A big thank-you to Travis Freeman, formerly 1 STAFFORDS, and all his partner’s colleagues at M&S who helped him raise £727 for Veterans Aid. The money has been bagged, tagged, delivered and banked which means it will start helping people straight away. Travis came to VA when he needed help and is doing fine now. […]
A 20-year old Dawes cycle with puncture-proof ‘slimy tubes’ got Ann Lyon from Plymouth to London in just five days to raise funds for Veterans Aid. She cycled into the forecourt of The Guards Museum after her 260-mile trip to a warm welcome from representatives of the charity and museum Curator Andrew Wallis who is […]
The Business Development Manager of top UK cleaning company, Citrica, is taking four days off work to raise funds for Veterans Aid. Accompanied by his brother Tom, Jack Buckley is swapping his city suit for cycling gear in a bid to complete a sponsored 300-mile cycle ride for the London-based charity. Between them the Buckley […]
London based Chief Executive of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy, becomes an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours in recognition of his outstanding work on behalf of homeless ex-Servicemen and women. Dr Milroy, a former RAF Wing Commander, has headed-up the 79-year-old charity since November 2005, and has transformed it to become the leading UK […]
London coppers are targeting veterans – but in the best possible way! A run organised by Metropolitan Police Sergeant Dave Johns and led by Waltham Forest Safer Transport Team in May raised more than £1,500 for Veterans Aid and is to be followed by an even more adventurous fund-raiser in November. On 6th May officers […]
Veterans Aid fundraiser Col Geoffrey Cardozo and colleagues joined L/Cpl Johnson Beharry VC for dinner at The Guards Museum after a fascinating lecture about the history of the award. Victoria Cross expert David Callaghan showed slides of early recipients and explained how the medal had come into being. Afterwards the audience of 60 friends and […]
London’s greenest cleaning company, Citrica, has adopted Veterans Aid as a charity that shares its vision of commitment to the community. MD Danny Buckley said, “Citrica’s success is based on expertise and outstanding service delivery – just like Veterans Aid. The UK’s ‘community’ ‘includes around 5 million ex-servicemen and women. Veterans Aid is an organisation […]
Guest lecturer Dr Hugh Milroy gave students of War and Psychiatry at King’s College London an insight into the problems affecting servicemen and women after discharge. Speaking at the Institute of Psychiatry he said, “It is poverty, not military service, that leads to homelessness – and it’s wrong to say that nothing is done for […]
Big Salute, the BFBS Annual Forces Fundraising Campaign has raised £10,000 for Veterans Aid. A cheque was handed to the charity’s Communications Manager Glyn Strong on air by CEO Nick Pollard who warmly endorsed VA’s work. Glyn told listeners “It costs just over £5,000 a year to look after a single Veteran for a […]
