Sharing a friendship that has lasted 37 years, Brummies Gemma Slaughter and Louise Yorke are supporting SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity with an 85-kilometre trek in Banff, Alberta beginning on 23 July.
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Sharing a friendship that has lasted 37 years, Brummies Gemma Slaughter and Louise Yorke are supporting SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity with an 85-kilometre trek in Banff, Alberta beginning on 23 July.
Read moreA team of seven staff from Sodexo took part in a successful volunteer day organised jointly by RNAS Yeovilton Service Committee and SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, transforming the site’s “mindfulness” garden – a key feature of the Sir Donald Gosling Lookout Wellbeing Centre.
Read moreMore than 1,200 fundraisers gathered in London to take on SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity’s annual 13 Bridges Challenge.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity recently commemorated a significant milestone marking 140 years of support to the military community with a special service held at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Read moreAndy Middlemiss, 76, a respected and long-serving volunteer for SSAFA, the armed forces charity, and former lieutenant colonel, has been recognised as a Community Champion by the Kinross-shire Partnership for his outstanding contribution to SSAFA and the local area.
Read moreRobert Shaw, aged 64, is an engineer at Boeing who is participating in the fundraiser for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. He is joined by Boeing colleagues as part of “Team BRAVO”.
Read moreChandra Budhathoki, a much-respected volunteer caseworker in Reading for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has been awarded the Area Commander’s Certificate of Recognition by Thames Valley Police (TVP) for the invaluable contribution he has made in Reading within and between communities.
Read moreSSAFA supporter Katie McMorrow, 32, from Chatham, Kent, is preparing to take part in a five-day fundraising trek through Romania’s rugged Piatra Craiului mountains in the South Carpathians, in support of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreA team of six pupils from Bannockburn High School have secured a £3,000 donation for its local branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, after winning the school’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Project final with a powerful and moving presentation on the charity’s work.
Read moreClive Ward, a Colonel of the British Army and dedicated volunteer for SSAFA, the Armed forces charity, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025
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