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Work commenced in September 1993 to build MOD Abbey Wood's offices, restaurants, library, sports facilities, training rooms, auditoria and conference rooms, support facilities and nursery. [3] The site was designed with a feel of connecting "neighbourhoods" and is surrounded by an artificial lake for security. [4] [5]
DE&S headquarters, Abbey Wood, Bristol. Defence Equipment and Support was established on 2 April 2007. It is overseen by the Minister of State for Defence Procurement. The organisation supports Strategic Command and the individual armed services through Navy Command, Army Headquarters and Headquarters Air Command.
Primarily based at the organisation's headquarters in the MoD Main Building in Whitehall, the over 300 staff are also based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol, RNAD Coulport in Argyll, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment near Reading. [3]
For example, the 2022 table shows pupils who finished year 11 in 2020, which is the most recent data currently available. This figure covers any sustained education or employment destination. Abbeywood’s percentage of students staying in education or entering employment is 96%. The average in England is 94%; the local authority average is 95% ...
The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is an organisation within the British Ministry of Defence and is the single regulatory authority responsible for regulating all aspects of Air Safety across Defence, with full oversight of all Defence aviation activity.
The programme was part of the Defence Equipment and Support 'PACE' (Performance, Agility, Confidence and Efficiency) business improvement programme to consolidate many of its staff within the Bristol and Bath area around its major MoD Abbey Wood site. [17] [27]
Stoke Gifford train maintenance depot is within the junction's confines. [5] To the east is a Network Rail maintenance training centre. [6] [7] The next station north along the Cross Country Route is Yate, the next station south is Filton Abbey Wood.
Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.It is located 118 miles 31 chains (118.39 mi; 190.5 km) away from London Paddington.It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts, with a ferry to the city centre.