Pendle Armed Forces Community Group

04/04/2025

The VIC newsletter for March is now ready to read and download from our website. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected].
https://www.veteransincommunities.org/news.html

05/03/2025

The VIC newsletter for February is now ready to read and download from our website. It's another bumper edition as this month we have featured the Bob Ross painting group. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected].
https://www.veteransincommunities.org/news.html

03/01/2025

Veterans In Communities are recruiting for an innovative Operations Manager, the successful applicant will be replacing the current Operations Manager who will be retiring in May.
The Operations Manager is a key role within the charity, by leading and supporting our passionate staff and volunteer team and managing daily operations at VIC, supported by and reporting to the CEO and The Board of Trustees.
As the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all operational activities within our charity, ensuring the safe, efficient and effective delivery of services to our members. You will require strong leadership skills and the ability to work with senior management in developing and implementing successful business and delivery strategies.
This is an exciting role for someone eager to make a significant difference to the lives of former military personnel, and their families; maintaining our high standard of work; contributing knowledge, skills and passion to enhance and develop our current and future operations and leading a team that creates safe, sharing and understanding environment for members.
Application Instructions
Please refer to the application pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification, available on our website or please email [email protected] for an application pack.
The application deadline is noon, Friday 31st January 2025

​ VIC seek an innovative Operations Manager to play a key role in our organisation, leading and supporting our passionate staff and volunteer team and managing daily operations at VIC, supported by...

15/11/2024

The October edition of the Lancashire Armed Forces Covenant newsletter can now to read and downloaded from their website now.

04/10/2024

The Veterans In Communities September newsletter and our latest news is now ready to read and download from our website. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected].

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06/06/2024

The Veterans In Communities May newsletter and our latest news is now ready to read and download from our website. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected].

​ Make a difference and make a small donation to VIC.

15/05/2024

On Sunday 9th June there is a D Day Anniversary Parade and Service in Blackburn Cathedral.
Veterans and Association Standards are invited to parade alongside cadets and Police. The parade will form up on Brown Street Car Park BB1 6HQ and march to the Cathedral for the service at 1600hrs.
For more information please contact Lt Col Scrase on either [email protected] or 07584 469558

07/05/2024

Return, Belong Prosper is a short VIC documentary film co-created by Anglia Ruskin University and Darren Horsnell, Steve Butterworth and David Joddrell. VIC was one of three charities chosen for the Stories In Transition project that researched how veteran organisations help ex-service personnel transition to civvy street.
All three films Return Belong Prosper (VIC), 'Turn to the Wind' (Turn to Starboard) and 'Leave No One Behind' (Waterloo Uncovered) were launched at the National Army Museum in London last year and VIC’s film was selected out of 7,000 entries to be screened at an International Film Festival in Germany.
The film was tells the story of veterans Darren, Steven and Dave and how creativity has helped them to transition from military to civilian life.
They faced a variety of difficulties when they left the military world and speak frankly about the issues they faced.
You can watch this with sub titles on You Tube.
https://youtu.be/8nfDC2-_JCk

01/05/2024

The Veterans In Communities April newsletter and our latest news is now ready to read and download from our website. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected].

​ Make a difference and make a small donation to VIC.

08/04/2024

If you're interested in working as a mentor in the LCC schools programme, you can find out more information on their website and if interested you can email them with your expression of interest.

Ex-service personnel mentoring in schools programme.

05/04/2024

There are still some tickets available to the premiere of our film ‘Return Belong Prosper’ - a joint collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University to showcase how art is used as a mechanism for the transition from military to civilian life.

‘Displaced from a culture that they can’t return to, and frustrated with the one they’re in - three military veterans imagine, paint and make real a world of kindness and compassion for fellow veterans and their community.’

Please find attached an invitation containing all the relevant information.

There will be a Q & A session after the film, with members of the research team, the team from VIC as well as beneficiaries who took part in the film.

It is FREE but a place must be booked through the link below, so we can keep a track of numbers. We hope to see you there!
https://buytickets.at/veteransincommunities/1180733

03/04/2024

The Veterans In Communities March newsletter and our latest news is now ready to read and download from our website. For more information on any of our veterans services please contact us on either 01706 833180 or email us on [email protected]. https://veteransincommunities.org/news.html