BFBS launches eSports league for the Armed Forces
The BFBS Pro League is a tournament series featuring Rocket League, with event qualifiers throughout June and July, culminating with…
Best-selling author Damien Lewis raises £30,000 for homeless veterans
Internationally acclaimed war author and former frontline journalist Damien Lewis headlined a special fundraising event in support of Alabaré, a…
New ‘engine for growth’ package announced as Defence Secretary closes London Stock Exchange
Industry, innovators, and investors will benefit from a new partnership with UK Defence, making it easier and more attractive to…
How a 24-year army career led to an NHS project management role
With the help of the NHS’s Step into Health programme, Gavin successfully transitioned into a project management role - translating…
Life-changing family sailing programme
Two charities – Sailors’ Children’s Society and CatZero – have joined forces to launch a pioneering programme to support Royal…
Windsor Soldier of WW1 buried with full military honours
The remains of Private (Pte) John Tame of 2nd Battalion The Royal Berkshire Regiment were laid to rest on 8…
Scotty’s funding to support military children pre-bereavement
Scotty’s Little Soldiers has received £96,745 from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to launch a pioneering pre-bereavement support programme…
Royal Honour for Taxi Charity
Vice President Dick Goodwin has been awarded the distinguished title of Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau by His Majesty…
Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
A group of FANYs – both active members and Associates – recently travelled to Germany to commemorate the 80th anniversary…
Free from Fear Programme reopens for applications
In 2024/25, the Trust awarded over £1m to seven major projects under their Free from Fear programme, which seeks to…
Toxic masculinity and the decline in kids reading: Military charity working to beat the statistics
Reading Force, the shared reading charity for serving and veteran military families, is promoting the importance of male reading role…
Limbless veteran passes halfway point of world record-breaking Pacific Sailing Challenge
Despite encountering a series of technical setbacks, Blesma Member Craig Wood has now crossed the halfway mark in his ambitious…
