Seventy two years ago, early in the morning on 06 June, a combined force of 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed a handful of beaches along the coast of Normandy facing heavy fire from the German coastal defences, known as the Atlantic Wall...
If you have ever served in the armed forces you could benefit from accessing the services provided by Veterans UK. In his latest blog, Jon Parkin tells us about the organisation’s priorities for the forthcoming year and what they do to continually improve the service they provide to ensure that serving personnel and veterans can access the support they are entitled to...
Ilford Park Polish Home (IPPH) is the last remaining home run by Veterans UK under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947. Clare Thomas, Home Manager, tells us about this unique place, its history and about letting an internationally renowned photographer capture the spirit of ‘Little Poland’ for her latest body of work...
Liverpool FC was the first Premier League Club to sign the Armed Forces Covenant in 2014. Steve Hollis leads the Military Veterans Football Programme, which is part of the Liverpool FC Foundation. Steve tells us how he and the Club believe that they are creating positive and sustainable changes to many Veterans lives...
As we launch the Veterans Today Blog, Jon Parkin, Head of Veterans UK, tells us about the organisation and the role it has played in the past, and continues to play today, in supporting our serving Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and their families...
Here at Veterans UK Communications, we recently caught up with the team from Pilgrim Bandits, a charity who help and inspire wounded soldiers to live life to the full. This was recently recognised when they were the proud winners of an Armed Forces “Millie”...
Veterans UK have worked alongside the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VA &PC ) for many years, to provide support to the veterans’ communities. One of the Chairmen tells us more about how the VA& PC works to do that...
