Big Lottery Fund Heroes Return 2 – final call for applications
The Big Lottery Fund is sending out final calls for Second World War veterans to apply for funding from the Heroes Return 2 programme, which is awarding grants for them to return to the places across the world where they served, as well as to attend memorial events in the UK.
Funding is still available and can be claimed up until January 31st 2011, though veterans must have travelled by 31 December 2010.
Any Second World War veteran who served with or alongside the British armed forces and is a UK and Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Republic of Ireland resident is eligible for the funding.
Spouses and carers, usually a family member, can also receive funding to go on the trip, widows and widowers of veterans are also eligible for the grants
Veterans have used the funding to return to places including France, Holland Italy, Greece, Malta, India, America, the Far East, and North Africa.
Anyone wanting to find out more can call the Heroes Return helpline on 0845 00 00 121 or visit the website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
To date over £7.1 million has been awarded through Heroes Return 2, enabling over 10, 600 people to go on the trips
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