Day 2️⃣ in #Ledbury we are: 🔴 Back to School 👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 John Masefield VI 🔴 Visiting local historical site 🏰 🟠 Supporting a Community Litter Pick🧹♻️ 🟠 Being hosted by Ledbury Real Ales 🍻 #SmallShipsBigImpact #LedburyinLedbury #ArmedForcesintheCommunity #Herefordshire

.HMS Cattistock heads out of Portsmouth this morning to begin sea trials following a refit lasting 2½ years. Via Steve A Wenham

🔔 Update 1️⃣ It was a pleasure to meet with the Headmaster, Staff and Pupils of John Masefield VI this morning. A fantastic school doing great things for young people in the #Ledbury community.👏 It was an honour to present you with a our Ship's Badge and strengthen our ties.🤝

📣Update 2️⃣ #LedburyLitterPick ♻️ The Team have joined the Mayor of #Ledbury & members of the local community to assist with keeping Ledbury clean & tidy💪🧹 It was a great opportunity to meet residents and update them on the Royal Navy and their Ship!🇬🇧 #SmallShipsBigImpact

🔔Update3️⃣ We finish today with Ledbury Real Ales 👉Learning about the art of #brewing real ale 👉Discussing the importance of supporting #SmallBusiness and the challenges faced by 🇬🇧 #hopfarmers👨‍🌾 🚜 👉Sampling excellent🍺 Thank you for having us🙏 #SmallShipsBigImpact

Day 3️⃣ in #Ledbury: 🔴 The majority of the Team head back to HMNB Portsmouth 🚐 🟠 The rest have the opportunity to explore Ledbury and the beautiful surrounding #Herefordshire 🥾 #SmallShipsBigImpact #LedburyinLedbury #ArmedForcesintheCommunity

Day4️⃣in #Ledbury: 🔴The Captain represented Royal Navy and HMS Ledbury at the Mayor's Civic Service this afternoon. 🟠It was a great opportunity to engage with the local residents and meet visiting dignitaries from across #Herefordshire. #SmallShipsBigImpact #LedburyinLedbury

📣Regeneration update: improve Mine Hunting Capabilites🔱 During #Rempus23🇵🇹 our Mine Warfare specialists helped trial new Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles that we may embark. ✅Improve accuracy. ✅Extend range. ✅Speed up the Mine Clearance effort. #WeAreNATO #SmallShipsBigImpact

Our Clearance Diving team training this week 💣🐸 Great to have HMS Ledbury & Diving & Threat Exploitation Group Divers supporting before we returning to UK operations in support of homeland defence 🇬🇧

Honoured to be in #Ledbury to participate in #RemembranceDay2023 We marked our visit with a presentation of our Ship's badge to the Ledbury Royal British Legion #LestWeForget #SmallShipsBigImpact #ArmedForcesInTheLocalCommunity

To prepare for our return to sea next year, we have embarked in HMS Hurworth for a weekend of harbour #training. Day 1️⃣: ⚠️How to live and work on board safely. 🧯Basic Firefighting techniques. 🪢Remember how to be a sailor. #SmallShipsBigImpact #AlwaysBeASailor #TeamWork

Day2️⃣ of our #training weekend, we took HMS Hurworth on a 'Fast Cruise' to simulate going to sea. Our aim: 🚢Transition from Harbour to Sea Routines. 📋Prove the Watch and Station Bill. 🛟Respond to emergencies, such as Mariner Overboard. #SmallShipsBigImpact #AlwaysBeASailor

On day 3️⃣ it's 🥶 outside but in HMS Hurworth it's 🔥 Our Firefighting training has gone up a notch in complexity and now includes casualties⚕️and smoke clearance 💨 🤜We must be self-sufficient and able to deal with any incident without support. #SmallShipsBigImpact #Teamwork

Team #MineWarfare assemble! 🔱 Last week, the community from across the Royal Navy came together to: 📈Learn about future developments, particularly with Uncrewed Systems. ⚓️Catch-up with our oppos. 🏅Recognise our fantastic sailors. #SmallShipsBigImpact #FirstInLastOut

Cold Move ‼️ Our friends from BAE Systems, KHM Portsmouth and KBR moved us from 3 Basin to 2 Basin this week, as we get a step closer with our return to Operations in 2024. It also means we are closer to our sisters HMS Hurworth & HMS Cattistock for Christmas🎄

Over the Christmas period, the combined Crews from HMS Ledbury HMS Hurworth HMS Brocklesby and HMS Cattistock have been on duty and keeping our ships safe. Thank you Vice Admiral Andrew Burns for visiting & recognising the work of our sailors who can't be at home. #SmallShipsBigImpact

Gemma has done fantastic work with her team in HMS Hurworth. Looking forward to see Craig and Crew 3 do great things too. #HurworthIt #TheHuntGoesOn