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7 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Awards, Disability Support, Navy, Royal Navy, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Fareham competing for the prestigious Holman Prize

A blind veteran from Fareham, Hampshire has been invited to compete in the inaugural Holman Prize, a $25,000 prize that will enable the winner to fulfil a life ambition.

Penny Melville-Brown OBE, has been invited to compete for the prize as a result of the profile she has built for herself across the internet and social media. If victorious, she hopes to take her baking project, Baking Blind, global. She says: “My adventure is all about food, because it delights me! It’s also a universal language with the power to bring us all together.”

7 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, fundraising, Health, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Contractor from Horsham to take on three marathons in three days

A woman from Horsham is preparing to compete in an incredible three marathons in three consecutive days, with half the money raised going to Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Sarah McCarthy, 50 and originally from East Grinstead, will be competing in the Jurassic Coast Challenge, a three day challenge beginning on March 24. The picturesque coastal route will see participants begin in Charmouth, before heading through to Weymouth, Portland and Lulworth Cove, ultimately finishing in Shell Bay.

7 March 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, Fund-raising, fundraising, Health, Remembrance, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

University lecturer from Chapel St Leonards to take on mammoth 100k challenge for military charity

A man from Chapel St Leonards is training to compete in a 100k walk across the Yorkshire Dales for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Jack Christian, 63, is a university lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, teaching business students on ethics and sustainability. It was due to what he describes as a strange sequence of events that he finds himself in preparation for the ultra-challenge.

7 March 2017

Finchale

Employment, Families, Family, Grants, Research, Training, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Shared values means business for local firm

Values shape a company and no-one recognises this more than AAA Property (North East) Ltd who’s AAA Caring Caretaker Ltd division has secured a new cleaning and maintenance contract with Durham based, independent charity, Finchale to service their 13.5 acre site in Pity Me.

Founded by father and daughter Richard H Tucker MBE and Alison Stephenson the company was first launched as AAA Property (North East) Ltd in 2007.

6 March 2017

Aggie Weston's

Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Scotland, Serving, Welfare

Welcome to Scotland

Since the closure of Braeholm, Aggie’s has been working with the executive Team at HMNB Clyde and the local Chaplaincy, to figure out how we will continue to help the local naval community. We are pleased to launch our newest project, ‘Welcome to Scotland’.

‘Welcome to Scotland’ is a project that provides support and advice for families who are deciding to relocate to Scotland after the serving member has been assigned to the area.

3 March 2017

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Army, Families, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Welfare

The Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) appointed Allan Thomson as new Chairman

The Defence Medical Welfare Service is delighted to announce that Brigadier (Ret’d) Allan Thomson MSc MBA FIET CEng has taken over as the Chairman of Trustees from Major General (Ret’d) John Stokoe CB CBE, on 1.3.2017.

On speaking of his appointment, Allan Thomson said: “I am delighted to have been appointed the Chair of the Defence Medical Welfare Services to succeed John Stokoe. I am looking forward to bringing my business experience and skills to such a dynamic charity.

2 March 2017

The Stoll Foundation

Families, Gurkha, Health, Housing, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Stoll runs free English classes for Gurkha Veteran community in Hounslow

Stoll is offering free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes to support its Gurkha residents and their families improve their English and engage more confidently with the wider community. The first pilot course is currently running at Stoll’s Countess of Wessex House for two hours a week for 12 weeks and will come to an end in April.

2 March 2017

The Not Forgotten

Events, Fund-raising, fundraising, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Concerts Provide Health Benefits For Care Home Residents

Research shows that music can have a powerful therapeutic effect on those living in care, particularly on older people with dementia.

Since it was founded for ‘the comfort, cheer and entertainment’ of servicemen injured in WWI, The Not Forgotten Association has organised annual concert programmes in ex-service care homes across the UK. This year’s series, which will provide fun, entertainment and a much-needed boost to over 4,000 people, has just begun with 10 concerts in Scotland.

2 March 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Health, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Research, Serving, Transition, Welfare

New Forces in Mind Trust award: King’s College London to research secondary mental health treatment for ex-Service personnel

A grant of £158,999 has been awarded to King’s College London to conduct an 18-month feasibility study exploring the type of mental health problems UK veterans experience who actively access secondary mental health care, their pathway through treatment, the outcomes of the treatment they receive, and their socio-demographic profile. The project will compare and contrast these findings with non-veterans (ie the general population) who access the same services, as well as UK veterans who access veteran-specific mental health care services.

2 March 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, Newsletter, RAF, Royal Air Force, Serving, Welfare

RAF Families Federation Weekly News

Follow this link for all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

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