Chilwell soldiers return home after Afghanistan tour
SOLDIERS have today celebrated returning home to Nottingham from a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Around 60 members of the 63 Works Group Royal Engineers were cheered by their families and friends upon their return to Chetwynd Barracks, in Chilwell, at around 3pm.
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Lcpl Mitch Taylor and Cally Minshull with new born babby Izzabelle Taylor.
A celebration was held at the barracks to mark the unit's return to the base.
63 Works Group were one of five units that together formed the 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Engineers which has been based at the UK Armed Force's Camp Bastion in Afghanistan for the last six months.
They helped to build £100m of infrastructure, both on the base and in the wider Afghan community.
The full 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group Royal Engineers unit will parade through Beeston on Saturday.
4 Comments
by Reg, Notts
Thursday, March 18 2010, 1:46PM
“Let's hope we get chance to give them a rousing City ground welcome back on saturday - over to you Forest!”
by Ian, Nottingham
Thursday, March 18 2010, 1:30PM
“Welcome back all and thank you.”
by jon, notts
Wednesday, March 17 2010, 10:31PM
“Welcome back Ian the family has missed you and all so proud”
by jeffery, anywhere
Wednesday, March 17 2010, 8:39PM
“Well done lads and lasses. welcome home see you all saturday”