Making the most of today

EX-Serviceman, Mark Isherwood, has been surprised with an unexpected action-packed family getaway by train company CrossCountry. Mark, 27 from Warrington, served in Afghanistan in 2010 as a member of the Roy...

War veterans model for body cast sculptor

TOP sculptor Louise Giblin is soon to reveal sculptures based on hand casts of ten serving and retired members of the British military who each served in different wars from 1941-2009 to support the British Leg...

Golf pro launches tournament for injured troops

More than 15 injured personnel are poised to do battle over the fairways and greens in the inaugural Golf Fore Recovery Tournament. Troops from the Help for Heroes Recovery Centre, Chavasse VC House, based i...

Veterans embark on epic motorcycle trek

TWO former soldiers made their grand departure from Buckingham Palace on Friday 1 August as they set off on a record-breaking motorcycle charity trek to 26 European Union capital cities. Travelling as far af...

£50 fun for Forces families

ARMY families: fancy a fantastic weekend break including food, accommodation and adventurous activities for just £50 per person? The Calvert Trust’s three centres in Exmoor, on Kielder Water and in the Lake ...

Bear backs bookbinding

THE Wiltshire Barn Project (TWBP) is offering bookbinding courses to veterans and their partners to help rehabilitate those injured during the course of their Service career. Backed by TV adventure star and ...

Worth remembering

Searching for a great place to visit with the family this summer? Look no further than The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the UK’s year-round centre of remembrance...  NOT only is it a spiritual...

Combat Stress scoops charity honour

COMBAT Stress has beaten four other charities for the title of Rewards for Forces Charity of the Year 2014, earning it a £5 donation from every Rewards for Forces card sale for the next 12 months. In the first ...