The announcement on 3 March 2025 of new SME spending targets for defence procurement is a significant and welcome step towards making the UK’s defence sector more accessible to small businesses.
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The announcement on 3 March 2025 of new SME spending targets for defence procurement is a significant and welcome step towards making the UK’s defence sector more accessible to small businesses.
Read moreAl Carns OBE MC MP, the Minister for Veterans and People, will be in Brighton next week for an informal meeting with LGBT+ veterans from Brighton and Hove and the region.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has recognised several of its Scottish volunteers for their dedication to helping the Armed Forces community at its latest Scotland Regional Recognition Awards (RRA).
Read moreThe 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day will be marked this year with a series of events and celebrations that will share stories of the Second World War generation.
Read moreThe first week of March is seeing thousands of RBLI’s fundraisers braving icy temperatures to take part in The Great Tommy Sleep Out, the national campaign which supports the charity’s vital work with homeless veterans.
Read moreDownton-based veterans’ charity Help for Heroes is working with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, to develop a pioneering role that will improve the experience of veterans using hospital services.
Read moreVeteran, entrepreneur and Launchpad ambassador, Dan Smith is set to embark on one of his biggest adventure challenges to date by aiming to become the first person from the UK to paddle 500km solo along the Hess River in the Northern Yukon, Canada.
Read moreA long-running charity bookstall in Wiltshire has raised over £500 for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision impaired ex-Service men and women.
Read moreRen Kapur, PPL Senior Advisor and CEO of X-Forces Enterprise, is appointed as PPL’s first Armed Forces Lead, further strengthening the social enterprise’s commitment to the Armed Forces community.
Read moreCarl Edwards is running the London Marathon on 27 April to thank SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, for being there during the toughest period of his life.
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