[1] In July 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that Cottesmore would house the British Army's East of England Multi-Role Brigade.

[2] The Army took over the site in April 2012 and Kendrew Barracks was officially opened in October 2012 by the Duke of Gloucester.

[4] The barracks became home to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, which moved from Dhekelia Garrison, Cyprus in 2012.

The regiment will relocate from St George's Barracks, North Luffenham, which is expected to close in 2026.

Eleven new buildings are to be constructed, with four being refurbished or retrofitted, providing 173 kennels for permanent, isolation and quarantine requirements.