News

December 8, 2020

Sports, arts, conservation and more in latest round of Positive Pathways awards!

In the latest round of the Positive Pathways programme, more than £1 million has been awarded to support veteran-focused projects.

December 7, 2020

The Lancashire Camp Followers

Pupil’s from Weeton Primary School bring history to life in a visual storytelling project exploring bygone times.

December 7, 2020

Budding journalists hone their skills with Little Troopers

Carrying on the festive feels with our ‘Festive Forces’ series, we’re pleased to share another update from a great project supported through our recent Forces Communities Together programme.

Little Troopers received £10,000 to create a newspaper for military families, with content created by Service children.

December 4, 2020

Stand-up for veterans gives confidence boost

We’re getting into the festive spirit here at the Trust, with updates from some of the great projects supported through our recent Forces Communities Together programme.

Today, we catch up with Nomad Construction Training CIC, part of Project Recce to learn more about their comedy workshops.

December 2, 2020

RAF Wyton comes together this autumn

To help get into the festive spirit, this December we’re sharing updates from some of the fantastic projects supported through our recent Forces Communities Together programme.

The first in our series is RAF Wyton Community Support, who received £10,000 for their ‘Bringing Wyton Community Together’ project.

November 24, 2020

Forces projects to feature on BFBS radio

We’ve teamed up with BFBS to bring you the stories of some of these projects and show the positive impact a funding injection can have.
Listen to BFBS radio’s Totally Connected programme all this week between 10am-1pm to hear direct from some of our projects and the positive activities they’ve been delivering.

November 5, 2020

Scotland’s largest heritage mural – now arriving at Colinton Tunnel

Thanks to funding from the local community and various charities – including funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s Local Grants programme – a 140 metre stretch of tunnel on Edinburgh’s Water of Leith Walkway has been transformed with illustrations wall to ceiling designed by Scottish muralist Chris Rutterford.

November 4, 2020

Ex-Service personnel in the Criminal Justice System: Finding better ways to offer support through learning from our projects

The Trust commissioned RAND Europe to evaluate the Ex-Service Personnel in the Criminal Justice System programme; exploring the impact of the programme and areas of good practice that have emerged from the funded projects.

October 16, 2020

Collaboration in Grant Making: your views sought

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCT) has published a thought paper by an independent consultancy, that explores ways in which the AFCT has encouraged collaboration, and asks some key questions for the future.

October 1, 2020

Aged Veterans’ Fund report shows boost to the wellbeing of older veterans

Data from the Aged Veterans’ Fund (AVF) shows that projects have been reaching veterans between the ages of 75-80 and that there have been improvements to their health and wellbeing.