Veterans honoured for community support Ex-military from across East Kent gathered in Canterbury for the inaugural Veterans Recognition Awards. A dozen former servicemen and women from Thanet and the Canterbury district were praised for their support of fellow veterans and the wider community at an event staged by East Kent Mind. The mental health [...]
Recognizing the dedication of veterans Ex-military who support the community will be recognised at the first Veteran Recognition Awards. The awards will be staged at the start of a veterans information fair with stands from organisations who provide support to the ex-military community, reservists and adult family members. Alongside this will be a refreshment stand [...]
Ex-military treated to VIP visit to major attraction East Kent Mind's veterans project was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the One:One Collection to see how progress of this planned visitor attraction is developing. Two dozen ex-military, reservists and adult family members from Canterbury, Ramsgate and Birchington joined the visit, which was led by [...]
Health checks give veterans peace of mind East Kent Mind organised a day of health checks for veterans in Thanet and Canterbury districts. Staged at the Veterans' Association premises in Birchington in collaboration with One You Kent, the 14 ex-military booked in for the 45min sessions had a range of health screenings including height, [...]
Veterans project expands in East Kent East Kent Mind is delighted to announce it has received a grant of £25,000 from The Veterans' Foundation to support its work. The funding will enable the charity to develop and expand its pilot Armed Forces Connector post linking ex-military, reservists and their adult family members who are isolated, [...]
East Kent Mind Veterans Group visits the Historic Dockyard Chatham A group of over 25 veterans took part in a memorable trip to the Historic Dockyard Chatham on Wednesday 10th April. The Veterans were from four groups in the East Kent area: The Ramsgate Veterans Breakfast Club; The Canterbury Veterans Hub; The Thanet Female Veterans [...]
Thanet Female Veterans Group Launched on International Women’s Day Today, on International Women’s Day, the Thanet Female Veterans Group was officially launched in partnership with the East Kent Mind Veterans Project. Led by Karen Brinkman, the EKM Armed Forces connector, this initiative aims to support and empower female veterans in the region. The launch event, [...]
Veterans project launches in East Kent East Kent Mind's Veterans Reminiscence Project launched in October to provide wellbeing support to reservists, armed forces families and veterans. A dozen veterans from Thanet and the Canterbury district joined the first session, held at Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre, Canterbury. As well as wellbeing support the informal session [...]
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