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17 August 2017

Soldiering On Awards

Army, Awards, Courses, Employment, Events, Media, mentoring, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Have you nominated someone for a Soldiering On Award yet?

Soldiering On Awards nominations were declared Open in July and we are delighted to see lots of nominations coming in.

Have you submitted your nomination for a deserving person, team or business yet? If not, get started now! Register your nomination on our simple on line nomination system here Soldiering On Awards Nominations Once registered you can revisit and update and amend your nomination until you decide it is completed and ready to submit.

Now into its 8th year the Soldiering On Awards are your opportunity to help us recognise existing and former members of the Armed Forces and those who support the Armed Forces community at the prestigious 2018 Soldiering On Awards.

17 August 2017

Officers' Association

Employment, Events, Networking, Training

6th September 2017: External Event – JP Morgan, Ex-Military Insight Day – London

Now entering its eighth year, JP Morgan’s Ex-Military Transition Program is committed to providing a market leading opportunity to Ex-Military personnel.

Their events offer prospective candidates a comprehensive brief on the entry routes available to ex-military personnel across all ranks and Services; from their market-leading internship to their direct-hire opportunities.

15 August 2017

Gurkha Welfare Trust

Children, Events, Families, Funding, fundraising, Nepal, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Trailwalker 2017

On 28-30 July 2017, over 1,500 people across 399 teams attempted the Trailwalker challenge across the South Downs.

Originally formed as a Gurkha training exercise in the 1980s, over the past 20 years Trailwalker has become a fundraising challenge phenomenon open to the public. Organised in partnership with Oxfam GB and The Queen’s Gurkha Signals, it is the ultimate in long distance challenges. Participants must trek, in teams of four, 100km in under 30 hours, finishing at the historic Brighton Racecourse for a well deserved beer and a Gurkha curry.

15 August 2017

Help for Heroes, Ministry of Defence, The Royal British Legion

Events, Royal Events, Serving, Sport, Transition

The Invictus Games 2017 is fast approaching

The Invictus Games 2017 in Toronto, an international sporting competition for wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel is fast approaching. The UK Delegation is being delivered by a partnership between help for Heroes (wo are training, selecting and developing the team), The Royal British Legion (who are responsible for Friends and Family) and the Ministry of Defence.

15 August 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Sport

Blind veteran from County Durham to compete in Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for charity that supports him

A blind veteran from County Durham is training to compete in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, after it supported him following his sight loss.

David Cranson, 63, will be competing in the famous challenge, now in its tenth year, for the second time. Incredibly, this will be David’s 23rd fundraising challenge for the charity since joining in June 2007. David, who suffers from bilateral optic atrophy, says: “I’ve now been with the charity for over 10 years. They’ve truly got my life back on track!

15 August 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Courses, Events, fundraising, Sport, Training

Blind veteran from Oxfordshire to compete in Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for charity that supports him

A blind veteran from Oxfordshire is training to compete in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, after it supported him following his sight loss.

Naz Niner, 40 and originally from the Isle of Wight, will be competing in the famous challenge, now in its tenth year, for the second time. He explains: “I’ve always liked to do as much sport as possible. When I started receiving support from the charity last year, they told me about all the challenges and events they get involved in.

15 August 2017

Royal Artillery Centre for Personal Devlopment, SSAFA

Courses, Education, Events, fundraising

100km walked in aid of SSAFA

Twelve members of RACPD donned their walking boots over the weekend of 16/17 June to take part in a sponsored walk in aid of SSAFA. The 100km was split into 4 x 25 km stages which began in Warminster taking the northern range road across Salisbury Plain to Tidworth, back along the southern range road to the start and all completed within a 24 hour period.

15 August 2017

The Not Forgotten

Entertainment, Events, Funding, fundraising, Remembrance, Sport

Fundraising Sailing Event Goes From Strength To Strength

The seventh annual Reginald Fessenden Challenge, held at the RAF Yacht Club Hamble, was the most successful yet with the biggest number of participants ever raising nearly £15,000 for the Association.

Taking part were 8 crews from maritime organisations and 6 NFA beneficiaries – including Royal Marines from the Termoli Troop Rehabilitation Unit at 40 Commando enjoying a welcome break from their daily routine – who were split between two boats, one of which came first in the competition and the other last.

14 August 2017

King Edward VII's Hospital

Announcements, Army, Events, Health, Navy, RAF, Rehabilitation, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Support, Veterans, Welfare

The Veterans’ Pain Clinic – Next appointments available Monday 11th September

The Veterans Pain Clinic is free of charge to all veterans who are able to provide proof of service. The costs will be covered by the Hospitals’ Military Grants Fund charity.

The consultant is Dr Dominic Aldington. Having served in the Royal Army Medical Corps he was the Subject Matter Expert in Pain to the Surgeon General and was responsible for organising pain relief from the point of injury until a casualty left the service.

14 August 2017

Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Children, Courses, Education, Events, Scotland

Scottish children’s Forces show heads for Edinburgh Fringe

This is My Life commissioned by RCET, Scotland’s Armed Forces Children’s Charity, has been invited to perform this year for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a new cutting-edge performance programme which explores aspects of army life.

This is My Life will be part of a new 6-piece drama, dance and music showcase called Army@TheFringe (being run in association with Summerhall). The shows will take place from 11 to 26 August at the Hepburn House Army Reserve Centre, in East Claremont Street, which will be transformed into a temporary performance space staffed by serving soldiers.

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