Scotty’s Little Soldiers’ founder, Nikki, shares an update on the events of the past month, including taking our Scotty's Council on a special trip to Sky HQ, acting as head judge at the 2023 Celebrating Forces Families Awards, and taking part in our biggest fundraiser of the year, Scotty’s March.
Time to get back on the saddle – the Tour de Scotty is returning for its fifth year! This July, you can support bereaved military children and young people by cycling 300, 500 or 900 miles over the course of the month. You can do it outside or inside, on the road or at the gym, even on the way to …
Cpl Dean John was a fun-loving, reliable and diligent father, husband and soldier in the REME. Dean joined the Armed Forces in 2000 and served for nine years, completing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as peacekeeping missions in Northern Ireland. On the 15th of March 2009, Dean was killed …
Every bereaved military family remembers their loved one in different ways. For Wendy John and her sons, Scotty members Dylan (21), Harvey (20) and Ethan (16), that way is the daffodil walk – a ten-mile journey from Pontrhydyfen to Cymmer in their home country of Wales. Wendy and her sons complete …
For Pru Jeffers, the May Marathon isn’t just a way to support Scotty’s Little Soldiers. It’s a way to give back to the charity that supports her children, 13-year-old Alfie and 12-year-old Lily. In 2019, Alfie and Lily’s dad, Royal Navy Leading Hand Simon Jeffers, died by suicide. He was 45 years …
13 young people, all bereaved of a military parent, spent two days at Sky’s headquarters in Isleworth, where they were given an insight into the media and entertainment sectors and received media training to support them on their mission to become the voice of bereaved military children. The group …
