A CENTRE for blind veterans in Llandudno has helped to deliver food to residents. Blind Veterans UK’s training and rehabilitation centre has been supporting the Llanfairfechan Foodbank since December on a weekly basis. The food bank is a community led organisation which helps many families and individuals in the local area and, as for many organisations, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a strain on resources. Mike Priestley, Marl ward county councillor and volunteer transport driver for Blind Veterans UK, has been delivering food out to the local community as part of the partnership. “I would like to thank everyone at Blind Veterans for their support and giving me the opportunity to help some of our residents during these very difficult times, he said.
A WOMAN from Llansantffraid ran every day in December and managed to fundraise four times her original goal of £250, donating £1,000 to the charity that supports blind and partially sighted ex-Service men and women, Blind Veterans UK. As well as running every day, 35-year-old Sam Bunning took on a series of increasingly challenging targets from a 5k to a half marathon. After hitting her original goal of £250 quickly, Sam decided to add the extra challenge of running 100 miles in the month of December and increased her target to £1,000. Sam said: “After three weeks of running every day, an old knee issue flared up on Boxing Day which put a bit of a spanner in the works for the half marathon. So, to make sure I completed the challenge, I shared the half marathon with my husband, alternating 3km stints.
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Veterans step up to support those in need during COVID pandemic, new research finds
Ex-service personnel across the country have stepped up to support those in need during the COVID pandemic, new research sponsored by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) has shown.
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22 December 2020
The study, carried out by King’s College London, found that 60% of veterans have volunteered in their community to help individuals affected by the pandemic.
Of those veterans already volunteering, 66% reported as having increased their time spent helping others, as a result of COVID.
The initial finding from the OVA sponsored study underlines the contribution that ex-service personnel make to society at large. Many use their skills learnt from the armed forces, as well as their public service ethos, to play an important role in their communities.