Contact

Andrew Hodson
Engagement & Development Officer
07551 138433
ahodson@britishlegion.org.uk

Area Managers

Northern     Nicola Meredith     NMeredith@britishlegion.org.uk
Yorkshire     Debbie Harding     DHarding@britishlegion.org.uk
Merseyside/Cheshire    Gillian McKinnon   GMcKinnon@britishlegion.org.uk
Greater Manchester/Lancs    Alison Bunn    ABunn@britishlegion.org.uk
Ireland     Brian Maguire     BMaguire@britishlegion.org.uk
East Midlands     Linda Flecknell     LFlecknell@britishlegion.org.uk
West Midlands    Jane Britton     JBritton@britishlegion.org.uk
South East Midlands    Patricia Chadwick   PChadwick@britishlegion.org.uk
South West Midlands  Patricia Chadwick   PChadwick@britishlegion.org.uk
East Anglia/Essex    Kate Green     KGreen@britishlegion.org.uk
Wales    Antony Metcalfe     AMetcalfe@britishlegion.org.uk
Devon/Cornwall      Susanne Archard     SArchard@britishlegion.org.uk
Somerset/Wilts     Kate Green     KGreen@britishlegion.org.uk
Dorset/Hants     Craig Spence     CSpence@britishlegion.org.uk
South East     James France     JFrance@britishlegion.org.uk
London     Ryan Allain     RAllain@britishlegion.org.uk

Description

The Legion provides financial, social and emotional support including:

• Help with benefits, debt and money advice.
• Helping Service leavers to find employment and access employment support grants with advice and guidance for dependants and specialist advice for those wishing to start their own business.
• Support to live independently through the Handy Van Service and care phones. Funding and grants for household equipment and adaptations.
• Support with mental and physical wellbeing through the Battle Back Centre, the Personnel Recovery Centre, break centres and adventure and family holidays.

The Legion attends most ASDIC Drop-Ins across UK.  If we do not already support your Drop-In or you would like further advice, please get in touch with your Area Manager (above) to see how we can help.

We support the following Drop-Ins:

Drop-Ins supported by the Legion include:

Armed Forces Community Support Hub (Warrington), Military Community Veterans Centre (Rotherham), North Bucks Veterans Support Group (Akeley), Oxford City Veterans Group, Stoll (London), Supporters of Combat Stress (Peterborough), Surrey Armed Forces Drop In (SAFDI) (Woking),Veterans and Families – Listening Project (SHV&F-LP) (Camberley), The Grow Organisation (Norwich), Totton and Eling Community Drop-in, Veterans Garage Drop In Centre, Salford (Manchester), Veterans in Crisis – The Gunners (Sunderland), Veterans Outreach Support (Portsmouth & Isle of Wight), Veterans Support Group (Abbots Langley)