Taxi Charity Dutch Ambassador Frans Ammerlaan has been awarded an honorary MBE by King Charles for services to commemorations and to British World War II veterans.
Read moreTaxi Charity Dutch Ambassador Frans Ammerlaan has been awarded an honorary MBE by King Charles for services to commemorations and to British World War II veterans.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund spoke to Sybil Piper, who served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in the Second World War, about her service and how the Fund has helped her in recent years.
Read moreThe death at 97 of Orcheston resident Nicola Trahan MBE has saddened many people, but her life – WWII SOE courier, SSAFA Sister, and later a volunteer in Wiltshire for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – has astounded and fascinated many more.
Read moreOn 19 July 2023 the LGBT Veterans’ Independent Review was published, making a number of recommendations. Via this grant scheme the OVA aims to deliver recommendations 17-19, which focuses on establishing a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Read moreMark Trainor, Falkland’s Royal Navy veteran, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire has always wanted to return to the Falkland Islands.
Read moreNuclear test veterans who made a unique contribution to the UK’s security and have received medals for their service have been praised at a dedicated reception.
Read moreAs part of the ideas by The Veterans Charities (Cornwall) team to help win the bid for the Falmouth national Armed Forces Day event, we included the “living” memorial that is the Ribbon of Poppies™ .
Read moreBlind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has taken part in Remembrance alongside the community in Rustington following its move to the town.
Read moreD-Day veterans David Teacher and Peter Belcher, both aged 99, were among the residents who took part in a moving Remembrance Day ceremony at Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford.
Read moreStaff and veteran residents from all three houses have been busy this week finalising preparations for Remembrance Sunday.
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