Culture day celebrates Gurkha contribution

A CULTURE day has helped to break down misconceptions about the vital role of the Gurkhas in Britain’s Armed Forces. The event, at Folkestone’s Shorncliffe Garrison, included a myth-busting session, insight...

Gurkhas help create dementia sensory garden

THE Canal & River Trust, the charity that looks after 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales, has begun work on a new dementia sensory garden at Naburn Lock on the outskirts of York with...

#WinWednesday – Thrilling Gurkha book

IN 200 years of service to the British crown, never before has a serving Gurkha solider written an account of his own life. Gurkha: Better to Die than Live a Coward by Colour-Sargeant Kailash Limbu recalls ...

Gurkha veterans’ firm foundations

ONE year on from the earthquake that left swathes of Nepal in ruins, elderly Gurkha veterans are rebuilding their lives with support from a younger generation of soldiers in the Himalayan foothills. Nearly 1...

Gurkhas benefit from charity ball

A CHARITY ball organised in double-quick time by husband-and-wife Kiren and Cathy Sharma has raised £30,000 to aid Gurkhas affected by the earthquakes in Nepal. The event, which took place at the Reading Hil...

Nepal tragedy

BRITISH Army wife Emma Jones has spoken to Army&You of her relief after her family returned to the UK following the tragic earthquake in Nepal. The Jones' were set to feature in the Postcard section of o...

Celebrity support for Gurkha Appeal

JOANNA Lumley and Dan Snow are among celebrities lending their support to The Gurkha Welfare Trust’s Our Duty of Care Appeal which has launched this year. Both Lumley and Snow will take part in the Trust’s f...

Gurkha get-together

Following changes to immigration and nationality law, AFF has been on the road visiting camps around the country. With Shorncliffe in Kent among the many stops, F&C Specialist Katherine Houlston reveals tha...