COMMUNITY LINKS

Military Veterans Support Service
The Military Veterans Support Service was first thought of in November 2004 when there was no provision for supporting veterans of the armed forces
in the local area and further afield.

The first meeting of the group was held in February 2009, making this the first support group dedicated to veterans of the armed forces, in South Wales.
We offer support on various issues to the veterans whether it is of social or psychological issues, or just having someone to talk to, we will help in any way we can.

For more information visit:
http://www.military-veterans-support.org.uk

Coming Home

Helping to house our ex-Service people 'Coming Home' is a new fundraising campaign to help the UK's brave Servicemen and ex-Servicemen whose lives have been changed so dramatically fighting for their country in Afghanistan or Iraq.  

The campaign's main objective is to provide specially
adapted homes for our severely wounded heroes.

DONATIONS LINE 020 8685 5770 / Text HOME18 £3 (any amount up to 10) to 70070

For more information visit: http://www.coming-home.org.uk/

Big White Wall

Support service for veterans, serving personnel and their families

UNPACK YOUR TROUBLES

Free, anonymous online early intervention psychological support for veterans,
serving personnel & their families

• 24/7 access to professional councillors
• Joint initiative which includes funding from Help for Heroes & Department of Health

To join, serving men and women, veterans and their families simply log on and click on the relevant section to them

For more information visit:
http://www.bigwhitewall.com/

Combat Kidz

For the children of Parent(s) who are serving in the British Armed Forces

Lots of Games, jokes, pages to colour, and ideas for things to make, also ideas what to send your parent(s) who is deployed. Recipes to make with the parent at home; you could even send them out in your parcels to the deployed parent(s) For more information visit:

http://combat-kidz.weebly.com/index.html

Pleural Mesothelioma Prognosis - Veterans Resource

The website has the most up to date and comprehensive information about Pleural Mesothelioma on the web today; with information ranging from a complete list of symptoms, to treatment options and steps to take after a diagnosis.

Visit

http://www.PleuralMesothelioma.com

The Officers’ Association
Supporting Officers retired Officers and their families seeking Employment, Advice, Assistance and Accommodation.

Visit
http://www.officersassociation.org.uk/

The Royal Artillery Centre for Personal Development
The Royal Artillery Centre for Personal Development (RA CPD) offers a range of
vocational and professional qualifications to all regular Royal Artillery personnel. We
support every RA regiment through our staff in the Regimental Army Learning Centre
and the regimental PD Advisor, and at the Royal School of Artillery.

Visit
http://www.racpd.org.uk/

Support for Injured Troops
Support for ex service personnel injured during any of the UK's Conflicts, we help with household necessity items and rehabilitation equipment.

Real support for real heroes
Visit
www.armyofangels.org.uk

pension4army.co.uk

At pension4army.co.uk we have put together as much information in one easy to navigate website, you will find all the latest general news army news, army pension information plus links to third party websites with more information. We support a lot of charities and advertise them on the website, we continue to research every day to bring you the information whatever your needs. If you do enjoy using this site and if there is a particular subject you would like us to add then please contact us

Visit
http://www.pension4army.co.uk/

St Dunstan’s

Supporting blind ex-Service men and women

For almost a century, St Dunstan’s has been giving invaluable physical and emotional support to blind and visually impaired ex-Service men and women. With the help of our unique expertise, experience and comprehensive range of services, we enable them to lead independent fulfilling lives.

For more information on supporting St Dunstan’s
Visit
http://www.st-dunstans.org.uk/

KartForce– Karting for Injured Troops

A truly inspirational event with a goal of providing injured troops with memorable, adrenalin packed experiences.

Unlike other similar events, which have a primary aim of raising funds, KartForce focuses on providing the injured troops themselves with the opportunity of enjoying an action packed two days of racing and socialising, something they never thought they could do again.

In parallel to this, KartForce also has an agenda to raise funds, for organisations that support injured British forces personnel; and provide a lasting legacy whereby the event concept and infrastructure carries forward to provide similar activities at kart circuits around the UK.

For more information on supporting KartForce or taking part
Visit www.KartForce.org

The Royal Star & Garter Homes for Disabled Ex-Service Men & Women

The Royal Star & Garter Charity provides outstanding nursing & therapeutic care to the ex-Service Community at its Richmond and Solihull Homes.
Since our foundation in 1916, our priority has been to promote independence and enjoyment of an active lifestyle; ensuring individuals are supported in living life to the full. This vision still remains today to ensure that ex-Service men and women of any age, and the widow(er)s, spouses and civil partners of ex-Service people, will benefit from the Charity's care long into the future
If you would like to get involved in supporting the work of the Charity, explore the website for information on everything from making a donation to holding your own fundraising event

For more information visit:
http://www.starandgarter.org/

FORCES MARCH
Military charity Project 65 has created FORCES MARCH, an incredible annual ‘Super challenge’ to raise funds for the care and support of wounded armed forces personnel and bereaved families.
We are extending invitations to the entirety of Her Majesty’s armed forces, emergency services and civilians to enter a team into the march.
The event is open to both able-bodied and disabled participants.
Teams consist of a minimum of 4 persons and each team must have their own support crew and vehicle to assist with transportation, camp set-up and equipment supplies.

Find out how to join Parki’s Platoon
http://forcesmarch.org.uk/

PROJECT65
The money raised will be split between the following service charities:

• The Royal British Legion
• BLESMA
• St Dunstan’s
• RAF Benevolent Fund
• Army Benevolent Fund
• Help for Heroes
• Royal Naval Benevolent Trust

These service charities are critical in continuing the requisite help and care to disabled and wounded men and women of today’s Armed Forces.

FOLLOW PROJECT65 ON TWITTER
http://www.twitter.com/project_65
Find out more about PROJECT65
http://project65.net/

Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the leading service provider in the care of Veterans' mental health.  We are able to deliver specialist, trauma-focused treatment and support to Ex-Service men and women whose problems are chronic, complex and long term.  We also provide help and advice to their families.
We do this through two main activities:
Short-stay clinical treatment – within a safe, peer-group setting – at one of our residential centres in Ayrshire, Shropshire and Surrey
Community outreach – delivered nationally through a network of Mental Health Practitioners, Community Psychiatric Nurses, and Regional Welfare Officers.
For more information visit:

The Forces Pension Society (FPS)
Fighting for the Forces and their Families
By joining us, you protect your own interests.
The Forces Pension Society (FPS) is a not for profit organisation dedicated to campaigning on behalf of all ranks of all three Services for improvements to Armed Forces pension schemes.
* Membership of FPS is open to all members of the Armed Forces, serving or retired their spouses or partners, widows/widowers, parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren
For more information visit:

Women's Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust
Every ex-Wren or female serving member of the Royal Navy who joined the Service between 1st September 1939 and 1st November 1993 is a member.
The primary object of the Trust is to provide relief in cases of necessity or distress among its members and their dependants. The Trust is also empowered, in suitable cases, to make grants for the education of dependants.

For more information visit:
http://www.wrnsbt.org.uk

The Royal Air Force Photographers Association
Following much the same format as the earlier Associations, the new RAFPA continues to provide a means for both pre- and post-war members' to keep in touch with each other, to arrange annual reunions and social occasions and to offer help and advice to members where this is possible.
The Association also publishes and issues to all members, a periodic magazine reflecting items of interest and the affairs of the Association.

For more information visit:
http://www.rafpa.org.uk/

BLESMA
(British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association)
BLESMA is the national charity for limbless Ex-Service men and women and their dependants and widows
The Association promotes the welfare of men and women, who have lost a limb or limbs, or one or both eyes, or the use of limbs as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty's Forces or Auxiliary Forces. We also assist dependants of limbless ex-service men and women. In addition we help those who lose a limb after service.

For more information visit:
http://www.blesma.org/

Forces365.com
Reunite and socialise on the first and most popular Armed Forces social network website.

For more information visit:
www.Forces365.com

SIIAP (the Services Insurance & Investment Advisory Panel)
SIIAP is an advisory panel of regulated insurance and independent investment advisers, recognised by the Ministry of Defence and operating on behalf of Service personnel.
All members of SIIAP are independent of any insurance or investment company. They are required to have specialist knowledge of the particular needs of HM Forces personnel.

For more information visit:
http://www.siiap.org/

Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes - A charity for the wounded in Britain’s current conflicts
The charity Help for Heroes was founded to provide practical and direct support to the men and women of our armed forces wounded in the service of our country.
For more information and to see how you can help visit:

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Forces Family Support Group

The Parcels43 forum is now known as 'Forces Family Support Group'
Please join us if you are looking in and help to make the forum a success.....without visitors there is no forum, with visitors there is endless support for our forces family.

www.rafbf.org
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund exists to provide assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force Family who need support as a consequence of poverty, sickness, disability, accident, infirmity or other adversity.

This extended family embraces all ranks, male and female, who are serving or have served in the Royal Air Force or its associated Air Forces, their widows, widowers and dependants.

www.ssafa.org.uk
The national charity helping serving and ex-Service men, women and their families, in need. The range of services SSAFA Forces Help provides include housing, financial aid and advice, friendship visits and professional health care and social work

www.aff.org.uk

Army Families Federation

The AFF is a registered charity that acts as the independent voice of Army families, raising their concerns and highlighting issues with the Army, the MOD and Government, aiming to change attitudes, open doors and win a fair deal for Army families worldwide.

www.navy-malta-contacts.com

In the Royal Navy in Malta between 1967 and 1971?

If you were you can get in touch with friends and former colleagues through this website.  We'd love to hear from you

www.squaddiewives.co.uk

A support site for all wives and girlfriends of all army navy and raf personnel

www.MODREUNITED.com
Lost contact? Ever wondered what your old colleagues are up to? The safe, secure and completely free way to get back in touch.

www.forcespoetry.co.uk

The Forces Poetry website has been created for you, anyone.  Whether you are or were a member of the armed forces anywhere, a relative or you just want to express yourself then this is where to do it. 

www.656SQUADRON.org
Association site for serving and ex-members of 656 Squadron and its Independent Flights, also 75 Aircraft Workshops R.E.M.E.

www.SERVICEPALS.com
Bringing Service People together. An online portal for military ex-servicemen and women around the world.

www.FORCES REUNITED.org.uk
This website is run by Ex-Forces Personnel, for Forces and Ex-Forces Personnel who have either left or are still currently serving in the Armed Forces wherever they are in the world, who wish to find old friends or colleagues from the past.

www.ukforcesgirls.co.uk

UK Forces Girls is run by Forces Wives for anyone connected to any of the British Forces.
We have searched the net looking for original Forces sites, and thought why not create our own where there is no bitching, no cliques, everyone is made to feel welcome and part of the gang!

www.britishlegion.org.uk

The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. 

Through Poppy Support we provide a range of services including grants in an immediate crisis, loans and advice on starting up a Small Business, Care Homes and Break Centres, pension and welfare advice and much more. 

For more information, call Legionline on 08457 725 725
or visit our website: www.britishlegion.org.uk

Army Benevolent Fund (ABF)

The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) is the soldiers' charity.

We provide support to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need.
We work in partnership with Regimental and Corps Benevolent Funds
and in co-operation with other Service charities.

We identify and investigate eligible cases in "real need", and provide them with financial support.

Read more about how we help.

The Naval Families Federation (NFF)

The Naval Families Federation...the voice for families of those serving in the
Royal Navy and the Royal Marines
For more information visit:
http://www.nff.org.uk/

Royal Naval Benevolent Trust

We are predominantly concerned with helping people financially who are serving or ex-serving Royal Naval ratings or Royal Marines other ranks or their dependants who are in need,
or who are facing a time of crisis.
If this is you, our Grants Committee would be happy to consider an application forwarded on your behalf.
For more information visit:

The RAF Association (RAFA)

The RAF Association (RAFA) is a membership organisation of serving and former members of the Royal Air Force, their families and dependants and all those supporting the aims of the Association. The Association provides help and advice, assistance, comradeship and, where required, welfare and care for the whole RAF family
For more information visit:
http://www.rafa.org.uk/

RAF-Comrade-Contact

RAF-Comrade-Contact is a free service to members of the RAF Association (RAFA) and is a user-friendly website set up by RAFA specifically for the Royal Air Force community.
Once you are registered, the site will enable you to make contact with 3,700 like minded serving and ex-serving RAF Personnel who have already signed up.
Any serving or ex-serving RAF members are entitled to use the site in addition to Associate members.

For more information visit:
http://www.raf-comrade-contact.org.uk/

RAF Families Federation
The RAF Families Federation exists to provide an independent voice for the serving RAF and their families (spouses, partners, parents, children, siblings) on issues of concern to them. The team represents these views to senior RAF staffs and ministers.

For more information visit:
http://www.raf-families-federation.org.uk/

The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home
The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home provides nursing and rehabilitation care for physically disabled ex-Servicemen and women in a comfortable professional setting. We pride ourselves on our welcoming home from home environment.

For more information visit:
http://www.qahh.org.uk/

The Forces Inn
A social networking website for ex and serving military personnel
Helping you find service friends- old and new

For more information visit: