Catterick Garrison, the biggest garrison in the British Army, is to be redeveloped ahead of an almost 60% increase in personnel by 2031. It comes as the North Yorkshire base prepares to become the home of the British Army’s two new Strike Brigades. Catterick is already the Army’s biggest garrison and its number of personnel is expected to rise from roughly 6,000 to 9,500. A research study has been commissioned so the garrison can work out how it will accommodate the extra troops. Read more on th

Nearly 200 soldiers at the British Army’s largest base at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire were presented with shamrocks early today during a parade to mark St. Patrick’s Day before some retuned to training on Exercise Painted Dragoon Three Squadrons from the Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) received their shamrocks as they marked Oates Day, their Regimental Day, to mark the memory of Captain LEG “Titus” Oates who served in one of their antecedent regiments, the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. Capt Oa

💬 "It's nice now to be in single living accommodation - so I've got my own room with an ensuite." The UK decided in 2013 to bring home soldiers from across five units in Germany, leading to new development at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. The move was taken to save the Armed Forces £240m a year, but how has the revamp shaped up? Catterick is now ranked as a 'Super Garrison' and – spanning 2,400 acres – it is officially the largest British Army base in the world.👀 Read more on this sto