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Lincolnshire Annual Armed Forces Covenant Conference

The Lincolnshire Annual Armed Forces Covenant Conference was held this year at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln.The Centre held its official opening earlier in the year and the Conference was a fantastic opportunity for delegates to see this impressive venue in person.

Nearly 80 delegates attended the conference making the most of the valuable opportunity to network with organisations from all sectors, including the Armed Forces, Veterans, Reservists and the Voluntary and Charitable Sector.

Speakers on the day included John Shivas from the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Team in London, Catherine Foster from the Jon Egging Trust and Paul Drury from Lincolnshire County Council, who is himself a veteran.

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Update

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has recently announced the latest round of endorsements of 29 grants totalling £415,217, under its Armed Forces Covenant- Local Grants priority. 
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Challenging society's disservice to a new generation of veterans

The report warns of a younger generation of veterans who feel increasingly alienated from society.

SSAFA believes that the disturbing disconnect between younger veterans and the rest of the nation cannot simply be left to the government, or the military to resolve and must be addressed by society as a whole.
 
More than half of all SSAFA veterans experienced problems within the first year of leaving the Armed Forces. Despite all the efforts made to prepare service leavers for the day they left their barracks for the final time, their research shows that too many were ill-equipped to face the outside world.

The younger the veteran, the more likely this was to be the case; 87% of veterans aged 18-24 experienced difficulties within the first year of transition.
 
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Children's Commissioner Publishes Report 

The report, ‘Kin and Country: Growing up as an Armed Forces Child’, explores how primary and secondary school children with parents in the Armed Forces feel about moving school or country, how their lives at home and school change with deployment and whether or not they feel they receive the support they need.
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Forces for Warmth  

National Energy Action (NEA) may be able to offer advice, support and practical help on staying warm and alleviating the impact of fuel poverty if you, your spouse or dependent family has served in the armed forces, or are currently serving. Call 0808 802 8080 or click below to find out more.
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Armed Forces Mental Health

Veterans are not ‘mad, bad or sad’, says House of Commons Defence Committee. According to Part 1 of a Report by the Defence Committee on the extent of mental illness among Armed Forces personnel the public perception that most Service men and women are damaged by their service is wrong.

Part 2 of the inquiry examining provision of care given to Armed Forces has also been launched.
 
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Online Access Brings Benefits

Service personnel and their families face often unique challenges. To support them, the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Armed Forces Covenant Partnership have created a series of online e-learning modules, which are intended for specific audiences.

This module will help you understand the Armed Forces Covenant as it is applied today, how it works and what to do if it isn’t working.
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Maximise your employment potential in Civvy Street

What is LifeWorks? LifeWorks is a FULLY FUNDED 5 day course run by Royal British Legion Industries which equips Ex-Armed Forces personnel with the tools they need to get into and maintain a civilian job that they would like to do.
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The Armed Forces Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between a civilian community and its local Armed Forces community. The Covenant outlines the moral obligations between the nation, the Government and the Armed Forces at a local level.
Lincolnshire Armed Forces Covenant
Lincolnshire County Council
Room 125
County Offices
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
lincsafcovenant@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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