Lorraine Kelly launches Christmas box appeal

LORRAINE Kelly joined Father Christmas, Service personnel and soldiers from Britain’s oldest Army regiment to launch the uk4u Thanks! Christmas box campaign. The charity is sending more than 18,500 Christmas...

SSAFA campaign to break down barriers to support

MILITARY charity SSAFA is breaking down barriers to people asking for support with an online campaign aimed at Forces families. Serving soldiers and their families sometimes struggle with emotional, practica...

Celebrate our soldiers this Christmas

THE latest MOD survey of soldiers revealed that at least half do not feel respected by society. Morale is important to our troops, and now ABF The Soldiers’ Charity are asking you to show your support for Se...

Armed Forces Minister visits the Poppy Factory

MARK Francois, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, visited the Poppy Factory’s Richmond headquarters recently to experience first-hand the work undertaken by the charity on behalf of disabled veterans. T...

Service charity Surf Action live on Lottery show

THE Cornish military charity Surf Action is appearing on the live BBC National Lottery Show this Saturday. Earlier this year, Surf Action was successful in winning an award from The Big Lottery Fund under th...

RBLI takes top award

KENT-based charity and social enterprise Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) has taken the top accolade at this year’s National Charity Times Awards. RBLI, which has been providing training, employment an...

Sign up to the Hero Bear Army!

HELP for Heroes has launched a brand new fundraising game app. So stand by your mobile (or tablet) and answer the call of the Hero Bear’s Army! How far can you help the Hero Bears run with their wounded brother...

The Dabby Project: Borrow a friend for a month!

Melanie Kendrick, co-founder of the Dabby Project, reveals the inspiring initiative for UK Service children… THE time that a parent goes away on deployment can be a difficult one for young children. It’s ...

Team prepares to kick off club challenge

92 CLUBS in 92 hours – that’s the challenge a team faces when it aims to visit all Football League grounds to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. The four-man squad will leave Wembley Stadium after ...