Giving veterans a home

SALISBURY-based charity Alabaré has announced the opening of a new home in its provision of accommodation for homeless veterans. The property, which is the 25th house in its Homes for Veterans portfolio and ...

Friends honour veterans with charity skydive

BEN Wiseman (33) and Craig Mawson (42), both from Lytham St. Anne’s in Lancashire, are taking on a tandem skydive to raise money for injured Service personnel. The event, Fall for the Fallen, will see fundra...

Charities to benefit from rugby record attempt

TEAMS representing two leading charities – Scotty’s Little Soldiers and School of Hard Knocks – will face off next month as they attempt to break the world record for the longest rugby game. 44 players will ...

Dining donation furnishes military museum’s cafe

A NATIONAL charity dedicated to restoring the graves of every Victoria Cross recipient has been given a substantial donation of tables and chairs to furnish its new museum café. The Victoria Cross Trust, bas...

Celebrity support for SSAFA’s Big Brew

THOUSANDS of people have made their tea break really count by holding a Big Brew Up for Armed Forces charity SSAFA. More than 800 Big Brew Ups took place around the country in June, with Prime Minister David...

TV show comes to veterans’ aid

DIY SOS has teamed up with Walking With The Wounded and Haig Housing on an exciting new project to create a Manchester-based veterans’ community with access to support, education and training. The BBC show, ...

Charity to provide more homes for heroes

SERVICE veterans struggling with the transition to civvy street will be able to access even more specialised support thanks to a charity’s growing housing programme. A grant of £108,000 from ABF The Soldiers...

Victoria Cross hero opens therapy garden

A REFURBISHED horticultural-therapy garden for Armed Forces veterans in Ayrshire, run by charity Gardening Leave, has been officially opened by Victoria Cross recipient Sgt Johnson Beharry. The project at Au...

Little troopers’ fun weekend

MORE than 150 children who have a parent serving in the British Army came together for a special adventure weekend in Pirbright. The weekend in June was the fourth summer camp organised by the charity My Dad...

Fire up your BBQ and help our heroes

WITH the sun now shining, why not turn your BBQ into an opportunity to fundraise in aid of Help for Heroes (H4H), and help our wounded, injured and sick Service personnel, veterans and their families. Althou...