Former VA volunteer Tessy de Nassau and her husband Louis took on Luxemburg’s toughest race to raise funds for the charity. The Strongman Challenge, over 22 kilometres, required participants to run, jump, climb and swim. It featured 15 obstacles including gravel pits, uneven ground with hidden roots, mud and wires. More than 2,200 people took part – […]
TESSY “My name is Tessy de Nassau and I’m taking on the Strongman Challenge to raise money for Veterans Aid. I’m passionate about running for charity as I believe that, through small personal commitments, we are all able to help make this world a better place. Everyday issues can sometimes become overwhelming and lead to very unfortunate outcomes […]
The CEO of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy, has accepted an invitation to become a rapporteur for the ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council). The invitation follows receipt of an award to the council relating to British Social Attitudes towards the Military and Contemporary Conflict. It was considered that Dr Milroy’s experience and expertise […]
London to Mongolia in a retired taxi, a few nights in jail, glandular fever, some major mechanical glitches – and they’re still smiling! Is there no stopping these guys? Perhaps its the euphoria of making it to Mongolia, keeping redoubtable London black cab Mildred on the road and being rejoined by companion Will, but Olly Cardozo is in great […]
Reunited for the journey home with (a now fully recovered!) Will, Veterans Aid fundraiser Olly Cardozo and his trusty taxi have now made it to Omsk; a mere 5583.5 km from London – as the crow flies. The route our trio have elected to take is not the most direct and will take account of their depleted energies and […]
They made it! VA’s Mongol Rally fundraising team of four, depleted by unforeseen circumstances to two, both of whom sustained injuries along the way, finally crossed the border into Mongolia! Olly Cardozo – driving force and ultimately ‘sole driver’ – and his superannuated London taxi ‘Mildred’ – survived close encounters with potholes, rear-end shunts in the […]
An unabridged dispatch from the front line of fund-raising, by the indefatigable Olly and (somewhat hors de combat) Mildred follows! Out of jail and back on the road, our intrepid duo have teamed up with Antipodean fellow travellers to tackle the last punishing miles of the Mongol Rally. Over to you Olly! ” Hey Everyone!Having finally been kicked […]
Chief Executive of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy was a guest speaker at the Emmaus Strategic Leadership Peer Group conference in Birmingham on the 2nd September 2014. He talked about leadership and veterans’ experiences of homelessness. Both charities – Veterans Aid and Emmaus UK – are committed to intervening, addressing and providing long-term sustainable solutions […]
For the seventh consecutive year Veterans Aid has benefited from the generosity of the BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting) Big Salute – a running total of £80,000. Nicky Ness, Controller of BFBS Radio, said, “The BFBS team feel very close to the wonderful work being done by Veterans Aid and we have a long association with […]
After a night in the cells, two hours sleep and a visa that expired before he reached the border crossing, VA fundraiser Olly Cardozo and his trusty sidekick ‘Mildred’ could be forgiven for wanting to throw in the towel. But with the bleak prospect of a long and lonely drive ahead of them the pair are […]
