5K Run or Mile Walk
Saturday 6th March 2010
(Run starts at Midday)
Glasgow Green
To raise money for
Combat Stress Syndrome
entry: £5 Adult £2 12 Years and under
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Registration Form
Help for Heroes - Love Farewell Single Release
Can I ask for your help please? We need to give this latest fund raising scheme a real push and I hope you will make that possible. More
Arnhem Vist
Gallery of photos from the Arnhem trip in September 2009 (more)
Think you should be a member?
Membership of the Parachute Regimental Association now stands at 13,004
Welcome to the web site of the The Central Scotland Parachute Regiment Association.
 The Central Scotland Branch of the PRA was founded to create a meeting place for ex-members of the Parachute Regiment in the Central Region of Scotland.
Membership of the Association is open to all ranks past and present of the Parachute Regiment, regular and TA, including members of other regiments who have served or are serving a tour with the Parachute Regiment.
In addition all others who have served or are serving with a British Airborne Formation or Unit are eligible for membership.
Membership
 The Association’s membership covers all age groups and many cap badges. There are currently 99 Association branches nationwide including Northern Ireland. There may be one in your home town or nearby, membership of a branch is optional. Branch meetings are generally held monthly to organise social functions, visits, reunions, pilgrimages, battlefield tours and of course to catch up on the latest Regimental news and gossip over a drink or two.
All of the branches are keen to recruit those who have recently left the service. They also welcome visits from serving soldiers. They are particularly keen to hear about your experiences in today’s Army.
National Defence Medal Campaign to March on Downing Street
We have now completed our comprehensive report detailing the case for a National Defence Medal. Next is to present it in person to 10 Downing Street and the MoD. More information
Buy a poppy and have it dropped at Arnhem or Normandy.
Pathfinder Parachute Group is organising the Poppy Drop Appeal in support of the Royal British Legion and the Airborne Assault Appeal.
Poppies were dropped in September 2008 by parachute bundles onto the Arnhem DZ, and then laid out at the Airborne Forces memorial.
In 2009 it is planned to repeat this on a grander scale with a flypast of Dakota C47 aircraft and a mass parachute Drop. This time the Normandy DZ will be added. This many Douglas Dakota aircraft have not been seen together over Europe since the 1944 invasion.
Funds donated to sponsor a poppy will go to the Surrey Royal British Legion to assist its work in helping serving and ex-servicemen and women and their families, and to the Airborne Assault Appeal.
If you wish to sponsor a poppy or be a collector for this excellent venture, or even make the drop onto Dutch soil, please contact the Pathfinder Parachute Group
Scottish Poppy Appeal 2009
 A SPECIAL THANKS to all those that volunteered to raise money for this worthy cause in 2009, it would never have happened without your dedication to the Ex Service causes.
A total of £15,345.77 was raised.
Thank you to everyone.
The Poppy Scotland Hearts & Heroes Challenge
 is a maximum 12-hour walk or trail run for teams of four minimum. The fitness challenge has six categories: Age 16-18, Mixed (minimum 2 women) Women Only, Men Only, Fastest Armed Services Team, Fastest Rugby Team.
(more info and the Poppy certificate for 2008)
Normandy
 A selection of photos depicting the events and an account of this years visit to Normandy 2008
We attended the ceremony in Ranville War Cemetery on the afternoon of 6th June, arranged by The Royal British Legion...
Veterans Lapel Badge
UK Armed Forces Veterans Lapel Badge. Did you serve in HM Armed Forces or in the Merchant Navy, before, during and up to December 1994 this includes Reserves?
Men and women who Served in HM Armed Forces before and/or during World War II are entitled to a Veterans Badge. http://www.veteransagency.mod.uk/
HM Armed Forces Veterans Badge ( HMAFVB) has extended the date to 31st January 2005, for members who have served or are still serving with the Armed Forces, this badge has been introduced to the services so that it can be worn as an everyday badge to highlight the recognition of our Armed Services, more than 560,000 have been issued and the feedback is very positive. Any person who wishes to claim this badge please go on line and download the correct application form, or contact our Branch Secretary for more details.
Below is a link to the proposal for the National defence Medal.
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