Andrea Bartlett served in the Royal Army Medical Corps for 12 years until she developed a degenerative optic nerve disease that runs in her family. After being medically discharged, the …
Getting to know… Employability Team Manager, Adam
Our Getting You Back To Work team comprises of 15 highly skilled Employability Consultants who work with veterans with health conditions to find jobs within their local communities. Adam is …
New RNRMC funding will support more veterans with health conditions into work
Wounded, injured or sick veterans who have served in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines and need help moving back into work will benefit from new funding for The Poppy …
Helping Mark find a new sense of purpose
Mark Stanley, 58, from Swansea, joined the Royal Signals as a teenager and was discharged seven years later after serving in Germany and Cyprus. Despite a successful move into a …
Zarah’s 8 top tips for writing a civilian CV
No matter what your title or rank, anyone leaving the Forces can feel stumped when putting a CV together for the first time. Zarah, our Employment Consultant based in South …
Will drives forward to reach new heights
When he left the Army, Will struggled with mental health issues for some years and found it difficult to regain a sense of purpose. After going through counselling for post-traumatic …
Royal visits since the Second World War
The Poppy Factory has drawn tens of thousands of guests to our historic home in Richmond over the years, including some very notable appearances by members of the Royal Family. …
Finally I have found a job I believe I will be good at
Dom was a Driver Lineman in the Royal Signals for just over 10 years but left in 2007 due to a heart condition, PTSD and anxiety. He went into a …
Coaching For Success
Dean Graham, a 37 year old father and a former Corporal in the Royal Logistics Corps, developed a painful joint condition that affected his back while serving. He was medically …
Jonathan cycles 300 miles to Great Uncle’s war grave for 100th anniversary
A former Poppy Factory colleague, Jonathan Marks, set out on a challenge of a lifetime – cycling to France to visit his Great Uncle’s war grave marking a century since …
Sir Michael Morpurgo reads at The Poppy Factory
As the centenary of the end of the First World War approaches, The Poppy Factory was honoured to host a reading by the author Sir Michael Morpurgo from his new …
Ciaran’s Story
Two years after being medically discharged from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, Ciaran Muir, 27, found meaningful work in the civilian world. In 2012, after serving in the British Army …
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