The Veterans’ Community Centres programme
Veterans’ Community Centres
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Then and now: how a chance find has given an historical boost to one Local Grants’ project
Skill Horizons have been busy exploring and documenting iconic landmarks, war tunnels, buildings and gun placements that were key to the War efforts, for their heritage trail, nestled on the White Cliffs of Dover, thanks to funding from the Armed…
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
Local Grants project unearths new friendships
Lincolnshire County Council were awarded £20,000 from our Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme to deliver the year-long ‘Wings to the Past’ project, designed to bring RAF personnel and their families, and the wider community together to research, investigate, and…
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Categories: Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
Veterans’ Community Centres programme: new awards made
Almost £240,000 has been awarded to Veterans’ community centres in our latest round of funding, spanning the UK and ensuring these vital buildings remain fit for purpose and available to Veterans of all ages. Eleven more centres will now receive…
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Uncategorized
Local Grants programme supports new batch of exciting projects
We’re delighted to announce the latest awards made under the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme, supporting community integration and local delivery of services to military communities. Almost half a million pounds will now support projects across the UK, including…
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
Community cohesion in Colchester
Age Concern Colchester is bringing the community together to tackle loneliness and explore different cultures thanks to funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme. Working closely with the Colchester Nepalese Society, the group is hosting a variety of…
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Categories: Carers and Families, Funds, Impact, Positive Pathways Programme, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing
The Invictus UK Trials: what we learned. What we can do now…
Following our week at the Invictus UK Trials in Sheffield, we’ve been thinking more in-depth about the importance of sport in the recovery process, not only for Veterans, but also their families and those who support them. We always knew…
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Categories: Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
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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Type: Case Study
Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
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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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
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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