Every 20 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer.
Stem cell transplants are used to treat blood cancers like leukaemia, aplastic anaemia as well as other diseases of the immune system. Chemotherapy can help in some cases, but for many people a stem cell transplant is the only chance of a cure.
30,000 new donors are needed in the UK each year to find matches for the steadily rising number of stem cell transplants taking place in the UK every year. Stem cells are found in the bone marrow – a soft, spongy tissue at the centre of certain bones – and can produce all essential blood cells, including red and white cells and platelets (which stop bleeding).
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The Army Welfare service is proud to present the AWS Community Support Annual Report for 2024.
This Report outlines some of the key achievements delivered and challenges faced by our team over the past year. It provides an overview of key areas of work, statistical information and also looks forward to the year ahead. It demonstrates the breadth and depth of the impact that the Community Support team have.
20240903-Strategic_Plan_Annual_Report_2024.pdf
New research and policy summaries focused on post-Service employment among ex-Service personnel and their partners.
These summaries form part of our commitment to ensuring evidence is at the heart of decision making for the benefit of ex-Service personnel and their families.
The summaries provide easy digestible access to up to date research evidence and an overview of current policy and service provision focused on post-Service employment among ex-Service personnel and their partners.
The events are advertised on Eventbrite and are as follows:
Tuesday 14th January 2025 from 1800 x 1900
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1042651928987?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tuesday 15th April 2025 from 1800 x 1900
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1042653363277?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tuesday 15th July 2025 from 1800 x 1900
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1042654155647?aff=oddtdtcreator
Friday 14th November 2025 from 1800 x 1900
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1042655198767?aff=oddtdtcreator
These events are being hosted by Northamptonshire Police as a national recruitment event - regardless of the police area you live in or may be interested in joining.
For many years the Elementary Section have organised a Christmas Thanksgiving Fayre, which has grown into a wonderful event enjoyed by the whole community. This year it will be held on November 30th . For new families, the Fayre is like a Bazaar with many stall holders selling a variety of goods. In addition, there are lots of activities for the children to enjoy, including the hugely popular ‘Secret Room’ where they can shop for a special gift for Mum and Dad.
Please see the AF North Newsletter for more information on this.
RAND Europe is currently undertaking research to support the Royal Air Force (RAF) Benevolent Fund and Greenwich Hospital in understanding the current and future size, demographics and support needs of RAF and Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM) Service People, Veterans and Families.
We are recruiting participants!
As part of our research, we want to better understand the experiences of current and former RAF, RN and RM serving personnel and their families. We are intending to do this through interviews and surveys, focusing on:
Please click here to read the Autumn edition of The RFS Digest
Further information has also been released regarding the launch of RFS's Foreign & Commonwealth programme, which is now open for applications. Updates can be found here
Join in the Autumn Ale-lympics at GK from 5-8pm on 30th October 2024
For full details click here
