Published: Thursday, 17th July, 2008 11:00
Base regeneration begins in the mess
By Steve McElroy
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THE LIFE OF BRIAN: Marine Brian Kirk receives the keycard for his new cabin from Commander David Carpenter.
A TOPPING out ceremony took place last week to mark the completion of the highest point of the new Supermess building at Faslane.
Naval Base Commander (Clyde), Commodore Chris Hockley, was joined by George Pratt, Morgan Ashurst’s Scotland Managing Director, and Rod Jones, project director, for a ceremonial laying of the last of the mortar on top of the building.
Once complete, the Supermess will house dining rooms, lounges and a retail mall. The mall itself will include a convenience store, a 10-pin bowling alley and coffee shop to bring a high street experience to those living and working at the base. Conference facilities will also be included.
The Commodore noted the efforts of the parties involved in the construction, saying: “It is important to mark these milestones in the construction of the Royal Navy’s most modern development of single living accommodation.”
A special guest during the topping out ceremony was Marine Brian Kirk, who — on the same day — became the proud occupant of the 1,000th cabin of the new single living accommodation.
Presented with his new keycard by Commander David Carpenter, Brian was then invited to join the guests, VIPs, staff of the Ministry of Defence, Babcock Marine and other contractors.
Morgan Ashurst also presented the Commodore and Brian with mementos.
The en-suite cabins in the new accommodation blocks provide the best military accommodation in the UK and, together with the Supermess, are part of the £125 million Neptune Regeneration Project which is transforming the southern area of the base.
Providing HMNB Clyde with 2,030 bed spaces — of which 1,682 are newly built — and single en-suite rooms for all ranks, the Neptune Regeneration Project is due to complete in April 2009.
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