Leading charity Veterans Aid won an award at the Institute for Turnaround’s prestigious ceremony on Wednesday night (30th November 2011). Widely considered Europe’s top turnaround awards, the event was hosted by broadcaster Jeremy Vine and was an opportunity to acknowledge the success of organisations which have moved from significant difficulty to turnaround and transformation. Veterans […]
Christmas came early to New Belvedere House this year when a group of Princes Trust volunteers from South Thames College arrived with trees, tinsel and decorations. Veterans Aid hostel Manageress Pat O’Connor said afterwards “They were lovely, they really fitted in with our guys. For young people to take the time to work and […]
Supporters of the Lord Mayor of Westminster’s charities were treated to a star-studded Gala Performance at The Theatre Royal Haymarket when they attended the opening night of The Lion In Winter. Veterans Aid, Kidscape and The Mayhew Animal Home benefited from the sales of special Royal Circle tickets, which came with free champagne and entry […]
Pedestrians stopped in their tracks for Veterans Aid on Sunday November 6th when 20 soldiers, sailors, airmen and police officers pulled a 15-tonne Routemaster double-decker bus from The Cenotaph to the charity’s Victoria HQ and a welcome reception at The Grosvenor Hotel. Londoners and tourists watched in amazement as the VA-branded bus wended its way […]
General the Lord Michael Walker, Chief of the Defence Staff from 2003-2006, is to become a Trustee of the charity Veterans Aid. Dr Ian Palmer, Professor of Military Psychiatry and former Head of the MoD’s Medical Assessment Programme, is also to join the charity for veterans in crisis as its Honorary Psychiatric Advisor. CEO of […]
Three tyres, six inner tubes and a lot of frustration on the last lap to Paris was a record for fundraisers Jack and Tom Buckley who completed their 300 mile sponsored bike-ride tired but triumphant. Jack, who is Business Development Manager of top UK cleaning company, Citrica, took four days off work to raise money […]
The single that is already raising money for Veterans Aid got its first play on BFBS on 26 September when musicians Northfield (From left – Tim Widdup and PC James Fitzgerald) joined Glyn Strong to talk about the charity’s work and the police Big Bus Pull. The fundraising spectacular will see a mixed police/military team […]
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy escorted the Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor Susie Burbridge to a special Service at Westminster Abbey today to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Royal British Legion. The Service was followed by a reception attended by HRH The Princess Royal. Veterans Aid is one of three charities being […]
Tower Hamlets Mayor Councillor Lutfur Rahman has paid an informal visit to New Belvedere House, the East End hostel run by Veterans Aid that is home to 54 ex-Servicemen. Afterwards he said: “Visiting this veteran’s hostel gave me the opportunity to find out more about the vital support it offers to homeless ex-service men. Men […]
A British charity boss has been invited to advise the Canadian Ombudsman on veteran’s affairs. Dr Hugh Milroy OBE, CEO of Veterans Aid, has become an affiliate member of the committee that advises the Canadian Veterans Ombudsman, Guy Parent. Mr Parent is the second holder of the office. He was appointed in 2010, for a […]
