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17th May 2012 - Members Only
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15th May 2012
A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel who took the West End by storm in January with the hit play ‘The Two Worlds of Charlie F.’, created by The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust in partnership with The Royal British Legion and Defence Recovery Capability, will now bring their real-life stories of conflict and recovery to tens of thousands of people throughout...
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11th May 2012
The RAF Linton-on-Ouse football team were on top form recently when the RAF Association stepped in to provide them with funds for a much needed new kit.
On May 9, following generous donations from RAF Association Northern Area branches, Wing Commander Paul Owens, the station’s OC Support was on hand to receive the kit on behalf of the Station Commander.
The RAF Association’s...
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10th May 2012
As part of the Mosaic Art Trail at the Kenilworth Festival, Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 May, http://www.kenilworthfestival.co.uk/brink-mosaic-art-trail.html you can see award winning images from Territorial Army Sergeant Alison Baskerville, 37. Her photographic exhibition, 'Make Do and Mend' captures those off duty moments rarely seen in the media.
Sergeant Baskerville, from Kenilworth, returned...
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9th May 2012
In September of 1943, after Italy had signed an armistice, tens of thousands of Allied prisoners were released from their camps and were on the run in the Italian countryside. They faced a dilemma; should they stay put and wait for the Allies to break through from the south, should they head north and head for neutral Switzerland, or go south. Whatever their choice, they would ultimately need...
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4th May 2012
This years Kings’ Regiment (Liverpool) Korean Veterans Association Reunion will take place at our usual venue. The TA Centre, Townsend Avenue Liverpool, (the cheapest pint in town) on Friday 25th May 2012 commencing 7.30pm.
This year marks 59 years since the "Battle Of The Hook" the last Battle Honour to be awarded to the King's. This is an episode of national and regimental history and a...
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4th May 2012
Two pensioners who met at an RAF Association run respite home will marry this summer after three years together.
Eric Chilcott, 76, met Eileen Smith, 65, at Flowerdown House in Weston-super-Mare, when they visited the home for a respite break in 2009.
Despite living almost two hundred miles apart they formed a strong friendship and their relationship flourished.
Eric, who lives in Taunton,...
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2nd May 2012
ZSL London Zoo is holding a Special Children’s Day on Saturday 19th May offering reduced price tickets along with an exciting range of special activities. The ticket offer has now been extended to include Sunday 20th May for visitors to the Gowrings Mobility roadshow.
Saturday 19th May is Special Children’s Day at the Zoo, with extra specialist facilities and number of staff as well...
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1st May 2012
Following a successful debut in 2011 a popular mobility event is set to return to RHS Garden Wisley in Woking. Wheelchair users and their carers will be entitled to complimentary entry to RHS Garden Wisley, worth up to £10.50 per person - the flagship gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, to enjoy an early summer day out.
Growing flowers, vegetables and fruit are all demonstrated at...
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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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