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 ...

Celebrating Service pupils

YOUNGSTERS from military families have been celebrated during the third annual Service Pupil’s service at Ripon Cathedral. The event, which brought together 600 Service pupils, reminded youngsters in North Y...

Public’s pictures to form major montage

The National Memorial Arboretum is appealing for help in creating a huge photo montage which will feature in its new Remembrance Centre, due to open in autumn 2016. From now until April 2016, visitors to the...

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...

Wounded soldier stars in BBC documentary

ONE of the most seriously-injured soldiers to survive the Afghan conflict is to be the main subject of an extraordinary BBC 2 documentary. Journey Down the Yukon – A Soldier’s Challenge follows Ben Parkinson...

‘Mental health training must not be cut’

EXPERTS have urged the government to continue funding mental health training for veterans and serving military personnel, calling it our "moral duty". An event at the House of Lords heard how thousands of se...

BFBS documentary wins global radio award

A COMPELLING programme about the young inmates of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has won gold at the 2015 Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Awards. Children of Belsen, produced and presented ...

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...

Soldiers promote reading skills

PERSONNEL from 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s largest, are helping to spread the importance of reading to children at a Colchester school. Airborne signallers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadro...