A WWII veteran celebrating her 97th birthday has become the first Royal Star & Garter resident to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
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A WWII veteran celebrating her 97th birthday has become the first Royal Star & Garter resident to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read moreEx-service personnel across the country have stepped up to support those in need during the COVID pandemic, new research sponsored by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) has shown.
Read moreWhen volunteers were needed to take part in Covid vaccine tests, Royal Star & Garter Chairman Major General Tim Tyler stepped forward. Here, he explains his reasons for volunteering and the impact it could have.
Read moreThe Victory Services Club will be open during the Tier 3 lockdown for those who are key workers, individuals who are working in charities, or who have medical appointments.
Read moreAn 82-year-old blind veteran has said that he’s “overjoyed” to be spending the Christmas period with six other vision-impaired ex-Service men and women at Blind Veterans UK’s training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno.
Read moreA Second World War blind veteran from Cardigan in Dyfed will be experiencing a very special Christmas this year surrounded by other vision-impaired ex-Service men and women at Blind Veterans UK’s training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno.
Read moreA blind veteran from East Sussex has recently taken part in a “Virtual Introduction Week” organised by Blind Veterans UK as she was unable to attend their Brighton centre earlier this year and be introduced to the charity in person.
Read moreA charity chief is urging people to help light up RAF veterans’ lives this Christmas, as thousands of elderly and vulnerable people face a festive season of loneliness compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe charity Seafarers UK has created the UK Maritime Anchor Fund with key delivery partner charities to provide an end-to-end package of support for seafarers experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 related loss of work or disruption of employment opportunities.
Read moreAlthough rising job losses will continue to dominate the headlines in the weeks and months ahead as eye-watering unemployment numbers become worryingly familiar, for those businesses that are adapting and recruiting, the abilities of former military service personnel are cutting through.
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