Preserved Pensions: Claiming What You’ve Earned as an Armed Forces Veteran
What to know all of the new 2024/25 information on Preserved Pensions and how to claim? Then check out our NEW Preserved Pensions 2024 blog that has all the details. We have even created a handy downloadable Armed Forces Pensions Info Pack for you that contains all the latest details. _____________________ It’s Pension Awareness Week! Did […]
Merchant Navy Day: Fly the Red Ensign to Fight ‘Sea Blindness’
Have you heard of ‘sea blindness‘? It’s a term that refers to the (all too common) lack of awareness about crucial contributions that maritime workers make to our everyday lives. The men and women of the British Merchant Navy and those of many other nations work all year round on the high seas, under many […]
Turning Pages, Changing Lives: The Bound by Veterans Workshop Experience
Recently 6 members of the Veterans Outreach Support community signed up to take part in one of our full-day wellbeing activities, a book binding workshop held by Bound by Veterans. Read on to learn how they got on, what Bound with Veterans is all about, and why book binding is a such a popular wellbeing […]
Painting Pottery to Unleash Creativity at Veterans Outreach Support!
Did you know painting is proven to improve brain health and support emotional wellbeing? It is officially endorsed by the World Health Organisation as an effective means to a greater quality of life. Something as simple as painting pottery can give us a sense of accomplishment and tap into the healthy inner creativity we don’t […]
Listen Here: Veterans Outreach Support on ExpressFM Portsmouth
We’re very pleased to share a recent interview ExpressFM did with Veterans Outreach Support CEO Ian Millen here in Portsmouth. You can listen to the full interview in the video below. Ian had the opportunity to tell ExpressFM listeners about what VOS does, and how it’s grown from a group of four motivated […]
Veterans Outreach Support Quarterly Review: Q2
Building on a strong start to 2023, Veterans Outreach Support has wrapped up its second quarter of the year with lots to celebrate. Strap in for a long list of exactly what we got up to through April, May, and June, including info about our growing membership, exciting new partnerships, and some personal stories from […]
VOS Receives Generous Grant from RNRMC and Greenwich Hospital
Veterans Outreach Support has some great news to share! The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) and Greenwich Hospital have awarded VOS a generous grant of £81,000 and we are incredibly grateful for their continued support. This grant will play a crucial role in continuing to provide life-changing wellbeing and welfare support to veterans […]
Welcome Home – Additional Support for LGBT+ Veterans Following Independent Review
By Ian Millen (CEO Veterans Outreach Support) ***We are NOW HIRING a Welfare Support Worker for the ‘Welcome Home’ Project. If you are interested in this role or know someone who may be, apply or find more details at this link.*** Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be an inclusive and welcoming place for […]
Going, Going, Gone! Sister Jooles Shaves Her Head for VOS
Veterans Outreach Support is hugely grateful for the £650 donation made by the team at Eastney Health Centre led by Practice Nurse Helen Furie, who arranged a fantastic fundraising event where Sister Jooles SHAVED HER HEAD to raise funds for VOS. We are so grateful for Sister Jooles’ incredible generosity! It was remarkably kind of […]
VOS Collaborates with The Soldiers’ Arts Academy for Veterans of Modern Conflicts
Art is an incredibly powerful wellbeing tool! We at Veterans Outreach Support work hard to bring wellbeing activities to our local ex-Forces community. If you’re a veteran (or partner, spouse, or carer to a veteran) we welcome you to explore the events and activities we have on offer. Now our community has access to more […]
