Patrick Wire, RAF veteran supported be Sight Scotland Veterans.
With Sight Scotland Veterans’ social activities for veterans with visual impairment still halted in line with restrictions, Aberdeenshire-based Sight Scotland Veterans’ Outreach Worker, Ingrid Penny, was seeking ways to keep spirits high remotely for the armed forces veterans she supports.
After Ingrid linked in with Age Scotland, seven veterans who regularly attended Sight Scotland Veterans’ monthly Inverurie lunch club are now catching up fortnightly since October with ‘Comradeship Circles’ calls together from the safety of home.
Age Scotland launched their Comradeship Circles service in July, offering older armed forces veterans opportunities to join group chats with each other by phone. Working together came naturally as both charities are members of Unforgotten Forces, a partnership focused on boosting health and wellbeing for older veterans.