Useful Links
Ex Airborne Forces This is an Airborne website for all Ex/and currently serving members of the British Airborne Forces. The site is dedicated to bringing you Airborne related articles, from both the past and the present day. Their main aim is to bring together Serving and Ex-members of Airborne forces. So that they can converse, and or, share and provide information which may be of a benefit to those that may need it. www.exairborneforces.co.uk/ |
TEREC is an economic research database which will identify Potential Employment 'Choices' that are moving in and out of the local, regional and national areas and therefore will identify the skills, training and education that will be required to fulfill the positions that will be created, helping our Armed Service Personnel back into civilian life. www.terec.org.uk |
| National Gulf Veterans and Families Association) Set up to improve the day to day lives of Gulf Veterans and their families www.ngvfa.org.uk |
| BLESMA (The British Limbless Ex-Servicemen Association) Regional Welfare Officers cover the whole of Scotland and have a nursing home in Crieff. Tel: 020 8590 1124 E-mail: headquarters@blesma.org www.blesma.org |
Combat Stress The Ex-Service Mental Welfare Society, Combat Stress cares for ex-members of the Armed Forces who have psychiatric disabilities. The Society provides a community outreach welfare support team for Scotland through their treatment centre at Hollybush House, near Ayr. Tel: 01292 560322E-mail: hbws@combatstress.org.uk www.combatstress.org.uk |
| Erskine Erskine provides residential, nursing and dementia care for veterans all over Scotland. Tel: 0141 812 1100 www.erskine.org.uk |
Parcel4troops The scheme was set up a few years ago by an ex-RCT (Royal Corps of Transport) squaddie, to help a couple of his work colleagues who were in the Territorial Army and deployed to Iraq on active service. The parcels were received extremely well and the word spread, many more parcels were sent out to the unit E-mail: parcels4troops@yahoo.co.uk
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Poppyscotland. Have four areas of activity: Benevolence, Advice, Support (to other organisations) (Supported) Employment for disabled ex-Service men and women. Tel: 0131 557 2782 E-mail: enquiries@poppyscotland.org.uk www.poppyscotland.org.uk |
Scottish Veterans’ Garden City Association Provide good quality, low-cost housing for veterans, and their dependants who are partially or totally disabled or have been discharged from the Services through ill-health.E-mail: svgca@aol.com |
Scottish Veterans’ Residences Operates in close association with Scottish Veterans’ Housing Association Ltd which owns and manages the two main residences of Whiteford House, Edinburgh and Rosendael, Broughty Ferry, Dundee. Tel: 0131 556 0091E-mail: info@svronline.org www.svronline.org |
| SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association Forces Help) Provide a range of support and welfare services Tel: 0845 1300 975 E-mail: info@ssafa.org.uk www.ssafa.org.uk |
The Warrior Programme
The Warrior Programme restores self-esteem and helps to re-build confidence and dignity, empowering people by giving them the tools to lead a more fulfilled life. It offers a new approach, bringing together the best techniques, to address the complex challenges faced by those left emotionally scarred by what they have been through. http://www.warriorprogramme.org.uk/
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The Royal British Legion Scotland Promotes remembrance and comradeship and in partnership with other ex-Service charities and provides welfare, benevolence and pension support to ex-Servicemen and women and their dependants throughout Scotland. Tel: 0131 557 2782 E-mail: admin@rblscotland.org www.rblscotland.org |
| The Scottish National Institute for War Blinded Provides residence and training establishment for the war blinded, and a variety of trades are taught. Tel: 0131 333 1334 E-mail: enquiries@warblinded@royalblind.org www.royalblind.org |
| Veterans First Point Provides services in four main areas: information and signposting; understanding and listening; support and social networking, and health and wellbeing. Tel: 0131 220 9920 www.veteransfirstpoint.org.uk |
Veteran Scotland Aims to establish cooperation and coordination between the Ex-Service charities and act as a focal point for all matters concerning the ex-Service community within Scotland. Tel: 0131 550 1569 E-mail: vsadmin@poppyscotland.org.uk www.veteransscotland.co.uk |
Veterans UK (SPVA Service Personnel and Veterans Agency) Provides a comprehensive range of information, advice and support on a wide range of veteran and welfare issues. Free Veterans Tel Helpline: 0800 169 22 77 E-mail: veterans.help@spva.gsi.gov.uk www.veterans-uk.info |