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‘Learn from the past – Live for the future’ – Veterans In Action Rebuilding Futures’ VIA wil ...

Union Flag Walk 6 - Cape Wrath to John O’Groats Union Flag Walk 7 - John O’Groats to Dover

Veterans In Action – message of support from Physicool ...

Introduction to Outdoor Event Photography & Equestrian Training Day 21st April 2013With a difference… This one is FREE to at ...

Veterans In Action are proud to have Trevor Coult MC join us as a Patron. Trevor Coult was awarded the Military Cross for ...

British musher Mel Andrews makes history by completing Norway’s toughest 400km sled dog race! Fantastic achievement ...

Today VIA travelled up to Birmingham to The Flash Centre to collect the Elinchrom Lights, D-Lite it To Go Set and Softboxes that they have so very ...

The winning ticket for the Coca Cola Mountain Bike is number 7. The lucky winner is Mr MK Down ...

Cape Wrath to Land’s End This latest expedition in the series of Uni ...

On the Monday 18th June 2012 at 1030 Mark Colman entered the tank at the ...

Mark Colman has started his dive in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Submergence In A Controlled Environment. On the ...

Mark Colman is planning to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Submergence In A Controlled Environment on the ...

Once again invited to take part on an event that had been arranged by Ian Griffiths from ...

Mark Smith's dad, Mr P. Smith, sadly passed away with the funeral service held on the 14th February 2012. Mark was with his dad when he pas ...

Ex-Soldiers To Do A Sponsored Walk For Veterans In Action Author: Catherine Smyth Published: 14th March 2012 09:55 Best feet fo ...

The idea behind this project came from the many campsites we have stayed at throughout the Union Flag Walks and how sanitized they felt. We thought ...

On Sunday 26th February 2012, VIA launched its photography project, Veterans In Focus, with a high octane visit t ...

Whilst working with some Veterans recently a VIA Team Member listened to the Veterans talking passionately about photography and h ...

Neil Christie As part of the ALIVE programme I was fortunate enough to be supported by VIA to attend a Winter Moun ...

As part of a training programme for VIA Team Members, Billy MacLeod and Mark Colman attended the NCFE Lev ...

On the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of October 2011 Veterans In Action took a group of 16 veterans for a weekend challenge of walkin ...

Early in 2011 Avril Young a member of the VIA Scottish Team and someone who has written some fantastic poems for the charity came ...

On the 20th and 21st of August 2011 VIA ran it's second Communications Course which was run by Paul Boag and held at the G ...

On 9th August 2010, British Explorer Ed Stafford became the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River i ...

Veterans In Action ran it's first Foundation Communication and Leadership Course between the 3rd and 6th of June in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland which was attended by 10 veterans who have taken part in the ALIVE Program.

Veterans In Action are honoured to announce that adventurer Bear Grylls has kindly agreed to become a Patron for the charity.

VIA attended the Army v Navy Rugby Match on the 7th of May 2011 as it does each year as a springboard for it's first large event of the year which this year was the Union Flag Walk from Dover to Cape Wrath and then on to John o'Groats. This year we were joined by the inspirational charity called The Baton http://www.thebaton.co.uk/ who presented the VIA Team with a cheque for £500 and the honour of carrying The Baton on our walk. 

Veterans In Action is putting out an appeal for any potential sponsors of outdoor equipment and clothing or for donations of new or used equipment. Anything will help the veterans suffering the effects of war that take part on VIA events and expeditions.

Mother Nature cuts The 4th Union Flag Walk short with 100mph winds but fails to dampen the team spirit

On 5/05/2011 Veterans In Action set off on its next Union Flag Walk which is a 1400 mile walk from Dover to Cape Wrath

Due to all the efforts of the veterans who have taken part on all our fundraising events VIA have recently purchased two new mini buses.

The Scottish fundraising Team attended Perth Races

 VIA purchased two Wenoah canoes

Two veterans and one veterans dependant attended an Outdoors First Aid Course in Manchester.

VIA purchased a donor trailer that would be stripped and converted to become an expedition trailer

VIA received a message from Sir Ranulph Fiennes about our upcoming event and future events.

In Janurary 2011 two veterans and one veterans dependant attended a Bronze Navigation Course