The NFA and the Westfield War Memorial Village were both founded just after WWI to help injured ex-servicemen. Today both charities share the same aim of supporting the wider Armed Forces Community, serving and ex-service men and women, regular and reserve forces.
Read moreRecently The Not Forgotten Association hosted 10 beneficiaries on the second of this year’s three carp fishing breaks at Woodlay in Cornwall. The location is quiet and secluded, perfect for helping beneficiaries – especially those suffering with PTSD – to feel safe, comfortable and less stressed. Over the course of five days the group had the chance to relax properly and to get to know each other, sharing their stories and different experiences of service and injury.
Read moreIn November this year The Not Forgotten Association will be taking 20 veterans on a very special trip to mark the 35th Anniversary of the Falklands War. The group will follow the route of the British Task Force across the Island from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley, studying battlefield sites along the route, and paying homage those who fell or suffered injuries during or due to the conflict.
Read moreGive Us Time is holding its first bake fundraiser: “All they want for Christmas is Time”.
This will be an opportunity for us not only to raise money for our families, but also to raise awareness on our cause by showing a widespread support from communities.
The bake fundraiser will be held on Friday 8th December.
If you want to support this initiative, all we need you to do is to bake (or buy! We won’t judge you) some biscuits or cakes and hold a fundraiser at your workplace or at home. Invite friends, family or co-workers!
Read moreEmployers, support professionals and individuals are being invited to a Jobs Fair at Finchale next month.
The Jobs Fair, hosted by Durham charity Finchale, will see employers and organisations from across the region showcase a range of opportunities.
The Free event will take place at Finchale, Pity Me, DH1 5RX on Wednesday 1st November, between 10am and 2pm.
Read moreThe UK Invictus Games Team, selected and trained by Help for Heroes, enjoyed huge success in Toronto with more than 170 personal bests achieved and 87 medals won.
Registration for the Invictus Games 2018 Down Under in Sydney is now open.
Read moreA unique collaboration of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel, veterans and their families from across the UK are uniting to stage a one-off Remembrance performance that they will create in less than five weeks.
The Royal British Legion’s recovery through the arts initiative, Bravo 22 Company, is delivered in partnership with The Drive Project and in collaboration with Newcastle Theatre Royal to put on a production on Remembrance Sunday.
Bravo 22 uses theatre and sculpture to help the Armed Force Community during recovery.
Read moreA paratrooper’s stirring recollections of the Battle of Arnhem during World War Two were read out at a memorial service.
Operation Market Garden saw British and Polish forces land behind German lines in the occupied Netherlands in September 1944. After nine days of fierce fighting, the allies were defeated.
A memorial service and tree planting ceremony were organised by Broughton House, the Salford home for ex-servicemen and women, and Life for a Life Memorial Forests, to commemorate the solidarity shown by the UK, the Netherlands and Poland during the battle.
Read moreAs of Thursday 5 October, Worthing-based charity, The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH) has changed its name to Care for Veterans.
The charity, which provides residential nursing care, rehabilitation, respite and award-winning end of life care to physically disabled ex-Service personnel and their families, carried out extensive research into how well it was known, both in the local area and beyond.
Focus groups were set up and included input from supporters, staff, volunteers, residents and their family members, and it was found that ‘The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home’ did not inform people what the charity does nor who it cares for.
Read moreA BRECON COUPLE who cycled 2,300km through France and Spain to raise funds for veterans support service Change Step say they are already planning their next long-distance bike ride.
Jonathan and Amanda Barnett raised almost £7,000 for the project, which provides effective peer mentoring and practical help for former members of the Armed Forces — including assistance with mental health, substance misuse and other issues.
The couple pedalled from Cherbourg in the north of France to Gibraltar, at the southern tip of Spain, inside four weeks, covering up to 150km at a time and rattling through France without a rest day.
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