After months of intense training, a Northumberland veteran is all set and ready to embark on a gruelling 500km solo paddle along the Hess River in the Northern Yukon, Canada.
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After months of intense training, a Northumberland veteran is all set and ready to embark on a gruelling 500km solo paddle along the Hess River in the Northern Yukon, Canada.
Read moreThe veterans’ charity held a series of events, activities and outings to mark the day, on Saturday 28 June. Armed Forces Day is an opportunity to show support and thank the people who make up the Armed Forces community, from currently serving personnel to Service families, veterans and cadets.
Read moreThe Company of Makers is delighted to announce they have teamed up with F1 team Atlassian Williams Racing to bring you the Armed Forces Racing League.
Read moreThe Minister for Veterans and People Al Carns DSO OBE MC MP visited homeless veteran’s charity Launchpad in Liverpool to announce £295,324 allocation of government funding to deliver the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme.
Read moreOn 6 June 2025, the 11th annual Inter-Livery Target Rifle Shoot was held in support of the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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 moreThe Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) NHS Veteran Aware programme has been shortlisted for the Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Award for Inclusivity in Nursing and Midwifery at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards.
Read moreThe Blister Sisters, based at RNAS Yeovilton, are preparing to swap their uniforms for running shoes and cycling gear as they take on Race Across the UK – all in support of Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC).
Read moreSimon Marlow, who joined BFBS as a freelance presenter and then permanently as a staff member from 2007, died in hospital in London on Friday 27 June.
Read moreOn Sunday 29 June, the RAF Benevolent Fund held its annual Bomber Command Memorial Anniversary Service at the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London.
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