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...

Hospitality for heroes

ARMED Forces charity Give Us Time is appealing to owners and managers of holiday homes, hotels and timeshares to donate accommodation to British military personnel and their families. The charity takes one-w...

Sign up for Stoll’s Christmas concert

STOLL, the biggest provider of supported housing to vulnerable and disadvantaged ex-Servicemen and women in the UK, is holding its annual Carol Concert at the beautiful Victorian church of St Paul’s in Knightsb...