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Read moreFriday, 10 November 2017
6.00 – 8.00 PM
Royal British Legion, Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1AA
Every year, we celebrate and commemorate the lives of those who have fought and fallen for their country. Still, we know very little of the people they leave behind. We warmly invite you to join us in recognising and celebrating the lives of Britain’s war widows past and present, to listen to their stories, and learn about their experiences.
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Read morePrince Harry presented government awards to organisations that offer the Armed Forces community employment and training opportunities.
The Prince was joined by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon at a recent Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) awards ceremony. They gave 33 Gold Awards to employers that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support for the Armed Forces community. The recipients included Airbus, Combat Pest Control, Balfour Beatty, General Dynamics UK, Network Rail, the Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London.
Read moreYesterday the OA launched a roundtable discussion, in partnership with Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), on recruiting veterans aged 50 plus.
Top UK companies attended the event hosted by AMS at their London headquarters. The discussion focused on ‘Older Veterans – An Untapped Talent?’ a report which compared the transition experience of Veterans leaving the Services pre and post the age of 50. This primary research was commissioned by the OA and conducted by Chime Insight and Engagement Group.
Read moreThis webinar will be focusing on how to flip your focus away from yourself and instead look outwards – to the value you add and the problems you, uniquely, can solve for other people.
Join us for this ‘fire-side’ style chat and Q&A with Zena Everett, Organisational Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioural Coach and author of Mind Flip, where she will focus on helping you to find and sell your unique mix of skills, knowledge, experience and networks.
Read moreThis week saw the launch of the NFA’s new website. Cleaner, clearer and more accessible, we hope that the new design will allow users to find the content they’re after quickly and efficiently through better categorisation of resources and a simpler layout.
Read moreThe Not Forgotten Association was thrilled to have been included in The Irish Guards Benevolent Trust’s latest fundraising venture – ‘Rumble in the City’ – a boxing event, which took place last night at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in London. With the proceeds supporting the IGBF, the NFA, Back On Track and The JBVC Foundation, the evening was filled by eight bouts of first-class boxing, delicious food and wine and an auction with spectacular prizes, all accompanied by the Band, Pipes and Drums of the First Battalion Irish Guards.
Read moreFrom 19th – 28th November, eight Falklands veterans and twelve injured servicemen from more recent conflicts will embark on a 75 mile trek across the Falklands, to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Falklands War. Many of the injured servicemen we have met in recent years from the conflicts of Iraq and Afghanistan joined the military because of the Falklands conflict. They have met and made friends with Falklands veterans through attending the NFA’s events over the years.
Read moreThe first intake of students at the new Forces Media Academy met The Duke of York yesterday as he opened the state-of-the-art media facility.
Fifteen service leavers and veterans have just started the unique one-year Higher National Certificate (HNC) Media Production Course at the Academy, which is run by the Services Sound & Vision Corporation (SSVC).
The Duke of York, who is Royal Patron of SSVC, spoke to the students during a tour of the Academy.
He said: “To provide a course like this, for either retiring or leaving veteran service personnel, is absolutely second-to-none.
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