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Archaeology skills workshops for Military Veterans – Dundee
All free to attend
Booking required

Click <HERE> for more information

March Anniversary Meeting

Meeting – March

This month’s meeting was the anniversary of starting the club way back in March 2024. What a busy year it has been, and the club continues to go from strength to strength.  Here is a summary of some of the achievements over the year:

  • 12 meetings across six locations
  • 2 celebration lunches
  • 630 bacon rolls washed down with 1300 teas and coffees
  • 1 outing to support forces manor opening
  • 6 film clubs
  • 4 book clubs
  • Supported 29 welfare cases
  • 3 referrals to horseback uk
  • 2 referrals to RBL battleback
  • 1 overseas trip to Colorado skiing
  • 1 club representing armistice day

 

And with the help of myself and Heather Lawrie Taylor helped the not forgotten to lay on new years lunch in Glasgow for 120 veterans .

We have had 23 presentations speakers

Funds Raised :

£470 – Horseback uk

£397 – Blesma

£2,350 – Not Forgotten Association (raffle , games and auction and seed sales )

£167 raised for our club through collection tins at McLeans bakery

This does not include our club funds this has being collected by myself on behalf of the club .

A Heartfelt thanks goes to everyone for supporting our club through the first year and thank you to all the local businesses that supported meetings via donations

A special big thank you to the Cake Lady for making our cake and waving her fee .

February Meeting - 21st Feb

February’s meeting was absolutely amazing witty and informative with our guest speaker Nick baker from animal planet and newsround with over 37 veterans present. Here is a fantastic array of pictures . click <HERE>

The NOT Forgotten

Beating the January Blues!

This week we are in Scotland for the final events on our festive lunch tour – two ‘New Year Lunches’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Yesterday we were at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown on Spey in the Highlands, where we welcomed 78 veterans and guests – many of them new to The Not Forgotten community. Including a super group from the Grantown on Spey Veterans Club – thank you to Mark Strachan for coordinating.
We also had TNF President Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton in attendance, and great friends and supporters of TNF Clare and Oliver Russell of Ballindalloch Highland Estate, who donated a limited edition batch from their Ballindalloch Single Malt Distillery to be raffled.
The afternoon was full of smiles, music, chatter and laughter as we ate, drank and made merry, forging new friendships and escaping the what can be a difficult time for many in the first few weeks of January. Thank you to Grant Arms Hotel for hosting us so warmly.

Very busy January meeting in the Ben Mhor Hotel.

See HERE for pics .

Todays film (22nd December) – not many attendees however a classic movie but we all had a wonderful afternoon with nibbles and mulled wine donated by Ali and Peter page

 

November Meeting went really well with a good turnout , our speaker was Kari Magee NHS veterans champion

 

The Royal British Legion have courses they are running free for veterans and current service personnel. No disability required to apply  Click HERE for more information

Remembrance Day Nov 10th 2024

Our bugler Coldstream guard Steven Lockwood and wreaths laid by Norman Allan for our club and Beverly Cartwright MBE on behalf of SSAFA

Click Picture for Gallery  Photos

The NOT Forgotten

🎉🎺Our Events Programme 2025-26 is now live! 🎉🎺
You can now access our Events Portal on our website at www.thenotforgotten.org/events/ where you will see all events for the next year listed.
We are pleased to be able to offer you all of our traditional events and opportunities, from days at Wimbledon and Brands Hatch to Respite Breaks and Remembrance Weekend.
Alongside these, in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of The Not Forgotten, we are thrilled to unveil our brand new ‘Regional Connect Weeks’ across the UK.
Registering your interest in attending any of our events is now simple – just click into the relevant event listing, scroll to the bottom and hit the ‘register’ button.
When you have entered your details you will get an email confirming that your interest in the event has been logged on our system. After that please do be patient as you won’t hear from our Events Team immediately, but rest assured you will be on the relevant list.
We can’t wait to welcome you to an event soon!

Packs of Wild Flower seeds

We are now selling packs of wild flower seeds for £3 per pack and all proceeds are to go to the purchase of a Standard and accessories.  Current sales amount to just under £300 and we are trying to raise a total of £900, so if you would like to purchase some with a view to help, we would be grateful. Packs can be purchased from Mark on Facebook or from the website shop.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

We have had a request from Dominique Lyons (Programme Development Support Officer) for Archaeology Scotland to pass on the following questionnaire request.

The project is to design a meaningful archaeology-based health and wellbeing programme.

Please return the attach document by Tuesday 12th April to this address:  d.lyons@archaeologyscotland.org.uk

 

Any feedback you have would also be greatly appreciated.

Questionnaire <HERE>

There is also attached a brief outljne of a proposed programme for your info.  <HERE>

 

www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk

ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting from February 2025 – all meetings will be on the 3rd Friday of the month at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown

Starts at 10am till 12pm.  It’s not essential, but if you intend coming, please drop us a message on the contact page <HERE> to help us collate numbers for the catering.

We look forward to seeing you there..

We had a good turnout for the first book club hosted by our member Mark Wareing .

Veterans Card

A UK Armed Forces Veteran ID card provides a number of benefits, including:

  • Access to support services

The card can help you access services from the NHS, local authorities, and veterans’ charities.

  • Proof of service

The card can be used to verify your service to the NHS, local authorities, and military charities.

  • Discounts

You can use the card to get a Defence Discount Service card, which provides discounts at over 12,000 shops and restaurants. You can also get a Veterans’ Railcard, which offers up to a third off most rail travel in England, Scotland, and Wales.

  • National Insurance Relief

You can claim National Insurance Relief for your employer in your first civilian role after service for up to 12 months.

  • Free travel

You may be able to get free travel on public transport to and from remembrance events.

  • Housing support

You may be able to get housing support and guidance from the Op FORTITUDE team.

  • Identity checks

You can use the card to conduct identity checks using the One Login Service on GOV.UK.

  • Online applications

You can use the card to apply online via GOV.UK.

Click on the Image above to apply online or click HERE

Our New Committee has been created

  • Chair person:            Mark Strachan
  • Vice chair person:    Major Heather Lawrie Taylor
  • Secretary:                  Frank Maclavy
  • Treasurer:                 Peter Page
  • Commitee members:
        • Beverly Cartwright
        • Tony brown
        • Susan Kirkwood Wright
        • Stephen Morris
        • Kellie Strachan
        • Ali Mayne Page
        • Peter Page

We are currently working on a forecast of events going forward for the next three months. This will hopefully consist of visits/outings and a new book club Wellness and Wellbeing.

We are currently in the process with the help from our member Beverly Cartwright MBE to source locally a new holding facility for present and any new funding coming in for the future ,so please bear with us there as you are aware a lot to organise.

info@veterans-club.co.uk

The Veterans Club constitution can be downloaded HERE
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