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Read moreA WWII veteran was finally presented with medals he earned from the campaign, 72 years after leaving the RAF. The medal ceremony for Albert Pemberton-Sheen formed part of the formal launch of the RAF Association’s new Wings Centre, on Fishergate, Preston, on Tuesday 6 June 2017. As well as Albert, guests of honour included the mayor of Preston and the secretary general of the Royal Air Forces Association.
Read moreFor several years The Not Forgotten Association has taken small groups of younger veterans and injured service personnel with their partners on rest and recuperation holidays to Majorca, staying at a remote farmhouse. The beautiful location and relaxed atmosphere are very therapeutic and allow injured men and women to spend quality time together.
Read moreCalling all Barn Dance fans in Essex and East London! Long-time supporter Shirley McLean, whose late husband served in the Royal Navy, is putting on her annual barn dance evening to raise funds for The Not Forgotten Association.
Read moreA grant provided by ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to the Thistle Foundation, a health and wellbeing charity based in Scotland, will help Thistle to continue and further develop its work supporting veterans adjusting to civilian life.
Over the next 12 months, the grant will allow Thistle’s Veterans’ Programme to develop three strands of its work. The charity will provide 1-2-1 holistic case management for 10 Veterans.
Read moreFour new Camaraderie Clubs, run by the Royal Voluntary Service Lincolnshire, are set to open this year as a result of funding from The Royal British Legion.
The four new social clubs, known as Camaraderie Clubs, will see around 140 older veterans being offered the opportunity to attend a weekly club in a safe, friendly and open environment. Run by ex-service volunteers, with approximately 40 volunteers set to be in place, three clubs have already opened in Sleaford, Grantham and Coningsby, while one more is set to be established by the end of the year in Spalding.
Read moreLocal military charity, The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home (QAHH), is celebrating its sixth year of support from BAE Systems. The company recently donated £10,000 to the Worthing-based charity, which cares for physically disabled ex-Servicemen and women.
The generous donation from BAE Systems in Rochester – which designs, develops and produces some of the world’s most advanced avionics equipment – will go to fund QAHH’s rehabilitation services at their facility on Boundary Road.
Read moreWe approached Robert Ross to design the garden and partnered with CWGC and the Wilfred Owen Association to create a garden called ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF REMEMBRANCE. It commemorated the centenary of Wilfred Owen’s time in Edinburgh and of the CWGC.
The garden won the Peoples’ Choice Award as well as a Silver Award. It was created by veterans with PTSD from Glen Art working with the gardening team from the CWGC.
Read moreThe Step into Health Information Day will be hosted by Barts Healthcare NHS Trust at Royal London Hospital on 28th June, 2017.
Read moreFriday 16th June – 10:30 am – 4.00 pm – Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Lake District
Future for Heroes (F4H) is pleased to invite you to an ‘Open Day’, to be held with The Brathay Trust in the Lake District where we run our courses. We wish to show you how our personal change programme can be the beginning of a new journey for the minority of veterans (and leavers) who may find the transition from the military a challenge.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
