Enough tea and coffee to float a battleship, and enough cake to sink it were consumed on Easter Saturday (April 8) at the first Big Brew Up (BBU) held by the South East Wales branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA South East Wales – the amalgamation of the...
Arguably Scotland’s favourite mass-participation fundraising event – the Kiltwalk – starts its 2023 season in Glasgow next month, and SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is looking for people to join in. From the gentle Wee Wander of three miles to the slightly more...
Embarking on your first ultramarathon is no mean feat, but that is just what Iain Leggat – family home in Fife, but lives in Edinburgh – is undertaking for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The son of two Armed Forces’ veterans – his father, James, was in the RAF and...
The mercury is falling, cold, crisp days and nights are here, and with the Big Day less than three weeks away, now is the perfect time for a Christmas Tree Festival. One of many across the country is at St John’s Birkdale – a charming Arts & Crafts style...
The excitement is building in the South West Durham Division of SSAFA Durham Branch, the Armed Forces charity as December 8 approaches and division volunteers – members of the Bishop Auckland Veterans’ Group – await the Northern Echo County Durham Together Awards...