NGVFA

28/10/2026

Pensions Advice/Mis-selling
Hilary Meredith Solicitors specialises in securing compensation for service personnel and veterans who were advised to transfer out of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme
See leaflet attached with more information and contact details

27/10/2026

Beekeeping provides military veterans with therapeutic, hands-on support for PTSD, anxiety, and civilian reintegration through structured mentorship and nature connection
Benefits of Beekeeping for Veterans
• Mindfulness and Focus: Managing a hive requires complete presence, which helps quiet intrusive thoughts or hypervigilance associated with PTSD.
• Sense of Purpose: Caring for fragile lives and maintaining colonies restores structure and a mission-oriented focus similar to military service.
• Camaraderie: Programs connect veterans with peer mentors and shared group work, combatting isolation.
Places to look at:
• East Yorkshire Apiary
The East Yorkshire Apiary is a local beekeeping group based in Ganstead, near Kingston upon Hull, in East Yorkshire.
Key Details
• Location: Ganstead, near Hull, East Yorkshire.
• Social Media: You can view updates and contact them via the East Yorkshire Apiary page
Related Beekeeping Resources in the Area
• Beverley Beekeepers Association: Covers Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, offering winter meetings, training, and a local training apiary. Find more information on the Beverley Beekeepers Association Website.

UK Veteran Beekeeping Initiatives
• Bee Troop Community Apiary
o Location: Maghull (hosted at the Parkhaven Trust grounds)
o Details: Founded by army veteran Karl Birch, this space provides hands-on beekeeping workshops, peer support networks, and quiet relaxation areas for veterans and families.
o Website: Bee Troop Community Apiary
• Project Commando Nectar (Bootneck Bees)
o Location: Norton Manor Camp
o Details: Established with support from the Taunton Beekeeping Association and the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC), this project features an apiary with multiple hives to build community and new skills for serving personnel and veterans.
o Website: Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
• Salcombe Bee Company & Help for Heroes Partnership
o Location: Salcombe, Devon
o Details: Head Beekeeper James (a 36-year army veteran) partners with Help for Heroes to offer dedicated bee experiences and tours of apiaries and honey processing facilities for veterans and their families.
• Bee50K (e50K / Bramble Woods Community Garden)
o Location: Delamere / Cheshire area
o Details: Run via e50K, this initiative provides nature-based activities, structured beekeeping training, and environmental stewardship roles for Armed Forces families and veterans.
o Website: Delamere Dairy Foundation
• Heroes Honey
o Details: Focuses on improving mental health and reducing PTSD symptoms through structured beekeeping training, hive maintenance education, and inclusive peer gatherings for soldiers and veterans.
o Website: Heroes Honey

26/10/2026

Can you help the NGVFA, we really need your support.

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08/10/2026

PTSD Resurrected, in partnership with Veterans Can, PTSD The WAR WITHIN and PTSD Resolution, invites you to the upcoming free RESTORE Trauma Healing Course
Registrations are now open for this two-day program supporting veterans, serving personnel, first responders, and their partners, families and carers who have been impacted by trauma and the cost of service.
Drawing on lived experience, RESTORE provides a supportive space to explore trauma and moral injury, connect with others who understand, and develop practical tools to move forward with hope and purpose. Through teaching, discussion and reflection, participants explore issues including guilt, shame, grief, identity and relationships.
RESTORE TRAUMA HEALING COURSE
Venue: The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ
Dates: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 11am–4pm each day
Cost: Free to attend
Registration:
https://ptsdresurrected.org/join/
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1GZQYAJqjZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

29/09/2026

People encouraged to open a Help to Save account in UK Savings Week
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today (21 September) kicking off UK Savings Week by reminding people who can benefit from a Help to Save scheme.
Help to Save is a government savings scheme offering low-income earners a 50% bonus on whatever they can save. Between £1 and £50 can be saved each month with an extra 50 pence added for every £1 saved.
Accounts can be open for up to four years, and people can save up to a maximum of £2,400, resulting in up to £1,200 government savings bonus being paid straight into their bank accounts. Bonus payments are made at the end of the second and fourth years and are based on how much has been saved.
In 2028, the earning criteria will be removed for people with caring responsibilities. The scheme will be open to all Universal Credit claimants, resulting in an additional 1.5 million households becoming eligible.
It takes just a few minutes to check eligibility and open an account online on GOV.UK or via the HMRC app.
Money can be withdrawn at any time, although this may affect the 50% bonus payments. Find out more about Help to Save at GOV.UK.
Councils are encouraged to share this information as appropriate.

26/08/2026

https://saferinternet.org.uk/
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), established in 2011, is a leading global partnership helping to make the internet a great and safe place for everyone.
We provide support and services to children and young people, adults facing online harms, and professionals working with children.
A bridge between Government, industry, law enforcement, and society, we are the engine of the online protection landscape in the UK, dealing with both prevention and response.
We are unique. Formed of three charities, Childnet, Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, we work together to identify threats and harms online and then create and deliver critical advice, resources, education and interventions that help keep children and young people, and adults, safe. We share our best practices across the UK and globally.
We focus our work around four functions:
An awareness centre:
Where we provide advice and support to children and young people, parents and carers, schools, and the children’s workforce.
Three helplines:
Which provide support to professionals working with children and young people with online safety issues, and support to all adults facing issues with harmful content and non-consensual intimate imagery online.
A hotline:
Which provides an anonymous and safe place to report and remove online child sexual abuse images and videos wherever they are found in the world.
A voice to young people:
We operate a Youth Advisory Board, and we nurture youth participation, providing a focus on youth voice to give young people agency to make a difference in their school communities

Welcome to the UK Safer Internet Centre, where you can find online safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online.

11/08/2026

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29/07/2026

Hi All
If you are a member Armed Forces Community. who has experienced a stroke or brain injury BOWRA Foundation is able to provide BOWRA Bags to people. This is thanks to dedicated BFBS funding,
BOWRA Bags are designed to support wellbeing, rehabilitation and recovery, offering practical resources, comfort items and information to help survivors on their journey.
Anyone living with the effects of a stroke or brain injury can apply for a BOWRA Bag, and thanks to this funding, we're able to reach even more people within the Armed Forces community.
If you are someone who has experienced a stroke or brain injury, or you know someone who could benefit, we would love to hear from you.
🎖️ Armed Forces funded support
👜 BOWRA Bags available for adults living with the effects of a stroke or brain injury
🤝 Supporting survivors towards a fuller, more rewarding life
Please reach out to request a bag or visit the BOWRA Foundation website. https://bowra-foundation.org/bowra-bag/
Main website link https://bowra-foundation.org/

Support for stroke survivors and acquired brain injury recovery in the UK: wellbeing, guidance and activities.