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Helping Homefront Heroes - gift boxes for families and friends of the UK Armed Forces, no matter where they are in the world. |
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New Changes Ahead
We have now started the next stage of continual improvement and updating of the YRF website and the needs of its members.
Over the past 18 months we have seen a steady and continued decline in activity on the forums, a natural progression with the increased popularity of Facebook and Twitter. Therefore we have decided that it is in the best interests of the members and the YRF as a whole to start closing down the Forums side of our website, and instead utilise the already popular interactive features found on Facebook including community groups, chat with friends, private messaging and games.
We will be starting an immediate migration over to our Facebook Group, and new registration to these Forums have now ceased. We hope that those of you who are on the social networking site will add us to your favourite groups and become a Fan of The YRF. Downloads, Gallery, Web Links and some other content features will remain on here although we are as yet undecided if they will remain in the current format. Once that decision has been finalised, we will be deleting all existing memberships from the forums.
Rest assured, this is not the end of The YRF - it is a new chapter in an ever-changing world! |
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Chosen Beneficiary for 2009 - 2010
The Forces Children's Trust was founded in 2004 by Mr. Denny Wise who, with his extensive show-business background and contacts, has spent many years giving so much time to fund-raising for so many good causes and charities.
Following the many heart-breaking stories that have emerged from the losses in Afghanistan and Iraq, Denny was concerned that the subsequent needs of the affected children, were not being fully addressed. He was particularly moved by the number of children who were left without a parent and decided that a charity solely dedicated to helping the individual needs and problems of the children would help fill a niche in the charitable field of family care.
Click Here to read more about our chosen beneficiary for 2009 - 2010 and the fundraising events being held in their honour. |
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Yellow Ribbon for the Forces Week - 24th to 31st March 2010
“Yellow Ribbon for the Forces Week" is aimed at encouraging the public to show their non-political support for the British Armed Forces. Wherever they are, whatever their role may be.
Download your support posters HERE and help show each and every Soldier, Sailor and Airman that we respect and support them whatever their role and wherever they may be!
Yellow Ribbon campaign supporting the British Forces and "Yellow Ribbon for the Forces Week" are TM and © of The Yellow Ribbon Foundation, established 2003. |
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We wear a yellow ribbon ...
This poem was written by a Navy Girlfriend, Cindy Tunnicliffe, especially for the Yellow Ribbon Foundation's "wear a yellow ribbon for the Troops campaign" back in March 2003. Amazing to think it was 5 years ago, and we are still going strong!
We wear a yellow ribbon
We wear it near our heart
We wear it for our troops
While we are far apart.
It's a symbol of our Love
It's a symbol of our Pride
And we'll wear a Yellow Ribbon
Until they're back by our side.
So for all of our Armed Forces
Lets Us, that's Me and You
Wear a Yellow Ribbon
For our heroes, Brave & True. |
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| YRF's own webmaster - MrCheeks - receives AOC Commendation in NY Honours 2010 |
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 In conjunction with the New Year Honours List 2010, Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group has approved the award of his personal commendation to the following for meritorious service.
Sergeant David G Evans - 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton
Air Vice-Marshall S J Hillier CBE DFC MA RAF, Air Office Commanding No. 2 Group, wrote saying:
I am writing to you following the award of my personal commendation as Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in the New Year Honours List 2010. I send you my warmest congratulations on this thoroughly well deserved recognition of your exceptional achievements.
Yours sincerely, Steven Hillier
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| And the winner is ..... YRF Christmas Raffle |
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 The tickets have been drawn and the winners are :
£100 - ticket number 3176 - Sovereign Capital
£75 - ticket number 0502 - N Martin, Nuneaton
£50 - ticket number 3026 - J Biggam, Clackmannshire
Party Lite Set - ticket number 0291 - M Caldwell, BFPO 40
Combat Bear Set - ticket number 2339 - Kinetics Group
The raffle has raised £1009.08 for the Forces Children's Trust - thank you to everyone who took part, especially Sovereign Capital who have donated their top prize win to the FCT charity.
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Posted by mrscheeks on Tuesday, December 01, 2009 @ 06:57:37 GMT (311 reads)
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| Christmas Messages to Afghanistan via The Sunday Mirror |
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 The Sunday Mirror will be producing a special edition over the Christmas period which will be sent to Afghanistan (6000 copies). The paper will contain messages from loved ones to personnel who are deployed over the festive season.
Families and friends can submit messages for publication by going to www.sundaymirror.co.uk/ourheroes
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Posted by mrscheeks on Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 17:53:35 GMT (256 reads)
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| Andrews UK release download single “Goodnight Dad” for The YRF |
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 Goodnight Dad is a monologue read by illustrator and writer Mike Payne, with all net profits donated to the Yellow Ribbon Foundation.
How many times have we looked at the news on television, and thought to ourselves, “I wish I could do something!”
When Mike Payne, illustrator, writer and creator of the iconic Tatty Teddy from Me To You Bears, and the Charlie’s Ark range of audiobooks saw a news item on Sky News about another soldier being killed in Helmand Province, he did do something. He is hoping that it will generate much-needed funds for the Yellow Ribbon Foundation, which spreads awareness of and support for the British Armed Forces and their families and loved ones back home.
Read on ...
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| Beer for the Boys |
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"Beer for the Boys" is the brainchild of Wing Commander Steve Chadwick, Officer Commanding 216 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. He started the campaign in 2007 with the aim of providing a can of beer to servicemen and women flying home from Afghanistan on RAF TriStar aircraft, which are operated by 216 Squadron. Alcohol is not available to British troops whilst serving in Afghanistan, making the experience of a cold thirst-quencher on the flight home all the more special.
To make a donation - please CLICK HERE
To read more on how the campaign started, keep up to date with beers already given out and how much has been donated so far, please visit the "Beers for the Boys" website at www.216squadron.com
The Yellow Ribbon Foundation is proud to sponsor the "Beers for the Boys" website, and give our wholehearted support to this great campaign.
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Posted by mrscheeks on Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 17:35:49 BST (397 reads)
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