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ALL ARMS VETERANS & SERVING
Welcome to the Ringwood Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club. We are a group of veterans & serving members of His Majesty's Armed Forces, & like other Veteran’s Breakfast Clubs, around the country & overseas (click www.afvbc.net/find-a-club/), our ethos is mutual support; it works because we all have a similar humour & outlook, & the so
cial life we now enjoy is like our service days. AFVBC meets for breakfast every first Friday of the month (and Saturday meet to be decided) from 10:00 to 12.00 at:
Cafe Aroma
Hampshire
SO22 4NR
Ringwood Veterans Hub meets (every) on all other Friday at Ringwood Library socially for free coffee and cakes. We provide a variety of activities and days out. (Please see www.ringwoodveteranshub.co.uk/whatson. Held from 10.00 to 12.00 at:
Ringwood Library
Christchurch Road
Ringwood
Hampshire
Ringwood Veterans Hub is supported by SAFFA, ASDIC, Armed Forces Covenant Fund and NHS. You don’t have to join RVH’s other activities if you only want to be part of the Armed Forces & Veterans Club. RVH will vet-check new members and maintain personal details on the register. All services veterans (If you can cope with the banter), are free to turn up & you will be made welcome. We are also looking for volunteers who are veterans themselves to help out RVH and Breakfast Club. www.ringwoodveteranshub.co.uk/volunteers. WARNINGS:
1) While serving in the Armed Forces, although allowed personal political views, we were not allowed to express them; it also applies here; your politics/religion are your own business.
2) Non-members/former members of any armed forces or uniformed services, or association with such, should be clear & honest about this when applying to join the group. Those impersonating veterans ('Walts'), be warned; if suspicious, we will not rest until confirmed, & you WILL be exposed, 'outed', blocked & excluded, as this is NOT tolerated by any veteran!
3) Unaffiliated non-veterans are sometimes accepted with the agreement of veterans/serving members, & are welcome to make suggestions, but their status will remain that of a 'guest' when it comes to group policy. The Breakfast Club is exclusively for veterans & serving personnel of His Majesty's Armed Forces, his allies, & their close family; civilians/non-veterans will not be consulted or influence decisions effecting the group. Anyone unhappy with this status may leave.
4) No financial gain is sought by any member, nor will the seeking of such be tolerated for themselves, or any organisation, no matter how 'deserving', without the agreement of the group as a whole.
5) BE WARNED; the nature of military service involves 'black humour' resulting in posts that are not 'politically correct'. If you are offended, there are two options open to you:- Don't read it or leave.
6) That said, if you find anything overtly offensive, or seriously prejudicial i.e. in your opinion not fitting the spirit of 'black humour', &/or, for example, bullying or demeaning to yourself or another member, it should be brought to the attention of an admin. If you are unsatisfied with their response, there are other admins or mentors you can speak to.
7) We will not tolerate the prejudicial treatment of different categories of people on the grounds of race, age, s*x, physical or mental illness/disability & anyone bullying or harassing others may be excluded, deleted & blocked.
