A blind veteran from Southampton who receives 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.
Keith Ott, 90 and from Hedge End, 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.
Read moreA blind veteran from Berkhamsted who receives 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.
Stanley Grace, 88 and from Northchurch, 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.
Read moreResidents at The Royal Star & Garter Homes recently welcomed RAF servicemen and women when they recently visited the Surbiton Home.
Residents were delighted to welcome the Training Staff, Aircraftmen and Women currently stationed at RAF Halton to share an afternoon participating in various activities. After a tour of the Home, they joined in with Tai Chi, followed by a piano led sing-along.
Read morePlans have been unveiled for a £12.5m Veterans Care Village at Broughton House in Salford.
Broughton House is the only home for ex-servicemen and women in the north west and in 2016 celebrated its centenary.
Plans for the new village will be submitted to Salford City Council this month and are expected to be considered by the planning, building and regeneration committee in September.
If permission is granted, work on the ambitious scheme is due to start early next year. A public consultation exercise is currently underway.
Read moreAll ex-service people aged 65 and over and their families are welcome to RBLI’s free Information and Advice Day, held in the Visitors Centre, Dungeness B Power Station. Come along and meet other veterans, share your stories and experiences and make new friends.
Read moreAll ex-service people aged 65 and over and their families are welcome to RBLI’s free Information and Advice Day, held in the West Kingsdown Village Hall. Come along and meet other veterans, share your stories and experiences and make new friends.
Read moreAll ex-service people aged 65 and over and their families are welcome to RBLI’s free Information and Advice Day, held in the Westgate Hall in Canterbury. Come along and meet other veterans, share your stories and experiences and make new friends.
Read moreex-Service people aged 65 and over and their families are welcome to RBLI’s free Information and Advice Day, held in the Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club in Kent. Come along and meet other veterans, share your stories and experiences and make new friends.
Read moreA blind veteran from Norwich who receives vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, visited the charity’s show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last week.
Chris Humphrey, 65 and from Thorpe End, volunteered as an ambassador for Blind Veterans UK and encouraged anyone who could receive support from the charity to get in touch.
After joining the Royal Navy in 1967, Chris was first employed as a Junior Radio Operator on HMS Raleigh. He says: “I completed my initial training on HMS Raleigh, before completing my Branch Training on HMS Mercury.
Read moreAndrew Lord CEO received a cheque for £1,500 from Rev Mike Wagstaff RN in a packed King’s Chapel, Gibraltar. In the presence of His Excellency, the Governor of Gibraltar, Lt Gen Edward Davis CB, CBE, KStJ and Commander British Forces Commodore Michael Walliker OBE RN. In addition to the regular congregation, as the service coincided with the WRNS 100th Anniversary event in Gibraltar, there were many retired WRNS in King’s Chapel together with servicewomen currently in Gibraltar.
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