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20th April 2012
Stoll (formerly Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation) has a new Fundraising and Communications team. Samantha Barber and Gwen Hersh have recently joined the Veterans’ charity to create and implement a fundraising and communications strategy to support the charity’s ambitious plans.
Samantha Barber is Head of Fundraising and Communications and Gwen Hersh is Fundraising and Communications...
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19th April 2012
In mid-April the Chairman of The Royal Star & Garter Homes, Vice Admiral Sir John Dunt, led the Charity’s Directors and personnel from building contractors Morgan Sindall in a ‘turning the turf’ ceremony marking the official start to building works for the new Royal Star & Garter care home in Surbiton, Surrey. Since 1916 the Charity has been providing the best possible...
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20th March 2012
A glittering black tie military experience dinner held at RAF Boscombe Down raised over £12,600 in aid of Alabaré’s work with armed forces veterans.
Hosted by the new Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Sarah Troughton and the Alabaré Wiltshire Ambassadors, the evening started with a Champagne reception followed by a sumptuous dinner in the officers’ mess. Not content...
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19th March 2012
To read the article about Alabaré's new armed forces veterans' home to be opened in Gloucester, click on the following link:
glos-vets-home---ian-mean-feature.pdf
For more information about Alabaré, visit their website: http://www.alabare.co.uk/
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9th March 2012
MACDONNELL GARDENS
LEAVESDEN, WATFORD
HERTFORDSHIRE
WD25 7AG
The Haig Housing Trust (HHT) manages a small tranquil estate of twelve bungalows for disabled officers and their families located at Leavesden just outside Watford. The bungalows are situated on a delightfully secluded two-acre site, and positioned facing an attractive central communal garden planted with shrubs and roses that is...
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18th February 2012
The Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association (Inc.)
To provide and maintain Cottages for disabled Ex-Service and Merchant Navy Personnel
Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
Founded 1915
...
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10th February 2012
Monday 13th February 2012 Concert Starts at 7.30
Dear all,
We have very kindly been offered FREE tickets to see THE SOLDIERS and ROBIN GIBB in concert at the London Palladium on MONDAY 13th FEB.
These are for serving members of the Armed Forces, injured Servicemen or women, their families and friends, or anyone who assists them, for example, PRU staff, nurses, OTs, Doctors, Physios, Social...
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31st January 2012
The London Palladium
Mon, 13 Feb 2012
7.30pm start
Rocco Buonvino presents
Britain’s first group of serving soldiers to storm the pop charts create history once again by being the first soldier pop group to headline The London Palladium on Mon 13, February for the final date of their third hit tour. The show will benefit 'Coming Home', the charity campaign raising money to provide...
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29th January 2012
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,...
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18th May 2012
Veterans Scotland- West Lothian signs agreement with Armed Forces
A historic agreement is forging stronger links between the West Lothian community and the Armed Forces. Thirty two Covenants...
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