Exciting Events Planned For D-Day 80 In Portsmouth & The Isle Of Wight
2024 is momentous for British Military history, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest sea-based liberation invasion in history. This year’s ceremony on Wednesday 5 June will see the King and Queen in attendance, accompanied by Prince William, as they honour the brave personnel who risked their lives for freedom and peace. While tickets […]
How We Can Improve Our Mental Health Through Movement
Mental Health Week 2024 is all about movement – being active can support better mental health. It isn’t necessarily a cure-all, because so many of us cope with different movement-related circumstances that can restrict our movement – but it can spell the difference between feeling hopeless and finding strength to move through another day. During […]
Have your say in the VPPPSE Survey & Live Event to improve Veterans’ Support!
Attention all! We need your opinions to improve Veterans’ support by guiding the next phase of the Veterans Places, Pathways & People Programme Southeast service (VPPPSE). This vital Veterans’ service will unite a large network of Veterans’ Support Organisations in a fully joined-up support service that’s ready to help any Veteran at any time. The […]
Sponsor Submarine Veterans On A 100 Mile Charity Cycle Race This April
Seven Gosport Submarine Association Veterans and Associates with a combined age of 515 years will cycle 100 miles across the challenging South Downs between 17-19 April to raise much-needed funds for Veterans Outreach Support. You can help them not just hit their £2,000 target, but smash it by visiting their JustGiving page here. By donating, […]
How Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Clubs Are Positively Transforming Lives
The AFVBC provides vital conversation and camaraderie plus coffee and cornflakes (well, actually, tasty full breakfasts) for Armed Forces Veterans in the UK and worldwide. Since 2014, Founder & Director Dereck Hardman and his network have averaged opening one breakfast club a week, taking the total to circa 500 at the time of this writing. […]
How Do We Support Women Veterans At A Community Level?
The Office for Veterans Affairs (OVA)’s new Women Veterans’ Strategy will address the specific needs and challenges of women Veterans – but how can we support them right now at community level? Simultaneously highlighting their successes and considerable societal contributions, the Women’s Strategy (due later in 2024) will encompass areas including mental health support, physical welfare and […]
Talking About Veterans’ Mental Health: NHS Op COURAGE
Talking about mental health can be especially difficult for Armed Forces Veterans and leavers. In a 2022 NHS UK Veterans’ survey of 3,000+ candidates, 60% admitted struggling to talk about mental health issues. The NHS is renewing its Op COURAGE veteran support programme – but why do so many Service Leavers still battle asking for […]
Introducing Vectis Veterans: Enhancing Support for Isle of Wight Veterans
Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) is proud to announce an expansion of its services on the Isle of Wight through the launch of our new ‘Vectis Veterans’ project. ‘Vectis Veterans’ marks an exciting expansion of our Isle of Wight support services. It involves funding awarded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT) Reaching and Supporting […]
How to use Eventbrite to book VOS event tickets
As you may know, all of our VOS Service User events are now available to book directly through Eventbrite. It’s a great way for our service users to view all of our active activities and events, see what’s available and book tickets for the events they want to attend. I’m sure you’re going to love […]
Supporting Veterans Through Alcohol Awareness Week & Beyond
It’s Alcohol Awareness Week from 3-9 July 2023, and this year’s theme is ‘Alcohol and Cost.’ Developing a healthy relationship with alcohol AND a strong support system can be crucial to good mental health, for veterans and for everyone. Many among us who experience mental health struggles turn to alcohol for help managing symptoms of […]
