Clay Pigeon Shooting on the IOW with VOS
A group of our VOS community went Clay Pigeon Shooting last week and had a fantastic time. Hosted by Shepherds Chine Shooting Club, a great day was had all round. Sunny skies, great company, and fun outdoors — what’s not to like! “Fantastic day shooting” “Great day out clay pigeon shooting. Thanks for arranging this” […]
VPPP Partner Spotlight: Walking With The Wounded
An introduction to Walking With The Wounded, one of VOS’s partners within the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be the grant holder for the South-East region Portfolio of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme, working with our partners to provide activities, services and support to local veterans. […]
VOS on the Radio – Thanks BFBS!
“Every day is a source of enrichment.” Thanks to BFBS Radio for giving our CEO a platform to speak about his ‘dream job’ at VOS on their breakfast show. Have a listen to this short piece over your next bowl of cornflakes, and help us to spread the word about how we can help veterans […]
Partner Spotlight: The Ripple Pond
An introduction to VOS partner The Ripple Pond Veterans Outreach Support is proud to connect our community with so many great partner organisations. To showcase the excellent support and mental health resources for veterans these organisations offer, we’re shining a spotlight on the hardworking people who run them. Today we’re excited to introduce you to […]
Carp-e diem! 🎣🐟 – Lake Fishing with VOS
VOS spent the day fishing at Southwick Park Lake on 17th July. Check out our summary of the day: The VOS Carp fishing day began at 09:45 at the RMC. Some of us used the transport whilst others made their own way to the venue of the day: Southwick Park fishing lake. On arrival we were met by […]
We’ve been framed! Picture Framing with VOS
We had a corker of an activity making frames for our own pictures and we’re so thrilled at how much our veterans enjoyed it Picture-framing their photos was both poignant and moving, punctuated by the camaraderie and banter that we all know and love. Thank you to Steve from Chris Williams Bespoke Framing, a former […]
Veterans Outreach Support Staff Wellbeing Day
VOS staff members have a thoroughly well-earned day out! On Tuesday 19th July, VOS staff team had some time away from the office at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to have some fun, connect with each other and prioritise their own mental health – after all, you can’t pour from an empty cup! Having made our […]
A crazy evening of crazy golf ⛳️🌞🍔🍟⛳️ – Nostalgia Night
On 15th June VOS had a Nostalgia Night at the Treasure Island Crazy Golf course in Southsea, followed by burgers at Wimpy. Here’s a summary of the evening: What a splendid, fun-filled evening we had at the Pirate-themed crazy golf course down at the funfair at Clarence Pier. We were twelve in number and split into […]
VOS Armed Forces Day 2022 – LCVP F8 trips in Portsmouth Harbour
On 25th June, Armed Forces Day 2022, VOS and PNBPT collaborated to put on two ‘around the harbour’ trips in Landing Craft F8. Sailing from the pontoons outside Boathouse 4 in the Historic Dockyard, there were two embarkations carrying VOS veterans, some with their partners. They may not have been particularly long voyages but they […]
Improving Veteran Support #ThroughLife At The Latest Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity Workshop
Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) was delighted to join existing partners and meet new ones at the #RNRMCThroughLife ‘Veterans’ Support Workshop’ in Portsmouth this past week. The workshop was kindly hosted and professionally facilitated by the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity team. The day provided us (CEO Ian and Operations Manager Alex) with a hugely valuable […]
