As the summer draws to a close, the NFA’s September is set to be a busy one. With a kayaking trip to Norway, scaling a mountain in Morocco, a week of relaxation in Majorca and a visit to the Dunkirk Little Ships, we will be supporting over 70 beneficiaries from 15 service organisations.
Read moreIn June and July thousands of picnic fans and music lovers flocked to enjoy one of five annual Battle Proms Picnic Concerts in the gardens of some of the UK’s most celebrated stately homes, where they were given the opportunity to meet the Battle Prom’s new charity partner – SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreSee here for the upcoming events from X-Forces which incs. Business Start-up Skills Courses and Self-Employment Discovery workshops.
Read moreOn the 28th and 29th July, fundraising group Hosties 4 Heroes is hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for children’s Armed Forces charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, by taking part in a tough challenge devised by Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton at break-point.com.
Read moreSee here for the upcoming events from X-Forces which incs. Business Start-up Workshop for Naval families and a Self-Employment Discovery workshop.
Read moreJust about everyone in the country by now should be aware the RAF is 100 years old this year. A relative youngest compared to the Royal Navy and the Army but nonetheless a vital component in Britain’s modern armed services. Whilst the sleek fighter aircraft get the admiring looks for the public and media photographers, we should not forget the essential and frequently unsung work undertaken by the RAF’s helicopters and transport squadrons, as well as the large cast of supporting specialists on the ground preparing people and planes for duty.
Read moreAt 10.15am on 2 August 2018, Rally for Heroes will roar away from a starting block of the Horse Guards Parade and down The Mall in London, just outside Buckingham Palace. Set to be launched by a celebrity special guest, the 60 vehicle-strong convoy will head down to Dover and then cover a total of 3,000 miles across Europe – 5 miles for every fallen Forces hero since the start of the Afghanistan campaign.
Read moreOn the 27th June, the charity’s Patron, Lady Kitty Spencer, hosted an intimate lunch at Fortnum & Mason to raise funds to send a group of families on a respite break to Malta.
Lady Kitty was joined on the day by Give Us Time’s Ambassador, Ant Middleton, who was previously in the Special Boat Services and now hosts the Channel 4 shows SAS: Who Dares Wins and Mutiny.
Read moreOn Wednesday 27th June, over 110 veterans from more than 18 organisations embarked on an afternoon trip up the Thames, from Runnymede all the way to Windsor Castle and back again.
Read moreOver the next two weeks, 21 beneficiaries – all with a variety of injuries and illnesses, from amputations to PTSD and depression – will take to the French rapids in an adrenaline-pumping adventure. Kindly funded by Help For Heroes, these holidays encapsulate our motto ”From Comradeship To Challenge” and all those who attend relish the challenge of taking on the the rapids whilst helping and encouraging each other.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
