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7 July 2017

Army Families Federation (AFF)

Army, Children, Courses, Education, Families, Funding, Housing, Serving, Welfare

AFF secures better access to student loans for Army spouses and partners

The Army Families Federation (AFF) is celebrating a change to Student Finance England’s loan qualifying criteria, which will allow more Army families to access a loan when undertaking a UK based course.

As of 1 August 2017, families posted overseas who wish to undertake a qualifying UK based university or college course can now access a loan via Student Finance England even if they are not in the UK on the first day of their chosen course. This applies to both full and part time courses.

7 July 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, RAF, Royal Air Force, Transition, Welfare

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link for all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

6 July 2017

The Not Forgotten

Army, Families, fundraising, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Veterans, Welfare

Injured Veteran Completes 250 Mile Motorbike Challenge

Last weekend former Welsh Guardsman and Iraq veteran Allan Roberts took part in the Welsh 2 Day Enduro, a 250-mile off-road dirt-biking race in North Wales, the biggest event of its kind in the UK.

Allan is also a double amputee and before the race said: “This is a tough challenge for me. As you can imagine, racing a motorbike off-road with no legs is interesting!” Not only did he complete the event, Allan managed to come 55th out of the 118 competitors – a truly amazing achievement!

6 July 2017

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Families, Health, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Veteran’s 75th Wedding Anniversary Surprise

The Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) organised for the wife of a 97 year old veteran to make a surprise visit to him in a Manchester hospital to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.

When DMWS Welfare Officer Karen Daniels met Mr Middleton for the first time in a Manchester Hospital in May 2017, he felt very low as he was missing his wife to whom he had been married for 75 years that month. The couple were hospitalised around the same time with health issues but had been living at home together independently prior to their admission.

6 July 2017

Gurkha Welfare Trust

Families, Funding, Gurkha, Health, Veterans, Welfare

New medical clinic to serve Gurkha community

The Gurkha Welfare Trust offers a high standard of free medical care in Nepal. We deliver this through our 21 offices across the country, our dedicated mobile medical team and by paying for treatment at trusted hospitals.

The world-class facilities at the new Pokhara clinic form the latest step in our ongoing efforts to provide the highest possible standard of care for Gurkhas veterans and their families. In Pokhara alone, we see an average of 27 patients each day.

5 July 2017

Army Families Federation (AFF)

Army, Children, Families, Housing, Serving, Welfare

AFF achieves housing success on behalf of Army families

The Army Families Federation (AFF) is celebrating a success for those living in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) who have recently faced unfair increases to their accommodation charge.

Many families contacted AFF to say their rental charge or final charge had unexpectedly increased by an unreasonable amount without proper notice and without a chance to appeal.

5 July 2017

Forces Employment Charity

Army, Courses, Employment, Families, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

July – CTP Employment Fair – Newmarket

July’s CTP Employment Fair will be held in Newmarket on Tuesday 18th. Our team of regionally-based employer relationship managers will be playing host to over 70 organisations including Audi UK, BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, HM Prison Service and Persimmon Homes.

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).

30 June 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, RAF, Royal Air Force, Transition, Welfare

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link for the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

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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