Chetwynd Barracks is a British Army installation at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is home to the Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre. It is set to close in 2026.
| Chetwynd Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Chilwell | |
 Chetwynd Barracks | |
  Chetwynd Barracks Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°54′34″N 01°15′23″W / 52.90944°N 1.25639°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1919-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Headquarters 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre |
History
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The Chilwell depot and barracks were built for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps shortly after the First World War on the former site of the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell which had been completely devastated by an explosion in July 1918.[1] The site continued to be used as a central ordnance depot after the Second World War[2] and, although the central vehicle kit store closed in 1958,[3] when operations moved to Bicester,[4] it continued to operate as a general stores depot and a vehicle workshop.[5]
The site was renamed Chetwynd Barracks, after Viscount Chetwynd who had been Managing Director of the National Shell Filling Factory, in 1995[5] and became the home of 49 (East) Brigade.[6]
Under Army 2020, 49 (East) Brigade was merged with 7th Armoured Brigade to become 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, which relocated to Chetwynd Barracks on 13 February 2015.[7]
Future
editIn late March 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site was to be sold in order to reduce the size of the Defence Estate.[8] In November 2016, the MoD announced that the site would close in 2021.[9] This was subsequently extended to 2024,[10] and once more to 2026.[11]
Current units
editUnits stationed at Chetwynd Barracks include:
- Headquarters, 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
- Headquarters East
- Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre[12][13][14][15][16][17]
- 62 Works Group Royal Engineers
- 63 Works Group Royal Engineers
- 64 Works Group Royal Engineers
- 65 Works Group Royal Engineers (V)
- 66 Works Group Royal Engineers
- Nottinghamshire Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers[18]
- Nottingham Troop, 721 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, RLC[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chilwell Depot". Picture the past. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Army Life". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Ordnance Depots Named". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Bicester Military Railway". Bicester Local History Society. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 5 March 1996. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "49 (East) Brigade". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "49 (East) Brigade Officially Disbanded". Forces TV. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Thousands of new homes to be built as MOD releases more sites". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Will your base be staying open?". Forces.net. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Disposal database: House of Commons report". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "JSP 532 - Guidance for reservists returning to civlian employment following a period of mobilised service - jsp532.pdf" (PDF). p. 11.
- ^ "Mobilisation of the Territorial Army at the Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre (RTMC), Chilwell, Nottingham, 27 September 2004". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Employers visit Chetwynd Barracks in Chilwell". East Midlands RFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Earl of Wessex visits the RTMC". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Meet the army recruit heading out to Afghanistan - to paint images of war - Wales Online". www.walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Hostile environment training with the Royal Welsh - North Wales Live". www.dailypost.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Army Reserve Bands". mod.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Armed Forces in Notts". Nottingham Post. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.