Author: Glenn

On 14 March 2025, Al Sutton was honoured to be invited to attend the passing-out parade of Musician Neve Lawrence. Neve has a long-standing connection with Troop Aid, having first joined the charity as a volunteer at just 16 years of age while she was a student at St Peter’s School in Solihull. From an early stage, she showed great dedication and enthusiasm in supporting the work of the charity. Neve later went on to study music in Cardiff, where she continued to develop her...

During October 2025, Kim, Al and Pam visited a company called Survitec who make survival equipment, based in Ellesmere Port.  The purpose of this visit was to oversee the staff packing approximately 300 Troop Aid Grab Bags as part of their Corporate Responsibility initiative known as Purpose Day. A huge thank you to Tony Jones (Facilities Manager) for organising the purchase of some stock.  A big thank you also goes to Selina O’keefe of the People Department (HR) who...

Troop Aid was very honoured to have the Mayor of Solihull Councillor Shahin Ashraf MBE to visit us this week. She wrote a Get Well card to go in one of our emergency packs, which will shortly be sent to an injured Armed Forces member. Shahin Ashraf MBE is a British humanitarian leader, advocate, and local politician known for her extensive community, charity and civic work – especially in Solihull.

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP recently visited our Troop Aid offices. He said “Firstly I wanted to thank Pam, Al, Kim, and the whole Troop Aid team for their unwavering commitment to helping our injured service men and women.  He said “I have seen first-hand, as a Trauma Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the incredible impact Troop Aid has. Troop Aid supply “Grab Bags”, costing £40.00 to prepare, which include clothing, underwear, toiletries, and a get-well card. I am...

His Majesty King Charles lll has been our charity’s Patron as the Prince of Wales since 2008. Troop Aid is extremely proud and honoured that His Majesty King Charles III is delighted to continue as the Charity’s patron. We thank him for his continued support.

We were honoured to have a visit from blinded war veteran Paul and his partner Renata to our warehouse. Great to see you Paul and really looking forward to working with you. Troop Aid have known Paul since he was injured in Afghanistan in 2009. We first met Paul in his hospital bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where we supported him with our emergency packs and many other pieces of kit to help him in his hour of need.   A Defining Moment in...

Troop Aid had an amazing weekend at the Birmingham International Tattoo – our first year at The Resorts World. The delay in this event, following the COVID-19 pandemic, was clearly well worth the wait. Thank you to the customers who visited and supported our stand and to everyone who worked their magic to create this incredible show, which it always is. We hope you enjoyed it and we will see you next year.See the highlights of the 2023 Tattoo here.Tickets are...

TROOP AID attended the Sunday event at the NMA. We gave a lot of people some information about the charity and made a number of excellent contacts. We had a full complement of volunteers, namely Kim Freeman, Diana Frangou, Katherine Carter, Pam Sutton and our Chairman Al Sutton. The National Memorial Arboretum is the United Kingdom’s year-round centre of remembrance, situated on the edge of the National Forest in Alrewas, Staffordshire. Established as part of The Royal...