News

An older veteran enjoying an event with companions

Type: Case Study

Categories: Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

July 18, 2019

Boosting Veteran support in Grimsby and Cleethorpes

The Grimsby and Cleethorpes branch of the RAF Association have received a funding boost from the Veterans’ Community Centres programme, to help better provide for the many Veterans they work with. Veterans such as 102-year-old Stanley Edmunds (pictured centre), who…

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A stone on the poetry trail

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

July 15, 2019

Poetry trail brings history to life at Brackfield Wood

That their deaths were not in vain, That is their legacy, rooted here, In branch and leaf endeared, Each tree equal, each the same. by Dr Sam Burnside MBE, Woodland Trust Poet in Residence With help from funding from the…

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

July 5, 2019

A handy guide to programme closure dates

Want to get an application into us, but not sure when you have to apply by?

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Are you eligible to apply for funding?

Type: News

Categories: Funds, Guidance, Programme news, Uncategorized

July 2, 2019

Understanding your eligibility

What is the difference between an Armed Forces charity or a charity that is supporting people from the Armed Forces community? Our Director of Grants, Carol Stone, explains… We generally get more good applications for funding than we can support….

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Veterans from Deal RNA Branch celebrating the grant awarded to refurbish their centre

Type: Case Study

Categories: Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

July 1, 2019

Tackling Veterans’ isolation in Kent thanks to Veterans’ Community Centres Programme

The Trust was excited to get the opportunity to visit a new installation at the Royal Marines Association (RMA) Deal club in Kent last week, following their grant award of £17,386 through the Veterans’ Community Centres (VCC) Programme. One of…

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Wheelchair rugby

Type: News

Categories: Funds, Impact, Uncategorized

June 28, 2019

The Trust supports Invictus UK Trials 2019

We are delighted to announce a grant of £300,000 to support wounded, injured and sick Veterans and Service Personnel taking part in the Invictus UK trials in Sheffield this July. Supporting mental health and wellbeing The funding, awarded from the…

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People celebrating at a community event

Type: Case Study

Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

June 17, 2019

Veteran support in the heart of Derbyshire

Parwich Royal British Legion Club has become one of the first groups to receive funding from the Veterans’ Community Centres (VCC) Programme. Based in the vibrant village of Parwich, in the heart of Derbyshire within the Peak District, the club…

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A building being refurbished

Type: News

Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme

June 5, 2019

First awards made under Veterans’ Community Centres Programme

We’re delighted to announce that the first awards have now been made under our Veterans’ Community Centres Programme and 11 worthy projects will take a share of just over £220,000 awarded to improve the facilities available to veterans in their local communities.  …

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D-Day 75 garden

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

June 5, 2019

Latest awards made under Local Grants Programme

A new batch of awards has been made under our Local Grants Programme and it’s great to see awardees using the money in such a variety of ways!  From outdoor sports equipment, to forest school sessions, to tackling knife crime – we’re sure these…

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D-Day 75 garden

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised

May 23, 2019

From Chelsea to Normandy: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants Programme supports D-Day legacy garden

D-day revisited has become one of the latest organisations to receive funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants Programme, using their funding to create a national tribute and legacy to the veterans of Normandy and the D-Day landings. A…

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