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19 January 2017

Deptherapy

Announcements, Courses, Education, Health, Rehabilitation, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Independent medical study confirms significant health benefits of the Deptherapy Scuba Diving Programme

An independent Service Evaluation Study by the University of Sheffield Medical School has recorded a significant improvement in the general wellbeing and mental health of military veterans who have completed the PADI Deptherapy programme.

Fifteen ex-Service personnel took part in the ground-breaking study by medical students from November to December 2016. Each of the 15 participants had experienced a variety of physical injuries as a result of combat and some had recorded an additional diagnosis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

19 January 2017

SSVC

Courses, Events, Governance, Media

Social Media in 2017 – Free Event

In partnership with the Victory Services Club. Come to this free talk to find out what to expect from the world of social media in 2017.

19 January 2017

Soldiering On Awards

Army, Events, Media, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Jeremy Vine and Angela Rippon to host 2017 Soldiering On Awards

The Soldiering On Awards is delighted to announce that BBC radio presenter Jeremy Vine and television journalist Angela Rippon OBE will host the 2017 Soldiering On Awards.

“This will be Jeremy’s second time and Angela’s first time to host the awards night,” said Chairman Wing Commander Tal Lambert MBE.

18 January 2017

Stoll

Events, Health, Mental Health, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Stoll Archive Exhibition

As part of our Centenary celebrations, Stoll is delighted to welcome you to our archive exhibition on the 30th January 2017 at Fulham Mansions, 10 am – 3 pm.

The charity was established in 1916 by the theatre impresario Sir Oswald Stoll, who was moved by the number of wounded soldiers returning from the First World War.

18 January 2017

SSAFA

Announcements, Army, Benevolence, Charities, Children, Families, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward appointed as Chairman of SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, announces Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB as newly appointed Chairman of Council.

Sir Gary was initially commissioned into the Royal Artillery, serving in Germany and Northern Ireland. He trained as a pilot in 1978 serving in Germany, Hong Kong, Brunei and the UK, transferring to the Army Air Corps in 1983. As a Staff Officer, he has held posts on the British Army Staff in Washington, the Directorate of Army Aviation, the UN Protection Force in Sarajevo and the Chiefs of Staff Secretariat in the MOD. He commanded C Flight AAC in Brunei, 656 Squadron AAC in the UK and 1 Regiment AAC in Germany and the Balkans.

18 January 2017

Blind Veterans UK

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

Sussex advertising guru to take on mammoth 100 km challenge for military charity

A man from Mid-Sussex is training to take on a 100 kilometre walk from London to Brighton for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Russell Deamer, 46 and from Burgess Hill, will be taking on the challenge for the third time with Colin Penaluna, a blind veteran from Suffolk, whom he first guided in 2014. Despite falling just short that year, they returned with a vengeance to finish the course in 24 hours in 2016.

17 January 2017

Naval Families Federation

Children, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving

Retention Of SFA

In general terms, Service personnel who are either married or in a Civil Partnership are entitled to SFA within a ten mile radius of their place of work.

17 January 2017

Naval Families Federation

Children, Education, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving

Children’s Education Advisory Service

With effect from 29 September 2011 CEAS will no longer issue CEA Eligibility Certificates. The new CEA Governance Team will be taking on this responsibility. DIN 2011 DIN01-195 refers. Initial claimants and those renewing their eligibility must still come to CEAS for issue of the application form

17 January 2017

Children, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Sport

Get Navy Fit

Do you want to get fit or do you want to get ‪#‎Navyfit‬?

17 January 2017

Naval Families Federation

Children, Courses, Education, Employment, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Transition

Naval Families Federation Transition project

The Naval Families Federation is running a 2-year project to gain a better understanding of the transition process from military to civilian life and the challenges surrounding it.

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