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WELCOME TO SUPPORT OUR
SOLDIERS
If you want to show your
support for members of the British Armed Forces this is the place to do
so! Support Our Soldiers - supporting the British Troops, our
brave heros, on overseas operations and their families at home....
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HOLIDAYS FOR HEROES
If you're thinking of booking a holiday between now and the 20th February* then please take a look at the fantastic offer which First Choice are making to help Forces families. The full details can be found by visiting their website www.firstchoice.co.uk/heroes but very simply for every twenty holidays booked, quoting ref Heroes, a holiday, including flights, accomodation and international transfers, will be donated to bereaved families or to families of injured Servicemen and women. The initiative is backed by Bill Rammell, Armed Forces Minister and Tamzin Outhwaite. *The press release including terms and conditions can be viewed here. Our sincere thanks to First Choice for this wonderful gesture. In their words - 'It is our way of saying thank you' |
SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS 7TH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY BALL
20TH MARCH 2010
To be held at the Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds on March 20th 2010
Champagne Reception, Three Course Dinner, Guest Speaker, Entertainment, Raffle, Auction, Celebrity Guests and more....
Ticket Price £50 per person. Tables of ten available.
Sponsorship Packages available.
Tickets can be purchased now from our Webshop
All bookings will be confirmed by email.
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** CHRISTMAS PARCEL 2009 APPEAL **
The response has literally been overwhelming and we cannot thank you all enough. Through your kindness and generosity 12,000 parcels are now on their way to members of the British Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan and other overseas theatres of operation. See the latest updates here
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** 9,000
THANKS APPEAL **

Please join us and offer your thanks to a British
serviceman or woman currently serving in Afghanistan. Nine simple steps to follow to make a very big
difference... Say
Thanks
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Parcel Request Form
If
you're a member of the British Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan and
would like a parcel to be sent to you please click on the parcel image
above
Please
do take a look via this link
to see the very kind people who have sponsored parcels via Justgiving
and the messages left
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A New Way To
Sponsor A Parcel!
Clicking
on the logo above or this link
will enable you to sponsor a parcel for one of our brave Servicemen or
women serving overseas.
For more information
about sending
care or welfare parcels including ideas on what to send to your loved
ones please visit our carepackages
page
We
have an arrangement in place with BFPO who endorse the parcels that we
send
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For The Fallen
'The Fallen' has been written by David Leadingham, Jon Young and Steven Cooper to recognise the sacrifices made over the generations by our brave men and women of the Armed Forces. With music by Jon Young and guitars by Jon and Dan Robinson, 'The Fallen' is a dedication to the loved ones of the heroes.
The single will be released on November 11th 2009
All profits from the sales will be donated to Support Our Soldiers.
To purchase your copy please visit
The Fallen website |
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** FORCES FAMILIES GROUPS ** 
A new
initiative from Support Our Soldiers - our new Forces Families Groups
are being set up across the UK so that families and friends with loved
ones in the Armed Forces can get together and meet others in the same
situation.
To find
out more please visit our Forces
Families
page
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PenPals
Support
Our Soldiers doesn't offer a penpal service but we do work very closely
with our affiliate partner forcespenpals.co.uk
For
more information see our Appeals
page
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Make
a Donation
Please
help Support Our Soldiers to support our Servicemen and their Families
by making a donation
Donate Now
Corporate
Sponsorship
also much needed. If you think you may be able to help with
this please email
us
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NEW Forum Area
Check
out our new Support Our Soldiers social network! To
register simply click on the image above.
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Here
at Support Our Soldiers we fill a particular and very important role,
and that is helping on a day to day basis our Servicemen and women
serving overseas. We don't question the reasons for them
being there, we simply do our very best for them and their families.
It should never be
under estimated
what difference a care package or thank you note can make to a soldier
thousands of miles away from home, nor a kind word to a mum who's sick
with worry whilst her son or daughter is away on tour.
With your help we've
sent fridges to
the fobs, provided solar power chargers, filled libraries with books
and dvds, decorated welfare huts, and much, much more. Every
day we receive requests for help and every day we do our very best to
fulfil these.
Through Support Our
Soldiers you can
let our brave boys and girls know just how proud you are of them and
thank them for the dedication, commitment and sacrifices which they
make for us. So please do take a look through the site, check
out the many ways in which you can help, and see how together we can
make a difference.
To
see
how you can help and really make a difference to the boys and girls on
overseas operations and their families at home please visit our Appeals
page
Registered
Charity Number 1120684
Website
updated1 February, 2010 8:18
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Our Patron - Nell McAndrew
Helping
us to support the British Troops
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Original
Mission
Statement April 2003
The aim of this site is to help you with ways to show your support for
our fighting men and women. The site is completely non-political and
non-profit making - it's just our campaign, as squaddie's mums, to 'Support Our Soldiers'. |
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Copyright©2003
- 2009. Content on this site may not be copied or redistributed without
express permission
Support Our
Soldiers Registered
Charity Number 1120684
Head
Office 2 Whitley Street, Bingley, West Yorkshire BD16 4JH
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