An armistice concert, in support of Veterans Aid, is to take place in the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, on Monday, 9th November 2015. It is the second musical event organised in aid of VA by Chelsea Concerts, a platform for talented, young classical musicians, founded in 2009 by friends Alexandra Kennedy and Oliver Gerrish. The concert will […]
They made it! Fundraising duo, Oliver Tillard and Henry Haselock, crossed Kenya’s Chalbi desert* on foot to support Veterans Aid (click HERE to read the story). Over a week they had covered 185 km, drunk 140 litres of water between each other and crossed the Chalbi Desert at its widest point. They raised £2,141 for […]
A former soldier is reprising an historic 264.5km run, from Rwanda’s southern border with Burundi to its northern border with Uganda, to raise funds for Veterans Aid. It is scheduled to end on Remembrance Day, at the most famous destination in Rwanda and home of its famous mountain gorillas, the legendary Parc des Volcans. “I’m supporting […]
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy has been named as one of the Evening Standard’s 1000 most influential Londoners. Chosen by a panel of editors, critics and experts the ninth annual list of London’s most influential men and women was announced at the iconic Crossrail Place. Jointly topping the list were Chancellor of the […]
Company commits over 750 employees and 3,800 volunteer hours to ten-month initiative Veterans Aid’s redevelopment project to transform its East London hostel into a world-class facility has had major support from Bloomberg. The global business, financial information and news leader has just launched a ten-month volunteer initiative, committing 757 employees to work on renovation of […]
Andrew Parkinson, Dean McClumpha, Mark Baines and Andy Pearson are planning to pound the streets of New York to raise money for Veterans Aid. The four chefs have an established track record of supporting good causes; they have all run marathons before – but it is the first one in New York for Andy. Andrew Parkinson, […]
The vision of a world-class facility for homeless veterans came a step nearer to realisation this week when architects Wimshurst Pelleriti announced another planning milestone. Tower Hamlets Council have given detailed approval for the redevelopment project that will transform Veterans Aid’s flagship hostel. William Wimshurst, Design Director of Wimshurst Pelleriti, said, “We are very proud […]
Oliver Tillard and Henry Haselock are to cross Kenya’s Chalbi desert on foot to support Veterans Aid and Tusk. It will be a world first in support of charity. Oliver, 28, a Scots Guards Officer from Sussex and Henry, 27, a media marketer from London, will be attempting a trek across the Chalbi Desert, Northern […]
A Greenwich Hospital Grant of £30,000 has been awarded to Veterans Aid through The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC). It will be used to support VA’s work among ex-servicemen and women in crisis, in particular those who served in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. CEO of Veteran Aid Dr Hugh Milroy said, […]
19th June 2015: Members of Veterans Aid, as part of the charity’s commitment to preventing and tackling homelessness and social exclusion, have joined European colleagues at the 2015 FEANTSA Annual Policy Conference in Paris. VA is the only UK veterans charity with full membership of FEANTSA (The European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless), an NGO established in 1989to prevent and […]
