7th Armoured Brigade ‘The Desert Rats’ boost leukaemia charity’s life saving bid.

Troops from 7th Armoured Brigade ‘The Desert Rats’ came out in force across Bergen-Hohne Garrison on 25th on 26th of August to register as new bone marrow donors for leukaemia charity Anthony Nolan. 225 members of Bergen-Hohne Garrison registered over two days at recruitment events taking place in Fallingbostel and Hohne.

Registration was easy with new donors being asked for just a small saliva sample to join the register. The army is a perfect place to recruit as young, healthy people, especially men make the best donors, although anyone can donate as long as they are aged between age 18 and 40, weigh over 8 stone and be in general good health. Anthony Nolan hopes the boost to its register will help find matches for one of 1,400 people in the UK currently in need of a transplant.

Local German Dignitaries visit Bergen-Hohne Garrison

A group of local German Dignitaries visited Bergen-Hohne Garrison on 20th May. The group was made up of heads of Federal and State Departments based in and around Celle, and included amongst them the head of the High Security Prison in Celle, the Head of Police, the head of the Federal Employment Agency and the Chief Prosecutor at the regional court in Celle. The local Bundeswehr Garrisons in Celle and Fassberg were also represented, as was the regional Fire School whose training centre is also on the edge of Celle.

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