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3 July 2017

Army, Health, Mental Health, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Veterans, Welfare

The Contact Website – how can Healthcare Professionals access help for veterans?

Dr Jonathan Leach, Chair NHS England Armed Forces and their Families Clinical Reference Group, talks about how Healthcare Professionals can access help for Veterans and their Families. Dr Jonathan Leach, Chair NHS England Armed Forces and their Families Clinical Reference Group, talks about how Healthcare Professionals can access help for Veterans and their Families. Find out more about how to get military mental health support here: contactarmedforces.org.uk

Cobseo is proud to be a partner of Contact, a group of military charities and other entities working with the NHS and the MOD to simplify the way the military community can find support with their mental health and wellbeing.

30 June 2017

X-Forces

Business, Courses, Employment, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Armed Forces Organisations Join Forces to Celebrate the Best in Business!

In 2016, RAF veteran Steve arrived for the first day of a Business Experience programme hoping to turn his part-time massage work into a business he could be proud of, Steve lost his vision in 2004.

Steve defines the character and values of our Armed Forces, he has never given up and has completed 10 triathlons since accepting his sight loss. He has never lost his entrepreneurial motivation and he was determined to become self-sufficient again professionally as well as physically.

28 June 2017

The Seafarers' Charity

Awareness, Merchant Navy, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Sea, Serving, Veterans

Sea Cadets visit RFA Argus to mark Seafarers Awareness Week

Sea Cadets from London, Kent and Essex had an amazing opportunity to tour casualty ship RFA Argus at the start of Seafarers Awareness Week (24-30 June), the annual campaign coordinated by maritime charity Seafarers UK.

100 young people and volunteers from Sea Cadets units in Beckenham and Penge, Bexley and Lewisham, Orpington, Southwark, Sutton, Chelmsford, Maldon and District and Thurrock visited the vessel moored at Greenwich on Monday 26 June.

27 June 2017

Naval Families Federation

Magazine, Media, Navy, Newsletter, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Naval Families Federation – Homeport Magazine

Follow this link for the latest edition of Homeport Magazine. You can also subscribe using this link.

27 June 2017

Army, Health, Mental Health, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Veterans, Welfare

The Contact Website – David Pegram – The Royal British Legion

Rather than letting depression get the better of him, LCpl David Pegram sought out support with the help of his wife. Dave shares his mental health journey and how seeking help was a game changer for him.

26 June 2017

Poppyscotland

Appointments, fundraising, Grants, Scotland, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

New Regional Fundraiser joins Poppyscotland team

Poppyscotland is delighted to announce the arrival of a new Regional Fundraiser for its welfare centre in Inverness. Frances Beveridge joins a team going from strength to strength since the centre opened its doors four years ago.

In her role, Frances will develop, implement and grow supporter-led fundraising within the region. A critical aspect of the job is to support the volunteer Poppy Appeal Area Organisers to maximise their local appeal totals and Frances will also be working to maximise the potential of the schools fundraising strategy and promote and enable supporter participation in large-scale national events.

26 June 2017

X-Forces

Armed Forces Day, Business, Courses, Employment, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Businesses Big and Small Back Armed Forces Entrepreneurs

Ahead of National Armed Forces Day in Liverpool

Start-up businesses and large national organisations came together at Liverpool today, in the lead up to National Armed Forces Day, to celebrate entrepreneurship within the Armed Forces community locally and nationally.

Amongst the sponsors were NatWest and The Military Mutual, who were hosted by Liverpool City Council, all coming together to support X-Forces beneficiaries. Three of these entrepreneurs included a former Royal Marine, RAF and Royal Navy family member that have launched businesses here in the Liverpool area.

26 June 2017

Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Army, Children, fundraising, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Scotland, Serving, Welfare

Soldiers sign up for Total Warrior Challenge to raise funds for Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity

26 June 2017 – A team of soldiers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (SCOTS DG) have signed up for a gruelling Total Warrior challenge to raise funds for Scotland’s Armed Forces Children’s Charity.

The 11 strong team are hoping to raise over £2,500 by putting themselves through 10 km of 30 punishing challenges, including: crawling under barbed wire through 50 metres of mud; wading through iced water; rope climbs; jumping over flaming logs, and negotiating their way through hundreds of electrical currents in order to cross the finish line.

26 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Armed Forces Day, Disability Support, Events, Serving, Veterans

Celebrate Brighton Armed Forces Day at Blind Veterans UK

Local military charity Blind Veterans UK is hosting Brighton’s Armed Forces Day celebrations this year. The charity, which supports vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, is bringing together Service charities and organisations in the area giving a platform to showcase the work they do within our community.

The special event, which will be on Sunday 25 June, is being supported by some fantastic local talent including DJ and compère Mark Wintle as well as celebrity guests Johnny Ball and Chris Ellison.

26 June 2017

Veterans Scotland

Housing, Remembrance, Scotland, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans Scotland June Newsletter

Follow this link to all the latest news from Veterans Scotland

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