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13 March 2018

Felix Fund

Challenge, Funding, fundraising, Sport

L3 TRL Technology named as official sponsor of Tour de Troops

Defence and cyber security company, L3 TRL Technology is proud to be the official sponsor of Tour de Troops, the endurance cycling challenge that’s part of The Captain James Wadsworth Challenge, in aid of military charity the Felix Fund. The Tour de Troops is a five-day Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle commencing Thursday 7th June to Monday 11th June.

Founded by Captain James Wadsworth CGC, The Captain James Wadsworth Challenge combines the Tour de Troops, which ran previously in 2017, with the newly launched Soldier’s Pass Run.

9 March 2018

Future for Heroes

Course, Event, Funding, fundraising, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

F4H – Leadership Forum – 6 March 2018

On Tuesday evening at The Cavalry and Guards Club in Piccadilly, F4H held its inaugural forum on leadership. Speakers included Roger Davis (Chairman F4H, Former Head of Barclays UK), General Sir Nick Parker (Former Commander in Chief, British Army Land Forces), Evelyn Bourke (Group CEO BUPA), and Anton Oliver (Former Captain of the All Blacks).

9 March 2018

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Benevolence, Challenge, Funding, fundraising, RAF, Royal Air Force, Sport

Penultimate run for 100 marathon man, fundraising for RAF’s leading welfare charity

Marathon man Jon Ward dons his trainers for his 99th marathon out of 100 this weekend as he lines up to compete in the Scottish Borders Marathon.

Jon, a Corporal in the Royal Air Force, set himself the ambitious target of completing 100 official marathons, to mark the RAF centenary. This weekend will see him take on his 99th race, with his impressive challenge coming to an end in Gravesend on 1 April, 2018, 100 years to the day since the RAF was formed.

9 March 2018

SSAFA

Challenge, Funding, fundraising, Veterans, Welfare

One man walks around the world to help the military community

Army Veteran, Dave Mills, has pledged to walk for the next two years for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity

Yesterday Army veteran Dave Mills set off on his two-year-long fundraiser, walking around the globe to raise money for SSAFA. On a sunny Monday morning, Sir Andrew Gregory CEO of SSAFA and fellow staff gathered to wave him off from the significant starting place of the Cenotaph in London.

6 March 2018

Royal Naval Association

Funding, Marines, Navy, Remembrance, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Technology, Training, Veterans, Welfare

Project Semaphore Update

Project Semaphore, a Royal Naval Association (RNA) initiative, continues to go from strength to strength. Whilst providing iPads for RN and RM Veterans, this is not an IT Project but an initiative that brings people together and builds communities. Mindful that many Veterans have a fear of technology, they feel overwhelmed at the idea of learning new skills, worry about their personal security and need help and support to realise the benefits of the financial savings offered online.

28 February 2018

SSAFA, The Annington Trust

Children, Families, Funding, Serving, Welfare

Annington Trust supports SSAFA’s 2018 Short Breaks provision for serving military families

SSAFA is delighted to announce that the Annington Trust has awarded a grant of £6,000 to support SSAFA’s new Short Breaks provision in 2018. The grant will enable SSAFA to offer places on the breaks at a reduced cost to families who have a child with an additional need and/or disability.

Two weekend-long breaks will be available in spring and winter for up to 90 family members. SSAFA will work in partnership with the Calvert Trust, Exmoor which offers a safe and supportive environment specifically designed for those with physical, learning, behavioural and sensory disabilities.

28 February 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Challenge, Funding, fundraising, Sport, Support, Welfare

Surrey veteran to take on 100km challenge for military charity

A veteran from Surrey is currently training to compete in a 100km walk from London to Brighton for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Chris Butler, 46 and from Merstham, has been a volunteer for the charity for several years, helping as a guide in a number of events including the 100K London to Brighton in 2016 and the Blind Veterans UK Ski Club trip to Italy in 2015. He also took part in both the 100K London to Brighton and Ride for Life events in 2017, the latter of which he’ll be doing again this year, alongside the 100km challenge.

28 February 2018

The Not Forgotten

Event, Funding, Remembrance, Sponsorship, Support, Veterans, Welfare

The NFA is the Official Charity Partner of the Ideal Home Show

The Not Forgotten Association is thrilled to announce that they will be collaborating with The Ideal Home Show as their Official Charity Partner at Olympia, London between 17th March and 2nd April.

Our volunteers will be on duty throughout the show, full of information about those they help and all the events and activities we offer. We will also have a stall, manned by their fantastic team, ready to greet you throughout the show and there will be plenty of opportunity to meet some of those we support.

27 February 2018

Alabaré

Covenant, Funding, Health, Housing, Veterans, Welfare

Armed Forces Covenant Awards £20,000 Grant to Alabaré’s Homes for Veterans Wales

Alabaré, the charity behind Homes for Veterans England and Wales, are delighted to have been awarded £20,000 towards costs of our Homes for Veterans Wales from the Armed Forces Covenant.

Alabaré’s Homes for Veterans Wales offers support to ex-Service men and women across Wales who have left active service and who are experiencing difficulty adapting to civilian life. These former service personnel are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, usually due to lack of support network and social isolation after discharge.

26 February 2018

Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

Funding, fundraising, Marines, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Welfare

Signed Tees-Wear Derby shirts to be auctioned for national naval charity

Sunderland AFC have teamed up with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) to raise funds to help support sailors, marines and their families.

The club have generously donated 21 signed match day shirts from their local derby against rivals Middlesbrough in November. The shirts will be auctioned through the RNRMC’s website and the auction is live now on www.rnrmc.org.uk/SunderlandAuction

Donated to the RNRMC to mark November’s Remembrance weekend, the shirt worn during the match is the team’s away strip and is grey with a gold trim featuring a special Remembrance Day Poppy Insignia.

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