This is a new and exciting project for Veterans of the Armed Forces which would not have been possible without the AFCFT grant funding. The Organisation will offer River Hunting with Mine Detectors and Magnets as a main low impact activity throughout various Rivers in Ireland where Battles have taken place over the Centuries, for…
Thank you to BFBS Big Salute Campaign Awards Grant funding of £5,000 to Beyond the Battlefield. This grant funding has been awarded to rent a room to offer A Veterans Meet Up Eat Up Club. We held a focus group in our Newtownards offices offering an open forum for debate around what Veterans wanted and…
Two Local Lads supporting Beyond the Battlefield Ards fundraiser, much needed services for PTSD/Mental Health. Over the past year due to the Pandemic no one has had a lot to look forward to and everyone is looking forward to the future with anticipation. Beyond the Battlefield were approached by two local men from East Belfast…
Author: Tara Mclaughlin – Published 10th Sep 2020 You can read the full original article here: https://planetradio.co.uk/cool-fm/local/news/veteran-parents-pay-tribute-on-world-suicide-prevention-day/ The family of an ex soldier who took his own life has urged anyone struggling with mental health issues to reach out for help. Noel and Dolores Savage were speaking out to mark National Suicide Prevention Day. Their…
Veterans suffering increased issues with PTSD due to Lockdown Courtesy of Kevin Sharky BBC Newsline: Veterans suffering increased issues with PTSD due to Lockdown
Mourners shared both laughter and tears at the funeral of Royal Irish veteran Brett Savage in Newtownards today. By Philip Bradfield, Friday, 4th September 2020, 4:18 pm View Full Newsletter Article here Mr Savage, 32, had joined the Royal Irish Regiment at 16. He went on to survive the notorious Siege of Musa Qala in…
Beyond the Battlefield received funding from The armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust who where the Administrators for the Covid-19 Impact Programme on behalf of the Ministry Of Defence and the Cabinet Office following their allocation of Emergency Funding from DCMS and Her Majesty’s Treasury in response to the Covid Pandemic. Beyond the Battlefield in Newtownards…
Great news and recognition for our deserving Veterans….thanks to each and every one of you for your Service to our Country. Today the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the MOD have announced that 100 Armed Forces charities will benefit from nearly £6million of extra funding to support serving personnel, veterans and their families during…
For over 36 years I have been suffering from what I now know to be PTSD. Whilst serving in Kenya in 1984 I was involved in a serious Road Traffic Collision which as a young 19 year old soldier I found myself injured lying in a ditch on the road side giving first aid to…
