SSAFA Lanarkshire, a group of volunteers based across the County has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
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SSAFA Lanarkshire, a group of volunteers based across the County has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
Read moreThe Bridge for Heroes charity provides support to members of HM Forces veterans community and is based in King’s Lynn, covering all of West Norfolk.
Read moreSight loss charity Blind Veterans UK has won a Charity Film Award for a film that highlights the isolation experienced by many who lose their sight.
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The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK.
Read moreA war widow from Brighton has been awarded a British Empire Medal to recognise her lifelong commitment to Blind Veterans UK.
Read moreFor Marie Scott, the seventy fifth anniversary of D Day has become an even more special year as she has been awarded the highest French decoration – The Legion Of Honour, for the part she played working in Fort Southwick, Portsmouth, listening and collating the Operation Overlord messages.
Read moreTurn to Starboard Chief Executive, Shaun Pascoe, was presented with The Henry Worsley Award by Prince Harry
Read moreStoll’s 34 new homes in Aldershot, Centenary Lodge, have been awarded the Best Affordable Housing Development award at the Inside Housing Development Awards; a prestigious award within the housing industry.
Read moreA blind veteran from Llandudno has received a special award from military charity Blind Veterans UK for his outstanding work as a volunteer for the charity over the past year.
John Nicol, 79, received the award at the Blind Veterans UK Founder’s Day Awards, held at the charity’s training and rehabilitation centre in Brighton last Monday (26/03).
John says: “I was overwhelmed when my name was called at the ceremony. I could never give back even half of what I’ve got out of the Blind Veterans UK, so to be recognised for my volunteering is very humbling indeed.”
Read moreA blind veteran from Fareham has received a creative art award from military charity Blind Veterans UK for his outstanding achievements in art and photography.
Will Phillips, 60, received the award at the Blind Veterans UK Founder’s Day Awards, held at the charity’s training and rehabilitation centre in Brighton on Monday (26/03).
Will says: “It’s the third year I’ve been nominated for a Founder’s Day Award so I was secretly thinking, ‘It’s got to be this time!’ It’s a proud day and I can honestly say that if it weren’t for Blind Veterans UK I would never have had the confidence to challenge myself again creatively.”
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