RNRMC
{{Infobox organization
| image = RNRMC_logo.gif
| size = 160px
| caption =
| abbreviation = RNRMC
| formation = 2007
| status = Non-profit organisation
| registration_id = 1117794
| purpose = Supporting our sailors, marines, and their families, for life
| location = Building 37, {{HMS|Excellent}}, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8ER
| region_served = United Kingdom
| key_people = The Princess Royal
(Patron)
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band
(President)
Adrian Bell
(Chief Executive)
Dr Brian Gilvary
(Chairman)
|leader_title=Patron
|leader_name= The Princess Royal
|leader_title2=CEO
|leader_name2= Adrian Bell
|leader_title3=President
|leader_name3= Admiral Sir Jonathon Band
| main_organ = Board of Trustees
| website = [http://www.rnrmc.org.uk www.rnrmc.org.uk]
}}
RNRMC (full name Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity) is a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland.{{Cite web |title=THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY - Charity 1117794 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4029159/charity-overview |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}} Its purpose is to support sailors, marines, and their families, including those from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Maritime Reserves, QARNNS (Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service), the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and former members of the now defunct Women's Royal Naval Service.
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity is a member of the Maritime Charities Funding Group (MCFG) and the Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO).{{Cite web |title=Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/members/directory/royal-navy-and-royal-marines-charity/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}
History
RNRMC was established in 2007 as the National Charity of the Royal Navy, to fund projects and facilities that support serving personnel and veterans of the Naval service, as well as their families.{{Cite web |title=Charities {{!}} Royal Navy |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/charities |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.royalnavy.mod.uk |language=en}} HMS Queen Elizabeth is the affiliate ship of the charity.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2017 |title=HMS Queen Elizabeth on track for first entry to Portsmouth {{!}} The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity |url=https://www.rnrmc.org.uk/news/hms-queen-elizabeth-track-first-entry-portsmouth |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.rnrmc.org.uk}}
In September 2018, Adrian Bell was appointed CEO of RNRMC, after previously serving as CEO of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance for eight years.{{Cite web |title=New man at helm of Naval charity |url=https://royal-naval-association.co.uk/news/new-man-at-helm-of-naval-charity/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Royal Naval Association |language=en}} In July 2021, Sir Bill Thomas was succeeded as chairman by Dr Brian Gilvary, the former Executive Chairman of Ineos Energy.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-25 |title=Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity appoints new Chairman |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/royal-navy-and-royal-marines-charity-appoints-new-chairman/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}
Activity
RNRMC distributes grants to British military charities including Walking with the Wounded, SSAFA, Scotty's Little Soldiers and Combat Stress, allowing these charities to provide support services to beneficiaries who have served in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, and their family members.{{Cite web |title=News - Thank you to The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity - RNRMC - Walking With The Wounded |url=https://walkingwiththewounded.org.uk/Home/News/423 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=walkingwiththewounded.org.uk}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=RNRMC awards SSAFA's mentoring service over £25,800 |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/rnrmc-awards-ssafas-mentoring-service-over-25800/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-09 |title=The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Greenwich Hospital Award £15,000 to Scotty's Little Soldiers |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/the-royal-navy-and-royal-marines-charity-and-greenwich-hospital-award-15000-to-scottys-little-soldiers/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=RNRMC awards Combat Stress grant of £55,000 a year for three years |url=https://combatstress.org.uk/about-us/news/rnrmc-awards-combat-stress-grant-%C2%A355000-year-three-years |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Combat Stress |language=en}} In the first decade of the charity's activity, it distributed over £50 million in grants.
The charity hosts multiple events to raise funds for its work, including an annual Beating Retreat performance, a virtual Trafalgar Night celebration, and sponsored sports challenges such as the Virtual Field Gun Challenge and Battlefield Cycle Challenge.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=Take part in the world's largest Trafalgar Night dinner and make a real difference to sailors and marines all over the UK |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/take-part-in-the-worlds-largest-trafalgar-night-dinner-and-make-a-real-difference-to-sailors-and-marines-all-over-the-uk/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-04 |title=Virtual Field Gun Challenge |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/virtual-field-gun-challenge/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=Battlefield Cycle Challenge - Portsmouth to Cherbourg Bike Ride |url=https://www.cobseo.org.uk/battlefield-cycle-challenge-portsmouth-to-cherbourg-bike-ride/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Cobseo |language=en-US}}
During the coronavirus pandemic, RNRMC distributed care packages to 650 Naval personnel.{{Citation |title=RNRMC Distributes 650 Care Packages to Royal Navy and Royal Marine Medical Personnel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOoZIMZlBAY |language=en |access-date=2022-04-28}}
References
External links
- [http://www.rnrmc.org.uk RNRMC]
Category:Social welfare charities based in the United Kingdom