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1 November 2017

Holidays For Heroes Jersey

Events, fundraising, Veterans, Welfare

Holidays for Heroes Jersey annual Military Gala Dinner

The Dinner was held on 12th October at The Royal Yacht Hotel in St Helier, Jersey. Organised by Stuart Sullivan, landlord of the Dog & Sausage, a very military Pub in St Helier! This was the seventh such dinner arranged by him and included a presentation and Q & A with former SAS Phil Campion together boxing champion and former sparring partner of Mike Tyson, “Big” Joe Egan.

Joe is a superb Auctioneer and unique lots such as a painting of HRH Prince Charles as C in C Parachute Regiment were sold at great prices. This excellent evening raised almost £2000.

1 November 2017

Holidays For Heroes Jersey

Events, fundraising, Holiday, Veterans, Welfare

Holidays for Heroes Jersey – Fundraiser at the Boat House Restaurant in St Aubin

Support for Holidays for Heroes Jersey is so strong in Jersey and on 14th September, a fundraising event at The Boat House Restaurant in St Aubin, provided guests not only with a grandstand view of the Jersey International Air Display, but also an opportunity to help two deserving causes.

A total of £15,000 was raised which included more than £12,000 donated to Holidays for Heroes Jersey and just over £3,000 to help provide relief aid for Barbuda – the first Caribbean island to suffer the full force of Hurricane Irma.

30 October 2017

Wings for Warriors

Funding, fundraising, Grants, Veterans, Welfare

Vote for the Disabled Veterans Flying School

Your support means a lot to us. We do want to get the Vets’ flying School funded and preferably built before winter so we are asking your help and perhaps, hopefully, that of some of your friends! Could you please vote for us?

We are collecting for our Disabled Veterans Flying School project

27 October 2017

HighGround

Charities, Employment, fundraising, Veterans, Welfare

HighGround Charity need to raise £90,000 to support veterans into employment

Individuals and businesses from across the South West met this Wednesday for an evening of fundraising to support training and opportunities for returning servicemen and women.

The fundraiser, held at Bicton College in East Budleigh, was aimed at raising awareness and vital funds for HighGround, a charity who provide jobs, careers and vocational opportunities for Service Leavers, Reservists and Veterans in the land-based sector.

Hosted by Bicton College, HighGround runs a series of Rural Weeks throughout the year which provide candidates with seminars and tasters of Rural Careers. HighGround plan to deliver 8 Rural Weeks during 2018 that will support over 80 individuals.

26 October 2017

SSAFA

Events, fundraising, Remembrance, Royal Marines, Women

SSAFA Ambassador Ant Middleton challenges Vogue Williams to complete military fitness test to show the strength of the women in our Armed Forces

SSAFA Ambassador and Special Forces Veteran Ant Middleton will be putting Vogue Williams through her paces to take on the Royal Marines physical fitness test. The test will include a 4.8km run in two parts in under 12 minutes 30 seconds, followed by timed bleep tests including running, press ups, sit ups and pull ups.

26 October 2017

Officers' Association

fundraising, Launch, Officers, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

OA Supports Poppy Appeal Launch

The Royal British Legion (TRBL) launches its annual Poppy Appeal.

Today (Thursday 26th October 2017) thousands of volunteers will stand on street corners across the UK, asking the public to support the Poppy Appeal. People wear the paper poppies to remember all Service men and women killed in conflict. In 2016, the TRBL raised £146.9 million for the Armed Forces community. This year the TRBL is asking people to #RethinkRemembrance, and recognise the sacrifices made by the military family, past and present.

26 October 2017

Poppyscotland

fundraising, Launch, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Fundraising Veteran joins pupils to launch 2017 Scottish Poppy Appeal

A veteran and Poppyscotland beneficiary was joined by primary school pupils at the old Forth crossing today to launch the 2017 Scottish Poppy Appeal.

Corporal Andrew McIntosh, 44, who served for 14 years with the 22nd Cheshire Regiment and saw service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and The Gulf, is no stranger to doing his bit for the Armed Forces charity after he travelled from John O’Groats to Land’s End on his mobility scooter to raise £3,000.

Andy, from Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, was confined to a mobility scooter after being diagnosed with a very rare and serious vascular condition in 2009. Poppyscotland provided him with an electric-powered vehicle to give him more independence – and Andy was only too keen to show his gratitude.

26 October 2017

Walking With The Wounded

Christmas, Event, fundraising, Veterans, Welfare

Walking Home For Christmas 2017

Join thousands of people determined to serve those who served us and do something different to make a difference!

Christmas is great if you have a home, a family, a job. It can be hard if you don’t.

YOU can help us treble the number of wounded ex-servicemen and women that we support back into society and give back their purpose, simply by going for a walk.

26 October 2017

Walking With The Wounded

Event, fundraising, North East, Veterans, Welfare

Wednesday 1st November – Walking With The Wounded host a supporters’ drinks evening in Newcastle

Newcastle, join Walking With The Wounded at Scalini’s Loft Bar on Osborne Road, Newcastle upon Tyne for an informal drinks evening with an update on the charity and hear how you can become an ambassador for our Walking Home For Christmas campaign.

Military charity Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) is estimating it will treble the number of ex-servicemen and women it supports in 2018, following a 97% increase last year to more than 1,000. With Christmas fast approaching, for many a time of financial pressure and loneliness, more ex-service personnel than ever require support. “I realise that I have made a few mistakes in my life but the help I have received has been the stepping stone for me to make my life better and support my family,” says Simon from Sunderland who joined the Parachute Regiment in 2006, aged 17.

26 October 2017

The Royal British Legion

fundraising, Launch, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Poppy Appeal 2017: The Royal British Legion introduces a modern take on ‘In Flanders Fields’ for 2017 Poppy Appeal

Lines of the renowned poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ appeared in iconic locations today – installed by The Royal British Legion to launch the 2017 Poppy Appeal and encourage the nation to rethink the meaning of the poppy and recognise it as a symbol of hope.

‘In Flanders Fields’ was written after poppies bloomed on the battle fields of the First World War, despite the death and destruction around them. It’s that life force growing in the most difficult of circumstances that connects the poppy with a message of hope. By re-creating John McCrae’s poem, in seven locations the Legion aims to bring ‘In Flanders Fields’ into modern-day consciousness, encouraging people to consider the meaning of the poppy as a symbol both of Remembrance and hope.

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