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AWE is continuing its support for charity partner Thrive over the coming year. Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. Over the last two years, AWE has supported Thrive through a mixture of fundraising and donations, […]

During Mental Health Awareness Week, AWE is pleased to congratulate materials scientist, Paul Ryan who has won the Wellbeing Champion award at the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Employee Awards. MIND’s annual employee recognition awards acknowledge outstanding individuals who play a key role in promoting positive mental health within their workplace. The Wellbeing Champion award is […]

AWE is working with the Ministry of Defence and wider HM Government who are providing direction regarding the management of the limited stocks of PPE available nationally. We are providing personal protective equipment (PPE) where we can, such as protective overshoes and respirator masks to local hospitals. To help increase local 999 emergency response capacity, […]

  This issue of Connect contains details of new emergency planning arrangements around the AWE sites. You can read more about these changes in the Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations (REPPIR) booklet here. You can also find more information on the West Berkshire Council website.   legislation?

As of 15 May 2020, we are delighted to welcome Alison Atkinson, as our new acting CEO and MD, taking over from Iain Coucher. Under Iain’s leadership, AWE made significant improvements in production operations and the management of key capital projects, and prepared AWE for the challenges of the future while maintaining our focus on […]

Following a two-year partnership, the generosity of AWE and staff has seen its charity partner Bucket List Wishes (BLW) able to grant 20 wishes for terminally ill adults in the Hampshire and West Berkshire region. The local charity helps those with a life-limiting diagnosis achieve one wish from their bucket list. Through its fund-raising efforts […]

AWE has been recognised by mental health charity Mind for its commitment to workplace wellbeing.   AWE was one of over 100 organisations to take part in Mind’s annual Workplace Wellbeing Index and recognised with a Bronze Award, which is given to organisations that have started their journey to better mental health at work by developing […]

The AWE Charity Fund has made a £4,000 donation to Hampshire Medical Fund’s Dig Deep Campaign to purchase vital medical equipment for three local hospitals.  The money will go towards state-of the art medical equipment such as Intensive Care hospital beds, ventilators and monitoring equipment to help change or save lives. The Dig Deep Campaign […]

This week (30 March – 5 April) is World Autism Awareness Week – seven days where people across the UK take part in activities to raise money and awareness for the National Autistic Society.  There are lots of ways to spread awareness, and get advice and support from the charity- especially during this difficult time. […]

The government has classified AWE as a critical organisation in the delivery of key defence and national security outputs. This means that a number of employees have critical worker status and will continue to come to work. Critical worker status has also been confirmed for a number of our essential supply chain partners. Strict measures […]

  The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 (REPPIR 2019) is new legislation. It was introduced by the Government to further strengthen Great Britain’s already robust arrangements for radiological emergencies. These changes aim to deliver a consistent approach to radiation emergency preparedness and response across the radiological defence nuclear and civil nuclear sectors. […]

To celebrate British Science Week March 6-15, AWE has worked in partnership with its local schools and the Royal Institution to support delivery of science demonstrations to nearly a 1,000 local students, teachers and parents. AWE’s Community Engagement Manager, Philippa Kent, who runs the company’s award-winning schools programme, said: “British Science week is a great […]