Rangers Charity Foundation has donated £10,000 to be split among four services-related charities – Erskine, SSAFA, Bravehound and the Coming Home Centre in Govan.

Each charity received £2,500 as part of the Foundation’s Armed Forces Fund partnerships for season 2020/21. This takes the total that the Foundation has donated to over £190,000 in cash to armed forces and veterans’ charities to date, as well as significant in-kind support.

Foundation Director Connal Cochrane commented: “Rangers FC and the Foundation have a long and proud history of support for the armed services and we are delighted to continue to support these organisations with this donation. Prior to COVID-19 restrictions, we have hosted Armed Forces Day and Remembrance events at Ibrox every year and always support a range of services-related charities.

“Throughout lockdown, we have been running virtual ‘Team Talk’ sessions focused on mental wellbeing and recently ran a successful 12 week programme specifically for veterans to enable them to come along and chat with like-minded people, improve their confidence and combat the isolation many have felt without normal routines.

“We have also launched a veterans’ drop-in football session in partnership with Glasgow Veterans United Extra Time, which takes place on Monday nights in Benburb.

“It has been important to support our veterans with initiatives such as these during lockdown, but we are very much looking forward to welcoming them back to Ibrox next season.”