Staff from veterans’ charity Launchpad went back to school this week to teach Year 6 pupils the importance of Remembrance Day and why we should remember those who served and honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.
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Staff from veterans’ charity Launchpad went back to school this week to teach Year 6 pupils the importance of Remembrance Day and why we should remember those who served and honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.
Read moreCommunities across Scotland fell silent at 11am on Friday 11 November to mark Armistice Day and remember those who laid down their lives in defence of our nation.
Read moreIn our new special edition Gallantry podcast for Remembrance Day, you will hear renowned military historian, and BBC Antiques Roadshow regular, Mark Smith, and host Harry Bucknall, tell the incredible story of Captain William Leefe Robinson VC – an aerial tale of David and Goliath played out in the night-lit skies above London.
Read moreBlind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has welcomed veterans from across the United Kingdom to its Centre of Wellbeing in Llandudno for a week packed with military themed activities culminating on Sunday with the town’s Remembrance commemorations.
Read moreFor bereaved military children, Remembrance isn’t just two minutes of silence. It’s every day of their lives.
Read moreOn Remembrance Sunday kind hearted London cab drivers will give up their time to drive veterans around London.
Read moreA host of stars and influencers, such as Sophie Ellis Bextor, Anneka Rice and Sammy Winward, are showing their support for Remembrance Day this year by backing a national poppy pebble painting initiative, led by the Forces Employment Charity.
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On Parade travelled with The British West India Regiment Heritage Trust to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site in Étaples, France.
Read moreThis November, Worthing-based charity Care for Veterans is asking runners across the nation to complete an 11k race to raise money for disabled veterans’ care.
Read moreOn 23 October Taxi Charity volunteers were delighted to attend the dedication and unveiling of a Desert Rats monument at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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