£600,000 Boost For Veterans Charities in Scotland
The Scottish Government has given veterans and armed forces charities a £600,000 boost.The money will go towards extra support for armed ...
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Military Life Covenant Gold Award for Firm That Took on Homeless Apprentice
A small decorating company based in Merthyr Tydfil has become the first Welsh employer to strike Gold in the Employer Recognition Scheme ...
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Military Life Show Sets Out on Tour Highlighting Issues Facing Forces Children
A show highlighting the difficulties some children face when their parents are serving in the military is touring 60 schools across Scotland ...
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Military Life Chelsea FC teams up with Forces Kids For Charity Football Day
Chelsea FC has teamed up with forces kids for a day of fun and football.The day of training at RAF Northolt was organised by the Little ...
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Military Life Q&A: What You Need to Know About Veterans Scotland
What is Veterans Scotland, and how do they help the armed forces community?Forces Welfare went to meet the organisation's chairman Martin ...
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Military Life Preserving the Past: Veterans' Incredible Stories Archived
The amazing stories of hundreds of veterans - including from the Second World War - are being stored in a national archive.The tales of 436 ...
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Military Life Housing Charity Celebrates 100 Years with 100 New Homes
A charity that houses homeless veterans is celebrating its centenary year - by building 100 new homes. Stoll was set up by theatre manager ...
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Military Life D-Day Hero's Emotional Return to Normandy
A D-Day veteran has paid an emotional visit to the grave of his friend, who was killed during the Normandy landings in 1944. Hugh Maguire ...
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Military Life Iraq Veteran Takes To The Skies At Wounded Flying Day
Injured veterans have been given the chance to take to the skies at the second Douglas Bader Foundation Wounded Flying Day. Ken Hargreaves - ...
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Military Life Royal Marines Battle for Clay Pigeon Shooting Supremacy
Royal Marines have been battling it out on the firing ranges - in a charity clay pigeon shoot.Teams competed in the second event to be held ...
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Military Life Charity: 'Large Rise In Veterans Seeking PTSD Help'
Military charity Combat Stress is reporting a large rise in the numbers of veterans being referred to them with PTSD. They claim an increase ...
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Military Life How Gardening Is Helping Tackle PTSD
Green fingered ex-soldiers are using gardening to help them cope with their post-traumatic stress disorder. The Forces Welfare team went to ...
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Military Life Digging In: WW1 Trenches In Glasgow
The First World War's Western Front has been recreated in the middle of Glasgow. The Digging In project has built replicas of British and ...
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Military Life Forces Families Holiday in Poppy Pods
A new scheme for service families to spend quality time together is proving really popular. They can stay for free at a site in the new ...
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Military Life Soldiers Tackle Highlands to Mark 300 Years of the Sappers
Six intrepid soldiers are covering 220 miles of the Scottish Highlands on foot and bike to mark 300 years of the sappers. They set off from ...
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Military Life Images of War: ABF's 2017 Calendar Competition
A bomb disposal dog, the light glinting off a sniper’s rifle, and the moment an artillery shell is fired…just some of the images chosen to ...