Mary Kenyon, Branch Chairman of SSAFA Forth Valley, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2022 New Year Honours List in recognition of nearly three decades’ voluntary work with military families, veterans, and serving personnel for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity have flexible desk and meeting room space available to rent located in the heart of Victoria; a stone’s throw away from Victoria Station, Buckingham Palace, Green Park and Vauxhall with great transport links.
Read moreA British Army officer will tackle 12 incredible challenges in 2022 with the aim of raising £100,000 to support Armed Forces veterans in their battle with their mental health.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, is delighted its Honorary Ambassador Joanna Lumley has been made a Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours List.
Read moreRetired Royal Air Force Wing Commander Kirsty Bushell, the National Vice Chair of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours List in recognition of her 10 years spearheading the strategic direction of the charity, and of more than 30 years’ voluntary work in total for the organisation.
Read moreScottish Veterans’ Residences (SVR), a Registered Social Landlord that supports members of the ex-Service community, has achieved an important milestone on its journey towards carbon net zero by gaining the Carbon Literate Organisation Bronze Award.
Read moreThe December edition of the Veterans in Communities newsletter is now available.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity is proud to award a £20,000 grant to the Open University (OU) Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund (DVSF) to provide study-related equipment and support careers-related activities.
Read moreThe Minister for Defence People and Veterans, Leo Docherty, endorsed the VAPCs’ new supplementary Terms of Reference, enabling VAPC members to represent all veterans and their families in their region.
Read moreThe Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that veteran Jim Knox had died on Wednesday 29 December.
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