“I was thinking of the kids, thinking of the difference Scotty’s makes, and using that to push myself on and get it done. It was 100% a case of mind over matter.” Climbing Mount Snowdon is no small challenge. Standing at 3,560 feet above sea level, this extinct volcano is the highest mountain in …
“I want to raise awareness of the fabulous work that Scotty’s do and make sure my son isn’t forgotten.” LCpl Callum Smith was born on Christmas Eve in 1995 and grew up to serve in the Household Cavalry and Royal Army Veterinary Corps. On the 11th of September 2020, Callum died aged 24. Callum had …
When Scott Plant signed up for the Welsh 3000s, he had no idea he was about to take on the hardest hike in the UK. The challenge – to climb 15 mountains in 24 hours with no transport – sounds almost impossible. But with Scotty’s Little Soldiers at the front of his mind, he completed it, raising …
LCpl Tommy Brown was a fun-loving father, British Judo Champion and deeply committed soldier in the Parachute Regiment. He’d dreamt of serving in the military since he was a child and joined when he was 16 years old, completing tours of Kuwait, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. On the 22nd of …
Could your child be entitled to the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme (AFBSS)? The scheme provides financial support for educational purposes to children whose parent has died in service to the Armed Forces. In this article, Mary Petley of the Forces Pension Society sets out the main …
“I felt an immediate connection with Scotty’s because of everything I’ve been through myself. I didn’t have children at the time of my accident, but I’ve got three boys now and I can’t imagine how they would cope if I wasn’t here.” Veteran and father of three, Gavin Osborne, recently undertook a …
