The centre has opened its doors in Bishopton, Renfrewshire A £4 MILLION residential centre complete with a communal cinema room and individual living spaces for veterans has opened its doors near Glasgow. David Boyle Court, based within charity Erskine’s Veterans Village in Bishopton, features 24 single occupancy, fully furnished apartments and facilities to support service leavers move back into civilian life. With the aim of equipping veterans with the skills they need, each resident can stay for up to two years and will be offered a bespoke package to suit their requirements, including volunteering, training, and work experience. Wing Commander Ian Cumming, Erskine chief executive, said: “Erskine’s strength lies in the very special blend of dedicated care, compassion and understanding that we offer our residents, tenants and their families.
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image captionMr Gaskin had to carry all his own food, maps, cooking and camping equipment, water and clothing
A Special Forces veteran has set a new record for a continuous self-supported hike of Alfred Wainwright s 214 Lake District peaks.
Christopher Gaskin completed the challenge in 11 days, beating the previous record of 14 days.
To cover the 325-mile (525km) route across the fells self-supported, Mr Gaskin had to carry all his own food and kit, only topping up water.
He said he had an incredible time and felt tired but proud .
What is known as Project 214 involves climbing to the top of all 214 peaks featured in the guidebooks of Alfred Wainwright which put the Lake District on the map.
Veterans plant thousands of trees in environmental initiative to help them back into work Date published: 07 May 2021
Ex-servicemen and women are learning about the environment as they plant thousands of trees
A team of ex-servicemen and women are learning about the environment as they plant thousands of trees across the city region in a programme designed to build their employment opportunities and improve their mental health.
Today (Friday) a special tree-planting session will take place on Oldham Edge.
OP-REGEN is a volunteer programme run by military charity, Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), who have partnered with charity City of Trees to offer paid short-term work to ex-servicemen and women to plant thousands of trees in Oldham, Bury, Rochdale, Tameside, Wigan and Salford.
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