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Blue and dark blue ribbons on a white background

Type: Case Study

Categories: Funds, Positive Pathways Programme, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

January 28, 2020

Carving new skills for veterans in the North East

Positive Pathways awardee, Veterans’ Woodcraft CIC, were awarded £70,000 over two years for their ‘Woodworking Warriors’ project, which tackles the mental health and wellbeing of veterans in the North East. This new funding will allow the group to open its…

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Melloney Poole, CEO, giving a speech at the Breakfast seminar

Type: News

Categories: Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 23, 2020

Trust hosts first funding-focused seminar

The Trust hosted its first breakfast seminar at the majestic Royal Hospital Chelsea this week; a great opportunity to bring invited guests together to learn about who we are and how we are supporting the Armed Forces community. We were…

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Decorated biscuits in the shape of bears

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 21, 2020

Local Grants project bakes the cake!

Community integration and local service delivery can take many forms, but not many can claim to be quite as yummy as the latest award from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Local Grants programme! With £19,622 of funding, the Church…

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Improving integration and engagement

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Consultation, Forces families, Funds, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

January 13, 2020

Have your say in our new consultation: help us shape a great new Local Grants programme!

The Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme has successfully supported hundreds of projects over the past five years, strengthening our Armed Forces community both in terms of integration and delivery of local services. It’s now time for us to consider…

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A boy sitting.

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised, Uncategorized

October 4, 2019

Then and now: how a chance find has given an historical boost to one Local Grants’ project

Skill Horizons have been busy exploring and documenting iconic landmarks, war tunnels, buildings and gun placements that were key to the War efforts, for their heritage trail, nestled on the White Cliffs of Dover, thanks to funding from the Armed…

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D-Day 75 garden

Type: Case Study

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorised

May 23, 2019

From Chelsea to Normandy: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants Programme supports D-Day legacy garden

D-day revisited has become one of the latest organisations to receive funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants Programme, using their funding to create a national tribute and legacy to the veterans of Normandy and the D-Day landings. A…

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Type: News

Categories: Consultation, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised

December 7, 2018

Launch of consultation on the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a consultation, asking veterans to help shape a £10M Fund to improve veterans’ mental health and wellbeing. The Positive Pathways Programme will have a budget of  up to £9M to fund projects…

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Silhouettes evoking those who have lost their lives, located in a church

Type: News

Categories: Uncategorised

October 23, 2018

1,200 awards made under the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme

Youth organisations, community centres, village halls and places of worship are among the organisations celebrating receiving awards through the second round of the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme. This programme makes awards of evocative silhouettes  that provide a focus for…

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Front cover of Armed Forces Covenant, the first three years report

Type: News

Categories: Uncategorised

October 12, 2018

£7 Million supporting communities through Local Grants; what effects is this having?

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has published a report on the first 3 years of the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme, drawing on 430 grants totalling £7 million, and spent on projects across the UK. The programme makes…

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Woodbridge Station, home of the 23 Engineer Regiment have been awarded £18,000 to develop the Rock Community Picnic Gardens. This is the site to be developed

Type: News

Categories: Uncategorised

October 12, 2018

£700,000 awarded support community projects

45 organisations are celebrating being awarded a total of £723,973 under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Local Grants programme. Woodbridge Station, home of the 23 Engineer Regiment have been awarded £18,000 to develop the Rock Community Picnic Gardens. The project…

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