This New Year’s Day marks the 70th anniversary of the enactment of the National Service Act, which led to more than two million young men being conscripted into the British Armed Forces.
Read moreThis New Year’s Day marks the 70th anniversary of the enactment of the National Service Act, which led to more than two million young men being conscripted into the British Armed Forces.
Read moreA great-grandfather who began volunteering at The Royal Star & Garter Homes 25 years ago has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year’s Honours List in recognition of voluntary service to Veterans.
Read moreThe Royal British Legion has announced plans to take 300 Normandy veterans to France on a specially chartered ship for the 75th anniversary of D-Day
Read moreThe Veterans’ Gateway self-help directory is now live
Read morePoppyscotland, together with its parent charity The Royal British Legion, has announced plans to take 300 Normandy veterans to France on a specially chartered ship for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Read moreA blind veteran from South Glamorgan will spend the festive period with other vision-impaired ex-Service men and women at Blind Veterans UK’s centre in Llandudno
Read moreOn Sunday 16 December, Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, held its thirteenth annual carol concert at the stunning Lancing College Chapel
Read moreThe Warrior Programme runs residential training courses which are FREE to participants with accommodation and full board included.
The Warrior Programme is a personal transformational, motivational and educational course run over 3 days. More than 800 individuals, with over 600 of whom being ex Services and Serving Personnel, have attended the course. Using coaching techniques it enables individuals to take control of their lives, increase confidence, provide motivation and direction to allow them to lead a healthy and balanced life.
Read moreWe believe it is so important to find the forgotten and combat feelings of isolation and loneliness, by bringing a little Christmas cheer into the lives of our veterans.
Read moreThe Starlight services were held on 2 December at St Matthew’s Church, Surbiton and 8 December in St Alphege Church, Solihull, and celebrated the lives of people past and present linked to the Charity, which cares for disabled veterans
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