News

18 August 2017

Ministry of Defence

Events, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy

HMS Queen Elizabeth makes debut in Portsmouth

Britain’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time this week.

Greeted by thousands of people lining the Portsmouth seafront, the 65,000-tonne carrier was met with the warmest of welcomes as she arrived in her home port this week.

Sailors lined the flight deck of the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy as she passed Portsmouth’s Round Tower. HMS Queen Elizabeth was also greeted with a flypast from the Fleet Air Arm, including Wildcat and Merlin helicopters and Hawk jets.

15 August 2017

Help for Heroes, Ministry of Defence, The Royal British Legion

Events, Royal Events, Serving, Sport, Transition

The Invictus Games 2017 is fast approaching

The Invictus Games 2017 in Toronto, an international sporting competition for wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel is fast approaching. The UK Delegation is being delivered by a partnership between help for Heroes (wo are training, selecting and developing the team), The Royal British Legion (who are responsible for Friends and Family) and the Ministry of Defence.

26 July 2017

Ministry of Defence

Events, government, Serving, Veterans, Welfare

Joint Communique on International Ministerial (5-Eyes) Conference on Veterans’ Issues

On 19 and 20 July 2017, Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood hosted the International Ministerial Conference on Veterans’ Issues.

On 19 and 20 July 2017, Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood welcomed delegations from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to the International Ministerial Conference on Veterans’ Issues at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

21 July 2017

Ministry of Defence

Families, government, Mental Health, Veterans, Welfare

MOD launches Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood launches innovative mental health strategy at major international veterans conference

Tobias Ellwood, Minister for Defence People and Veterans, has today launched an innovative strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the Armed Forces, their families, veterans, and Defence civilians.

While rates of mental disorder are slightly lower in the Armed Forces (3.2%) than in the general population (3.5%), the challenge of improving the mental health of the MOD’s entire workforce is an important one.

15 June 2017

Ministry of Defence

Children, Covenant, Families, Serving, Veterans, Welfare

Kent and Medway Armed Forces Network – Armed Forces Champions Training

21 June 2017 – 3PWRR Army Reserve Centre, St Margaret’s St, Rochester, ME1 3BG
17 October 2017 – 3PWRR, Army Reserve Centre, Leros Barracks, Canterbury, CT1 1HR

Would you like to know more about the Armed Forces and become a Champion for serving personnel, veterans/ex-service personnel, their immediate families or carers who may need our services?
The Kent and Medway Armed Forces Network is now running sessions of the Sussex award winning
CPD accredited Champions Training.

8 June 2017

Help for Heroes, Ministry of Defence, The Royal British Legion

Disability Support, Events, Health, Sport, Support, Transition, Veterans

Prince Harry unveils the UK team for the Invictus Games Toronto 2017

Prince Harry, Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, has this morning unveiled the team of 90 competitors selected to represent the UK at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017.

The 90-strong team of wounded, injured and sick (WIS) serving military personnel and veterans came together for the first time since selection at the Tower of London. Prince Harry met the team ahead of the forthcoming Invictus Games in September, and posed for the first official team photograph.

16 May 2017

Ministry of Defence

Children, Education, Employment, Families, Qualifications, Serving, Transition, Welfare

24th May 2017 – Tidworth Life Skills Fair

This event is a follow-on from the Armed Forces Job Fair that was held on 15th March. Whilst the Job Fair publicity was purposely limited to Service Leavers, spouses & families.

24 April 2017

Ministry of Defence

Army, Career, Children, Courses, Education, Employment, Families, Resettlement, Serving, Training, Transition

Tidworth Life Skills Fair – Wednesday 24th May

Open to Serving Soldiers, spouses, families and veterans and will include over 40 exhibitors from Education, Training, Housing, Finance, Welfare and Health sectors.

16 March 2017

Ministry of Defence

Army, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans UK Customer Satisfaction Survey 2017

Veterans UK (part of Defence Business Services) are running a Customer Satisfaction Survey. The on-line survey is for both Serving Personnel and Veterans to give their views and feedback on the service they have received, and to help them understand, from the people who use their services, how they can do better.

2 March 2017

Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces, Army, Children, Families, government, Grants, MOD, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition

The Covenant Fund – Families in Stress Grant Programme

The Covenant Fund is running the Families in Stress Grant Programme again for the second year. We are holding an Open Session for any organisation that might be interested in applying on WEDNESDAY 05 April from 11.00 to 13.00.

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