HW7 Promote schemes and This fund is specifically RBC The Aged Veterans Fund has £25 million available projects for the Aged targeted for support to over 5 years. It will fund projects that support Veterans Fund older veterans, including health, wellbeing and social care needs for nuclear test veterans, to older veterans. improve healthcare and awareness of medical Grants of up to £1 million are available to lead issues as they get organisations who will manage, support and ensure older. This is a fund of the delivery of a strategic portfolio of projects. £25m from Libor fines for all veterans born before 1 The Aged Veterans Fund is now closed for January 1950. applications, but it will reopen next year. HW8 Promote events relating To ensure widespread RBC Calendar of events available on SCC website at: to local and national publicity and good public Communications armed forces attendance at such events HW9 Support projects and To ensure that health and Surrey County RBC is neither an educational nor health provider, schemes which meet the educational needs are Council / NHS / however it will support organisations responsible for health and educational met and that service Clinical those services in delivering assistance to the armed needs of services personnel and their Commissioning forces family personnel and their families are not Groups families disadvantaged Communication C1 Appoint Councillor as To provide key link figure RBC Councillor Shannon Saise-Marshall appointed as Armed Forces Champion with forces and to Armed Forces Champion in 2015. champion the armed forces community C2 Hold initial meeting with Establish local RBC Meeting held between local Task Force local army Task Force communications with Commander, Armed Forces Champion, RBC Commander nearest military base at Assistant Chief Executive and SCC Community Pirbright Partnership & Committee Officer on 4 August 2015 C3 Establish regular Enable regular local RBC / SBC Local Task Force Commander covers Runnymede, meetings with local army communications with Spelthorne & Surrey Heath. Agreed between Task Force Commander nearest military base at Runnymede & Spelthorne to have joint meetings. Pirbright
HW7 Promote schemes and projects for the Aged Veterans Fund This fund is specifically targeted for support to older veterans, including nuclear test veterans, to improve healthcare and awareness of medical issues as they get older. This is a fund of £25m from Libor fines for all veterans born before 1 January 1950. RBC The Aged Veterans Fund has £25 million available over 5 years. It will fund projects that support health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans. Grants of up to £1 million are available to lead organisations who will manage, support and ensure the delivery of a strategic portfolio of projects. The Aged Veterans Fund is now closed for applications, but it will reopen next year. HW8 Promote events relating to local and national armed forces To ensure widespread publicity and good public attendance at such events RBC Communications Calendar of events available on SCC website at: HW9 Support projects and schemes which meet the health and educational needs of services personnel and their families To ensure that health and educational needs are met and that service personnel and their families are not disadvantaged Surrey County Council / NHS / Clinical Commissioning Groups RBC is neither an educational nor health provider, however it will support organisations responsible for those services in delivering assistance to the armed forces family Communication C1 Appoint Councillor as Armed Forces Champion To provide key link figure with forces and to champion the armed forces community RBC Councillor Shannon Saise-Marshall appointed as Armed Forces Champion in 2015. C2 Hold initial meeting with local army Task Force Commander Establish local communications with nearest military base at Pirbright RBC Meeting held between local Task Force Commander, Armed Forces Champion, RBC Assistant Chief Executive and SCC Community Partnership & Committee Officer on 4 August 2015 C3 Establish regular meetings with local army Task Force Commander Enable regular local communications with nearest military base at Pirbright RBC / SBC Local Task Force Commander covers Runnymede, Spelthorne & Surrey Heath. Agreed between Runnymede & Spelthorne to have joint meetings.
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