Type: News
Categories: Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
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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Type: News
Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Uncategorized
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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Type: Case Study
Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized
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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Type: News
Categories: Carers and Families, Funds, Impact, Positive Pathways Programme, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing
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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Type: Case Study
Categories: Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans' Community Centres Programme
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
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
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Type: News
Categories: Funds, Guidance, Programme news, Uncategorized
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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Type: Case Study
Categories: Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, 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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Type: News
Categories: Funds, Impact, Uncategorized
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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