SSAFA urges the Nation to share their First World War stories as Millennials display a lack of knowledge
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of one of the most significant moments in British history but new research commissioned by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has revealed that many young people have no idea about the historic facts surrounding World War One.
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Read moreGive Us Time would like to thank all of our supporters and in this instance in particular Center Parcs, who make it possible for us to receive emails like this:
Dear Give Us Time team,
My family & I cannot thank you enough for giving us such a wonderful break at Center Parcs.
From the moment we got there, all life’s daily stresses & strains were forgotten about.
Read moreGive Us Time is pleased to announce that we are now a registered charity with the Scottish Charity Regulator (SC048075). The SCR is the independent Regulator and registrar for Scotland’s charities and means that Give Us Time now has charitable status under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Read moreSouth-West based charity Alabaré are hosting a charity abseil down the Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Sunday 25th March. 45 participants will abseil 100 metres down the side of the tower whilst raising funds for Alabaré’s Homes for Veterans.
The service provides supported accommodation to British Armed Forces Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Read moreA military charity is inviting locals to attend an Artisan Craft Fair at Chateau Rhianfa.
Local artisans will be joining Blind Veterans UK, the charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, to exhibit a selection of unique crafts and products from around North Wales. The event will take place on both March 3 and March 4, from 11am to 4pm.
Read moreCome and join heropreneurs and hear the tale of how the ex-military team at Boxwood grow their business and their acquisition by KPMG on this journey.
This event will be of value to anyone in the armed forces community who is interested in setting up or growing their own business & those allies who wish to work with and support them. In addition to the talk there will be plenty of time for networking.
Read moreForces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded funds of £154,198.23 to the University of Liverpool and King’s College London, to conduct a 15-month study into understanding which ex-Service personnel are more likely to recognise that they have an alcohol problem, and then who goes on to seek help for it.
Evidence already available shows high levels of alcohol misuse in ex-Service personnel, which is worsened by the fact that many do not recognise they have a problem, and of those who do, most do not seek help.
Read moreRegulator announces summit on safeguarding in UK charities, alongside other measures.
The Charity Commission has announced a suite of measures to help ensure charities learn the wider lessons from recent safeguarding revelations involving Oxfam and other charities, and to strengthen public trust and confidence in charities.
Read moreThe Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity is delighted to announce the arrival of one of Britain’s top fundraisers, Chief Petty Officer Andy Gibbs.
A fundraiser for almost ten years, Andy ‘Gibbo’ Gibbs, has raised over £525,000 for the Armed Forces community. He has now joined up with the RNRMC to use his fundraising experience to help raise money for sailors, marines, veterans and their families.
Originally brought up in Oxfordshire, CPO Gibbs joined the Royal Navy in 1987 and has been in the service for over thirty years.
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