ESS is a specialist food and support services provider to the Defence sector, serving over 80,000 fresh, nutritious meals to Defence personnel every day. We are proud to serve all three of Britain’s Armed Forces in Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force bases, delivering a range of individually tailored support services to support more than 30 military sites in the UK. ESS has a long-established relationship with the Royal Navy at the Fleet Accommodation Centre in Plymouth, and more recently through the Fleet Outsourced Activity Project contract covering Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and MOD sites on the south coast and in the south-west. ESS is delighted to demonstrate this pas...
Despite the result, the Royal Navy Rugby Union had a great day on Friday. The day was full of excitement and promise as we hosted the Army Rugby Union, Vice Presidents, Life Members, Sponsors and guests. ESS VAdm P A Jones CB presented Chris Garside from ESS with a framed shirt as a small thank you for their continued support to the Royal Navy Rugby Union. Chris Garside and Dev Dhillion were both in attendance and were delighted with the shirt. The replica shirt will be available online and will also be sold through a selected number of ESS managed outlets within establishments from early 2014. &n...
Lee Soper, the Army U23’s forwards coach was a very good lineout forward for the Army in his day. Last night he would have been proud as the Army pack stole a number of critical Navy lineouts contributing to the starvation rations that the Navy half backs had to survive on. It was to the Navy’s immense credit that with five minutes remaining they were within one score of the Army team. However the final score of 25-14 to the Army was a fair reflection of the overall play.
The early exchanges did not look promising for the Navy. Facing a much bigger pack they struggled to get any possession and repeatedly conceded penalties and free kicks. It was therefore no surprise th...
Friday night, Burnaby Road, Army v Navy. The perfect start to the weekend as the U23’s kick off the 2013 Inter Service Championship at home to the defending champions. Last season they counter punched their way to a deserved draw at Aldershot, this year they look for the win and to make home advantage count.
The Royal Navy’s U23 XV is as much about the future as it is about today. Already this season, the team, under Matt Horton’s captaincy, has shown both individual and collective glimpses of an exciting future for Navy Rugby. However, over the next three weeks, the future is the here and now as the team seek to deliver on their undoubted ...
