News

8 February 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Events, Veterans, Welfare

“We felt like we’d known each other for years”: Wiltshire Wren celebrates new love with fellow blind veteran this Valentine’s Day

A Wiltshire blind veteran is celebrating a new relationship this Valentine’s Day after finding love with a fellow veteran through Blind Veterans UK. Lindy Elliott, 71 and from Mere, met Graham Ward, 59 and from Fleetwood, last year.

Both Lindy and Graham have received specialist support from Blind Veterans UK since losing their sight.

Lindy says: “Sharing your life with someone is so special and Graham and I feel lucky to have found each other. The moment we met we just clicked. We felt like we’d known each other for years.”

6 February 2018

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Event, fundraising, RAF, Royal Air Force, Veterans, Welfare

The Dam Busters with Dan Snow: A gala screening on the 75th anniversary

Be one of the first audiences to see the newly restored Dam Busters film in amazing 4K definition at a special gala screening on the anniversary of the RAF’s most daring raid.

Historian Dan Snow will host the gala evening at London’s Royal Albert Hall where the newly restored film will be played on a 40ft screen. The commemorative evening, on May 17, the 75th anniversary of the raid, will pay tribute to Wing commander Guy Gibson and his comrades in the legendary 617 Squadron.

6 February 2018

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Event, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Veterans, Welfare

WAAF ‘trailblazers’ joined by RAF personnel for centenary celebrations

A team of seven female personnel from RAF Odiham joined former WAAF and WRAF members at a week-long celebration of 100 years of women in the RAF next week at Princess Marina House in Rustington.

The group gave a presentation to the former servicewomen at the care centre run by the RAF Benevolent Fund, before a special gala dinner on Wednesday. The evening was the highlight in a week of activities to celebrate 100 years of women in the Armed Forces, specifically the RAF.

6 February 2018

Veterans Scotland

Housing, Remembrance, Scotland, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans Scotland Newsletter

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6 February 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Going platinum: WWII blind veteran celebrates 70th wedding anniversary this Valentine’s Day

An Aldershot blind veteran, who has been supported by Blind Veterans UK since losing his sight, will celebrate his 70th wedding anniversary this Valentine’s Day. Lewis Trinder, 93, married his wife Vera, 90, on 14 February 1948.

Lewis says: “We met when we were both quite young, but I always knew I wanted to marry her. Our relationship survived the war and our marriage has survived seventy years, so we must be doing something right!”

The couple met when they were teenagers living in Haywards Heath. Soon after Lewis was deployed overseas.

6 February 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Announcements, Employment, Research, Transition, Veteran, Women

Female Service leaver employment outcomes

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), a grant awarding body with the aim of enabling all ex-Service personnel and their families to have a successful and sustainable transition to civilian life, has just passed a significant milestone – their 100th grant award.

The award to Cranfield University, for £96,688, coincides with the celebration of 100 years of women serving in the UK Armed Forces. The focus of this work is to explore the transition that female Service leavers make from the Armed Forces to civilian employment.

6 February 2018

Forces in Mind Trust

Announcements, Appointments, Charity News, Transition

Forces in Mind Trust appoints Amazon PR

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), which works to ensure all ex-Service personnel and their families successfully transition to civilian life, has appointed Amazon PR to provide strategic communications and influencing services following a competitive tender.

Established in 2012 with a £35 million endowment from the Big Lottery Fund, FiMT awards grants, commissions research and supports projects that deliver long-term solutions to the challenges faced by the Armed Forces Community.

6 February 2018

SSVC

Courses, Employment, Serving, Training, Transition, Veterans

Extension to application deadline for the Forces Media Academy

Due to an increase in the number of applications for the Forces Media Academy’s Media Production Course, the FMA is now accepting applications until Friday 9th February.

The course is a free one-year Higher National Certificate (HNC) starting in September, and is run at SSVC’s headquarters in Buckinghamshire.

Each student also receives an £18,000 bursary from the Forces Media Academy’s principal charity partner, The Royal British Legion.

6 February 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Entertainment, Events, Familiy, fundraising

Live and Let Dine with local sight loss charity at Bond-themed Murder Mystery

Blind Veterans UK, a local charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, is inviting local residents to join them for a Bond-themed Murder Mystery dinner that promises to leave guests both shaken and stirred.

The evening, titled The Spy Who Killed Me, has been written by A Play Fitted Theatre Company. The event will take place on Friday 13 April at Chateau Rhianfa, Menai Bridge.

Victoria Beech, Regional Fundraiser for Blind Veterans UK, says: “At previous Murder Mystery dinners, guests have always embraced the opportunity to get dressed up and lose themselves in their characters. Selecting the award for best dressed has never been an easy task.

6 February 2018

Give Us Time

Families, Holiday, Remembrance, Welfare

“Spend time with your loved ones, while you still can”

Thanks to a generous donation from the Hotel Savoia and Jolanda, three families had the chance to enjoy a respite break in the stunning city of Venice, Italy. They even took the time to talk with us about their experiences.

The families had different backgrounds, but all were in need of quality time away to reconnect as a family unit. James, 10, said this “was the best holiday of his life” and couldn’t wait to tell his friends at school all about it. His parents are both serving in the RAF and it is difficult for him to spend time apart from them, saying what he misses the most when they are away is cuddles.

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