Employment boost for Service veterans
INJURED ex-Forces personnel have been given the chance to reuse the skills they learned in the Services and gain increased independence by a charity's manufacturing division.
Royal British Legion Industries ...
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...
Marvellous May for veteran Lamin
INJURED ex-guardsman Lamin Manneh has a hectic month ahead of him after making the Invictus Games squad and being selected as an ambassador for the 2016 Mobility Roadshow.
Gambian-born Lamin, who lost both l...
Dream break for military families
ARMED Forces charity Give Us Time treated 97 military personnel and their families to an all-expenses paid holiday in Bulgaria.
The trip to the Balkan Jewel Resort was the second organised by the group, whi...
Veterans star at charity screening
TWO of the soldiers whose experiences inspired Kajaki: The True Story were present for a charity screening of the film.
Stu Pearson QGM and Alex Craig attended the showing, which was organised by veterans’ o...
Enlist to serve with Team Blesma
ARE you looking for a new challenge? Blesma, the national charity for all limbless Service men and women, their widows and dependants, is looking for enthusiastic fundraisers to take on a multitude of challengi...
Re-enactors required for cadets’ challenge
MILITARY re-enactors can mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme by signing up for a charity challenge in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
Organised by Devon Army Cadet Force and running from ...
In the frame
BUDDING photographers are being invited to pick up their cameras and capture Army-related images for a new charity calendar.
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has launched a competition to find impactful images from...
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 ...