Retired Royal Air Force Wing Commander Kirsty Bushell, the National Vice Chair of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours List in recognition of her 10 years spearheading the strategic direction of the charity, and of more than 30 years’ voluntary work in total for the organisation.
Read moreScottish Veterans’ Residences (SVR), a Registered Social Landlord that supports members of the ex-Service community, has achieved an important milestone on its journey towards carbon net zero by gaining the Carbon Literate Organisation Bronze Award.
Read moreThe December edition of the Veterans in Communities newsletter is now available.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity is proud to award a £20,000 grant to the Open University (OU) Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund (DVSF) to provide study-related equipment and support careers-related activities.
Read moreThe Minister for Defence People and Veterans, Leo Docherty, endorsed the VAPCs’ new supplementary Terms of Reference, enabling VAPC members to represent all veterans and their families in their region.
Read moreThe Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that veteran Jim Knox had died on Wednesday 29 December.
Read moreVolunteer Cab drivers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans are taking Chelsea Pensioners to see the London lights
Read moreResidents at Royal Star & Garter have discussed all things they love about Christmas.
Read moreHer Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall becomes Patron of BFBS, the military charity and media organisation that entertains, informs, connects and champions the UK armed forces family.
Read moreSpeaking in their new podcast episode for General Talk, hosted by Harry Bucknall for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Adam Holloway, Conservative MP for Gravesham, has said that UK should provide economic aid to Afghanistan without bolstering Taliban’s position.
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