News
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BAE's Charity Challenge Takes a Festive Turn
22 December 2010
Staff from Warton and Samlesbury BAE sites and The Soldiers’ Charity donned their santa hats to spread some festive cheer this week, delivering almost 80 parcels to veterans. Lucky residents of the BLESMA Home in Blackpool and Broughton House, Home for disabled Ex-Service personnel in Salford, received gifts ranging from books to the traditional chocolates.
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The Combat Codpiece
18 December 2010
British soldiers in Afghanistan are due to be issued with a new piece of lifesaving kit; blast protecting underwear.
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Telford's Ice Hockey Stars Join Value For Valour Scheme
16 December 2010
Ice hockey team the Telford Tigers are the latest sports club to join Value for Valour – The Soldiers’ Charity project which offers soldiers and their families cut-price tickets for a well-deserved day out.
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A New Goal: Veterans' Football Project Kicks Off
16 December 2010
A brand new programme – supported by The Soldiers’ Charity – that aims to use football to support the mental health and wellbeing of armed forces veterans has just kicked off regular sessions and is now inviting referrals to its five pilot schemes across the country.
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Xander Rawlins' Christmas Special
15 December 2010
Xander will today perform his hit single 1000 Miles Apart live in The Soldiers’ Charity offices for his colleagues in Afghanistan and around the world.
Log on here at 3pm to watch and leave your comments.
1000 Miles Apart is being hotly tipped for Christmas No 1 with profits going to The Soldiers’ Charity and Combat Stress.
-(Photo credit: Andy Barnham www.andybarnham.com)
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Ex-Commando Ride Raises a Tidy Sum
13 December 2010
A brave crew of three ex-commandos recently compteted a mammoth cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for The Soldiers’ Charity.
Their diary is well worth a read with our personal favourite quote being “[we had] nothing to worry about except the start of a feeling that would haunt us for the entire nine days, Saddle Sore!”
And the best part is that they raised £9,010 for The Soldiers’ Charity!
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The British Military Tournament
7 December 2010
Residents of Earls Court, London would have wondered what was happening last weekend as crowds at The British Military Tournament attempted to cheer the roof off the sold out Exhibition Centre.
Highlights of the fantastic event were the legendary Field Gun Race, an extract from West End hit War Horse and a re-enactment of a typical incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, featuring a Chinook!
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Clinton Cards teams up with The Soldiers' Charity
6 December 2010
The Soldiers’ Charity are a festive bunch. Not only do we sell a range of Christmas cards but we have teamed up with Clinton Cards who are kindly raising money for us with their own Soldiers’ Charity Xmas cards.