AFVBC News

How can the National Health Service help if you are serving in the military or are a veteran. This link shows how it works, NHS hospital care, Mental health services, rehabilitation services, welfare and support and also priority treatment for veterans.

Thankyou to the Royal Hospital Chelsea for another great Breakfast and an enjoyable visit by Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club Members from all club. The event went well with and excellent breakfast and a tour fo the Hospital by some of the Chelsea Pensioners.

Well done Gunnislake Admins for a great breakfast at the first meeting, reading the comments on Faccebook and it sounds a great success. Even better that the RBL want to help promote it. Keep the good work everyone up and it will expand as the word gets out there and more and more will attend overtime.

A huge thank you to Shropshire Horticultural Society for inviting Shrewsbury AFVBC to the Shrewsbury Flower Show which starts tomorrow. We’ve 4 shifts ready to brave the elements that the British weather is going to throw at us over the next couple of days.

Monday 5th August 10.00 – 13.00hrs Palmers Café (Old Baptist Church), Claremont Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1 QG Pop in and have a cuppa and a chat. Healthwatch Shropshire and Severn Trent Water will be on hand for a chat, along with the service charities and other local organisations.

August 10th (2019), is the next visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. If you have not booked your place for this one then join the Facebook Group and be ready to book your place for the next one. It is a first come first server basis and all veterans are welcome.

Hemel Hempstead AFVBC will have a stand at the Dacorum Armed Forces Day - Saturday 29 June 2019, Come and join us in the beautiful surroundings of Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, as Dacorum marks Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June between 11am and 3pm.

Liverpool FC Foundation have a Military Veteran programme that provides a Football specific offering for Veterans across the Liverpool City Region, as well as signposting them for all other needs to the Liverpool Veterans headquarters. We are looking to link with local Military Veteran groups and to signpost our participants to their breakfast clubs. We are looking to raise awareness for all Veterans across the city. If any of your members would like to get involved in our Football sessions please pass on my email contact. All sessions are free of charge.

Are you a Veteran of RAF / Navy living in London / South East ? Would you like to take part in a market research project? Everyone taking part must have had some dealings with Veterans UK (not only online). The research will be in your own home on either the 11/12th June, we will be with you for 2.5 hours and for your time you will be paid £150.00

Littlehampton Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club overwhelmed by support from customers at Morrisons. Ian Buckland, vice-chairman of the club, was overwhelmed with the generosity and support shown by the people of Littlehampton. He said: “We raised a massive £605.46 which will go towards supporting our veterans in many ways, as in assisting with travelling costs to specialist appointments for mental health support and medical needs, much-needed extra food and for everyday general support for their wellbeing.”