Covenant in action

Veterans to get rail cards

24 January, 2020

Military veterans will get cut-price train travel to help boost job prospects and bring them closer to family and friends, with a new railcard on sale from Armistice Day, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced this week Available from Armistice Day this year, the railcard will extend discounted train travel to the more than 830,000 veterans […]

A question of trust

Military charities determined to put money where it’s most needed.

Changing lives from the ground up

Injured, sick and wounded Service personnel are finding a new direction in life thanks to two charities

More heat and light for hall

Digby War Memorial Hall in Lincolnshire secures £20,000 AF Covenant Grant

Tapestry taps into covenant funding

Covenant Grant helps with tapestry project to celebrate 100 years of the army barracks association with Staffordshire local community

Covering covenant commitments

This short video explains the core commitments of the Covenant, why we need it and what it means to the Armed Forces family and local communities.

60 second covenant

Chief of Defence People, Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, explains what the Armed Forces Covenant is all about in 60 seconds

Deals on wheels

From today, when Armed Forces Personnel are assigned overseas, they won’t get any nasty dents in their UK car insurance deals as a result. No cancellation fees will have to be paid and no claims bonuses will now be protected for up to three years. Thanks to an Armed Forces Covenant commitment made by the UK’s biggest […]