Join Alma Networking in Bristol for their networking get together on Tuesday 7th December. This will be a great opportunity for informal and relaxed networking with former and serving military.
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Join Alma Networking in Bristol for their networking get together on Tuesday 7th December. This will be a great opportunity for informal and relaxed networking with former and serving military.
Read moreThe Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) has been awarded £131,307 by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), to assess whether empirical insights from social and behavioural sciences can help Service leavers’ families benefit more from services that support transition from the Armed Forces.
The need for this project came from work around families which FiMT has been developing over the last couple of years, when problems with engagement have been highlighted.
This year-long project is the first phase of what will be a two-phase project.
Read moreThe Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has held two briefing events, the first in York on Thursday 16th and the second in Nottingham on Friday 17th November, which were attended by over 80 people. Attendees came from a wide range of sectors including the Armed Forces Community and Armed Forces charities as well as other key stakeholders and interested parties who work to support ex-Service personnel and their families.
The events, which were the last in a series of regional briefings in the existing format, were led by Chief Executive of FiMT, Air Vice-Marshal Ray Lock CBE, and supported by his executive team.
Read more15th December – Donington Park Troops Track Day, Castle Donington East Midlands 11-14th January 18 – Autosport International, NEC
27th February 18 – Mission Motorsport Anniversary – Goodwood Circuit, Chichester.
Follow this link to book your place.
The Mission Motorsport Training Wing delivers a NVQ Level 3 in Light Veh Maintenance and Repair. Courses will start again in January 2018. Course is bespoke to individuals, designed to fit around other committments and interested parties are encouraged to follow this link for further information.
Read moreFollow this link to all the latest news from Forward Assist.
Read moreOur charity has awarded the Army Widows’ Association a £24,000 grant. This will go towards supporting their AGM Respite Weekends and continuing the excellent work they do. The Army Widows’ Association was formed in 2004 and offers comfort, support, and friendship to the widows and widowers of service men and women.
All the members of the Army Widows’ Association have lost their husbands, wives, or partners, in varying circumstances, and are given support and help in whichever terms they need.
Read moreFollow this link to all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.
Read moreIn the last-ever tranche of Libor grants, Help for Heroes has been awarded £1.5 million to improve the level of care given to Britain’s most severely wounded and injured Veterans who experience the greatest challenges and highest levels of social exclusion.
Many have complex injuries including multiple limb loss, severe brain injuries and serious mental health conditions which means they will require specialist support through a complex care pathway for the remainder of their lives.
Read moreScotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the largest employment development specifically for Scottish veterans in decades, will open at veterans’ charity Erskine’s headquarters next June, it was announced today.
Renfrewshire-based social enterprise SBMC is projected to help more than 40 of the country’s brave ex-servicemen and women every year through direct, flexible employment – whilst also offering vital tailored wrap-around welfare support and accommodation in collaboration with Erskine.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
