Support our troops

The 3 Rifles Battlegroup has now returned from a gruelling seven month tour of Afghanistan.  Sadly during the tour the Battlegroup lost thirty of its soldiers killed, and many more wounded, many of those with life changing injuries.  In addition we can only guess at the care that will be required for those with non physical injuries in the coming months and years.

The bottom line is that they risked their lives and bodies on our behalf and we need to do everything we can to support them and to show our appreciation of their sacrifices.

Our work on short term immediate support and assistance for the families, girlfriends and boyfriends of the dead and wounded has now come to an end.  However we will continue to collect donations and send out our remaining wristbands.  These together with unused donations from our main campaign will be used to fund projects that provide support and assistance for the families of the dead and wounded as well as the wounded themselves.  This is run and managed by the Rifles Regimental Trust through their "Care for Casualties" campaign.

You can help by:

  • Making a donation to the 3 RIFLES BG wristband appeal (click on the "Donations" link).
  • Proudly wearing the "Swift and Bold" wristband that we send you as a sign of that support.
  • Forwarding this website address onto as many people as you can.
  • Asking every website owner you know (or even the ones you dont know) to carry one of these web banner adverts in their ad rotation.

So please click on 'Donations', which can be made either by Paypal or cheque and we will send you a 3 Rifles wristband for you to wear thus showing your support and appreciation of their work done on our behalf.

With many thanks

Edward Watson
Web Donations Coordinator

PS You can watch a short video from Nick Kitson, the Commanding Officer of 3 RIFLES BG expressing his thanks for your generous support and explaining why it is so important.  Click here to watch his video filmed in Sangin, Afghanistan.