Writing Your Will
Roddy MacLeod is a Trustee of our Charity and a former retained firefighter. He works as an Advocate in the Scottish Courts with particular experience of 'contentious succession', so is well placed to explain why it's so important to write your will and the difference a gift in your will can make to our Charity.
Play VideoIn this video Roddy explains...
- Why it's important to write your will and keep it up to date
- How to start the process of writing your will
- How a gift in your will could support The Fire Fighters Charity
Who your gift helps
These are examples of the people we help and a demonstration of the support that you could help fund with a gift to our Charity in your Will.
How your gift helps
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£500
A £500 gift will help someone like Elaine to recuperate from an illness, or a life-changing diagnosis, with a week-long recovery break at one of our centres.
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£2,000
A gift of £2,000 will provide a beneficiary like Katie with tailor-made physical and mental health support, helping them to recover from an operation and return to work more quickly.
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£5,000
£5,000 will help us to increase the capacity of our psychological therapy services so we can help more people like Roger to access vital mental health support as part of a personalised recovery programme.
Useful links
The Law Society - www.lawsociety.org.uk/for-the-public/common-legal-issues/making-a-will
The Law Society of Scotland - www.lawscot.org.uk/for-the-public/what-a-solicitor-can-do-for-you/making-a-will
The Law Society of Northern Ireland - www.lawsoc-ni.org/have-you-made-a-will
Fire Brigades Union - www.fbu.org.uk/free-wills-and-independent-financial-advice
If you have any other questions about leaving a gift in your Will to our Charity please email legacies@firefighterscharity.org.uk or call 01256 366 566.
