A bespoke REME Arms School replay of the D-DAY Landing has netted more than £700 for Veterans Aid. Dressed in uniforms supplied by the REME Museum the participants rowed across the Channel, leopard-crawled across Gold Beach and then marched inland. Each day of the challenge ended with a D-DAY quiz and funds were further boosted […]
Medical staff often refer to the ‘Golden Hour’ – that critical period during which intervention can make the difference between survival and death. Veterans Aid also understands the value of rapid action as this transparent ‘real time’ log illustrates. On his 39th birthday ‘M’ was turned out of the garage that had been his home […]
Two organisations with a commitment to helping ex-offenders and the socially excluded get back on their feet have joined forces in a practical employment training venture. Veterans Aid and Bounce Back share the ethos of ‘hand-up, not handout’. Both exist to mend broken lives and both believe that the key to gaining and sustaining independence […]
New Belvedere House will be getting a refurbishment unlike anything it has had before when top designers Oliver Burns start to work their magic. Designs for the communal living spaces have already been drawn up and the company will completely refurbish these areas over the coming months to provide a warm and welcoming home for […]
Getting your life back can be an uphill climb, especially if the starting place is the street – but these ex-Servicemen from Veterans Aid know just where to place their feet. ‘Next steps’ for them will be towards independent living, employment and the educational or skills training required to stay on top. Ten members of […]
A very special concert for Veterans Aid is to take place in the ballroom at Killik and Co – a venue where some of the world’s best known composers once performed. Presented by Chelsea Concerts, soprano Alexandra Kennedy and countertenor Oliver Gerrish (pictured) will be joined by violinist Victoria Lyon, guitarist Dimitris Dekavallas, harpist Eloise […]
Veterans Aid has added its support to the Archbishop of Canterbury in condemning payday loans. Staff see evidence of the harm they can cause on a daily basis. Substance misuse counsellor Phil Rogers said, “If anyone needed examples of the unethical practices of payday loan companies and their exploitation of society’s most vulnerable, they need […]
Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund has awarded a donation of £200,000 to the charity Veterans Aid to support its Personal Empowerment Programme (PEP), which helps veterans who have encountered significant problems to make a fresh start. The programme provides accommodation for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless; counselling and treatment for those with […]
British charity boss Dr Hugh Milroy joined academics from around the world (July 14-19th) to talk about successful strategies for dealing with homelessness among the ex-Service community. Milroy, CEO of Veterans Aid, jointly with the University of Georgia’s Professor Jay Mancini, presented on Turning Things Around among Homeless Veterans at the 23rd Congress of the […]
Veterans Aid has 1,000 reasons to cheer on Gary Pierce – and every one of them worth £1. On 7th September the Warrant Officer serving with 27 TLR in Aldershot will be taking on the awesome ‘Man-vs-Mountain’ challenge to raise funds for the charity that has inspired him. “I was at a presentation given by […]
