucy. Cheryl gave us a wonderful welcome and an absolutely enthralling presentation, taking us through the history of The Poppy Factory and how it came about following the First World War.

The Poppy Factory was established after the First World War to provide meaningful employment and support for wounded, injured and sick servicemen — something that continues to this day.

It was founded by Major George Howson, a wounded First World War veteran, who started an initiative in London to give disabled soldiers the opportunity to find secure and meaningful employment. It was fascinating to learn how that original vision has continued to develop and support veterans for more than a century.

One of the many things that really stayed with me was learning that once each remembrance wreath is placed in its box ready to be sent out, the box is kissed. ❤️🌺

Cheryl also told us about the Festival of Remembrance and the incredible moment when 3 million heart-shaped petals are released. (Who knew they were hearts?!) ❤️ And yes, there is science involved! It takes exactly two minutes of silence for all those little hearts to fall.

We also learned about Nicola (I really hope I’ve remembered her name correctly!) who makes the heart-shaped petals. She makes 6 million of them — 3 million for the matinee performance and another 3 million for the evening performance.

I won’t lie… there were a few watery eyes after hearing all of this and understanding just how much work, care and meaning goes into the Remembrance ceremony.

🌺 Maggie and Lucy then showed us how to make the wire-stemmed poppies which are used around the border of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey.

Sue then taught us how to make the traditional remembrance poppies with the green plastic stem — and we were incredibly privileged to be able to make one and take it home. ❤️

Another fascinating part of the visit was seeing the Royal Family’s Remembrance wreaths on display. Some of us hadn’t realised that each wreath is different, with its own individual design.

We also discovered that the stamens inside the poppies were made using broom bristles, which are tied together and dipped in glue and sawdust. 🌺

It really was an absolute privilege to visit The Poppy Factory and to learn about the history, craftsmanship and, most importantly, the people behind the poppies and Remembrance.

A huge thank you to Kay, Jamie and Paul for organising such a fantastic visit, and to Cheryl, Maggie, Sue and Lucy for making us feel so welcome and sharing your knowledge and stories with us.

With Garrison Headquarters already busy planning this year’s Remembrance services, it was a particularly timely and poignant visit.

A day full of history, craftsmanship, tradition — and a few emotional moments. ❤️🌺

We Will Remember Them.

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03/09/2026

🌟Today🌟

🎶 Calling all women in the Armed Forces community! 🎶

Fancy giving singing a go? Come along to the Aldershot Military Wives Choir taster session and experience the joy, connection and sheer uplift of singing together. 💜

📅 Thursday 3 September 2026
⏰ 1900–2045 hrs
📍 Aldershot Garrison Community Hub, 1–3 Alanbrooke Road, Aldershot

All levels of experience are welcome — no auditions and no previous singing experience needed! Whether you’re a serving woman, veteran, reservist, partner, mum, sister or daughter with a link to the military community, this is for you.

Come along, meet new people, have some fun and see what the Military Wives Choir is all about. 🎵

For further information and contact details, please see the poster below.

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02/09/2026

🇳🇵 Supporting our Nepalese community

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the recent tragedy in Nepal, and with our local Nepalese and Gurkha community here in Aldershot & Farnborough.

If you are able to, please consider supporting the relief effort through the Greater Rushmoor Nepali Community (GRNC). Every donation, however small, can make a difference to those affected and help provide much-needed support.

Please share this post to help spread the word. ❤️🇳🇵

Details for donations are in the original post below, including the online donation link.
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Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by the recent tragedy in Nepal. If you would like to support the relief effort, donations can be made to the Greater Rushmoor Nepali Community (GRNC) to help those impacted during this difficult time.

You can donate by bank transfer using the details below, or make an online donation via the link provided.

Every contribution, no matter the size, will help provide support to those in need.

Please share this message to help spread the word and support the Nepalese community.

Bank Transfer:

Account Name: GRNC
Sort Code: 40-35-45
Account Number: 41427806

Online Donation link posted in comment below.

29/08/2026

🇳🇵 FLASH FLOOD IN THE NEPAL–CHINA BORDER AREA

Following the devastating flash floods in the Nepal–China border region, the UK Government has issued advice for anyone travelling in the affected area.

If you or someone you know is in the region, please follow the advice of local authorities and emergency services and remain alert to the rapidly changing situation.

📞 Emergency contacts:

🇳🇵 From Nepal: +977 (0)1423 7100
🇨🇳 From China: +86 (0)10 5192 4000
🇬🇧 From the UK: +44 (0)20 7008 5000

Please share this information to help reach anyone who may be affected. 🙏🇳🇵

27/08/2026

A very sad day in the history of The Parachute Regiment. 🇬🇧

We will remember them.
Lest we forget. 🪂❤️

Today we remember the men of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) and The Queen’s Own Highlanders who lost their lives or were wounded in a terrorist attack at Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland on 27 August 1979.

It resulted in the British Army’s greatest loss of life in a single incident in Northern Ireland with 18 men killed.

It occurred during a 20-month tour of duty in Northern Ireland for 2 PARA when a convoy carrying men of 3 Platoon, A-Company was travelling along the coastal road towards the company base at Newry.

As the convoy drew level with a lay-by close to Narrow Water Castle, Provisional IRA terrorists remotely triggered a bomb containing 700lb of explosives, which had been situated in a trailer parked in the lay-by.

The rear 4-ton truck of the convoy, which carried 9 men, took the full force of the explosion and of these, only 1 survived unhurt. The other vehicles in the convoy halted and their occupants ran back to help their comrades.

Further support and medical assistance was soon at the scene and an incident control point was set up next to a gate house by the side of the road.

Just before 1700hrs a second explosion occurred. This was a 1,000lb bomb, initiated by radio control and concealed inside the gate house lodge, demolishing the building and killing a further 12 men and seriously wounding 3 more.

Six men from 2 PARA were killed in the first explosion, with the second blast killing a further 10 from 2 PARA along with 2 from The Queen’s Own Highlanders, including Commanding Officer of the Highlanders, Lieutenant Colonel David Blair.

There was also a civilian casualty, with a young tourist named Michael Hudson unfortunately mistaken for a terrorist and shot after the second bomb explosion.

Men killed in the first bomb explosion: 2 PARA: Cpl JC Giles (3 Platoon, A-Company), L/Cpl CG Ireland (3 Platoon, A-Company), Pte GI Barnes (3 Platoon, A-Company), Pte JA Jones (3 Platoon, A-Company), Pte RDV Jones (3 Platoon, A-Company), Pte M Woods (3 Platoon, A-Company).

Men killed in the second bomb explosion: 2 PARA: Maj PJ Fursman (OC A-Company), L/Cpl DF Blair (OC’s Radio Op, A-Company), WOII W Beard (Drum Major, Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Sgt IA Rogers (Pl Sgt, Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Cpl NJ Andrews (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Cpl L Jones (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Pte R Dunn (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Pte RN England (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Pte TR Vance (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Pte AG Wood (Medium Machine Gun Platoon). The Queen’s Own Highlanders: Lt-Col DNA Blair (CO: 1 QOHLDRS), L/Cpl V MacLeod (CO’s Radio Op, 1 QOHLDRS).

Men wounded at Warrenpoint: 2 PARA: Pte PM Burns (3 Platoon, A-Company), Pte T Caughey (3 Platoon, A-Company), Cpl NH Porter (3 Platoon, A-Company), Cpl SJ Webb (Medium Machine Gun Platoon), Pte MJ Furrow (Medium Machine Gun Platoon).
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27/08/2026

📖 It’s finally here… only TWO months late! 😂

The Summer Edition of the Aldershot Garrison Magazine has finally arrived and is now on the shelves at your usual pick-up points.

Why the delay? Well… in a slight case of wrong Garrison, wrong magazine, our copies were delivered to Catterick Garrison — while theirs somehow made their way to Aldershot! 🤦‍♀️😂

After a little magazine migration, we’ve finally got them where they belong!

So, if you spot one, grab a copy and have a read. There are some fantastic articles, stories and updates inside😄

Happy reading! 📚



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