Introducing the 'Help Me, I'm Grieving' podcast

‘Help Me, I’m Grieving’ is a series of short conversations between Lorna Vyse, the charity’s Child Bereavement Support Specialist, and Ben, who has experienced childhood bereavement. The goal of the podcast is to offer expert guidance to anyone who has experienced childhood bereavement or knows someone who has.

Bereaved young adults enjoy a weekend of confidence-boosting adventure

Bereaved military 18-25 year olds, supported by Scotty’s Little Soldiers, enjoyed a weekend away in the Peak District where they took on physical activities that helped them build their confidence.

Army veteran takes on gruelling 186-mile race in support of bereaved military children

Veteran Sean Cleary hopes to complete the legendary Vatterundan in just 10 hours while raising money for Scotty's Little Soldiers.

Navy veteran runs 50-mile ultra-marathon for bereaved military children

Ex-Royal Navy Officer, Paula Shrimpton, took part in the Moray Coastal Trail 50 and raised £1400 for Scotty’s Little Soldiers and mental health awareness.

Scotty mum tackles 140-mile triathlon for the charity that supports her children

Army widow, Victoria Betts, is taking on the 140-mile Outlaw triathlon in honour of her husband, Captain Adam Betts, who died last year. Along the way, she is raising funds for bereaved military children’s charity, Scotty’s Little Soldiers.

"When I saw an opening to host the podcast it felt like a chance to give something back."

20-year-old Alex Thomas was just four when his dad died. He's now the host our Aspire podcast for 18 to 25-year-olds, where he speaks to inspirational guests.

"Scotty's are the reason I want to work with children."

18-year-old Phoebe Thompson talks about growing up without her dad and how Scotty’s Little Soldiers has not only supported her, but inspired her career.

"If it wasn't for Kai, Scotty's wouldn't exist" - our first members turns 18-years-old

Kai was 5 years old when his dad, Corporal Lee Scott, was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Now 18 he and his mum look back on how far he has come.

"I thought of my dad and remembered I was dancing for him."

Emily Murphy was two when her dad died by suicide. Here, she speaks about how Scotty's has helped her gain confidence and pursue her dream of dancing on the West End stage.

Scotty's 'Time to Reflect' at the National Memorial Arboretum

The Scotty’s Team recently attended ‘Time to Reflect’ at the National Memorial Arboretum, loaded with all the resources we would need to support bereaved military children and young people.

Why We Sometimes Have To Say No

Occasionally we will hear supporters say they stopped fundraising for a particular charity because they ‘got too big,' so we wanted to provide a bit of context to our different way of working.  

The EndEx box - Scotty's new bereavement support tool

Introducing Scotty’s Little Soldiers’ new bereavement support tool: the EndEx box. 

With the EndEx box, we can help bereaved military children boost their confidence, open up about their feelings and, after multiple support sessions using the box, look back and be proud of how far they have come.

Nikki's July in a Nutshell

Scotty’s Little Soldiers founder, Nikki, talks about some of the things we did in July, from releasing the brand-new ‘Help Me, I’m Grieving’ podcast series for bereaved children and young people, to hosting our first ever Springboard Away Weekend for 18 to 25-year-olds.