All 26.2 miles of a marathon are tough enough for most people, but for some – such as Alexandra Ehlen of Northwich – the urge to run nearly double that, and for charity, is a challenge of a different order of magnitude.
Read more
All 26.2 miles of a marathon are tough enough for most people, but for some – such as Alexandra Ehlen of Northwich – the urge to run nearly double that, and for charity, is a challenge of a different order of magnitude.
Read moreExemplifying the work SSAFA, the Armed Forces does with all sectors of the military community comes a recent story from the Merseyside branch and the support it gave to a veteran in the criminal justice system (VCJS).
Read moreThere is dedication to charity fundraising, and then there is dedication to charity fundraising. Lucinda Layfield – who, in 2023, is running 30 marathons for 30 charities before she turns 30 with the aim of raising £30,000 – is in the latter category.
Read moreEnough tea and coffee to float a battleship, and enough cake to sink it were consumed on Easter Saturday (April 8) at the first Big Brew Up (BBU) held by the South East Wales branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreLong-time fundraiser Sergeant Kieran Thomas RAF from Swansea will complete a double first on Sunday 16 April: his first Marathon and his first charity event for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.ssa
Read moreMarco Turnbull, from Ilkley, joined the Royal Engineer Regiment last year and is now running the London marathon to support SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, as its youngest runner.
Read moreAs arduous challenges for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity go, climbing a mountain ranks quite near the summit.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity in Scotland has been awarded £5,000 by the Trades House of Glasgow Commonweal Fund to continue its work with veterans, serving personnel, and their families in the Glasgow area.
Read moreLarkhall’s Andy Lockhart describes the help SSAFA gave his wife after a stroke and how he is repaying the charity by taking on the Glasgow Kiltwalk.
Read morePaul Sweeney, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow, Shadow Minister for Veterans, and a former Reservist in the Royal Regiment of Scotland, will take on Glasgow’s Kiltwalk for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read more
Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here