18 December, 2017
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that 2,000 organisations have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
Hull City Council have been awarded grant to lead a sub-Regional Partnership between Hull City Council; Doncaster Borough Council; East Riding of Yorkshire Council; North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council. The Partnership are working together to strengthen the delivery of local Armed Forces Covenants and the support available for the Armed Forces Community. […]
Following a recent announcement by the Secretary of State for Defence that the Education Support Fund would be extended for an additional two years, the bidding round for 2019 is due to open on Friday 14 September 2018, closing at 1800 hours on Friday 19 October 2018. The ESF is open to publicly-funded schools, Academies […]
A Welsh language version of the sixth Armed Forces Covenant annual report has been published. The annual report is a summary of the major achievements of the Armed Forces Covenant and highlights remaining challenges and new commitments.
An easy-to-use application to help organisations and front-line staff that work with and support Veterans and military families has been launched by Northumbria University, working with the Ministry of Defence. The Veterans and Families Directory of Services (VFDS) helps the user to locate services that are available in their area. These have been grouped into categories […]
A new drop-in centre to support ex-service men and women or their families has been set up at Stafford Library. Ex-service men and women or their families will now be able to get emotional, financial and practical support at the library on Fridays between 10am and 2pm. The drop-in sessions are being offered through local […]
The Army & Navy Club in London will be hosting an event on Thursday 21 June 2018, 6.30 – 11.00pm, whose purpose is two-fold: to commemorate those who served in the lesser-known Burma Campaign – both domestic and overseas veterans – as well as raise-finishing funds for Grammar Productions’ film Forgotten Allies, which tells the […]
In the City of York a new framework of assessment has been devised to document local authority covenant implementation. This includes documented consideration of the local armed forces community (including your staff) when devising new strategies, revision of policies linked to delivery of services. A questionnaire for each pathway has been produced with the aim […]
On Friday 13 April 2018, 8.00pm – 9.00pm, the centenary of the First World War Battle of Manchester Hill will be marked by a unique cultural event in Manchester Cathedral. The multi media event, involving over 60 artists and performers, will be an immersive performance of new music, poetry, spoken word, and digital projection. The […]
The sixth Armed Forces Covenant annual report was laid before Parliament on 18 December. In parallel, O2 became the 2000th signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. The annual report is a summary of the major achievements of the Armed Forces Covenant and highlights remaining challenges and new commitments. Also available is an annual report synopsis document and […]
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has commissioned research organisations Shared Intelligence and NatCen, to look in to how organisations, excluding local authorities and government departments, are delivering pledges under the Armed Forces Covenant in Great Britain. The decision to commission this research came about from the impact of FiMT’s Our Community-Our Covenant report and the […]
