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5 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Remembrance, Serving, Veterans, Welfare, WW2

National military charity brings together Oxfordshire Bletchley Park veteran and Dorset World War II codebreaker

Mary from Witney (right) met fellow WWII veteran Lorna from Dorset (left) at Women’s Military Week

A blind veteran from Oxfordshire enjoyed a special trip to Brighton from 15 – 20 May where she met a fellow veteran who served at Bletchley Park at the same time as her.

Mary Turton, 94 and from Witney, visited Brighton for a special week-long series of events celebrating female veterans called Women’s Military Week, hosted by Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

5 June 2017

The Poppy Factory

Army, Events, Music, Remembrance, Serving, Veterans, Welfare

Cancelled – 21st June – Armed Forces Day Celebratory Concert 2017

Join The Poppy Factory for an evening of jubilance and celebration of the daily hard-work and bravery of our Armed Forces at St John the Divine Church.
Hosted by Jazz FM and BBC Radio broadcaster, Jamie Crick and featuring music from The Band of The Prince of Wales’s Division.

2 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Communities, Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Health, Support, Veterans, Welfare

6th July – Coffee and cake day with local military charity

Worcester residents are invited to attend a morning of coffee and cake hosted by Blind Veterans UK, the charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

The event, which will run from 10:00am – 12:00pm on Thursday 6 July, will be held at the Guildhall.

Victoria Beech, Regional Fundraiser, says: “As an organisation we are very aware that there are many more veterans out there that could benefit from our support. They just need to know that we are here for them. This event will be a great way to raise our profile in the Worcester area, ensuring that no vision-impaired veteran in the area is forced to battle sight loss alone.”

2 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Awards, Navy, Remembrance, Royal Navy

Blind veteran from Churchill to receive prestigious medal for helping liberate France from the Nazis

A Second World War blind veteran from Churchill is to be formally presented with the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur for his part in the liberation of France.

Peter Johnson, 91 and from Churchill, will be presented with the prestigious honour by Josette Lebrat, the Honorary French Consul of Bristol, on behalf of French President Emmanuel Macron. The special ceremony will take place at a reunion lunch held in Bristol and organised by Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, from whom Peter receives support.

2 June 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, Newsletter, RAF, Royal Air Force, Transition, Welfare

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link to all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

1 June 2017

Help 4 Homeless Veterans

Events, Housing, Veterans, Visit, Welfare

Help 4 Homeless Veterans CEO and Chairman of Trustees visit Rotherham Mayor

Steve Bentham-Bates CEO and Doncaster Councillor John Healy Chair of Trustees of Help 4 Homeless Veterans met up with Councillor Eve Rose Keenan and her husband consort Pat at a tea held for veterans and took the opportunity to view the memorial painting of Rotherham Soldier Sgt Ian Mckay VC Parachute Regiment who died during the Falklands War 35 years this month.

1 June 2017

The Royal British Legion

Corporate, fundraising, Partnerships, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Co-op and Royal British Legion Partnership

Rethink Remembrance

On Monday 22nd May the Co-op Distribution centre in Alfreton launched 2 lorries onto the road with fantastic poppy designs. The Co-op are big supporters of The Royal British Legion, with many of their employees being veterans, having served in the Falklands, Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. The reason to launch the ‘poppy lorries’ now rather than in November is to commemorate the Falklands war which ended 14th June 1982, 35 years ago.

1 June 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition

Networking expert to speak at OA Employment Symposium

The Officers’ Association (OA) is pleased to announce Colin Tweedie, of CJ Consulting, is running a masterclass on networking at the OA’s first Employment Symposium of 2017, which will be held in York on 28th June.

1 June 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition

8th June 2017: Alma Networking Event – Bristol

Join Alma Networking in Bristol for their networking get together on Thursday the 8th June. This will be a great opportunity for informal and relaxed networking with former and serving military.

1 June 2017

Royal Air Forces Association

RAF, Royal Air Force, Volunteering, Welfare

RAF Association volunteer spotlight: Jeni – Befriender

The RAF Association is proud to celebrate all of their 3,340 volunteers. To celebrate Volunteers’ Week we are spotlighting a few of these special volunteers. First up is Jeni, a Befriender from Lincolnshire.

Please introduce yourself

I’m Jeni, I was in the RAF for 11 years as an assistant air traffic controller and now I’m an emergency care practitioner. I work and volunteer in Lincolnshire as a Befriender, volunteering since last December.

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