Seville is famous for flamenco, Velázquez, and marmalade oranges, and now as the starting place for a 220-mle cycle ride to Malaga in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
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Seville is famous for flamenco, Velázquez, and marmalade oranges, and now as the starting place for a 220-mle cycle ride to Malaga in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreTina Graham – SSAFA’s Overseas Regional Chair based in Cyprus – was presented with her British Empire Medal (BEM) on March 16 by HE Stephen Lillie, British High Commissioner Cyprus. This followed the award last year in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours for Tina’s decades of service to SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity as well as the wider British expat community on Cyprus.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is delighted to announce Morgan Sindall Infrastructure as one of their supporting sponsors for the charity’s 13 Bridges Challenge on Armed Forces Day.
Read moreSSAFA’s Sir James Gildea Awards – named after the founder of SSAFA – were created to recognise volunteers and employees for their exceptional contribution and commitment to SSAFA’s activities and values. One such man to receive the coveted honour is Andy McIntosh, Chairman of SSAFA Lanarkshire and late of the Cheshire Regiment.
Read moreThe local SSAFA Branch will be supporting veterans through the new Monmouthshire Veterans’ Hub in Abergavenny.
Read moreTo celebrate the charity’s 137th year, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity encouraged the public to take on its Gildea 137km Challenge to help support members of the Armed Forces community.
Read moreThe Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum (FANDF) will hold its regional Spring event on Wednesday, April 27 at Catterick Leisure Centre, Gough Road, Catterick, North Yorkshire, DL9 3EL from 10am to 2.30pm.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has helped raise over £28,000 to enable a disabled veteran to purchase a new vehicle that is compatible with his wheelchair.
Read moreAn astonishing £63,000 was raised in 2021 by food service provider Aramark Defence Services, which has a charitable partnership with SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreAlthough there is a strong musical connection, Munich to Montreux is not the delayed follow-up single to the infectious 2006 hit song Paris to Berlin, but is the task that Richard Smith – late of the Coldstream Guards – and mates have set themselves to raise funds for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
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