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 ...

Service charities unite to launch SORTED!

MEMBERS of the Armed Forces Community seeking a pathway to employment will benefit from the launch of “SORTED!”. SORTED! is a consortium of seven well-established Service charities supported by a new website...

Run Forces Run goes global

NOTTINGHAM-based charity, Forces in the Community, has a team of fundraisers taking part in the Robin Hood marathon and half marathon on Sunday 29 September, but not just in Nottingham! On the same day voluntee...

Bake Off’s Beca sings Big Brew Up’s praises

SINGING baker Beca Lyne-Pirkis, who is currently appearing as a contestant on BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off, has created an autumn-themed cake recipe especially to support one of SSAFA’s most loved and succ...