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2 February 2017

The Royal British Legion

Events, Fund-raising, fundraising, Health, Sport, sports, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Ex-Royal Navy engineer Craig Owens is a man on a mission

Having become a self-confessed “Teletubby” on leaving the Navy, 50-year-old Craig is now the driving force behind the Royal British Legion Northern Cycle Ride.

In summer 2016, Craig with the help of some close friends (Neil, Mark, David and Kev) organised the first ever RBL Northern Ride, involving two routes (70 miles and 100 miles) with more than 70 participants – this year he’s hoping to have more than 100 cyclists pedalling the roads of northern Britain to raise money for veterans.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Benevolence, Children, Events, Families, Fund-raising, fundraising, Grants, Serving, Transition

Colchester – Pub Quiz for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

At the British Grenadier, Military Road, Colchester on Saturday 4 March 2017 12:00 – 21:00. There are prizes for the top 5 scorers include meals for 2 at various eateries in and around the town.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Families, fundraising, Grants, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

From the highest mountains to the coldest continent – the march of the fundraising army

Charity thoughts from Robin Bacon, Chief of Staff, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Back in 1946, when Field Marshal Montgomery launched the Charity’s first ever public appeal, all he asked was for everyone to give one Shilling – around £3.50 in today’s money. This fundraising ask was quite simple; donate some money and help the Charity.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Children, Events, Families, fundraising, Grants, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Former Infantryman supports The Cateran Yomp

Former Infantryman, Stewart Harris, was injured in Afghanistan in 2012 when a roadside bomb threw his vehicle into a ditch, leaving him partially sighted and partially deaf.

2 February 2017

BLESMA

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

Wounded veterans are being trained in stage craft and story-telling in a unique scheme to inspire schoolchildren across the UK

The former service personnel, many who lost limbs in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, refined their public speaking skills with the help of leading theatre professionals.

They were taught delivery techniques and got to rehearse at the prestigious Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, to give added impact to their personal stories of trauma and redemption.

1 February 2017

Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

Events, fundraising, Navy, Royal Navy, Serving

Royal Navy charity launches 10th year birthday celebrations with HRH The Princess Royal in Portsmouth

An intimate dinner attended by HRH The Princess Royal has officially marked the launch of a year-long 10th birthday celebration for the Royal Navy’s national charity, The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC).

The dinner, held on HMS Victory in Portsmouth on Wednesday (25 January), was hosted by the Second Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock OBE, who spoke of the special relationship between the Royal Navy and its charity.

31 January 2017

BLESMA

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

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31 January 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, fundraising, Health, Support, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from Staffordshire receives medal for helping liberate France from the Nazis

A Second World War blind veteran from Staffordshire has been awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur for his part in the liberation of France.

Rowland Edwards, 93 and from Stafford, will be formally presented with the prestigious honour by Monsieur Jean-Claude Lafontaine from the French Consulate in a special ceremony at the National Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. The ceremony, which was organised by military charity Blind Veterans UK, will be attended by Rowland’s family as well as representatives from the charity.

27 January 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Event, Expedition, fundraising, History, Sport

SPEAR17 complete their epic 1,100 mile expedition of Antarctica

A team of five Army Reservists have reached the end of their 1,100-mile crossing of Antarctica, after 67 days on ice, making them the first British Army team in history to do so.

25 January 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, fundraising, Health, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Doncaster paralegal to take on mammoth 100 km challenge for military charity

A woman from Doncaster is training to take on a 100 kilometre walk across the Yorkshire Dales for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Tracy Ford, 38, will be embarking on the challenge for the second time, having previously taken part last year in what was the challenge’s inaugural year.

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