Kingsway Army Reserve Centre, on Windmill Hill Lane near Markeaton Park in Derby, is home to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).
Under the Ministry of Defence’s ‘Future Soldier’ programme to make the British Army more agile, more integrated and expeditionary, the REME moved 148 Divisional Support Company, of the 103 Force Support Battalion, into Kingsway to increase its East Midlands presence.
In support of their move, East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association demolished two outdated buildings and replaced them with modern new facilities needed by the Army Reserve unit, which provides equipment repair and recovery services for the infantry, armoured, and support regiments across the British Army’s warfighting division.
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Mrs Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, formally opened the new building during a plaque-unveiling ceremony in March 2024.
The official opening came days after the vehicle workshop with its ancillary training space was recognised with a commendation award in Derby Civic Society’s ‘New Build’ category for 2024.
For more on the multi-million-pound workshop, its award win and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: eastmidlandsrfca.co.uk/news/a...