Military Wives Become First All-Female Team To Re-Create Iconic WWII Mission
A group of 12 Military wives have become the first all-female team to conquer one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth, Norway’s Hardangervidda Plateau, in tribute to the WWII Heroes of Telemark. During WWII the Heroes of Telemark battled the elements for...
‘Raising Funds For SSAFA Will Be A Kind Of Magic’ Says Former Coldstream Guard
Although there is a strong musical connection, Munich to Montreux is not the delayed follow-up single to the infectious 2006 hit song Paris to Berlin, but is the task that Richard Smith – late of the Coldstream Guards – and mates have set themselves to raise funds for...
Gib Or Bust For The Veterans’ Banger Rally 2022
One of the most used phrases of the past two years has been “… because of Covid…”, and it is going to be used again about the Veterans’ Banger Rally, a madcap idea to gather an assortment of bargain-basement bangers worth £500 or less, and drive them – more in hope...
Military Charity Seeks Veterans For Sailing Expedition With A Tudor Theme
A Cornish charity has launched a new campaign to find a team of military veterans for a Tudor-themed sailing trip between Cornwall and London. Turn to Starboard, based at Falmouth in Cornwall, is offering the chance for up to 50 veterans to take part in the unique...
Veteran On Track To Complete 650-Mile Solo Welsh Bike Ride
Armed forces veteran Gary Perriton is on track to complete his 650-mile solo bike ride of the entire Welsh coastline, with the aim of raising awareness of homeless veterans. Gary from Llangollen in Wales, started his journey from Chepstow on Monday 18 October and...
