In 2021, three Royal Navy veterans planned to sail Estrallita from her home port of Somerleyton on the Norfolk Broads to Poole to mark the anniversary of VE/VJ Day and Operation Dynamo – the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk in late May and early June 1940.
Read moreBlairgowrie resident Connie Sharpe, 41, has a direct way of making sure she carries through her tandem skydive for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity on May 15…
Read moreEngland and British lions’ rugby star Tony Underwood will be visiting the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre, (CTCRM) near Exeter, alongside SSAFA Devon on Thursday 7 April to address some of the toughest troops in the world.
Read moreA familiar face to many within the third sector and fundraising circles in Scotland, Scott Cunningham, has become Community and Challenge Events Officer for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreThe way that SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity supports serving and former Forces personnel, and their families, is as unique as each case.
Read moreWhile the term Navy-Strength gin* may only be as traditional as a 1990s’ marketing campaign, rather than steeped in Royal Navy lore, there is a strong connection between “mother’s ruin” and the Senior Service – and it is bang up to date.
Read moreSeville 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.
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