Togther we are everything

No Man is an Island... John Donne

Three core values guide McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau;

Acknowledging our Past
Recognising our present
Preparing for the future

These values also remind McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau that it is built upon and grows with the support of the communities to which it belongs.

To that end, a crucial part of our being is to give back to those communities. Be it through charitable giving or practical support, McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau believes in supporting those communities who have supported us.

Veteran Culture and Representation

New ways of involvement

A little over a decade ago, I wrote a series of essays on various topics around veteran perception, including The Rambo Syndrome -Manifestations of PTSD/Combat Stress, Proposals for Successful Decompression and Post-Service Military Transition and Combat-Related PTSD and its Effects upon the Family. These papers sought to address issues I had experienced and witnessed during my recovery journey as a Wounded in Service Veteran and, in turn, helped influence how various agencies in the United Kingdom and overseas worked with Veterans. These included the NHS, US Veterans Agencies, UN and various NGOs. My work culminated in being included in the Veterans Transition Review led by Lord Ashcroft in 2014.

This experience inspired a self-funded project entitled 'I...' in 2015, using our now merged Forester Green photographic services label, and mentored by photographer Hugh Hamilton. What followed was six series of posters featuring HM Veterans from across the globe sharing their positive post-service experiences. Featuring Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes and Robert Lawrence, Military Cross, participants supplied a favoured photograph and a few words to tell their story and challenge contemporary perceptions and definitions of what it meant to be a veteran. 'I...' was launched in 2015 and would feature firefighters, teachers, artists, a Christmas Jumper and some bloke covered in mud.

As an extension of the project, an Art exhibition, which attracted over one hundred and fifty visitors in five days, was held at Kelham Hall in 2016 and featured the work of veterans, both involved in 'I...' and outside the project. The project was supported by numerous outside bodies and finished in October 2018 after featuring over one hundred veterans.

Links of Interest:

Lord Ashcroft Veterans Transition Review.

'I...' Project Website can be found here

Art Exhibition Stills.

Supporting RAF Equitation

The McClelland & Chase Trophy

McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau is incredibly proud to announce our long-term sponsorship of the McClelland & Chase Trophy, a new award that the Royal Air Force Equitation Association have graciously accepted. The McClelland & Chase Trophy is awarded to the Novice rider who has demonstrated outstanding equitation in multi-discipline competitive riding. Equitation remains a critical military skill and has a millennia-old legacy that is still celebrated today in the disciplines of Dressage, Showjumping and Cross-Country riding.

To learn more about the Royal Air Force Equitation Association, please click on 2023's winner, Sqn Ldr Nat Birley.

Reserve and Cadet Forces

Supporting Reserve and Cadet Forces

McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau has a long history of involvement with the Territorial Army, the Reserve Forces, and the Cadet Forces. We recognise the value of our Contract Partners who are involved in the UK's Reserves and Cadet Forces and their positive impact on our communities.

To learn more about the Reserve and Cadet Forces in the East Midlands, please click on the cadet (Skipper the Younger).

If you wish to learn more about the Reserves and what they can offer, follow the links below.

The Royal Navy Reserve are here
The Royal Marine Reserve are here
The Army Reserves are here,
The Royal Air Force Reserves are here.

A study on the social impact of the cadet forces by the University of Northampton can be found here.

Armed Forces Covenant

Acknowlegding the Service. Recognising the potential.

As Silver Award holders McClelland & Chase Communications Buerau knowns that the Armed Forces Covenant provides businesses with a unique opportunity to support, with dignity and equity, active personnel and veterans of the United Kingdom's armed forces, as well as their families and carers.

To learn more about the Armed Forces Covenant, click on the Musicians.

The RAF Association

Giving back

Charitable giving of our time is crucial to the McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau ethos. We do this primarily through our involvement with the East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (EMRFCA). We are also keen supporters of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), which supports all members of the RAF family.

Click on the happy locomotive to learn more about the Royal Air Force Association.