Toast cutter army created by Eggs For Soldiers

A TOAST Army made from 1,000 identical soldiers has been unveiled at London’s Royal Artillery Museum. The world-first has been created by charity brand Eggs For Soldiers to mark March Fourth – its annual fun...

Baking cakes for heroes

IT is almost time to roll up your sleeves and don your apron! From flapjacks to fairy cakes, carrot cake or chocolate, this year’s Colossal Cake Sale campaign runs from 19 April to 5 May and is an easy way to s...

Spice and easy

MORE than 300 guests helped to raise a whopping £16,500 in a Big Curry fundraiser for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity at Reading’s Hilton Hotel.   The annual curry lunch, organised by the Berkshire Committee of AB...

Weekend breaks for Forces families

WHETHER serving, reserve or veteran, if your Armed Forces family includes a disabled Service person, partner or child, you could benefit from a fully-catered weekend break at Calvert Trust Exmoor, any weekend i...

Flapjacks for Forces

PILGRIM Bandits, the charity that pushes injured Servicemen and women "always a little further", has launched its own range of flapjacks. The idea came from police sergeant Damien Isherwood, one of the chari...

New business start-up fund for military heroes

SEED Mentors, providing expert advice to start-up companies, has introduced a new fund to help ex-Service personnel launch their own business on return to civilian life. As well-trained, determined and disci...

New single released in aid of military charity

THE Big Secret Sound featuring Andrew James have released a single, Soldier On, in memory of Private Conrad Lewis, a soldier from Warwickshire who was a member of the Parachute Regiment and the 353rd soldie...

Soldier’s life-saving service

JENNIFER Boucher joined the Army in 2004 and qualified as a Groundcrewman in the Army Air Corps. She fell in love with Airtrooper Alistair Boucher whilst they were training in Middle Wallop. After spending the ...

WWI to inspire schools competition

AS part of the national schools fundraising event Red, White and Blue Day, which takes place each October, children are being asked to design a Christmas card for 2014 to mark the World War One centenary. Wi...

Ride for our wounded heroes

HELP for Heroes patrons Lorraine Kelly and Ross Kemp joined wounded ex-Servicemen Steve McCulley and Ben Zissman to launch Hero Ride 2014, the biggest cycling event in support of our wounded heroes the country ...