We want to thank and show the love to our previous Big Salute charities who've done amazing work, aiding and helping the whole forces community - we are blown away with their efforts!
Here are a few of those amazing charities and what they do...
Supporting great causes
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Aggie Weston's
Help serving members and their families by providing pastoral support around the country to enable families to stay connected through projects.
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Army Widows’ Association
They offer comfort, support and friendship to the widows and widowers of service men and women. We awarded the team £5k to help fund Post Lockdown Respite Weekends.
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Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
The only national Armed Forces Charity that supports limbless veterans for the duration of their lives. We gave £5k to help fund new virtual at-home/online physical activities.
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Blind Veterans UK
They help ex-Service men and women of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. We awarded the team £10k to provide specialist equipment to blind RAF veterans.
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Erskine
They provide support to Veterans in Scotland through their care homes and Veterans Village. We awarded £5k to fund recreational materials and equipment for their Activities Centre.
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Felix Fund
Provides welfare support and financial assistance to serving personnel, veterans and their dependents for any military or SO15 personnel, who have conducted or assisted with EOD and search duties.
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Firstlight Trust
By helping former veterans get back on their feet, they are able to prove to them they aren’t alone or too different to fit into civilian society.
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Help 4 Homeless Veterans
They help homeless personnel by providing a wraparound service of care and more sustainable accommodation for those who previously were living in inadequate accommodation.
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Home-Start Hampshire
They support forces families, both veteran and serving, who are experiencing isolation - each family is matched with a local volunteer to help integration with the local community.
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Horseback UK
Using horsemanship and outdoor activities, they deliver programmes that encourage their participants to acquire new coping strategies, life skills and build lasting resilience.
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KartForce
They provide injured troops with memorable, adrenalin packed experiences through racing and socialising, something they never thought they could do again.
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Launchpad
They provide accommodation and support to help veterans make a successful transition from military to civilian life. We gave the team £9,100 to help fund their Homeless Veterans’ Cycle Club in Liverpool.
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Not Forgotten Association
They help and support serving any man or woman who is wounded, injured or sick and any veteran with a disability, illness or infirmity; whatever the cause and whenever it arose.
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Royal Caledonian Education Trust
They support tri-service and predominantly veteran families by providing school uniforms/after-school activities, living expenses for university and basic necessities such as beds/bedroom furniture to families who cannot afford them.
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Rugby for Heroes
The team work with the rugby community to raise funds and awareness for military personnel who are making the transition to civilian life. We awarded £5k which will help fund their Rugby Coaching Course.
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Turn to Starboard
They support serving and retired Armed Forces personnel, and their families, who have been affected by military operations.
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UK Veterans Hearing Foundation
They aim to make the very best equipment and care available to veterans of all services who suffer with hearing loss. We gave them £5k to help combat social isolation & provide specialist hearing equipment.
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Veterans In Action
They help veterans and their families grow through being involved in adventurous activities, projects and expeditions.
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Veterans in Communities
They support those who have served and their families who have or are having difficulties with returning to civilian life. We gave them £2,953 to host a new social group for veterans in the Metropolitan Borough of Middleton.
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War Widows’ Association
They are for widows and widowers of Armed Forces Personnel where death has been caused by or hastened by service. We gave them £5k to help fund a special lunch for their 50th Anniversary.
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Waterloo Uncovered
Working in partnership with some of Europe’s top universities, a team of archaeologists, veterans and serving soldiers they aim to understand war and its impact on people — and to educate the public about it.
Big Salute 2021 charities
Some of the charities have been speaking to us about how the money they were given has benefited the people they look after.
Get involved
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Helping great causes
Can the Big Salute help your charity? Every application we receive is reviewed by our Big Salute committee so if you want your cause to be considered then you can apply below!
Applications will be open to apply for grants from 1st of April 2021.
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Make a difference
If you want to get involved and help raise funds for the BFBS Big Salute then there are lots of ways you can such as fundraising events, donations and much more!