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Service families’ funding boost for veterans’ charity

FOR the past twelve months, the UK community of NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum International Club have been raising funds for their chosen charity Once, We Were Soldiers (OWWS), which provides much-needed su...

Course to boost veterans’ employment prospects

WOUNDED, injured or sick veterans are encouraged to sign up to a new course in Catterick to boost their employment prospects. The Pathfinder Experience will take place at the Help for Heroes-run Phoenix Hous...

Go Camo!

BLESMA – The Limbless Veterans is calling on supporters to "Go Camo!" by innovatively incorporating camouflage into their fundraising events in some way, shape or form. It could be clothing, it could be deco...

Gardening therapy charity launches mental health campaign

A CHARITY that helps heal the invisible wounds of conflict with gardening therapy has launched a new campaign to tackle stigma around Armed Forces veterans with mental health issues. Gardening Leave launched...

Top designers bring touch of luxury to veterans’ hostel

THE East London hostel of charity Veterans Aid has had a makeover by award-winning interior designers Oliver Burns. New Belvedere House, which is home to 55 homeless ex-Servicemen, now boasts a recreation lo...

£65million for war heroes and families

SERVICE personnel, veterans and their families are benefitting from a record-breaking £65 million windfall that will be ploughed into projects and initiatives to help improve their lives. Defence Minister, A...

Forces Sauces – why you should be proud to serve

THIS year saw the launch of Forces Sauces with every bottle of Corporal Ketchup and Brigadier Brown donating at least 6p towards supporting beneficiaries of The Royal British Legion and Stoll. The money cont...

New play addresses mental health injuries among Veterans

ON Armistice Day, Monday 11 November, London’s Palace Theatre will take a one-night break from blockbuster show The Commitments to stage a special performance of Dreams from the Pit, in aid of veterans’ mental ...