Thank The Forces is a registered charity based in Polegate, East Sussex. We are a British MOD approved charity and as such work with the BFPO and the MOD to ensure goodwill and morale gift boxes reach British Forces Personnel serving in conflict areas of the world. Working in conjunction with the MOD and BFPO ensures there is no disruption or undue workload on the BFPO and RAF supply chain.

As our name suggests, the sole aim of our charity is to ‘thank’ British Forces personnel for their service and sacrifices to the nation.

Thank The Forces provides a confidential, free of charges service to members of the public wishing to send a little goodwill and morale to our brave Forces Personnel serving in conflict areas of the world.

None of us like the idea of conflict and war, but throughout history and up to the present day, British Forces personnel have been deployed to many areas of the world where they work without fear or favour to keep our nation safe.

We are not a political group and have no say in where our troops are deployed.

Wherever our Forces are deployed in conflict and danger Thank The Forces aims to let the brave boys and girls of ALL the British Armed Forces know the people they serve respect and care for them and wish them a safe tour of duty and a swift return home to their families and friends.

In short, members of the public are asked to donate sweets and treats as listed on the giving page and also write a goodwill letter if they so wish. Thank The Forces Charity is NOT a pen friend service and donors are asked NOT to  ask for a response to their gifts from recipients. Our brave troops are working in austere and complicated conditions and we offer them a small thank you for their hard work. Gifts should be given freely without any obligation or expectation of a response.

Thank The Forces volunteers give their time freely to carefully box, wrap and pack all the lovely treats, letters and cards. The gift parcels are despatched to Operational Theatre to be passed out to our troops by the Chaplaincy of all the British Armed Forces. The Padres will pass the boxes to where the need is greatest at any given time.

We are not a religious group, but prayers and blessings from all faiths, religions and beliefs are most welcome.

Many gift boxes are flown out to the front line in Afghanistan where our boys and girls are working in very austere and dangerous conditions. To receive a gift from home helps to lift morale and really let our brave troops know we are thinking about them and wish them well.

Please feel free to contact us or call us on 07518 025888 if you wish to know more.Please be patient if you telephone and  leave a message as Thank The Forces Charity is run by volunteers and it may take a day to two for us to call you back.

Thank you to all our kind supporters. Without the support of the public our charity could not continue its good work.

A great big thank you must go to all the brave men and women from all the British Armed Forces, past and present, who serve us so well.

Sue Smith – Chair of Trustees