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22 May 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, fundraising, Remembrance, Sport

Mile End woman to take on Royal Parks Half Marathon for military charity that supported her grandfather

A woman from Mile End 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 her late grandfather.

Hana Barten, 23 and originally from Colchester, decided she wanted to give something back to the charity in memory of her grandfather. She says: “I really wanted to do some fundraising for Blind Veterans UK in memory of my beloved grandfather. They really helped him towards the end of his life, so after taking a look at their website, I decided that the Royal Parks Half Marathon would be a good one to do!

19 May 2017

Felix Fund

Army, Children, Families, fundraising, Remembrance, Serving, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Soldiers to cycle 1,500 miles in first-ever charity ‘Tour de Troops’

Twenty bomb disposal experts from the British Army are preparing to cover 1,500 miles by bike to raise funds for Felix Fund – the charity for those affected by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

Switching blast suits for Lycra, the cyclists will begin their ride from Edinburgh to Bielefeld in Germany on June 12th and average about 100 miles per day. In just 15 days, they will visit every security-cleared EOD regiment in the first-ever Tour de Troops.

18 May 2017

The Not Forgotten

Families, fundraising, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Chairman’s Charity Walk Raises Thousands

Last weekend NFA Chairman David Cowley organised a charity walk through the beautiful Hampshire countryside to raise funds for the Association. Despite the heavy rain more than 140 people took part, with half completing the full 10-mile walk and the others taking the 5-mile option (perhaps because of the weather!)

18 May 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Charities, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Team about to set off for epic 100 Peaks Challenge

On the 23rd of May, the 100 Peaks Challenge, an epic 25-day trek across 100 peaks of the British Isles, will get underway, aiming to raise £100,000 for both ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Support Our Paras in the process.

Lloyd and Karl
Lloydy (left) and his brother, Karl.
The 100 Peaks Challenge was created by Karl Rushen, a supporter of both charities, who has already raised several thousand pounds for many military causes.

17 May 2017

Care For Veterans

Appointments, Care Home, Event, Fund-raising, fundraising, Health, Veterans, Welfare

Quiz night helps to raise £1,700 for disabled veterans

On Thursday 4 May, 15 teams competed to become quiz champions at The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home’s (QAHH) spring quiz night, and helped to raise £1,700 for the charity.

QAHH supporter and member of Chippingdale Cricket Club networking group, Pete Mansell, acted as quizmaster. He led the teams through 10 interactive rounds of questions, which included pictures and sound clips.

17 May 2017

The Royal British Legion

Events, fundraising, Serving, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

M&S, Rolls-Royce and City of London Corporation take on Parachute Regiment Soldiers at London Charity Football Tournament

Nine teams of employees from M&S, Rolls-Royce, The City of London Corporation, Osborne, and Stackhouse Poland, have competed against Paratroopers from 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in a charity six-a-side football tournament held at Queen’s Park Rangers FC on Friday the 12th May.

The M&S B team were crowned champions, playing Rolls-Royce in the final and winning on penalties.

16 May 2017

Future for Heroes

Events, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Brathay Lake Windermere Marathon – Sunday 21 May

A huge thank you and good luck to our team of runners – past delegates and volunteers – raising awareness and funds for our Charity by taking part in this year’s Brathay Windermere Marathon. The prettiest marathon in UK it may be; the flattest it is not!

13 May 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, Funding, fundraising, Health, Remembrance, Sport, Support, Veterans, Welfare

Merchant seaman from Morpeth take on 100km challenge for military charity

A merchant seaman from Morpeth is training to compete in the 100k Yorkshire walk for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Adam Potts, 27, was convinced to take part in the ultra-challenge by his climbing and hillwalking partners. He explains: “They signed up just last year and asked me if I’d consider joining them. In the end it was an easy decision. I love any kind of new challenge, plus it’s a fantastic cause!”

11 May 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, fundraising, Grants, Partnerships, Veterans, Welfare

The Soldiers’ Charity and The Savoy celebrate the best of British with new partnership

We are delighted to announce that The Savoy has launched their 2017 charitable partnerships with two causes close to the heart of the hotel. Both The Soldiers’ Charity and Hope & Homes for Children use their global presence to respectively better the lives of soldiers, veterans and their families in need, and ensure that children are removed from institutional care and placed into a loving family.

11 May 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, fundraising, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Les Binns

Les Binns served for 13 years with the Light Dragoons. During this time he was deployed to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded many decorations, including a Queen’s Commendation for Bravery. Les’s service took its toll on him; he was involved in four separate explosions and in 2009 he was injured by an IED, causing him to lose the sight in one eye.

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