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25 April 2017

Army, Event, Families, Mental Health, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Royal Visit, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

The Duchess of Cambridge meets marathon runners as London Landmarks get Headbands on for ‘Heads Together’

The Duchess of Cambridge today met Team Heads Together runners at Kensington Palace taking part in a final training session for the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon and joined them in placing a Heads Together headband on a Royal Mail post box.

Around 70 post boxes on the London Marathon route will wear Heads Together headbands, to match the headbands being provided to all 39,000 runners, which they can wear on race day no matter the cause they are running for. This morning Prince Harry handed out headbands to some of the runners as they collected their race numbers at the opening day of the London Marathon Expo.

25 April 2017

Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

Anniversary, Charities, Competition, Grants, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition

Bear Grylls celebrates 10 years of the Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity with a competition to win an exclusive once in a lifetime experience

International adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls is offering two lucky fans the opportunity of a lifetime to help mark the 10th birthday of The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. The competition winner and a friend will take part in an official Bear Grylls Survival Course in Wales, catching wild game and foraging for food, learning core survival skills and sleeping out under the stars in a shelter they have built themselves.

25 April 2017

BLESMA

Charities, Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Invictus Games athlete takes on London Marathon in aid of Military Charities

Luke Delahunty, 44, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire is taking on the London Marathon to give back to three charities that have helped him after injury; Blesma, the Limbless Veterans, Help for Heroes and RAF Benevolent Fund.

On 3rd October 1996, Luke was serving in the RAF when he was involved in a road traffic accident. The accident resulted in Luke being paralysed from the chest down.

25 April 2017

BLESMA

Charities, Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

RAF pair take on London Marathon to support wounded veterans

Two RAF personnel are taking on the London Marathon to support Military Charity, Blesma, the Limbless Veterans.

Sergeant Dai Smoldon, 44, from Watton, Norfolk and Corporal Dickie Baker, 28, from Upton, Norfolk are taking on the 26.2 mile challenge after hearing about Blesma’s work through a friend who has benefited from their support.

25 April 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Fund-raising, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Veteran from Plymouth to compete in 100 mile bike ride for military charity that supports his father

A veteran from Plymouth is set to compete in the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women that supports his father.

Andrew Whitby, 55, signed up to the epic 100-mile route after watching the acclaimed documentary, Fixing Dad. The heart-warming story, allied with Andrew’s own passion for cycling, meant that the temptation was all too much to deny. He says: “The documentary was brilliant, incredibly heart-warming. I’m also a keen cyclist and have completed the Tour de Moor a few times, so it’s got to the point where I’m thinking, ‘right, what’s the next challenge going to be then?’.”

25 April 2017

SSAFA

Announcements, Family, Welfare

SBS Veteran and TV presenter, Ant Middleton, is announced as SSAFA Ambassador

Ant Middleton, a Special Forces veteran and presenter of C4’s Who Dares Wins and Mutiny has just been announced as a SSAFA Ambassador.

25 April 2017

SSAFA

Awareness, Charities, fundraising, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Kettle on, tea pot at the ready – it’s time to sign up for SSAFA’s Big Brew Up!

SSAFA, the UK’s oldest Armed Forces charity, is excited to announce the annual Big Brew Up is now open for sign ups. The Big Brew Up encourages friends, family and colleagues to come together and host a tea party, whilst raising vital funds to support members of our military community in need.

25 April 2017

Royal British Legion Industries

Awareness, Event, Events, Remembrance, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Have you served or know someone who has?

RBLI is delivering monthly events across Kent to help improve the lives of ex-service men and women aged 65 and over – because our ex-Forces deserve the very best

RBLI would like to invite all those who have served in the Armed Forces and are 65 or over to their Kent-based events. Each of the events will provide an opportunity to meet some new people and talk to the many organisations providing health advice, social activities and more!

25 April 2017

The Seafarers' Charity

Anniversary, Announcements, Charities, Event, Member News, Merchant Navy, Navy, Royal Navy, Veterans, Welfare

Seafarers UK one of ten charities to receive LIBOR funding to support older veterans

The Ministry of Defence has announced that The Aged Veterans Fund has awarded £22.7 million of LIBOR funding to ten charities to improve support and introduce new services to help older veterans.

25 April 2017

Combat Stress

Employment, Events, Health, Mental Health, Networking, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Royal Marine veteran swaps front line for finishing line to run London Marathon

A former Royal Marine Commando from Surrey will be running the Virgin Money London Marathon in aid of Combat Stress, the UK’s leading veterans’ mental health charity.

On 23 April, Steve Mansfield will run 26.2 miles in the Virgin Money London Marathon, one of the three fundraising events he is taking part in to raise money for Combat Stress. Steve completed his first fundraising event for the charity, the Royal Parks Half Marathon last October, finishing in under one and a half hours. In July he will take part in the final event, the UK IRONMAN, a long distance triathlon consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile cycle and a 26.2 mile run.

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