Cpl Gary Thompson, an Army veteran who is now a Reservist with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in London, is walking 13 of London’s iconic bridges for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity on Armed Forces Day (Sunday 24 June).
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Cpl Gary Thompson, an Army veteran who is now a Reservist with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in London, is walking 13 of London’s iconic bridges for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity on Armed Forces Day (Sunday 24 June).
Read moreOperation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16th May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters.
Read moreUK armed forces veteran population from Census 2021 data includes communal establishment and household characteristics, household composition and family status
Read moreThere was delight all round when the Argyll & Bute Branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity took top place in the Volunteer Team Category at the 2023 Third Sector Interface awards during Volunteer Week.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity is delighted to award a £18,120 grant to Lothians Veterans Centre in Dalkieth Scotland, towards its welfare work for the Army family.
Read moreDr Sandesh Gulhane MSP, Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, recently visited Glasgow’s Helping Heroes (GHH), a service for veterans in the city run by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and Glasgow City Council.
Read moreA WWII soldier who saw action in Burma (now Myanmar) has celebrated his 101st birthday at a Surbiton care home.
Read moreOn 30 June 2023, fundraiser Clive Pattison will be taking on the Barmy to Barcelona Wacky Rally race to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, raising money for the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreABF The Soldiers’ Charity is thrilled that Mark Harding, Army veteran and charity campaigner, has reached the finals of the 2023 Soldiering On Awards, which recognise the outstanding achievements of people, teams and businesses who work in support of the Armed Forces community.
Read moreThe Mayor of Woking, Cllr Saj Hussain and Mayoress Mrs Faaira Sahi recently joined members of the Royal Naval Association’s Woking Branch to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.
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