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3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Nottinghamshire blind veteran to march at Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

A blind veteran from Nottinghamshire is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday (12/11) with the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Andy Stowe, 61, from Mansfield, is being supported to do this by local Specsavers stores including in Crystal Peaks. The store will be raising money from 6 to 12 November to help send blind veterans, including Andy, to march.

Andy will be marching at the Cenotaph in London with more than 100 other blind veterans supported by Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

3 November 2017

Funding, Grants, Scotland, Veterans, Welfare

The Scottish Veterans Fund 2018 is currently still open for applications

The closing date for submission of applications is 30 November 2017. Organisations are encouraged to bid for funding to deliver projects that offer new or innovative approaches to tackling the issues veterans face, in areas like health, housing and employment.

Around £600,000 of funding, including £240,000 from Standard Life Aberdeen has been made available through the Scottish Veterans Fund in the three years to 2019/20.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Challenge, Disability Support, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from East Sussex climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

A blind veteran from East Sussex has successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Mark Threadgold, 49 and from Saltdean, says: “It was a brilliant experience and couldn’t have gone better.

“I billed it as the trip of the lifetime and it absolutely was. It was a true privilege to stand on the roof of Africa.”

Mark completed the climb with a company called Charity Challenge, who arranged The Big Red Nose Climb for Comic Relief in 2009. He says: “They were absolutely on the ball, everyone from the top down worked their socks off.

3 November 2017

Scotty’s Little Soldiers

Awards, Children, Event, Families, fundraising, Remembrance

Over £21,000 raised for children of the Fallen at Armed Forces Charity’s annual ball

Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity dedicated to supporting children who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces, celebrated its 7th annual ball this past weekend raising over £21,000 for its members.

Held on Saturday 28th October at the De Vere Staverton Estate hotel near Daventry, the Scotty’s Ball celebrates a coming together of charity supporters along with the year’s fundraising activity from the charity and all its affiliates. 282 guests enjoyed a night which included live music, a three-course meal and award ceremony alongside fundraising activity.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Barry blind veteran to march at Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

A blind veteran from Barry is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday (12/11) with the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Roger Williams, 71 and from Buttrels, is being supported to do this by a number of Specsavers stores in Wales including his local store in Barry. The stores will be raising money from 6 to 12 November to help send blind veterans, including Roger, to march.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Military charity invites local residents to remember the fallen on Armistice Day

A military charity is inviting local residents to join them for a coffee morning featuring an opportunity to remember the fallen with a two-minute silence on Armistice Day.

Blind Veterans UK, the charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, will be welcoming members of the public to its training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno. Following the two-minute silence, there will be a special performance of the national anthem by Welsh concert soprano, Gwawr Edwards.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Merseyside blind veteran to march at Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

A blind veteran from Merseyside is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday (12/11) with the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Joe, 75 and from St. Helens, will be marching at the Cenotaph in London with more than 100 other blind veterans supported by Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Surrey blind veteran to march at Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

A blind veteran from Surrey is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday (12/11) with the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Dennis Thatcher, 91 and from Camberley, is being supported to do this by a number of Specsavers stores in the county including in Epsom. The stores will be raising money from 6 to 12 November to help send blind veterans, including Dennis, to march.

3 November 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Hertfordshire blind veteran to march at Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

A blind veteran from Hertfordshire is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday (12/11) with the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Ron Wells, 85 and from Watford, will be marching at the Cenotaph in London with more than 100 other blind veterans supported by Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

3 November 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Awards, Events, Marines, Navy, Officers, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Sponsorship

Jaguar Land Rover Wins Award for Service Leavers Work Experience

Jaguar Land Rover received the Officers’ Association (OA) ward for Excellence in Work Experience Programmes at the BSI Resettlement Awards.

The BSI Resettlement Awards celebrate Service leavers who successfully transition from military to civilian life, as well as the people and organisations that support them. The winners were announced at a recent awards ceremony at the Lowry Hotel Manchester.

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