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27 April 2017

AF&V Launchpad Limited

Courses, Education, Sport, Training, Veterans, Wefare

Launchpad veterans train with Taekwon-Do champions

Two former world and European Taekwon-Do champions dropped-in to a local Liverpool sports centre this month to put on a masterclass for veterans ahead of the European Championships taking place in the city.

Master Alan Clark, England’s International Taekwon-Do Federation Head Coach, was joined by Hwang Su-il, Japanese multiple gold-medal winning world champion and ITF Technical and Education Committee member, in providing expert tuition to residents of Launchpad’s Speke House in the south of the city at the nearby Austin Rawlinson Sports Centre.

27 April 2017

Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Army, Children, Education, Families, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Kiltwalk to benefit vulnerable young people like Jade Scott

Tuesday 25th April 2017 – Thousands of people will be turning out for the kiltwalk in Glasgow this weekend with more charities from throughout Scotland set to benefit than ever before.

One of those to benefit is the Royal Caledonian Education Trust, which is based in Edinburgh, and provides vital grant funding to children from veteran armed forces families who are struggling to make ends meet, and often living with mental health issues, ill health and disability.

25 April 2017

Veterans Aid

Announcements, Awards, Education, Housing, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans Charity Shortlisted for Impact Award

Veterans Aid has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

The 85-year-old charity for veterans in crisis is in the running for the Asian Voice Social Impact Award, which recognises organisations for the social impact they have created and their contribution to society.

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.

12 April 2017

Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Army, Children, Education, Families, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Armed Forces Charity seeks fundraising warriors

Total Warrior, the pinnacle of obstacle course racing in the UK, has agreed a new charity partnership with Royal Caledonian Education Trust, Scotland’s armed forces children’s charity.

The extreme event, which promises participants “30 punishing obstacles and one free beer” is returning to Balgone Estate in East Lothian on 16th and 17th September for its third annual Scottish event. This year, the event will work alongside four official charity partners, each of which will aim to raise several thousand pounds for their respective causes.

11 April 2017

Naval Families Federation

Children, Education, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Schools, Serving

Portsmouth Schools’ Cluster Visit HMS St Albans

School children from Portsmouth were treated to a very special day on board one of the Royal Navy’s frontline frigates in Portsmouth Navy Base.

The children, who all have parents who are serving members of the Armed Forces, got an exclusive tour around the Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans, which is nicknamed the ‘Saint’, before she continues her duties as the Fleet Ready Escort for the Royal Navy.

6 April 2017

Naval Families Federation

Education, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Support, Training, Welfare

Learning & Development Advice

Do you need advice/help about Learning & Development?

The Learning and Development Advisor (LDA) on the base would like to invite service personnel and their spouses/partners to book a Learning and Development interview (LDI).

5 April 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Education, Employment, Research, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

New Forces in Mind Trust Report: A Pilot Study to Support Veterans in the Criminal Justice System

A new report, identifying the challenges faced by ex-Service personnel who enter police custody and ways to better support them was released today (3 April) and has found that the ex-Serving personnel in this study who are identified at the point of contact in police custody have responded encouragingly to targeted support.

The report, ‘A Pilot Study to Support Veterans in the Criminal Justice System’, was funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) and delivered by Anglia Ruskin University, to examine the engagement and impact of a pilot veteran intervention programme, Project Nova.

4 April 2017

Finchale

Army, Courses, Education, Employment, Families, Funding, Grants, Transition

Support for veterans funding boost for North East

A Charity which supports veterans and their families across the North East to move from social isolation into employment has received a cash boost of more than £100,000 to continue providing individual support to Army Veterans.

The grant comes from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the Army’s National Charity, and will enable Durham based, Finchale to continue their work with North East Veterans throughout 2017.

30 March 2017

The Royal British Legion

Children, Education, Families, Grants, Serving

Legion awards grant to shared family reading charity

1,250 Forces children and parents across the country to receive books and scrapbooks in the read, share, talk and stay connected initiative

A grant from The Royal British Legion of £32,465 has been awarded to Reading Force, the charity working to support Forces families nationwide and overseas to read together. With this grant the charity will launch the project in Legion branches, and reach many more Forces families and their extended family members, helping families to stay close and connected during tours of duty, training postings, and moves of home. The tri-service charity is dedicated to improving communication and keeping family members connected by encouraging them and supporting them to share stories and chat about them.

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