The NFF meets annually with the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body to present feedback from Service Personnel and their families, follow this link to find out the key points from this year’s award.
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The NFF meets annually with the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body to present feedback from Service Personnel and their families, follow this link to find out the key points from this year’s award.
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The Families Federations are running a two year project to gain a better understanding of the transition process and the challenges that surround it. So if you’re leaving the Armed Forces and you have at least 9 months left until your final day of service, please contact the Transition Liaison Managers.
Read moreThe leading maritime charity, Seafarers UK, is holding its Centenary Dinner at Guildhall this evening, exactly 100 years to the day since the first meeting was held in 1917 in the City of London to discuss the formation of the charity (previously known as King George’s Fund for Sailors).
Almost 300 guests will attend a formal Reception and Dinner in Guildhall to mark the occasion. Celebrated guests will include HRH The Earl of Wessex (President of the charity since 2012, when he succeeded The Duke of Edinburgh), Admiral of The Fleet The Lord Boyce, Admiral The Lord West of Spithead and the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones.
Read moreA blind veteran from Hampshire, who has been invited to compete in the inaugural Holman Prize, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists.
Penny Melville-Brown OBE from Fareham was initially invited to compete for the $25,000 prize as a result of the profile she has built for herself across the internet and social media through her online baking project, Baking Blind. If successful, Penny intends to take the project global. First, however, she’ll be required to draw up a detailed plan of exactly how she’d intend to use the money if she were to win.
Read moreWoodentots Nursery situated within HMS Collingwood, the Royal Navy’s training establishment in Plymouth was just one of a number of Service community projects that successfully bid for funding from The Annington Trust in 2016.
The Annington Trust was established for the benefit of Services Families living on the Married Quarters Estate with the objective of sponsoring community activities and projects.
Read moreAn officer in the RAF has founded a remarkable awards programme providing recognition to our Armed Forces.
Tal Lambert MBE is the founder and Chair of the Soldiering On Awards, an awards programme that provides national recognition for the outstanding achievements of members of the UK’s Armed Forces.
Read moreFollow this link to all the latest news from the Not Forgotten Association.
Read moreThe Poppy Factory – the charity that helps injured ex-Service men and women find work – has launched a new online toolkit for employers.
The Employer Toolkit, funded by Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), gives advice and guidance to employers, helping them to manage a workforce with complex health conditions – and aims to dispel the negative stereotypes of veterans and the problems they may face.
Read moreThe OA are to repeat the success of previous employer insight days by bringing together employers looking to translate military skills within the civilian workplace.
Employers Knowledge Swap events set out to explore how a business is able to translate the skills gained in the military when seeking to attract, select and develop talent within their own organisations. The next OA Employers Knowledge Swap event will take place on 24th May, in London.
Read moreOn the 9th of April Flaminia Martin a Trustee of the Spirit of Normandy Trust is raising money for the Trust by running the Brighton Marathon.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
