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20 March 2018

Army Benevolent Fund, Finchale

Employment, Funding, North East, Support, Veterans, Welfare

Support for ex-Forces – funding boost for North East

Durham based charity Finchale, which supports veterans and their families from the North East has received a grant of more than £100,000 to continue its valuable work in the community.

The grant comes from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the British Army’s national charity, and will provide support to 70 Ex-forces personnel from across the region.

In addition to helping with the cost of staffing, the grant will go towards providing individualised, professional case management that will enable veterans from the North East to access support in areas such as personal finance, housing, relationships, mental and physical health, training and education, whilst learning the necessary skills to get back into employment.

20 March 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Events, Families, Family, fundraising, Support, Veterans, Wales, Welfare

Join local military charity for Easter family fun

Blind Veterans UK, a local charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, is inviting local residents to join them for an afternoon of Easter-themed family fun.

The event, Easter Family Fun, will involve a range of Easter-themed art activities, including cake decorating and a blindfolded woodland egg-chime trail, giving participants the chance to win a basket of exciting Easter-themed prizes. It will take place from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday 31 March at the charity’s training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno, North Wales.

20 March 2018

Help for Heroes

Challenge, Disability Support, Funding, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Help for Heroes supporting the 2018 Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PiP) for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games

Help for Heroes worked alongside The British Paralympic Association (BPA) to run the 2018 Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PiP) for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. The Programme provided five military athletes with knowledge that will prepare them for a future Games experience as a selected athlete, as well as inspire and excite potential future Paralympians in their ambitions. The group travelled to PyeongChang to gain an understanding of the scale and scope of the Games and to give exposure to some of the unique aspects of a Games, including the Village, the media spotlight and mixed zone, and transport systems.

20 March 2018

Help for Heroes

Challenge, Disability Support, Rehabilitation, Sport, Support, Veterans

Help For Heroes – Supporting Paralympians

Help for Heroes supported two athletes on their journey towards competing at the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Owen Pick, Para Snowboarder, was represented to be the Paralympics GB flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony whilst former Private Scott Meenagh became the first Para-Nordic skier to represent GB in 20 years.

16 March 2018

Combat Stress

fundraising, Mental Health, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

World War Two book set raises £100,000 for veterans’ mental health charity

A set of books that bring together the moving stories of every Special Air Service and Long Range Desert group casualty of the Second World War has raised £100,000 for Combat Stress, the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health.

After 13 years of research, the author, who writes under the anonymous name of Ex-Lance-corporal X, published The SAS and LRDG Roll of Honour 1941-47 in 2016. The set of three books celebrate the extraordinary and often unreported bravery of 374 casualties during the Second World War.

16 March 2018

Soldiering On Awards

Army, Awards, Courses, Employment, Events, Media, mentoring, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Voting is now open for the Soldiering On Animal Partnership Award!

The Soldiering On Awards judges have selected three finalists whose stories of the special relationship between human and animal partnerships shine as examples of devotion, inspiration and hope.

Voting ends at midnight on 26th March – but don’t wait… Show your support for these amazing finalists by casting your vote now!

The winning team will be announced on Awards night, 20th April. It’s not too late to book your place to attend this spectacular event if you haven’t already done so.

15 March 2018

Forces in Mind Trust, Officers' Association

Army, Careers, Employment, Event, Marines, Navy, Networking, Officers, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans

OA Receives Grant to Research the Transition Challenges of Service Leavers Aged 50 Plus

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £115K to the OA, to identify the transition challenges and barriers that all ranks of Service leavers aged 50 plus face when entering civilian employment.

This is the first time the specific challenges that older Service leavers encounter on the transition pathway will be examined.

Spanning a year, the project will take a tri-Service approach and cover all ranks. The research will be carried out with the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce (CROW) who specialise in research into employability of the older population.

15 March 2018

Officers' Association

Army, Careers, Employment, Marines, Navy, Networking, Officers, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans

Veterans Work Film to Showcase at National Employer Conference

The series of Veterans Work films highlight the benefits of recruiting veterans, and aims to challenge misconceptions surrounding the recruitment of Service leavers.

‘What does an idea sound like?’ is one of the three films created, featuring Matt Barber, Clare Balding OBE, ‘Judge’ Robert Rinder, Richard Wilson, Nick Knowles, Larry Lamb and Joanna Lumley OBE. The Veterans Work films challenge employers to actively consider employing veterans in order to capitalise on their expertise to fill recruitment skills shortages.

15 March 2018

Officers' Association

Army, Careers, Employment, Event, Marines, Navy, Networking, Officers, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans

22nd March 2018: OA Event – Project Management Workshop – Swindon

The skills and experience required to manage a project are common within the Forces and many individuals look to transition into a new career within Project Management when they leave.
The day will start with an overview of project management within a business setting, including a review of qualifications followed by a series of presentations delivered by those already working in Project Management who will share their experience and highlight key factors to consider when entering a particular sector; The day will be finished by a Q&A led by HR teams within the PM sector who will be able to provide insight on the application process.

15 March 2018

Officers' Association

Army, Careers, Employment, Event, Marines, Navy, Networking, Officers, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Support, Transition, Veterans

22nd March 2018: Swindon Networking Evening -Swindon

The Swimming Network is a Swindon based networking group for serving and ex military officers who live locally, this is their first networking event!

Arrive 18:30 for a 19:00 start – An hours networking with formal networking finished by 8pm, continued afterwards at a local bar.

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