Boris backs veterans’ campaign
LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson and newspaper owner Evgeny Lebedev spent a night rough-sleeping on a London street to support of a campaign to raise awareness of the plight of homeless veterans.
Armed with just a...
One-click support for the Forces community
NATIONAL charity Veterans Council is unveiling AFCOM Directory, a new website for the Armed Forces community.
The AFCOM Directory provides a single point of contact for health, mental health, education, empl...
Super service for homeless vets opens its doors
A CENTRE aimed at stopping Armed Forces veterans from becoming homeless has been officially opened in Wolverhampton.
Home Group has unveiled a £1.26m development of 14 self-contained flats named in honour of...
Bonfire warning for Service veterans
Leading Veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress says November can be a difficult month for ex-Service personnel, with fireworks and Remembrance Sunday potentially triggering flashbacks
COMBAT Str...
Walk home for our heroes this December
WALKING With The Wounded (WWTW), a charity which supports wounded veterans into work, has announced its new campaign Walking Home For Christmas.
By ditching the bus, car or tube and walking home between 15 a...
Pumpkin extravaganza at H4H Recovery Centre
A SPOOK-TACULAR display of pumpkins filled Tedworth House last week as children of the wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans were invited to the House to take part in a pumpkin carving worksh...
A step in the right direction for Wales’ military veterans
A PIONEERING initiative offering guidance and support to military veterans and others with post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosocial problems such as homelessness, substance misuse and mental health issue...
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...