Coronation Street star urges public to help military veterans at Christmas Coronation Street star Antony Cotton is calling on the public to back the Help for Heroes’ Christmas campaign by sending festive messages of appreciation to veterans.
Antony says that receiving a simple, digital message could make all the difference to veterans, adding: “Help for Heroes have created a link you can click to their digital message wall, it is really simple and you write your name and who you want to write your message to - it could be a serving person in the armed forces, or a veteran from a particular regiment or your home town.
Awarded the MBE in 2022 for services to the British Army, personnel and veterans, he tells The Mirror : “These men and women fought for our country, their mates died and they literally carried their friends home.
“I think at Christmas when people are talking about joy, happiness, and family there will be thousands of people - not just from the military - who heartbreakingly will be feeling very lonely and isolated.
A patron of the charity, he says loneliness and feelings of isolation can be a massive problem for former military personnel - especially at Christmas.
