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28 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Awards, Disability Support, Navy, Royal Navy, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Hampshire reaches semi-finals of the prestigious Holman Prize

A blind veteran from Hampshire, who has been invited to compete in the inaugural Holman Prize, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists.

Penny Melville-Brown OBE from Fareham was initially invited to compete for the $25,000 prize as a result of the profile she has built for herself across the internet and social media through her online baking project, Baking Blind. If successful, Penny intends to take the project global. First, however, she’ll be required to draw up a detailed plan of exactly how she’d intend to use the money if she were to win.

27 March 2017

Army, Families, Remembrance, Serving, Veterans, Women

Army Servicewomen’s Network – 100 Years of women in combat – request

Army Servicewomen’s Network is looking for serving or retired servicewomen who would be happy to be photographed for material for our 2017 Conference.

We are particularly interested in some generational shots such as female family members that have served/are serving in the Army. i.e. daughter, mother, grandmother, aunts, sisters.

27 March 2017

Royal Air Forces Association

Announcements, Family, Magazines, RAF, Royal Air Force, Serving, Transition

Royal Air Forces Association – Connect

Follow this link to the latest edition of Connect from the Royal Air Forces Association.

27 March 2017

The Annington Trust

Army, Children, Families, Grants, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving

Donations from the Annington Trust top £100,000 in 2016

Woodentots Nursery situated within HMS Collingwood, the Royal Navy’s training establishment in Plymouth was just one of a number of Service community projects that successfully bid for funding from The Annington Trust in 2016.

The Annington Trust was established for the benefit of Services Families living on the Married Quarters Estate with the objective of sponsoring community activities and projects.

24 March 2017

Soldiering On Awards

Army, Events, Media, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Soldiering On Awards – Points of Light award

An officer in the RAF has founded a remarkable awards programme providing recognition to our Armed Forces.

Tal Lambert MBE is the founder and Chair of the Soldiering On Awards, an awards programme that provides national recognition for the outstanding achievements of members of the UK’s Armed Forces.

24 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, fundraising, Health, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Aldershot to run 100 miles per month in 2017 for military charity

A blind veteran from Aldershort has pledged to run 100 miles per month this year, with the funds raised going to Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Andy Leitch, 42, was convinced to sign up to the ultra-challenge by Joey Sharma, a long-time supporter of the charity who also reignited Andy’s own passion for running.

24 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Care Home, Disability Support, Health, Veterans, volunteer, Volunteering, Welfare

Age no issue for Brighton students volunteering for military charity

Two students living in Brighton are relishing their time spent volunteering for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Milena Murphy, 17 and currently at Brighton College, along with Dan Egelstaff, 18 and currently at Sussex University, started volunteering with the charity for separate reasons, though have each found the experience enriching and fulfilling far beyond their expectations.

24 March 2017

Finchale

Announcements, Army, Education, Events, Funding, fundraising

Finchale presents cheque to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Durham based charity Finchale’s CEO, Mel Pears MBE, presented a cheque for £355.00 to Lieutenant Colonel Barnbrook, Regional Director North East of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, at a ceremony at Finchale’s site in Pity Me on Thursday 23rd March 2017.

Finchale has worked with The Soldiers’ Charity over the past 2 years to provide tailored support to veterans from the North East of England to enable them to move from social exclusion to sustained employment.

23 March 2017

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Children, Deployment, Event, Families, Health, Mental Health, Remembrance, Royal Event, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

DMWS’s affiliation with the Armed Forces Community recognised with prestigious visit from The Chief of the General Staff and Royal Patron

On Thursday 23 March, to mark the uniquely important role The Defence Medical Welfare Service plays in our society, they were delighted to welcome their Patron, Her Royal Highness, The Countess of Wessex GCVO, The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen and The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Mr Nigel Atkinson to the Charity’s Headquarters in Andover. The visit provided the perfect platform for highlighting the successes of the work undertaken and promoted the fantastic welfare support carried out every day. This is an organisation which is leading the way in professionalising the welfare space and which delivers an impact disproportionate to its size.

23 March 2017

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Benevolence, Care Home, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, WW2

“Princess Marina House is a wonderful place”

When former rear-gunner Peter Potter was awarded the Legion d’Honneur for his involvement in the liberation of France during WW2, there was only one place he wanted to have his medal presented to him, amongst friends and peers at the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Princess Marina House.

Peter, now aged 91, joined the RAF at just 17, lying about his birthday and saying he was two years older. He began his RAF life as Warrant Officer in 1943, becoming part of Bomber Command’s 626 Squadron.

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