SSAFA Shropshire Branch

30/10/2025

Tune-in to the BBC Radio 4 Appeal to find out from adventurer and former Royal Navy Reservist Ben Fogle how you can help SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity support our Armed Forces family, so they never battle alone.

Ben Fogle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SSAFA, the armed forces charity.

29/10/2025

🎄This Christmas, spread cheer with SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity's exclusive shop items! Browse the full collection now at https://ssaf.as/xmasshop25

10/10/2025

🎄This Christmas, spread cheer with SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity's exclusive cards, available from the SSAFA Shop now at https://ssaf.as/xmascards2025

Why you’ll love them?
• Printed in the UK using eco-friendly, sustainable materials
• Biodegradable, recyclable, compostable - kind to the planet!

[NB. A 30% branch discount is available to all SSAFA volunteers who are buying products that they intend to use to fundraise for SSAFA, please email [email protected] for details.]

14/05/2025

12/05/2025

🎉Happy International Nurses Day! 🎉

is celebrated each year on 12th May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, to pay tribute to and thank all of the nurses around the world for the incredible work they do and their contributions to society.

Did you know, in 2022 SSAFA celebrated the 130th anniversary of the inauguration of SSAFA nurses – then called the Alexandra Nurses. Established in 1892, they provided professional care to the wives and families of soldiers and sailors in garrison and seaport towns across the world. Such was their success that the UK’s National Health Service adopted the Alexandra Nurses’ practices for the District Nursing Service when it was set up in 1948.

SSAFA nurses, midwives, and health visitors are still at work today as part of our Community Health Care Team. These dedicated professionals provide first-class nursing and midwifery services to British Armed Forces personnel and their families posted overseas in Cyprus, SHAPE, Gibraltar, Brunei, Kenya, and BATUS in Canada. Thank you for the amazing work that you continue to do for our Armed Forces community.

You can find out more about the fascinating history of the SSAFA Sisters at http://www.ssafa.org.uk/.../our.../ssafa-sisters-130/

08/05/2025

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. We honour and thank all those servicemen and women who served in the Second World War, and the sacrifices made.

06/05/2025

Join SSAFA in London, on Saturday 28 June 2025 and help us celebrate by taking part in our unique 13 Bridges Challenge walking event ⤵

02/05/2025

The Mail can reveal the mezzo soprano will be among the household names taking to the famous London stage during the two-and-a-half-hour extravaganza saluting war heroes.

29/04/2025

Information about VE Day 80 celebrations in the county ⤵

This year marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday 8 May.

🥳 Celebrations will start on Monday 5 May with the nationwide Great British Food Festival. Keep a look out for things happening in your area or host your own picnic or BBQ and invite your friends and neighbours.

There are also lots of other events taking place across the county on or around Thursday 8 May where you can get together while honouring the sacrifices and triumphs of the nation’s veterans during the Second World War.

To find out more, please follow the link in the comments.

23/04/2025

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🟣The 25 April is Purple Up Day 🟣
Wear purple to show your support for military children !
For more information and ways to celebrate Month of the Military Child visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/month-of-the-military-child?fbclid=IwY2xjawJsqFlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHlXxQsub0kNDu2jyBMNbYdtUK4BCrndT9RLLzfMVuyY_1pf1mwv9KCkFakwd_aem_Iqu7n3CFAVKKPmzPeYzc6g

14/04/2025

As we approach the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe next month, we remember that British families faced fear, loss, and hardship every day during wartime, but they stayed strong, supported each other, and sacrificed so much to help the war effort and secure our freedom from tyranny.

In this photo taken on 14 April 1944, Lance bombardier Jack Grundy, serving with 441st Battery, 128 Field Regiment, 50th Division, Eighth Army bids farewell to his wife Dorothy and children at Thurstaton railway station, in Wirral, Cheshire, as he sets out to return to his unit. The station master on the platform holds the train for a few minutes.

The British Eighth Army, formed in September 1941, was a crucial force in the North African and Italian campaigns of , composed of units from various Commonwealth nations and fighting against the Axis powers.

09/04/2025

Shop our new VE Day 80 Collection!

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and to support SSAFA – which marks its 140th anniversary this year – in continuing to help those who have risked all, a new range of mugs, homewares, and clothing are now available to buy from the SSAFA store.

🛍 Shop the whole range at www.ssafastore.org.uk/categories/ve-day