Wills event staged for veterans Duncan Forster from The Will Angels Responding to requests from the ex-military communities East Kent Mind serves, an information event to advise on wills and probate was staged by the charity's Armed Forces Connector Karen Brinkman. The session was held at Invicta Lodge, Broadstairs, with Duncan Forster [...]
Veterans project secures funding for a further year East Kent Mind's award-winning veterans project has been awarded a further year of funding from the Veterans Foundation. The grant funds a mix of wellbeing activities to support mental health, social events to reduce social isolation of ex-military, reservists and their adult family members, together with a [...]
Festive treat for the county's veterans Veterans from across East Kent were treated to a Christmas party at the weekend. East Kent Mind's veterans project delivers a range of mental wellbeing support alongside social activities to reduce social isolation and build friendships and connections. Delivered by Karen Brinkman, the charity's Armed Forces Connector, the [...]
East Kent Mind’s Karen Brinkman wins prestigious BBC award Karen Brinkman holding her award trophy with East Kent Mind Development Lead Simon Dolby East Kent Mind’s Veteran’s Project lead Karen Brinkman has won a prestigious award at the BBC Radio Kent Make a Difference Awards. Karen won the ‘Morning Live Make a Difference [...]
Hari Budha Magar: Photo credit Abiral Rai Disability champion will speak at wellbeing awards Double amputee Hari Budha Magar will be one of the VIP speakers at the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The Gurkha veteran, who lost both his legs above the knee to an IED in Afghanistan in 2010, is now [...]
Fair provided wealth of information to veterans The inaugural Veterans Recognition Awards took place on Thursday 25 July 2024 at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Canterbury. The event, which was staged by East Kent Mind, also brought together organisations from across the Canterbury and Thanet districts to host a Veterans Information Fair. East Kent Mind [...]
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, [...]
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