Mary Kenyon, Branch Chairman of SSAFA Forth Valley, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2022 New Year Honours List in recognition of nearly three decades’ voluntary work with military families, veterans, and serving personnel for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreIn recognition of more than 12 years’ voluntary work with SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity Auchterarder local Brian Pereira has been awarded the Sir James Gildea Global Award1.
Read moreVeteran, NHS Nightingale physiotherapist, and SSAFA Fundraiser, Major (Retd) Sally Orange, set herself the arduous challenge of completing 100 laps (100 miles) of the NHS Nightingale Hospital in honour of the inspirational Capt Sir Tom Moore (#CaptainTom100), following his death in February.
Read moreOn 23 February 2021, X-Forces Enterprise CEO and Founder, Ren Kapur MBE, was recognised for the voluntary work she does as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Armed Forces Champion.
Read moreFiMT has given a grant to TimeBank to work with SSAFA to integrate their mentoring projects supporting ex-Service personnel.
Read moreDanny Kruger – MP for Devizes – has been asked by the Prime Minister to review how the government can make the most of the voluntary sector in the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK.
Read moreThe Royal Star & Garter Home in Tudor Coppice currently has around 15 active volunteers who regularly help with the 50 weekly activities put on by the Charity.
Read moreThe Royal Star & Garter Homes has bid farewell to its longest serving member of staff
Read moreCare for Veterans is on the lookout for people of all ages, skills and backgrounds to support its work with disabled veterans by becoming volunteers
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📢The government has launched a review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexual personnel in the military.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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