While being of Scots heritage is not mandatory to take part in the Great Scottish Run – held last Sunday in Glasgow – it must help to be running on home turf, especially if the first one taken part in and even more so if it is the début running challenge for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreStaff from Parkdean Resorts converged on Newcastle recently for a fundraising netball tourney in aid of its chosen charity for 2022, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreLama said that, beyond each member’s own service, the team has many Armed Forces connections, including his father who served for more than 20 years in the Gurkhas and his girlfriend’s father who was in the RAF.
Read moreThat was the verdict of one family member who went on the recent Short Break – organised by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and sponsored by Annington – at Calvert Trust’s Lake District site.
Read moreResponding to the needs of service personnel and their families, the Army Central Fund (ACF), has recently supported SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity with grants totalling £185,000.
Read moreSummer’s lease indeed has all too short a let: children are now back at school, and the falling leaves demonstrate that Autumn has arrived.
Read moreA series of “fireside chats” – laid on by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – launches in Glasgow on September 15, giving an opportunity for the civilian, business, and military communities to network, socialise, and learn more about each other’s worlds.
Read moreThe Edinburgh Kiltwalk takes place on Sunday, September 18, and one of the many taking part to raise funds for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is Gary Jamieson.
Read moreThe inaugural curry and quiz night – in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – at Glasgow’s famed Mr Singh’s India clearly went down a treat with more than £900 raised on the night.
Read moreA nineteen-year-old engineering apprentice at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is taking part in the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally – and raising funds for and awareness of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity in the process.
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