

In the south-west, DIO has worked with ESS to provide crucial support, including ceremonial training, to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel based at HMS Excellent, HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan.Īs well as food, accommodation, cleaning and waste management, other requirements being provided by DIO and its contractors are more unusual. DIO and its training estate contractor Landmarc are working together to accommodate and feed around 1,800 personnel across both sites as they prepare for the Coronation.

Brunswick and Longmoor Training Camps, in Surrey and Hampshire respectively, have large open spaces which are ideal for rehearsing for some of the ceremonial elements of the Coronation. While some rehearsals have been taking place on the streets of London, others have been further afield. This includes both hot food and packed lunches, which are served in sustainable packaging. At these sites accommodation and food is being provided, including at irregular times, to ensure personnel taking part in night rehearsals are properly fed. DIO and contractors Aramark, VINCI, Sodexo, Aspire, ESS and Landmarc are supporting Service Personnel involved in the Coronation across 14 military bases and Brunswick and Longmoor Training Camps.ĭIO is working with Sodexo at RAF Halton and RAF Odiham, and Aramark and VINCI at multiple sites in the south-east, including the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, RAF Northolt, and Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.
