There are so many organisations covering so many subjects that it is hard to summarise the range of support that Veterans charities can provide. So if you are in need of any help or support, search this section and those in Veterans Organisations thoroughly, because there is a very good chance that you will find what you are looking for.
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David Marsh – Pensions Secretary
Tel: 02078 209988 Email: davidm@forpen.co.UK-wide
68 South Lambeth Road , London SW8 1RL
The Forces Pension Society exists to ensure that serving and retired members of the Armed Forces, their widows, widowers, surviving partners, civil partners and dependants receive the pension to which they are entitled and which they deserve; and that any review of public sector pensions much have regard to the unique nature of military service.
Tel: 0141 276 7199
Glasgow’s Helping Heroes, Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 3UU
Glasgow’s Helping Heroes provides a one point of contact ‘Gateway Model’ which aims to improve access to and co-ordination of advice and support for service personnel, veterans, their families and carers in Glasgow. We work with a range of organisations across health, housing, social care, employability, financial services and specialist armed forces agencies.
Fiona MacDonald
Tel: (0)7980 631 110 Email: info@glenart.co.uk
2 SCHOOL LANE , MILTON OF CAMPSIE, GLASGOW G66 8DD
Glen Art and the BRAVEHOUND project supports veterans and their families with horticultural and artistic activities as well as an annual Festival of Remembrance.
The BRAVEHOUND project places dogs with veterans and provides training and support, training is also available for veterans who already own a dog.
– The Gurkha Welfare Trust
Tel: +44(0) 1722 323955 Fax: +44(0) 1722 343119 Email: staffassistant@gwt.org.uk
P.O. Box 2170 , 22 Queen Street, Salisbury SP2 2EX
The Trust supports 7,213 retired Gurkha soldiers and widows in Nepal who have no other form of income. Most are in their 80s and 90s and are totally reliant on the Trust for a secure and comfortable old age. The Trust also provides Community Aid projects in Gurkha villages.
Increasing numbers of Gurkhas are settling in the UK and the Trust is ready to respond. As the lead charity for Gurkha welfare, the Trust has a coordinating role for helping those in need in the UK and other service charities. However, the Trust’s firm focus remains Nepal and the many retired Gurkha soldiers and widows who will spend their final days in the mountain villages.
Tel: 0208 685 5777 Fax: 020 8685 5778
Alban Dobson House , Green Lane, Morden, Surrey SM4 5NS
Haig Housing Trust has over 1,500 properties located on small, well-managed estates across the UK. They have a mix of family-sized and smaller houses, flats and maisonettes and properties are rented to eligible Veterans and their families who are in housing need. There are estates in Glasgow with 26 homes and in Edinburgh with 65 houses.
J Ross – Edinburgh Secretary
Email: contact via web
The Byre , Broadshaw, Harburn, West Calder EH55 8RJ
Tel: 0131 550 1573 Email: secretary@lhpfscotland.org.uk
9 Warriston Road , Edinburgh EH7 4HJ
Dr Claire Armstrong – Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 0131 550 1583 Fax: 0131 557 5819
New Haig House , Logie Green Road, Edinburgh EH7 4HR
Legion Scotland exists to promote remembrance and comradeship and in partnership with other ex-Service charities provides welfare, benevolence and pension support to ex-Servicemen and women and their dependants throughout Scotland.
Designed to meet the need for a veterans drop-in centre with no appointment necessary allowing complex needs to be catered for in an environment which is familiar and friendly.
Website: www.lothiansveteranscentre.org.uk
Phone: 0131 660 5537
Hilary Winstanley – Support Team Manager
Tel: 01476 861160 Email: support-team@mutual-support.org.uk
Mutual Support exists for serving and ex-serving members of the Armed Forces and Reserves, their dependants and carers affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Mutual Support, one of the MS Society’s National Support Groups, is run by volunteers with direct experience of MS and the Armed Forces and provides services and activities based on what people affected by MS have said they want.
