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1st February 2012

Woolly Hat Week Inspires Knitting Frenzy

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society Supports Campaign to Help Sailors Sailors are renowned for spinning a good yarn, however on this occasion it is a volunteer at the land-locked Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society who has been getting busy with her knitting needles to make hats for mariners as part of Woolly Hat Week (6-13 Feb). Maureen Phillips has spearheaded a knitting frenzy at...

29th January 2012

Armed Forces Charity Welcomes New Fisher Home

SSAFA Forces Help, the military charity that currently provides a home in Birmingham for the families of wounded servicemen and women has welcomed today’s announcement that a Fisher House will be built at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Since opening its two ‘SSAFA Norton Homes’ in 2008, SSAFA Forces Help has provided free accommodation to 2,082 members of Forces families,...

11th January 2012

Wounded Armed Forces to Takeover West End Stage

One of the biggest names in the West End is joining forces with the nation’s leading Armed Forces charity to offer a group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust and The Royal British Legion, working in partnership with the Army Recovery Capability and Royal Navy Recovery Pathway, have brought together...

11th January 2012

FREE Residential Training for Ex-Service Personnel

Tuesday 24th – Friday 27th January 2012 LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE The Warrior Programme is running its first FREE residential training course of 2012 for ex-Service Personnel in Kingswood, Surrey. Legal & General are generously providing the facilities, refreshments and accommodation as well as running a “Preparing for work” module on Friday 27th January 2012 which is...

3rd January 2012

Join the Forces Charity Challenge for the chance to win £25,000 for your charity!

The Eco Activities Forces Charity Challenge will take place in the beautiful Sierra de las Nieves in southern Spain, just 45 minutes from Malaga. Starting on 23rd February, 36 teams a week will compete over 12 weeks for the ultimate prize of a £25,000 donation for the winning team to give to their charity. Incorporating both physical and mental elements, this unique challenge will appeal to...

21st December 2011

Miles More Minutes : Keeping Our Boys And Girls In Touch With Their Families This Christmas

The RAF Association will send another 3,000 Miles More Minutes telephone cards out to Afghanistan this Christmas to support serving personnel. The new cards, funded by Association members, branches and donations from members of the public, will provide an additional 60,000 minutes of precious telephone time for personnel to talk to their loved ones back home. But these new cards are not just...

20th December 2011

A Helping Hand For Those Who Need It

For many elderly veterans living alone, loneliness and isolation is their reward for the sacrifices they made for their country. The RAF Association has a UK-wide network of over 550 voluntary welfare officers who actively seek out ex-RAF personnel and their families in need of support. Each year they undertake almost 25,000 home and hospital visits and this is only possible as a result of...

16th December 2011

HRH The Princess Royal Praises Alabaré’s Work with Veterans

Former Armed Forces personnel were given a boost today by Princess Anne who visited Alabaré’s Bristol Home for Veterans where a unique package of dedicated support has had such success it is due to be rolled out nationally. Princess Anne was shown round Alabaré’s Bristol Home for Veterans by members of staff and spent time talking to those who have been helped by...

16th December 2011

The White Cliffs Of Dover Announced As Location For ‘Thanks, Soldier’ Campaign

‘Thanks, Soldier’, the online campaign recently launched by ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has announced The White Cliffs of Dover as the iconic British landmark venue where it’s interactive Union Jack will be projected at the close of 2011. Launched at the beginning of the month, The Soldiers’ Charity, the national charity of the British Army since 1944, is asking its...

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