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We Need Your Help To Raise Funds in<br />
Weoley Castle, Birmingham<br />
After the success of Armed Forces<br />
Day in Weoley Castle last year, and<br />
as I am lead to believe the City<br />
Council have no plans for this year,<br />
we are doing in Weoley Castle<br />
again.<br />
I would like to take this opprtunity to<br />
thank everyone who gave their support<br />
last year and invite you to get<br />
envolved again for this year.<br />
As you may all be aware there was not<br />
any funding available to us from the<br />
Council Last year, I dont believe there<br />
will this year either ( we can hope).<br />
Anyone who would like to get envolved<br />
and support us for this year please<br />
contact me. We will be having a meeting<br />
within the next few weeks to start<br />
planning, anyone who would like to<br />
attend please keep an eye on the<br />
Facebook Page for details (link below).<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a Just Giving Page set up, the<br />
link is on the Facebook page.<br />
Anyone who would like to help is most<br />
welcome.<br />
Please get in touch with Paul Brown<br />
bcfc091@msn.com<br />
Our Wilton is an exciting new project run by Our Enterprise and<br />
the project’s other founding partners<br />
Our Wilton is an exciting new project run by Our Enterprise<br />
and the project’s other founding partners, Redrow Homes<br />
and the Wilton Community Land Trust (CLT), and has been<br />
led by Operations Manager, Sue van Leest. It represents a<br />
significant innovation in enabling developers and the local<br />
community to work together to achieve regeneration and<br />
attract significant social investment. So far, Our Wilton has<br />
attracted over £10 million in grants and investment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> programme at Our Wilton is a residential one, for ex-military<br />
personnel who want to secure their future and accelerate their<br />
access to opportunity. Through undertaking work, paid study or<br />
setting up a business, they will gain the help and practical<br />
experience they need to maximise their future prospects. Early<br />
service leavers are also fully eligible. <strong>The</strong> programme therefore<br />
represents an entirely flexible approach with a practical focus on<br />
real-world opportunities and learning, tailor-made to the<br />
individual.<br />
<strong>The</strong> veterans’ development consists of 44 high-quality serviced<br />
residential apartments, a café and a training suite. <strong>The</strong> apartments<br />
offer heavily discounted rents, providing those on the programme<br />
with affordable homes within a supportive community setting.<br />
All residents will be given the opportunity to participate fully in<br />
the programme’s training and career development opportunities.<br />
<strong>The</strong> veterans’ apartments, community café and training suite will<br />
open in late Spring 2019 and the enterprise hub is planned for a<br />
mid-2019 opening.<br />
A number of organisations are working with Our Wilton to<br />
deliver the project, one of the groups which has had the most<br />
positive impact on the Our Wilton journey has been the Salisbury<br />
Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club.<br />
Just over two years old and with over 140 members, the group<br />
continues to grow and provide an essential range of advice,<br />
support and future referral pathway to ensure the success of the<br />
Our Wilton project. <strong>The</strong> Wilton Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast<br />
Club will work closely with the Salisbury branch to deliver a<br />
complimentary offer to veterans in the area.<br />
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