Snow signs up for SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has signed broadcaster Dan Snow as its newest celebrity ambassador.
The military historian is fronting the charity’s first-ever television advertising campaign, appealing for...
Sign up for SSAFA’s short breaks
FORCES children with additional needs will be able to enjoy special short breaks with their families this year thanks to a Service charity.
SSAFA’s Short Breaks Scheme allows young people with an additional ...
Reading charity’s Parliamentary project
READING Force headed to London to hold an exhibition about its work as the only national, shared reading charity for British Service families.
The charity organised the week-long event at Westminster Palace ...
Actor revisits Para past
DR WHO and The Wombles star Bernard Cribbins OBE headed to Colchester's Merville Barracks to relive his days as a paratrooper.
During the visit, Bernard – who completed National Service in Palestine and Germ...
Exciting new year for Little Troopers
CHILDREN of serving parents can join in a number of exciting activities throughout 2016 thanks to Forces' charity Little Troopers
During February, the charity is asking its supporters to arrange a fundraisin...
Sign up for lip-reading course
CURRENT and ex-Service personnel suffering from hearing difficulties are being invited to take advantage of a specially-designed lip-reading training programme.
The London-based course, which is run by City ...
Spell-binding course for wounded troops
TRI-SERVICE wounded, injured and sick (WIS) veterans are being invited to learn a new skill and better cope with their illness or injury through the art of bookbinding.
Wiltshire charity Bound By Veterans is...
Christmas party has the X-Factor
X-FACTOR star Stacey Solomon was the star attraction as 150 bereaved British Forces children travelled to London Zoo for Scotty's Little Soldiers' safari-themed Christmas party.
The award-winning charity's t...
Library receives hundreds of hats for heroes
MORE than 200 unique hats from knitters near and far have been donated to Durham University’s Palace Green Library after a call for crafters to knit, crochet or sew a hat fit for a hero.
The charity project ...
Corrie star signs on for SSAFA
ARMED Forces charity SSAFA has signed actor Antony Cotton as its first ever celebrity ambassador.
The soap star has been a spokesperson for the charity throughout 2015, notably for its Left Behind campaign a...