The Seafarers’ Charity, a significant funder of maritime safety and welfare initiatives, is once again celebrating Maritime Safety Week (3-7 July) with a safety drill competition and is calling on everyone who works at sea to get involved by practising and improving their crew muster drill.
Read moreAfter epic rides around Scotland, the Pyrenees and Wales, 78-year-old ex-Marine Jonathan Thomson is heading further north this year.
Read moreA blind veteran who is terminally-ill has ticked a tandem skydive off his bucket list and raised over £3,000 for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Read moreThe first of the 2023 Cardiff 5k roadruns in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity saw a more than 200 runners from across South Wales – and even from over the bridge in Bristol – take part.
Read moreTo commemorate the end of National Service 60 years ago, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is delighted to release a new podcast, hosted by Harry Bucknall, featuring the voices of British Army National Service veterans.
Read more“Anything is possible” is the slogan for the IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea in July, and of the many taking part, Nick Pulman embodies that “can do” spirit as he takes part for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreTeam Forces, the UK-based defence sector organisation that delivers social impact across the UK armed forces community, is celebrating a major milestone achievement, having raised over £12 million in sponsorship and donations during the last 12 years.
Read moreA new report today (Thursday 1st June) shines a light on the lifelong impact of the ‘gay ban’ in the Armed Forces.
Read moreEmployment charity The Poppy Factory has committed to warmly welcome and support members of the LGBT+ community who have served in the Armed Forces, by signing up to the Pride in Veterans Standard.
Read moreA successful partnership between The Veterans Charity and Forces Support, which has already delivered support to more than 600 Veterans, is set to extend for a further two years.
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