63 Works Group

11/03/2025

Fantastic opportunity for members of 63 Works Group to share their experiences with the students and introduce them to different STEM careers within the Royal Engineers!

07/12/2020

Day 1, after a full day of travelling and body clocks in turmoil the 2 intrepid cyclists started their journey. The first day saw Dan open with a massive 244km with Dean opening with a more modest 126km. The boys have started to pedal, can we show some support ? Please follow the link on the page bio to the just giving page. A great initial effort.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/63-wks-gp-re

18/05/2020

Mental Health awareness week.

12/05/2020

SSgt Tikoisainai completed 12km a day for 12 days today (his birthday). He raised £1373 for Chetwynd Little Troopers and the staff. A brilliant effort supported by many whilst social distancing. Thankyou Tiko

28/04/2020

“Once I’d finished my Level 3 Award in Wines, I wanted more, and when I saw that distance learning was an option for the Level 4 Diploma in Wines, I was instantly interested”.

Meet LCpl Choong who graduated in 2019 with a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 4 in Wines... their first alumnus from the Armed Forces. How did he manage to fit in his wine studies alongside active service?

For Thomas Choong, studying for the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines was particularly challenging, he was studying "whilst on a 6-month operational tour of Iraq, with no access to wine, limited resources and not a lot of time to prepare". However, achieving the Diploma

26/04/2020

Maj Crosby (OC 517 STRE) and others from his team were stood up in support of Op RESCRIPT over the Easter Weekend. The hybrid technical team which included WO1 Middleton, WO1 Boardman, and Spr Cotterill, carried out technical assessments across Wales to determine the Oxygen demand to hospitals.

WO1 Boardman who is a Mechanical Engineering Design Consultant, used his experience of having worked with both medical and industrial oxygen systems to make decisive decisions when conducting the recce tasks.

The team head back to Wales tomorrow morning where they will continue their support to NHS Wales.

24/04/2020

“It’s almost a privilege to be asked to come and help on this type of project”

Maj Matt Hastings (OC 535 STRE) and his team have provided infrastructure support to NHS England and NHS Improvement on the Project Nightingale site in Bristol.

21/04/2020

Virtual HIIT led by one of our PTIs Cpl Dan Corthorn. Great attendance by both Regular and Reserve soldiers working remotely around the country. Even a dodgy WIFI connection can’t stop a good Burpee thrashing! 💪🏻

11/04/2020

Maj Matt Hastings and WO2 Khim Thapa of 535 STRE are currently on site at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. They form the Military Mentoring and Advisory Team (MMAT) that have helped rapidly build the Nightingale Hospital which will treat patients with COVID-19.

The facility will treat up to 1,000 patients, and be staffed by NHS workers including medical students, former doctors and other key workers who have come out of retirement to help.

09/04/2020

Maj Matt Hastings and WO2 Khim Thapa are currently at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol as part of a Military Mentoring and Advisory Team (MMAT). The hospital is being constructed in the conference centre and will treat up to 1,000 patients when finished. Watch the timelapse video through the link below.

It will treat up to 1,000 patients, and be staffed by NHS workers including medical students, ex-doctors and other key workers.

09/04/2020

Soldiers helping to build a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients in Manchester have been described as "astonishing" by the hospital's project leader. The amazing effort of those from 527 STRE who are on the ground will make a real difference when the facility opens in the coming days.

Due to the speed these Nightingale hospitals need to be built in the military have been working around the clock alongside civilians.