Friends of the Forces short-listed national award winners announced

14 June 2010

The Royal British Legion is proud to announce the national shortlist for our inaugural Friends of the Forces awards, recognising the contributions made by some of Britain's most loyal volunteers to the Armed Forces family.

Those shortlisted have been invited to attend a gala ceremony in London in July, hosted by BBC military historian Dan Snow, where the national winner in each category will be announced.

We received over 400 nominations for people who have gone out of their way to help care, support, campaign or raise funds for any of Britain's Service personnel and veterans. Winners have been chosen in categories recognising individual, youth, community, and corporate contributions.

Individual

• Charlotte Bradford
• Stanley Power
• Lt Col (Retd) Tom Ridgway

Youth

• Clwyd and Gwynedd Army Cadet Force
• Croft Primary School
• Ben Coombes and Nathan Bull on behalf of FitzWimarc School

Community Group

• Loughborough Students Rag
• The Mark Wright Project
• The Town of Wootton Bassett

Corporate

• DHL in Droitwich
• The Millers Collection
• Welsh Rugby Union

Details on the shortlisted winners are available by the links on their names and the full list of regional winners is available at www.friendsoftheforces.org.uk.

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