President of Veterans Outreach Support, General Lord David Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL appointed to the honorary rank of Field Marshal in the British Army by His Majesty the King
Veterans Outreach Support VOS is incredibly proud to announce our VOS President, General Lord David Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL has been honoured by His Majesty the King, who has graciously given the orders to appoint him to the honorary rank of Field Marshal in the British Army, with effect, from Saturday 14th […]
Celebrating excellence – VOS has earned prestigious accreditation!
Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) is incredibly proud to announce that we have received ‘Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS )’ accreditation from the Royal College of Psychiatrists – an amazing achievement for our charity! It is an enormous accomplishment to receive this quality accreditation, which requires robust processes and policies to ensure our VOS […]
Mental Health Week 2025’s theme is ‘Community’ – Rowena talks about joining activities and making friends!
This Mental Health Awareness Week (12th -18th May), the theme is ‘community’ and the impact this has on helping us all take care of our mental health. For many leaving the UK Armed Forces and Merchant Navy services, this is a stressful time in itself! Added to this are the additional stressors of this time, […]
Meet Jim Brown, Royal Marine Veteran and VOS member!
Jim Brown is a Veteran Royal Marine and VOS member based on the Isle of Wight. He made the move to this Island just over a year ago and has since settled in well, thanks to the new friends he has made when visiting the VOS IOW Social Hubs. Here to shares his story about […]
VOS Awarded Silver in the Vectis Radio Community Awards 2025
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded SILVER in the Vectis Radio Community Awards! We were recently nominated for a Vectis Radio Community Award and it’s a real delight to share with you the news that VOS was awarded a Silver Award in the ‘People Focused Community Project of the Year’ category! […]
Making Chinese Decorations – taking part in VOS wellbeing activities helps improve your mood!
Chris Kimber was the lead VOS volunteer on the day at this interesting Chinese Lantern Making VOS workshop with Lucy Field and Claire Beadnell from Craftfabulous! The workshop is part of our wellbeing programme and took place in the Royal Maritime Hotel’s Quarterdeck Room. Chris has kindly shared his thought about this workshop and more generally the […]
Funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund will boost support for veteran communities across the South East region
Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) has been awarded £766,000 of funding by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund’s (AFCFT) Thrive Together programme (formerly Veterans Places, Pathways and People – VPPP) to further develop support to meet the diverse needs of veteran communities who live across the United Kingdom, along with nine other regional partners across the […]
Tree Planting Ceremony pays tribute to fallen Portsmouth soldiers on 80th D-Day Anniversary
VOS Chairman, John Scivier, recently attended the D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration Tree Planting ceremony held at the D-Day Memorial Wood in Port Solent. This is one of a several D-Day 80th anniversary commemorative events across the area to honour all those who took part in the Normandy landings. This operation saw tens of thousands of […]
Christmas Meal Resources Across Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
Free Christmas season meals across our region are now on – please feel free to attend them and share this post to help us spread the word! You never know who may benefit. Whether you are a veteran in Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, Gosport, Fareham/the Solent area, a family member to one, or just […]
