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Index
- Aldershot Armed Forces Drop In (Hampshire)
- Armed Forces Community Support Hub (Warrington)
- Ben’s Place (Merstham, Surrey)
- Bolton Armed Forces Centre 4 Veterans
- Broughton House Armed Forces Support Hub (Salford)
- Change Step Wales (Several Centres throughout Wales)
- Changing Step (North East)
- East Sussex Veterans’ Hub – 99/100 Group
- FirstLight Trust (Scarborough, Redcar, Gosport, Lancaster & Harwick )
- Forces in the Community (Beeston, Nottingham)
- Forward Assist Veterans ‘Drop In’ (Dudley Nr Cramlington, North Tyneside)
- Help a Squaddie
- Herefordshire Veterans Support Group (Hereford)
- Heyford and Bicester Veterans Group (Bicester)
- Hope Springs Recovery Centre (Chesterfield)
- Hull Veterans Support Centre
- Lothian Veterans Centre (Dalkeith)
- Military Community Veterans Centre (Rotherham)
- North Bucks Veterans Support Group (Akeley)
- Stoll (London)
- Supporters of Combat Stress (Peterborough)
- Surrey Armed Forces Drop In (Woking) (SAFDI)
- Surrey Heath Veteran and Families – Listening Project (SHV&F-LP) (Camberley)
- The Bridge for Heroes (Kings Lynn, Norfolk)
- The Grow Organisation (Norwich)
- Totton and Eling Community Drop-in
- Veterans Change Partnership (Exeter)
- Veterans Community Hub (Hull)
- Veterans Garage Drop In Centre, Salford (Manchester)
- Veterans in Communities (Rossendale)
- Veterans Outreach Support (Portsmouth & Isle of Wight)
- Veterans Support Association (West Molesey, Surrey)
- Veterans Support Group (Abbots Langley)
- Woody’s Lodge (Barry)
- Worthing Veterans Drop In
Aldershot Armed Forces Drop In (Hampshire)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 1st Monday June – December 2018 1730-2000
Location
Royal Garrison Church Hall
Farnborough Road
Aldershot
Hampshire.
GU11 1QA
Contact
Roger and Lucy Nield
Delivery Partners in support
Armed Forces Community Support Hub (Warrington)
Charity Number: 1168398
Company Number: CE007111
Opening Times
Every Friday 1000 – 1200
Location
The Gateway
89 Sankey St
Warrington
WA1 1SR
Contact
01925 246955
gavin.jones@armedforcessupporthub.org
The Gateway
89 Sankey St
Warrington
WA1 1SR
Our programmes deliver outreach services throughout Cheshire, Halton and the Wirral.
The Armed Forces Community Support Hub is a new ‘one stop shop’ to support the Armed Forces community in Warrington and Cheshire. This includes all former armed forces veterans, early service leavers, current serving personnel, reservists and their families.
Delivery Partners in support
Ben’s Place (Merstham, Surrey)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 3rd Thursday 1000-1300
Location
Merstham Community Facility Trust
Portland Drive
Merstham
Surrey
RH1 3HY
Contact
Mandy Jenkins
07522 922 124
Delivery Partners in support
Bolton Armed Forces Centre 4 Veterans
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 0930 – 1530
Wednesday
0930 – 1130 (Breakfast Club)
1200 – 1530 (Drop-In)
Location
60 Ashburner Street
Bolton
BL1 1TD
Contact
Scott Hawtrey
01204 776628
We provide a point of reference for veterans who need help and advice no matter what the issue is, from housing and benefits to someone to talk to about any other problems that may occur.
Delivery Partners in support
Broughton House Armed Forces Support Hub (Salford)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Location
Broughton House
Crewe
M7 4JD
Contact
Gavin Jones
0161 7402737
Delivery Partners in support
Change Step Wales (Several Centres throughout Wales)
Charity Number: 1039386
Company Number:
Opening Times
Aberystwyth
Fortnightly on Tuesdays 1800 – 2000
Hafal, 9 Portland Road, Aberystwyth SY23 2NL
Barry
Every Tuesday 1000 – 1300
Conference Suite, Barry Hospital, Colcot Road, Barry CF62 8YH
Caerphilly
First Tuesday of every month 1000 – 1200
Caerphilly Library, Room 2,2, The Twyn, Caerphilly. CF83 1JL
Llandudno
Every Thursday 1400 – 1600
Troop Café, Mostyn Broadway LL30 1YL
Mountain Ash
Every Monday 1000 – 1230
Fernhill Community Centre, Fernhill CF45 3EW
Port Talbot
Every Tuesday 1100 – 1430
12 Café, 37 Commercial Street, Taibach SA13 1LN
Ton Pentre & Gelli
Every Thursday 0930 – 1230
Dinam Park, Pentre CF41 7AT
Location
(As above)
Contact
Monday to Friday 0900 – 1700
Geraint Jones
0300 777 2259
Change Step
12 Trinity Square
Llandudno
LL30 2RA
Delivery Partners in support
Changing Step (North East)
Charity Number:
Company Number: TBC
Opening Times
Operate 7 days a week normally 9-5 Monday to Friday and 10 – 4 on a Saturday and Sunday.
Location
Stable Court,
1a Grey Street, Crook,
Co Durham,
DL15 9EB
Contact
David Tindale
Director
Changing Step (North East) Ltd
07713738236
At our Centre we have a Kitchen, Bathroom, Lounge/Drop In, Computer Suite and a Veterans Project called Veterans Military Crafts. There is no cost at all for tea, coffee, snacks etc plus free internet access, and all of our training courses are provided free of charge. We currently have access to over 1000 Educational and Vocational Courses and we are part on the Online Centres Network.
We have Military Mental Health First Aid qualified staff at the Drop In.
We also have a separate Support Group called Crook Friendship Circle who meet on a Tuesday and Friday with the assistance of CAB and ROAD.
We are also in the process of conducting Employability Courses in conjunction with Back to Back Careers CIC.
We also have access to the local DWP Armed Forces Champions, Local Council Armed Forces Champions, and work closely with Durham Constabulary on Safeguarding and Vulnerable cases which they receive call outs for.
One of our Volunteers also conducts craft groups, and we also arrange outings and group visits to various locations throughout the year.
Delivery Partners in support
Local Branch of the RBL, Homegroup/Stonham with Housing and Support Services, Save Our Soldier who are our working Partnership National Military Charity providing Therapies and Interventions for PTSD related Issues.
East Sussex Veterans’ Hub – 99/100 Group
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Mon, Tues and Friday. 0930 – 1230.
Every other Saturday, Group meetings & Breakfast drop in 1000 – 1300.
Location
5 Harold Place
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1JA
Contact
Bernard Stonestreet
Executive Secretary
07884263824
Email vfw@btinternet.com
Website to follow
Delivery Partners in support
East Sussex Recovery Alliance (ESRA), SSAFA Hastings & Rother Division, SSAFA (Veterans in Criminal Justice system), TILS (SE), STAR (Drug & Alcohol Abuse Centre, Hastings), MHFA England, Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) and Hastings Borough Council (Housing).
FirstLight Trust (Scarborough, Redcar, Gosport, Lancaster & Harwick )
Charity Number: 1149496 & SCO46296
Company Number: 08226711
Opening Times
Monday to Saturday 0900 – 1700 with occasional variations
Location
Gosport
68 High Street, Gosport P012 1DR
Scarborough
64 Newborough, Scarborough YO11 1ET
Redcar
13 West Terrace, Redcar TS10 1DS
Lancaster
63-65 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1JG;
Harwick
1-3 High Street, Hawick TD9 9BZ
Contact
Dorinda Wolfe Murray
01723 361210
Easy to access, our hubs contain Sharpe’s coffee bars serving superb coffee, tea and home baked cakes. Open commercial hours, 6 days a week, all Armed Forces and Emergency Services are welcome. The hub provides a place to meet people, access bespoke and general support from food through to funerals and have superb tea/coffee!
Delivery Partners in support
Forces in the Community (Beeston, Nottingham)
Charity Number: 1144814
Company Number: 07245570
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 1000 – 1500
Location
2 Cross Street
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2NX
Contact
2 Cross Street
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2NX
01159 220 320
Forces in the Community is a local charity committed to supporting ex-service personnel, reservists and their families to reach their full potential. The charity supports the veterans and their families, who are often disadvantaged and at a point of crisis in their lives. We provide a community focal point. The aim is to transform lives. Services include:
- Tailored employment guidance including CV, interview techniques and job search
- Mental health support and counselling
- In-house training courses
- Housing advice and assistance
- Welfare support
- Debt and finance signposting
- Prison work and offender support
- Mentoring and Befriending
- Community outreach services
- Peer led community centre
Delivery Partners in support
Forward Assist Veterans ‘Drop In’ (Dudley Nr Cramlington, North Tyneside)
Charity Number: 1150408
Company Number: 08190905
Opening Times
Every Tuesday 1000 – 1200
Location
Salute Cafe
The John Willie Sams Centre
Market Street
Dudley
Cramlington
Northumberland
NE23 7HS
Contact
Tony Wright
01912 504877
07738 373590
tony@forward-assist.com
The John Willie Sams Centre
Market Street
Dudley
Cramlington
Northumberland
NE23 7HS
Free Coffee & Bacon Butties at Salute Cafe for Unemployed Veterans. Free Parking, There is disabled access throughout and we also own a 14 Seat wheel chair accessible minibus for those that may need transport to attend/ take part in activities.
Information advice & guidance on employment, education and training, Specialist Welfare Benefits Advice, Access to Free Gym Sessions and a host of structured Health & Well-being Activities aimed at reducing social isolation, Refer & Chaperone Service.
Delivery Partners in support
Citizen Advice, Local Authority, NHS Transition, Intervention and Liaison (TILS), Combat Stress and other Service Charities.
Help a Squaddie
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Once per week, alternate between mornings and evenings
Location
Victory Church
11 Anson Strteet
Rugeley
Staffs
WS15 2BG
Contact
Kerry Urquhart
07816282990
A very casual get together consisting of a bacon Buttie and a hot drink
Delivery Partners in support
Fareshare, Advanced Personnel Management (APM), Steps to Work
Herefordshire Veterans Support Group (Hereford)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Every Monday and Thursday 1100-1600
Location
Saxon Hall
Puston Community Association
Hoarwithy Rd
Herefordshire
HR2 6HE
Contact
Christopher Bailey
01432 279 364
saxonhall11@gmail.com
Delivery Partners in support
Heyford and Bicester Veterans Group (Bicester)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 1st Friday 1100 – 1400
Location
Heyford Park Community Centre
Brice Road
Upper Heyford
Oxfordshire
OX25 5TF
Contact
Ian Ridley
07954 558 761
Oxfordshire locally based Veterans support group: for Veterans, Reservists and their families.
Delivery Partners in support
RBL, SSAFA, Veterans Agency, Thames Valley Police, H4H, Combat Stress, SeAp Military advocacy service
Hope Springs Recovery Centre (Chesterfield)
Charity Number: 1156534
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 1030 – 1600
Location
Springwell House
Newbold Road
Chesterfield
S41 7PB
Contact
Sharon Rogers (Centre Coordinator/Administrator)
01246 540431
Delivery Partners in support
Hull Veterans Support Centre
Charity Number: 1152546
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 1000-1600
Location
502a Beverley Road
Hull
HU5 1NA
Contact
01482 341139
Email us: admin@hvs-c.org.uk
The centre is staffed by volunteers, all veterans. Do please drop in and see us.
Delivery Partners in support
SSAFA
Lothian Veterans Centre (Dalkeith)
Charity Number: SC040690
Company Number: SC362801
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 1000 – 1600 (some variations)
Location
11 Eskdaill Court
Dalkeith
EH22 1AG
Contact
Bruce Smith or Steven Williams
0131 660 5537
Delivery Partners in support
Military Community Veterans Centre (Rotherham)
Charity Number: 1169595
Company Number: CE008074
Opening Times
Every Friday 1000 – 1200
Location
Silverwood Miners’ Welfare & Resource Centre
Doncaster Road
Rotherham
S65 3ET
Breakfast Club
Open alternate Saturday’s 1000 – 1200
Location
The Toby Carvery
Eastwood Trading Estate
Sycomore Road
Rotherham
S65 1EN
Contact
Duty Executive Member: 07847 635279
Rotherham MCVC
C/o Voluntary Action Rotherham
The Spectrum
Coke Hill
Rotherham
S60 2HX
Our aim is to provide an information service to help all serving and ex-service military personnel and their families who are based in Rotherham and its surrounding towns and villages. If you would like to visit us then please feel free to drop in at one of our weekly meetings or pop in to our Breakfast Club on alternate Saturdays.
Delivery Partners in support
North Bucks Veterans Support Group (Akeley)
Charity Number: TBA
Company Number: N/A
Opening Times
Monthly 1st Tuesday 1030 – 1315
Location
Akeley Village Hall
Akeley
MK18 5HB
Contact
Stephen Staley
Meetings are held with the aim that people can come along for a chat and get help and advice from their fellow veterans and members of various organisations. Tea, Coffee & biscuits provided free.
Delivery Partners in support
Help for Heroes, Veterans UK, The Royal British Legion.
Stoll (London)
Charity Number: 207939
Company Number: 148636
Opening Times
Monthly 2nd Wednesday 1600 – 1900
Location
The Community Hall
Stoll Mansions
446 Fulham Road
London
SW6 1DT
Contact
0207 385 2110
Stoll
446 Fulham Road
London SW6 1DT
Stoll hosts an informal Drop-In service where Veterans and their families have the chance to speak with a range of support agencies in one place.
Each agency is there to offer advice to Veterans and their families, on issues ranging from housing, employment choices, Service Pensions, mental health issues including PTSD, welfare benefits, debt advice and wellbeing.
We also offer a delicious hot meal. Any Veteran can attend – just come along and see what is on offer.
Delivery Partners in support
AA Unity and Service, Combat Stress, Help for Heroes, SSAFA, The Royal British Legion, Veterans UK
Supporters of Combat Stress (Peterborough)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 1st Tuesday 1000 – 1200
Location
Knights Chamber
Peterborough Cathedral Precincts
Peterborough
Cambs
PE1 1HQ
Contact
Elaine Danaher
07821 806783
Supporters-of-Combat-Stress-Peterborough
Knights Chamber
Peterborough Cathedral Precincts
Peterborough
Cambs
PE1 1HQ
We offer help and support to veterans and their families, who are suffering mental trauma from past and present military conflicts. We have light refreshments, a very relaxed atmosphere and plenty of Military banter!
Delivery Partners in support
Holistic Therapist, The Royal British Legion, Combat Stress, Veterans UK, The Warrior Programme
Surrey Armed Forces Drop In (Woking) (SAFDI)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Third Thursday of the month between 1800 and 2000
Location
The Woking Railway Athletics Club
Goldsworth Road
Woking
GU21 6JJ
Contact
Roger and Lucy Nield
Delivery Partners in support
Combat Stress, Help for Heroes, The Royal British Legion, Ripple Pond, SSAFA
Surrey Heath Veteran and Families – Listening Project (SHV&F-LP) (Camberley)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 2nd Tuesday 1000 – 1300
1045 Guest speaker
1145 Well-Being Group
Location
St Mary’s Church & Centre
Park Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 2SR
Contact
Deborah Sellstrom
Free tea & coffee are available, as well as a selection of daily newspapers. Throughout the session there is the opportunity to meet, and chat privately and confidentially with a wide ranging support network and charities in attendance. The Well-Being Group is led by veterans and supported by a qualified practitioner.
Delivery Partners in support
The Bridge for Heroes (Kings Lynn, Norfolk)
Charity Number: 1138136
Company Number: 7096496
Opening Times
Tuesday to Saturday 1000 – 1600
Location
The Bridge For Heroes
The Bridge Hub
52a South Clough Lane
King’s Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1SE
Contact
01553 760230
The Bridge for Heroes was established in September 2010 by Mike and Helen Taylor with the aim of delivering direct and immediate support to the HM Armed Forces community, veterans and their families. All can pop-in to the Bridge Hub at the General Dannatt Contact Centre for a free tea or coffee where our dedicated volunteers can provide a listening ear or assistance with compensation claims, pension advice, advice on housing and accommodation, service records and medal applications and military family research.
Based across two floors, it has an easily accessible ground floor, seating area, museum, therapy room and small charity shop.
Delivery Partners in support
The Grow Organisation (Norwich)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Every Thursday 10.00 to 13:30
Location
Bowthorpe Community Hub
Norwich
NR5 9AA
Contact
01603 740107
The Grow Organisation: info@thegroworganisation.org
www.thegroworganisation.org
Social event open to veterans and family members.
Delivery Partners in support
Totton and Eling Community Drop-in
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly on Thursdays 1000 – 1200
23rd August
20th September
25th October
29th November
20th December
Location
Totton and Eling Community Centre,
Civic Centre Buildings,
Library Road,
Totton,
Hampshire. SO40 3AP
Contact
Susan Compton
023 8087 3143
or email community@compark.co.uk
Come along and find out what is happening in Totton. Including information from our Delivery Partners:
Delivery Partners in support
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, Totton Men’s Shed, Seated Exercise Classes, Citizens Advice Bureau
Veterans Change Partnership (Exeter)
Charity Number: NA
Company Number: CIC 09816344
Opening Times
Location
Veterans Change Partnership Hub
Wat Tyler House,
3 King William Street,
Exeter,
Devon. EX4 6PD
Contact
Mark Littlewood – Hub Manager
markvcphub@gmail.com
07948 034 992
With direct access to several organisations within one location, staffed by multiple agencies with a wealth of relevant experience and empathy. ‘It all starts with a brew and a chat’.
Delivery Partners in support
Veterans Community Hub (Hull)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Location
Goodwin Community Hub
63 – 74 Anlaby Road
Hull
HU3 2LL
Contact
01482 485 958
veteranshub@goodwintrust.org
Delivery Partners in support
Veterans Garage Drop In Centre, Salford (Manchester)
Charity Number:
Company Number: 9978574
Opening Times
Daily 0900 – 1800
Location
Veterans Garage. Terminal Building
City Airport and Heliport
Liverpool Road
Eccles
Manchester M30 7SA
Contact
Daniel Redshaw
07864 680459
dan@veteransgarage.co.uk
David Redshaw
07808 877086
david@veteransgarage.co.uk
Enjoy a warm welcome, tea/coffee & biscuits, and chat to like minded people at the Veterans Garage. We have several activities for anyone interested i.e. an art group, bee keeping, renovation and more.
Delivery Partners in support
The Royal British Legion, SSAFA, Ex-Forces Action Network (Ex-FAN)
Veterans in Communities (Rossendale)
Charity Number: 1151194
Company Number: 8230197
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 1000 – 1500
Location
12 Bury Road
Haslingden
Rossendale
BB4 5PL
Contact
01706 833180
Email info@vic.org.uk
Delivery Partners in support
Veterans Outreach Support (Portsmouth & Isle of Wight)
Charity Number: 1154429
Company Number: 08479090
Opening Times
Portsmouth
Monthly 1st Wednesday 1400 – 1800
(last registration 1730)
Royal Maritime Club,
Queen Street,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire PO1 3HS
Isle of Wight
Monthly 3rd Wednesday 1200 – 1700
Riverside Centre,
The Quay,
Newport,
Isle of Wight PO30 2QR
Location
(As above)
Contact
02392 731767
Office hours 1000 – 1500 Tuesday to Thursday
Veterans Outreach Support
Royal Maritime Club,
Queen Street,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire. PO1 3HS
Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) provides a monthly Drop In meeting and weekly mental health therapies for former members of the British Armed Forces and Reserves and their direct family members, including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Merchant Navy.
The VOS Drop-In is a welcoming and relaxed place providing social support and access to a range of welfare and mental health services.
Delivery Partners in support
These change from time to time.
Portsmouth. Age UK, Alabaré, AA, Citizens Advice Bureau, Coffin Mew, Combat Stress, Company of Makers, Criminal Justice Mental Health Team, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Dare to Live, DIAL, Forgotten Veterans, Gwennili Trust, Help for Heroes, Hire a Hero, Inclusion Hampshire, Nautilus Welfare Fund, Poppy Factory, Portsmouth Carers’ Centre, Portsmouth Together, Ripple Pond, RFEA, RNBT, Samaritans, SAIL, Shore Leave Haslar, Skills-TU Employment Course, Solent MIND, Solent NHS, PHT, Southern Health, SSAFA, The Good Mental Health Group, The Royal British Legion, Veterans in Action, Veterans Welfare Service, Warrior.
Isle of Wight: AA, Blesma, Forgotten Veterans UK, H4H, Isle Access, National Careers Service, Poppy Factory, Prison Officers Association (POA) Learning, RBL, RNBT, Samaritans, SSAFA, Veterans Breakfast Clubs, Warrior.
Veterans Support Association (West Molesey, Surrey)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Monthly 2nd Tuesday 1000 – 1600
Location
3rd Molesey Scout Hut
St Peters Road
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2QE
Contact
John Joyce
07902 125508
Veterans Support Association
vsagroup@hotmail.com
Veterans Support Association
c/o Secretarys Office
Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions
446 Fulham Road
London
SW6 1DT
Free B&B (brew and banter) with likeminded people in a very relaxed atmosphere with indoor archery, Kurling, Bocchia, all adaptive for able bodied and disabled alike. There are various service charities in attendance or within easy reach for signposting.
Free hot food and a warm welcome await you.
Delivery Partners in support
Veterans Support Group (Abbots Langley)
Charity Number:
Company Number:
Opening Times
Every Monday 1200-1600 (except Bank Holidays)
1st Monday – Full Drop-In
Others – Social (see below)
Location
Abbots Langley Mens Club
21 Trowley Rise
Abbots Langley
WD5 0LN
Contact
Email: al.veteranssg@aol.com
Contact: Liz Burns 07527 213 921
Find us on Facebook @Veterans Support Group abbots Langley
Hertfordshire’s locally based Veterans Support Group. Come and join us for advice, tea, cakes and banter.
On the first Monday we offer free advice from various Veterans organisations, on the following Mondays there is banter, tea & cakes, games and camaraderie.
Delivery Partners in support
Advocacy, AWS, Forces Online, Help for Heroes, seAP, The Royal British Legion, Veterans UK
Woody’s Lodge (Barry)
Charity Number: 1173752
Company Number:
Opening Times
Location
Woody’s Lodge
Amelia Trust Farm
5 Mile Lane
Barry
CF62 3AS
Contact
Tel: 01446 730777
Mob: 07731 417 974
Find us on Facebook @Woodys Lodge
Delivery Partners in support
Worthing Veterans Drop In
Charity Number: 1015728
Company Number: 2758481
Opening Times
Location
“The Richmond Rooms”,
Stoke Abbot Rd,
Worthing,
BN11 1HQ.
Contact
Steve Hinton
Support & Outreach Worker (Armed Forces)
Tel: 07763975190
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Find us on Facebook @The Carers Centre
