News

A stone on the poetry trail

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

July 15, 2019

Poetry trail brings history to life at Brackfield Wood

That their deaths were not in vain, That is their legacy, rooted here, In branch and leaf endeared, Each tree equal, each the same. by Dr Sam Burnside MBE, Woodland Trust Poet in Residence With help from funding from the…

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Wheelchair rugby

Type: News

Categories: Funds, Impact, Uncategorized

June 28, 2019

The Trust supports Invictus UK Trials 2019

We are delighted to announce a grant of £300,000 to support wounded, injured and sick Veterans and Service Personnel taking part in the Invictus UK trials in Sheffield this July. Supporting mental health and wellbeing The funding, awarded from the…

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A veteran, at an event in Devon with silhouettes evoking lives lost

Type: News

Categories: Impact, Projects we've funded

April 10, 2019

Exploring the reach of the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme

This programme aimed to bring communities together, to think about the Armistice, and importantly, to think about Armed Forces Communities today. In 2018, communities across the United Kingdom were thinking about the centenary of the end of World War One…

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