SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening the bond between the two organisations.
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SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening the bond between the two organisations.
Read moreBlind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, is inviting businesses and local groups to ‘Gift a Wreath’ to be laid by blind veterans at local Remembrance events around the country this November.
Read moreIn a previous blog post, Royal Star & Garter covered the importance of having an up to date Will and what would happen if you don’t have one when you die.
Read moreCpl 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.
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