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Altrincham FC and the Armed Forces

How does Altrincham FC engage with the Armed Forces     Based in Greater Manchester, Altrincham Fc are a professional football club that currently play in the Vanorama National League. They started to develop their ties with the local veteran community back...

The Pat Field Armed Forces Football Shield

The world is full of exceptional and inspiring people, and the Pat Field Shield commemorates one of them, whilst helping hundreds of others. 2 armed forces veterans football teams, will be strapping on their shin pads and going head to head to raise money for 2...

Military Minds FC

It was World Mental Health Day recently. As the tweets and inspiring messages filled the social media airways we knew we had to speak to someone in the world of football and the forces that focussed on mental health EVERY DAY. Military Minds FC are a prime example....

The Veterans Game Charity Football Match

    Phoenix Heroes and Crowborough AFC aim to raise 10K with The Veterans Game Charity Football Match     Armed Forces Veteran Gary Stockton formed Phoenix Heroes several years ago. As part of their commitment to their local veteran community they...

Trafford Football Club & Trafford Veterans

Trafford Football Club And Their Local Veterans   Social media proved to be a great ally when Trafford Football Club tweeted a few years ago that they wanted to invite local Armed Forces Veterans to lead out their team on for their Remembrance Day Service. Melody...

Sale United Football Club & Trafford Veterans

  Sale United Football Club Partners With Trafford Veterans   Sale United Football Club is one of the largest grassroots club in the North West of England and is an FA Chartered Community Club. Their work on inclusion and welfare for the local community is...

Royal Green Jacket Reservist and QPR Fan

Former Royal Green Jacket Reservist and avid QPR fan Mark, is on yet another challenge to raise funds for veterans charities. This time taking on a running challenge in aid of Help For Heroes. We caught up to talk about his Grandfathers imprisonment as a Japanese POW....

Accrington Stanley Community Trust

Accrington Stanley Community Trust has long valued their relationship with the armed forces community. Lee Walsh of the Community Trust is heading up their campaign to do more for veterans after being appointed as Military Veterans Project Lead in December 2021....

Grassroots Remembers 1- Bishop Auckland St Marys JFC BASMJFC

Bishop Auckland Football Club Remembers     This year marked a first for Bishop Auckland St Mary's Junior Football Club. And so profound was this change, that they will continue to do this until it is steeped in tradition. Bishop Auckland football club had...

Football Team Fundraiser Ideas

  Looking for fundraising ideas for your football team?   Have you been researching football team fundraiser ideas? There are some great articles out there with lots of brilliant ideas, and we would like to tell you about ours.     There is an...
Football Poppy Badges 2023

Football Poppy Badges 2023

          Football Poppy Badges 2023   The latest collection of football poppy pins has just been released by the Royal British Legion. The Royal British Legion has produced the  2023 range of football poppy badges in collaboration with...

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How To Donate To Poppy Appeal

How To Donate To Poppy Appeal

How To Donate To Poppy Appeal *AD*Contains affiliate links* The Poppy appeal started on 11th November 1921, when one of the founders of the Royal British Legion, Earl Haig, purchased and sold millions of poppies raising £106,000 for ex servicemen and their families....

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