News and Events

Veterans charity chief collects award
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy received his OBE from HRH The Prince of Wales today and celebrated afterwards with friends and colleagues from the 80-year-old charity. More>>

Limited Tickets for music evening - 23rd March 2012
Veterans Aid is to be the beneficiary of a Charity Music Evening and Dinner at the Rifles Club, organised and sponsored by The Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem. More>>

Veterans Aid CEO joins board of new £35M trust for Veteran care
Veterans Aid CEO, Dr Hugh Milroy, has earned a key role in the recently formed Forces in Mind Trust (FIMT). The new Trust will manage £35m over a period of 20 years. More>>

Rock to Clock - Army Officer's 1,600 mile trek for Veterans Aid
On 31 January, Captain Edouard 'Ed' Plunkett plans to embark on a venture to raise funds. At the beginning of February he will cycle from Gibraltar to Hereford. More>>

Everest Challenge fund set to peak at £2000
A sponsored hike to the Everest Base Camp to raise funds for Veterans Aid is on target to raise more than £2,000. More>>

Philippa fills chapel for second year
More than 700 people crowded into the Guards Chapel for the 2011 Veterans Aid Carol Service attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, actress Tamsin Greig and comedian Alexander Armstrong. More>>

City Charity Dinner Night 2012 - Rumble in the City
Thursday 2nd February 2012, Whitehall Palace Banqueting House. A night of fundraising, demonstration boxing and gastronomy in support of armed forces' charities including Veterans Aid. More>>

Veteran's Aid Wins Top Industry Award
Veteran's Aid won an award at the Institute for Turnaround's prestigious ceremony on Wednesday 30th November 2011. More>>

Students bring cheer to Veterans hostel
Christmas came early to New Belvedere House this year when a group of Princes Trust volunteers from South Thames College arrived with trees, tinsel and decorations. More>>

Glittering Prizes for Gala Supporters
Supporters of the Lord Mayor of Westminster's charities were treated to a star-studded Gala Performance at The Theatre Royal Haymarket when they attended the opening night of The Lion In Winter. More>>

On the pull - Uniforms join forces for Veterans Aid
Pedestrians stopped in their tracks for Veterans Aid on Sunday November 6th when 20 soldiers, sailors, airmen and police officers pulled a 7-ton Routemaster double-decker bus from The Cenotaph. More>>

Former Defence Chief and Senior Military Psychiatrist join Veterans Aid
General the Lord Michael Walker is to become a Trustee of the charity Veterans Aid and Dr Ian Palmer, Professor of Military Psychiatry, also to joins the charity as its Honorary Psychiatric Advisor. More>>

Fabulous Buckley Boys clean up for Veterans Aid
Fundraisers Jack and Tom Buckley completed their 300 mile sponsored bike-ride tired but triumphant. More>>

Making it happen for Veterans Aid
The single that is already raising money for Veterans Aid got its first play on BFBS on 26 September. More>>

Veterans Aid boss escorts Lord Mayor to Legion service
CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy escorted the Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor Susie Burbridge to Westminster Abbey today to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Royal British Legion. More>>

Mayor visits model Veterans hostel
Tower Hamlets Mayor Councillor Lutfur Rahman has paid an informal visit to New Belvedere House, the East End hostel run by Veterans Aid. More>>

UK charity boss to advise on Canadian Veterans issues
A British charity boss has been invited to advise the Canadian Ombudsman on veteran’s affairs. More>>

Travis turns up trumps for VA
A big thank-you to Travis Freeman, formerly 1 STAFFORDS, and all his partner's colleagues at M&S who helped him raise £727 for Veterans Aid. More>>

Slimy tubes and stamina keep Ann on the road
A 20-year old Dawes cycle with puncture-proof ‘slimy tubes’ got Ann Lyon from Plymouth to London in just five days to raise funds for Veterans Aid. More>>

Citrica pair aim to clean up for Veterans Aid
The Business Development Manager of top UK cleaning company, Citrica, is taking four days off work to raise funds for Veterans Aid. More>>

Veterans charity chief honoured
London based Chief Executive of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy, becomes an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours in recognition of his outstanding work on behalf of homeless ex-Servicemen and women. More>>

Veterans on the run
London coppers are targeting veterans – but in the best possible way! More>>

Veterans Aid joins VC to support museum
Veterans Aid fundraiser Col Geoffrey Cardozo and colleagues joined L/Cpl Johnson Beharry VC for dinner at The Guards Museum after a fascinating lecture about the history of the award. More>>

United by outstanding service
London's greenest cleaning company, Citrica, has adopted Veterans Aid as a charity that shares its vision of commitment to the community. More>>

Window on Veterans world for War and Psychiatry students
Dr Hugh Milroy gave students at King's College an insight into the problems affecting servicemen and women after discharge. More>>

Veterans charity boss beomes Freeman
An honour dating back to the 13th century has been granted to the CEO of a post-modern charity for veterans in crisis. More>>

BFBS presents £10,000 ‘Big Salute’
Big Salute, the BFBS Annual Forces Fundraising Campaign has raised  £10,000 for Veterans Aid. More>>

Blues battle hits right note for Veterans in crisis
Veterans Aid was the talk of The 100 Club when the New Brunswick Battle of the Blues was fought in the famous Oxford Street live music venue. More>>

Act of kindness registers with homeless Veterans
A chance meeting between two busy rail commuters lead to a rewarding organisational partnership. More>>

City bonus for Veterans charities.
Henry VIII's stunning Whitehall Banqueting Hall hosted 350 City guests last night at a veterans' charity fundraising event organised by serving and retired soldiers. More>>

Royal Warrant Holders Association supports Veterans Aid.
Veterans Aid was the surprise recipient of a cheque for £1,000 from the Royal Warrant Holders Association following a visit by three of its representatives to the charity’s Victoria HQ. More>>

Veterans Aid 'graduates' study in Oxford.
Two organisations dedicated to opening doors for people trying to start a new life have joined forces. More>>

MITIE fine gesture brings cheer to Veterans.
Seventy ex-Servicemen who would be homeless this Christmas without the intervention of Veterans Aid will not only have a roof over their head - but will have a gift on their doorstep thanks to MITIE. More>>

Sell-out Carol Concert raises funds and awareness.
Hundreds of well-wishers packed into the magnificent Guards Chapel on December 14th to support the first public carol concert for Veterans Aid. More>>

Veterans Aid CEO shares expertise with Canadians.
The Chief Executive of Veterans Aid, Dr Hugh Milroy, has just returned from a working trip to Canada where he met the newly appointed Veterans Ombudsman. More>>

Veterans Aid hostel welcomes Royal visitor.
HRH The Duke of Kent made a private visit to Veterans Aid's East London hostel on 4 November to meet residents and staff. More>>

‘Rag’ flies flag for Veterans Aid.
Veterans Aid has found a good friend, in the heart of the military community, at the prestigious Army and Navy Club. Often known by its nickname, ‘The Rag’, the club caters for serving and former officers.. More>>

Veterans Aid has turned the clock back to Crimean times to deliver a very modern message of hope.
Using a small group of volunteers who had either faced, or experienced, crisis or homelessness the Charity filmed a reconstruction of Kipling’s darkly controversial poem, The Last of the Light Brigade.. More>>

Japanese Military Sociologist Visits Charity
A senior academic, Prof Hitoshi Kawano, from Japan’s National Defense Academy, which trains all Japanese military officers, recently visited Veterans Aid to help understand issues facing Veterans in Japan. More>>

The Daily Telegraph
How Veteran's Aid can help the soldiers of misfortune.
Many Armed Forces veterans find it difficult to reintegrate into society. Some end up homeless and without hope. For these men and women, the charity Veterans Aid is a life-saver. Glyn Strong visits its headquarters and hostel. More >>