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6 July 2017

Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team

Army, Events, fundraising, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team raises £70,000 at Charity Auction

Each year the Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team (AFPST) works hard to fundraise to ensure that all of our fantastic athletes get the support they need. This year, we held a brilliant Snowball and Charity Auction, which saw performances from Laura Wright and the Band of the Scots Guards, as well as a powerful speech from Kate Philp, an Army veteran.

We would like to thank all those that supported the event, and those that contributed so generously to the Charity Auction. We raised £70,000 that evening and are so grateful to all those who attended. In particular our thanks goes to Allen & Overy who provided such a great venue.

5 July 2017

Felix Fund

Events, Families, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Tour de Troops raise more than £3600 for Felix Fund

Over 15 days, 1,500 miles and three countries, 20 bomb disposal experts raised over £3,600 for the charity, Felix Fund.

Travelling just by bike, the Tour de Troops set out from Edinburgh on 27th May, where they cycled for an average of 100 miles per day, before arriving in Bielefield, Germany on 11th June.

The event, sponsored by Kirintec – a security technology company, saw the determined cyclists from the British Army swap blast suits for Lycra, raising money for the Felix Fund, a charity which helps those affected by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

5 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Royal Event, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran gardener from Hayling Island visits military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Hayling Island who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has visited the charity’s gold medal-winning show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this July.

Daphne Somerfield, 93, and from Hayling Island, visited the garden as part of a special week of gardening activities for blind veterans with green fingers held at the Blind Veterans UK training and rehabilitation centre in Brighton.

5 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Royal Event, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran gardener from Carlisle visits military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Carlisle who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has visited the charity’s gold medal-winning show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

John Hortop, 78, and his wife Tanya, from Carlisle, visited the garden as part of a special week of gardening activities for blind veterans with green fingers held at the Blind Veterans UK training and rehabilitation centre in Brighton.

4 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Royal Event, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Cumbria meets The Countess of Wessex at military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Cumbria who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has met The Countess of Wessex, who this year became the charity’s Patron.

Darren Blanks, 30 and from Egremont, met Her Royal Highness at the charity’s show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The garden, titled ‘It’s all about community’, was one of three show gardens to receive a prestigious gold medal.

4 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Royal Event, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Hampshire meets The Countess of Wessex at military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Hampshire who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has met The Countess of Wessex, who this year became the charity’s Patron.

Lewis Trinder, 92 and from Aldershot, met Her Royal Highness at the charity’s show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The garden, titled ‘It’s all about community’, was one of three show gardens to receive a prestigious gold medal.

3 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran gardener from Newtown to be featured in military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Newtown who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, will be contributing to the charity’s show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this July.

Andy Rae, 77 and originally from Hackney, has made a miniature garden for the flower show, titled Garden Towers, which won the award for the Most Creative Miniature Garden at the charity’s recent gardening week held at their training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno.

3 July 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran gardener from Wigan to be featured in military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Wigan who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, will be contributing to the charity’s show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this July.

Dennis Clements, 92 and from Orrell, has made a miniature garden for the flower show, titled The Relaxation Garden, which won the award for the ‘Best in Show Miniature Garden at the charity’s recent gardening week held at their training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno.

29 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Sport

London team to take on mammoth 100k challenge for military charity

A group of colleagues and a friend from London are training to compete in a 100km walk from London to Brighton for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

The team includes Ian McPherson, 63, Debbie Stewart, 47, Ruaidhri Magee, 42, and Franceska Tunde, 33. Ian, Debbie and Ruaidhri all work at the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO). Franceska works at Capital One.

29 June 2017

Felix Fund

Events, Families, Health, Mental Health, sports, Veterans, Welfare

redheadPR sponsor Ashchurch to Didcot leg of Tour de Troops

On Saturday 17 June 2017, redheadPR sponsored the 6th leg of the first ever Tour de Troops, from Ashchurch to Didcot – and managing director Sara Tye joined in and rode the 56 mile leg.

The Tour de Troops is a fund-raising initiative by 20 bomb disposal experts from the British Army to raise money for the Felix Fund, a charity which helps those affected by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

The main sponsor of the event is Kirintec, a company specialising in the design and production of security technology – including EOD solutions.

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