The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) supports Serving personnel, veterans, the military bereaved and their families, who have an enduring welfare need or need help to access DWP benefits or injury, bereavement and compensation schemes. For more information, please visit www.gov.uk and search for ‘ Read more
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It has been fifty years since Private Eric Barnes passed away. During World War II, as a Far East Prisoner of War (FEPOW), he faced unimaginable conditions. The treatment of FEPOWs was harsh and often inhumane, involving forced labour, inadequate food, and medical care, as well as physical and Read more
We have been contact about Sheffield Wednesday are putting on serving and veteran only gym sessions, circuit training and indoor football free of charge with the odd social thrown in. These are for ALL vets and not just Wednesday supporters. Feel free to get in touch for further info
We have been contact by a few clubs about their Facebook Groups, so we have issued this advice to make sure they always have access to their Facebook Group and not lose it to any third party, who bans them and removes them from their AFVBC Facebook Group.
The UK Armed Forces are made up of people who show commitment, courage and dedication to protecting and defending our nation. It is therefore only right that, upon leaving service, these individuals receive world-class provision of services, and appropriate support during their transition
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So, for one night only, the incredible Colin Thackery is performing. He'll be singing some of his favourite "golden oldies", chatting about his time in the forces and informing us what it's like to be a Chelsea Pensioner.
The Littlehampton Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club (LAFVBC) celebrated an important milestone this week, having launched its very first minibus for the community with help from local housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes, who is building its Ryebank Gate development in Yapton.
UK Remembrance Day, the Cenotaph in London is a prominent war memorial that plays a central role in Remembrance Day ceremonies, also known as Armistice Day, which is observed on November 11th each year. It is a solemn occasion to honour and remember the members of the British and Commonwealth
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We have now upgraded the AFVBC website so it is using the latest version, this is to make sure that the security of the website is kept to a high standard. We have had to input all the information again as the old version and modules did not allow the website to run as we required. There have been Read more
Littlehampton AFVBC celebrates its 5th anniversary and reflects on how it has become a gold standard Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club. Having launched as a social club for veterans, Littlehampton AFVBC has grown and developed into what is now considered a gold-standard Armed Forces Veterans
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