Police and Royal British Legion in Cheshire have teamed up to restore forgotten resting places of veterans buried in cemeteries.
They also worked with the North West Probation Service on the project, which saw offenders serving community sentences given the task of cleaning war graves.
According to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), there are around two million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in Great Britain in 2022.
While this number is projected to fall to 1.6 million by 2028, there remains concern that these individuals (many of whom suffer with physical and mental health conditions as a result of their time in the Armed Forces) are failing to receive the necessary support as they adjust to civilian life.
By Jonathan White
Local war hero Sgt Bernard Morgan was guest of honour as hundreds attended the “Armed Forces Day” in Queens Park.
The event aims to honour service personnel from all branches of the armed forces as well as veterans.
A celebration of the military, veterans and their families is being held at Queens Park in Crewe to mark this year’s Armed Forces Day weekend.
The event on June 25 and 26 will include displays by the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, a fairground, stalls and private military vehicles dating back to the battle of Ypres and the Normandy landings.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich & District Branch of the Royal British Legion are engaging with rising numbers of ex-service personnel through their Veterans Breakfast Club.
The club is part of their Branch Community Support programme.
By Jonathan White
The inaugural football match for Nantwich Town Veterans finished in a one-all draw against Crewe Corinthians.
A goal in each half saw the game tied, as both teams played in good spirit at the Weaver Stadium.
Forces veterans from across the North West gathered in Manchester today for a special RAF 100th anniversary event, which included five iconic RAF planes used in the last century. We sent Nantwich News reporter Ben Wareing to capture the occasion.
A former RAF servicemen has launched a new business in South Cheshire to help former Forces people get back into work.
Nigel Blanchard hopes his Heroes4Hire-Handymen (H4HH) business will bring together work
ethic, skills and employability of ex servicemen and women.
Nantwich students took time out to join war veterans selling poppies at a town supermarket. They bought poppies and spent time with the Royal British Legion representatives at Sainsbury’s on Middlewich Road where they had called in for lunch.
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