The Royal British Legion have this month launched new best practice guides for improving the provision of education to Service children in state-maintained schools in England and Wales. The guides look at some of the big challenges facing Service children today and by sharing examples of best practice from across England and Wales, recommends ways in which local authorities, schools and families themselves can improve the experience of Service children in education.
Read moreThe Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity have published their revised outcomes for the ‘Through Life Pathway’ benevolence grant 2018 application process.
Available through the RNRMC’s website, the guidelines list an overview of timings for the application process and the Themes and Outcomes for the ‘Through Life Pathway’ application process.
Those who are eligible for assistance is defined by the RNRMC’s Memorandum of Association as: “Men and women who are serving or have served in the Naval Service or the Auxiliaries or the Women’s Royal Naval Service, and their dependents”
Read moreNFL’s Minnesota Vikings host bereaved Forces children ahead of Twickenham debut
Eight bereaved Forces children from Armed Forces charity, Scotty’s Little Soldiers, came face to face to American sporting legends this weekend, as they went behind the scenes at Twickenham Stadium, ahead of the NFL’s clash between Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns.
The children, who have all lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces, spent the morning on Saturday (28th) with the Minnesota Vikings team and coach who helped them get to grips with American Football before watching the game live on Sunday (29th).
Read moreWe understand that Bonfire Night can be a difficult time of year, the specialist clinical team at Combat Stress gives the following advice:
Plan your evening : The first thing to think about is how you want to spend the evening and whether you might like to go out or would prefer to stay home.
Bonfire Night can be a useful opportunity to begin to ‘break the link’ between current triggers and past traumatic experiences, by focusing on what is different about fireworks and your environment.
It may be that being exposed to strong triggers feels too much, if that is the case, think about where you will be on Bonfire Night and prepare using some of the techniques described below.
Read moreIt is announced that the Military Wives Choirs will tour UK cathedrals and military churches in 2017 with their twelve-date “Home For Christmas” Tour.
The choirs, all made up of wives and partners of Armed Forces personnel as well as women from the wider military community, will be delivering a festive treat from Wednesday November 22 when they begin their tour at the beautiful Worcester Cathedral.
Read moreScottish high-street retailer M&Co is proud to announce an exclusive new collaboration with the Military Wives Choirs charity and a first ever retail partner relationship for the charity.
The Military Wives Choirs and M&Co have worked together to create a home and accessories collection. The range includes kitchen accessories, home fragrance and cushions, along with cosy socks and scarves in a stylish purple and lilac colour palette.
Launching in late October, the collection will be sold in 135 M&Co stores across the UK as well as online, with a percentage of the profits being donated to the Military Wives Choirs.
Read moreThe Military Wives Choirs charity is looking to release a new album to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1, bringing together their network of 74 choirs across the UK and overseas, but they need support to make it happen.
Fierce heroism from the troops at the Front in 1914 was matched by the country’s women who raised children alone, nursed, and worked tirelessly despite the loss of loved ones. The Military Wives Choirs are stepping up to tell the story of these women like no one else can, as it is theirs.
Through the site Pledge Music, choir members are asking the public to pre-order the album now to allow them to get into the recording studio early next year.
Read moreScuba Diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy honoured its Programme Members, Supporters and Corporate Sponsors in an Awards Ceremony on Saturday 21st October during the DIVE 2017 show weekend.
The Deptherapy Awards Ceremony, the first of its kind for the charity, took place in conjunction with the Pharoah Dive Club 10th Anniversary Bash at the Village Hotel, Solihull. The evening event, which was attended by over 200 ticket holders and organised by Steve and Clare Rattle, was a celebration of ten successful years of Pharoah Dive Club and Roots Red Sea. The Anniversary Bash was also recognition of the special partnership that exists between Deptherapy and the Egyptian dive resort, which hosts the majority of the charity’s overseas training programmes.
Read moreAs the country enters its annual period of Remembrance, national military charity Blind Veterans UK is calling on the public to rethink who they consider to be a veteran in a bid to reach the thousands of ex-Service men and women battling severe sight loss would could be missing out on the charity’s support.
New research released today (30/10/17) and conducted by nfpSynergy, on behalf of Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, found that more than half (54 per cent) of the British public do not consider those who completed National Service to be veterans, and a further 57 per cent of the public do not consider those who served in the Armed Forces but who have never seen active conflict to be veterans.
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