Cycle Club Newsletter March 2021
18/03/2021
Please find attached the March 2021 Newsletter for the RMA Cycle Club. . Read more »
Army V Navy 2021
Date TBC by Twickenham. Read More »
Brigadier Mark Noble (Born 25 March 1958, died 22 July 2020)
17/03/2021
Brigadier Mark Noble, who served in the Royal Marines for 33 years and went on to become the first Chief Executive of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (forebearer of RMA – The Royal Marines Charity), sadly died on 22 July 2020. We have delayed this testimonial until the completion of the... Read more »
Despite COVID in 2020, RMA – The Royal Marines Charity supports more beneficiaries in acute need than in 2019
16/03/2021
As the Royal Marines’ own charity, RMA - The Royal Marines Charity is uniquely placed to understand, respond and react, enabling Marines and their families to overcome their challenges, including life-changing injury, life-limiting illness, mental illness, transition to civilian life and even pove... Read more »
Academics are looking for military widow(er)s to take part in a survey on loneliness and social isolation
16/03/2021
Academics from Northumbria University are looking for individuals whose partners have died in the UK Armed Forces or after their service, to take part in new research into loneliness and social isolation. The project, developed by Northumbria University in collaboration with the War Widows’... Read more »
Natasha to run Virtual Half Marathon in memory of son Ethan
12/03/2021
Natasha Jones tragically lost her son, Ethan Jones, whilst he was on a training exercise fulfilling his lifelong ambition of being a Royal Marines Commando. He was part of a group practising an assault from a landing craft on Tregantle beach, Cornwall, when he went under the water on 21st ... Read more »
Moses Mountain Marathon
12/03/2021
6 Royal Marines from 43 Commando will take part in a 24-hour marathon, the event has been dubbed ‘Moses Mountain Marathon’. On the 12th of March, members of 43 Commando based at HMNB Clyde will conduct the challenge in memory of Major Chris Moses RM, who died in January 2020. The 24-hour m... Read more »
The Royal Marines Commando Challenge will be back in 2022!
11/03/2021
The Royal Marines Commando Challenge will be back in 2022! "We are today sadly announcing that the 2021 Royal Marines Commando Challenge has been cancelled. However, we will be back bigger and better than ever in 2022! Keep an eye out on our social media and website for ticket sales later this ye... Read more »
Earning the George Cross
26/02/2021
In February 1944 former Royal Marine Tony Smith earnt the George Cross in a daring rescue that epitomises the Royal Marines saying of ‘Once A Royal Marine Always A Royal Marine’ (OARMAARM). Anthony Smith was born on 3 August 1894 in Christchurch and after leaving school at the age of fourtee... Read more »
Veteran Awarded Grant to Support Independence
09/02/2021
RMA – The Royal Marines Charity strives to give Royal Marines and their families support throughout their lifetime. Whether support is needed early in their career or if the need comes later in life, we will be there. When the Charity received an application for help on behalf of long-standin... Read more »
New NHS Mental Health Service For Ex Military Personnel Needing Urgent Help
05/02/2021
An inner London NHS Trust has launched an ambitious new High-Intensity Service for all former British Armed Forces personnel in need of urgent mental health care and treatment living in the capital. Source: https://www.forces.net/video?video=47666 The HIS is for veterans who are strug... Read more »
If you would like any content to be removed, please contact RMA Central Office.