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12 October 2017

Awareness, Finance, Newsletter, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans’ Gateway Update – October 2017

It’s now just over six months since the soft launch, please see below an update on the progress of Veterans’ Gateway and what is coming next for the service.
Veterans’ Gateway so far…

Since the soft launch on 03 April 2017, 1,143 telephone calls have been made to the Veterans’ Gateway helpline which have led to 419 referrals to 19 different partners. There have been 110,000 website sessions (71% of which are new users) with 686 users using the ‘ask a question’ function and 496 live chats taking place.

12 October 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Funding, Grants, Mental Health

Ex-Service personnel, employment and mental health – CLOSES 31 October 2017

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) in collaboration with Centre for Mental Health and King’s Centre for Military Health Research, a part of King’s College London, is issuing a highlight notice under FiMT’s Mental Health Research Programme (MHRP) as part of an initiative to encourage high quality research in the field of veterans’ mental health. The aim of this highlight notice is to encourage applications that propose innovative ways to identify, evaluate and/or propose new methods of improving employment/under-employment in former UK Armed Forces personnel with mental ill-health.

12 October 2017

X-Forces

Business, Courses, Employment, Families, Reservists, Serving, Veterans

25th October – Self Employment Discovery: Southampton

Whether you’ve already started working on your business idea, or are just considering self-employment, come along to our business workshop and meet like-minded people.

This practical workshop will take you through the pros and cons of self-employment. Working both as a group and individually, you will gain an awareness of what starting up a business means; to you, your family, and your finances.

12 October 2017

X-Forces

Business, Courses, Employment, Families, Reservists, Serving, Veterans

16th – 17th November – Business Start Up Skills Course: London

Our two-day Business Start Up Skills course expands on the content from our Self Employment Discovery workshop. This course provides veterans, families, spouses, reservists and cadets from all services, who intend to start up their own businesses, specific training to enable them to launch and sustain it. This course contains a mixture of down to earth, practical advice and essential application tools to start a successful business.

12 October 2017

Combat Stress

Funding, Health, Mental Health, Support

The Specialist Works donates £50,000 of advertising space to Combat Stress

Global Brand Performance Media Agency, The Specialist Works, has kindly donated £50,000 worth of advertising space through their Goodwill Rocks initiative to help Combat Stress promote the support they offer to former servicemen and women.

The Goodwill Rocks initiative provides charities with free or low-cost marketing by utilising left over advertising space, enabling them to create efficient fundraising or awareness campaigns in a cost effective way.

12 October 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Blind veteran from County Durham completes Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for charity that supports him

A blind veteran from County Durham has completed the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, after it supported him following his sight loss.

David Cranson, 63, competed in what was his 23rd fundraising challenge for the charity since joining in June 2007. David, who suffers from bilateral optic atrophy, says: “The London crowds were as fantastic as ever. People were recognising the name on my vest and the support was endless. My guide, James, even said he was astonished at the number of people shouting for me!

12 October 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Disability Support, Veterans, Welfare

Blind artist from Brighton refusing to let passion for painting draw to a close

A blind artist from Brighton is to exhibit his artwork in an exhibition at Brighton Art Open House.

Sam Beeston, 89 and originally from Stoke-on-Trent, says that his passion for art began at the earliest of ages. He explains: “I can’t have been more than eight years old when it began. Our education system was vastly different to how it is today, so when I took my 11 plus exams I actually went to the Burslem School of Art.

“Of course, they taught all the usual subjects; maths, geography and everything else. But for me, it was always centred around art; so it wasn’t history so much as it was history of art!”

12 October 2017

Army Benevolent Fund, Finchale

Army, Events, Families, fundraising, Royal Event, Veterans, Welfare

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity signature fundraiser, THE BIG CURRY set to return to Durham

On Friday 20th October a spicy fundraiser will be taking place from 12 noon at Durham based charity Finchale’s headquarters in Pity Me, to raise money for soldiers and veterans in need of assistance across the region.

For the second year running organisers from Finchale are extending a ‘hot’ invitation to diners to join them for a bit of fun and a relaxed opportunity to enjoy some fantastic food whilst making a difference. All proceeds from the event will go to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the National Charity of the British Army providing support to soldiers, veterans and their families.

10 October 2017

Troop Aid

Army, Events, fundraising, Health, Marines, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Serving, Welfare

Another brilliant Troop Aid ball!

The atmosphere was electric when over 350 guests gathered at the National Conference Centre, home of the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull for Troop Aid’s highest profile event of the year, the Annual Ball. A registered charity, Troop Aid’s patron is HRH The Prince of Wales.

All were greeted upon arrival by a guard of honour. From young Sea Cadets to current military personnel, from members of the Royal British Legion to a Chelsea Pensioner, the evening appealed to everyone who was keen to support the Midlands based charity that supports our injured service troops.

10 October 2017

SkillForce

Business, Employment, Networking, Veterans, Welfare

19th October 2017 – Breakfast is served in Edwinstowe!

Skillforce is hosting a networking breakfast to meet friends and business colleagues near Edwinstowe. The event is to help celebrate the launch of The Prince William Award at Edwinstowe House.

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