Graeme Dey MSP, Scotland’s Veterans Minister, met with staff of Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) in Glasgow today as the charity announced it has secured accreditation as a Living Wage employer.
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Graeme Dey MSP, Scotland’s Veterans Minister, met with staff of Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) in Glasgow today as the charity announced it has secured accreditation as a Living Wage employer.
Read moreBlind military veterans from the US and South Africa will head to Britain to join national sight loss charity Blind Veterans UK for an exchange week beginning on Sunday (19/05).
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On Tuesday 14 May, a charity “rowathon” was held at Ministry of Defence Abbey Wood, with many MOD contractors, civil servants, and Serving Personnel taking part in the HMS Oardacious one minute challenge to row as far as you can in one minute.
Read morePoppyscotland is delighted to today announce the winners of its popular Learning Competition, this year delivered in partnership with STV News.
Read moreOn Thursday 9 May, a special auction was held at Bellmans Auctioneers at Wisborough Green in aid of Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, and raised a total of £16,279. This unique, one-off auction was held as part of the charity’s centenary celebrations.
Read moreTimeBank, a national volunteering charity, has been awarded funds of £143,281 by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), to develop, pilot and evaluate an on-line mentoring platform for ex-Service personnel who have been affected by mental health and wellbeing problems in Scotland.
Read moreA group of members of the Crawley Downsman Bowls Club have raised over £900 – and counting – for military charity Blind Veterans UK as they took park in a nail-biting 120-foot-high Zip Wire Challenge from the top of its rehabilitation and training centre in Ovingdean.
Read moreProgramme launches to help ex-Service personnel under supervision from reoffending by improving their identification and support pathways.
Read moreResearch undertaken by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) to assess how engagement with, and by, families works during the process of transition back into civilian life and where it could be improved, highlights the need for more accessible and inclusive support.
Read moreScuba Diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Trusted Charity Mark.
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