On Saturday 25 July 2026, supporters, veterans, businesses and members of our local community came together at the beautiful Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield for the East Durham Veterans Trust Summer Ball 2026.
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On Saturday 25 July 2026, supporters, veterans, businesses and members of our local community came together at the beautiful Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield for the East Durham Veterans Trust Summer Ball 2026.
Read moreThe KCMHR cohort study has completed its fourth phase (2022-23), providing an abundance of information on health and wellbeing of serving and ex-serving members of the UK Armed Forces over the past twenty years, including the duration of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund has released its 2025 Impact Report, reflecting another year of dedicated support for the RAF Family, with vital financial, practical and wellbeing services reaching those who needed them most.
Read moreResidents enjoyed a morning of fun and teamwork at Broughton House Veteran Care Village’s sports day, held in partnership with the Salford City FC Foundation.
Read moreGreenwich Hospital has awarded a £25,000 grant to The Not Forgotten to support a series of regional events in the Southwest of England designed to reduce loneliness and increase social contact among former Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.
Read moreThe Northern Ireland branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has been announced as the featured charity for the 2026 Belfast International Tattoo.
Read moreLiving with first-hand experience of parenting a child with special educational needs (SEN), SSAFA Welfare Officer Sophie Allport and Warrant Officer Chris Daykin, Station Families Housing Officer, pioneered an SEN parent group at RAF Marham.
Read moreFormer Royal Marine Daniel Woods from Bury is preparing to undertake an extraordinary Guinness World Record attempt in support of Veterans’ Foundation.
Read moreThe Northumbria Army Cadet Force has successfully completed the prestigious International Nijmegen Four-day Marches 2026 in the Netherlands, with support from SSAFA, the armed forces charity’s Northumberland branch.
Read moreA former soldier from Durham who lost £12,000 to a sophisticated phone scam has spoken out about how support from SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, helped him rebuild his life when he felt he had nowhere else to turn.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
