BASIC is thankful to be the recipient of a generous grant for a new veteran support programme.
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BASIC is thankful to be the recipient of a generous grant for a new veteran support programme.
Read more20 July marked the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Guinea Pig Club, a group of mainly Second World War allied airmen who suffered life-changing burns injuries during the conflict.
Read moreEighty years ago, a group of severely injured young RAF men who had survived fiery crashes defending Britain in the Second World War, formed a club to support each other.
Read moreA former Paratrooper, who was paralysed in an accident, has told how he can feed himself for the first time in 17 years after being given a robotic arm.
Read moreHelp for Heroes has been delighted by the positive feedback from veterans taking part in their online Recovery College this year.
Read moreA Royal Welsh veteran from Aberystwyth has been completing a three-year fundraising challenge alongside other veterans and serving soldiers in his regiment, in memory of Captain Stephen Healey who was killed in Afghanistan on 26 May 2012 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED).
Read moreRifleman Stephen Vause, who was left severely disabled by a bomb blast in Iraq, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award recognising the Armed Forces community.
Read moreA group of veterans from Scuba Diving rehabilitation charity Deptherapy have pledged to take part in a 40 mile expedition-style trek along historic Hadrian’s Wall this July to raise funds for the staff at Egyptian dive centre and resort Roots Red Sea.
Read moreA Cornish charity has launched a campaign to find a team of wounded veterans for an ambitious 2,000-mile sailing expedition from Land’s End to John O’ Groats – and back.
Read moreFormer Welsh Guardsman and Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) CEO, Fergus Williams, is preparing to set off on a 200-mile cycle from the WWTW North West Hub in Canada Street, Manchester to the WWTW Head Quarters in Stody, Norfolk. Leaving early on Monday 21 June, Fergus is planning to complete the challenge in 24 hours.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
