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MCVC Breakfast Club End Of Year Lunch

A full house for the MCVC Breakfast Club End of Year Lunch Firstly I personally want to thank everyone who […]

VISIT TO CLIFTON MOSQUE

Ridge Road Mosque visit – Tuesday 18/12/18 at 11.30 am. The MCVC were invited to attend the Ridge Road Mosque, […]

VETERANS IN COMMUNITIES

VIC_News_Dec_18 Please find attached our December edition of our newsletter, and we hope you enjoy reading the latest news from […]

Walking Wounded

WHAT WE DO   |   EVENTS   |   SHOP DONATE Dear Michael, we hope you are beginning to get into the Christmas spirit and enjoying […]

BOWEL SCREENING – NEW INFORMATION FOR THE GROUP

Jo Farey  from VAR met and asked the NHS Bowel Screening Team if they would like to come with me […]

TRAINING AT ROTHERHAM TOWN HALL – Military Culture & Transition Training

Military Culture & Transition Training 4th December 2018 The South Yorkshire Local Authorities have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, as […]

CHRISTMAS PARTY RAFFLE PRIZES

Christmas Party 7th December 2018 Raffle Prize Winners Firstly a big thank you to both Cllr Ian Jones and Bill […]

STYLE FOR SOLDIERS – M&S

THE VETERANS NETWORK: SUPPORTING OUR ARMED FORCES   09 November 2018 When I left University after studying for a degree […]

VETERAN IN COMMUNITIES NEWSLETTER-NOVEMBER

VIC_News_November_18 Please find attached our November edition of our newsletter, and we hope you enjoy reading the latest news from […]

MCVC NEWSLETTER AUTUMN

MCVC News Letter November   click the above link to MCVC Newsletter  

British New War Warship – HMS SHEFFIELD

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has today announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield.   Built […]

SURVEY SERVICE LEAVERS AGED 50+

UNDERSTANDING SERVICE LEAVERS OVER 50 If you have left, or are leaving, the Forces at the age of 50 or […]

COBSEO Newsletter – 16th November 2018

Please see below for a link to Cobseo’s weekly newsletter: https://www.cobseo.org.uk/assets/files/2018/11/Friday-16-November-Cobseo-Weekly-Newsletter.pdf   This week, the Veterans Strategy was published alongside […]

INTER FAITH WEEK

Rotherham Interfaith Group Celebration Tea-Party 19th November 2018 Rotherham Interfaith Group are inviting people to join them on Monday 19th November to […]

JOB ADVERT

The List is the only job-seeking and business networking database serving the personal employment and business needs of ex-UK Forces […]

THE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE / PARADE

Today on the 11th of the 11th 2018. The people of Rotherham came to see members of the MCVC parade […]

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AT SPRINGFIELD JUNIOR ACADEMY SCHOOL

Michael Goodyear and Paul Burrows attended the Remembrance Service at Springfield Junior Academy, Aston, with the boys and girls laying […]

FREE TRAVEL FOR VETERANS

Big Thank you to Stagecoach and the wonderful staff.

THE TOMMIES OUTSIDE TOWN HALL

The poignant silhouettes of two 6ft Tommies, which represent 100 years since the end of the First World War, will keep […]

COBSEO WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 2 NOVEMBER

    Subject: Cobseo Weekly Newsletter: 2 November Dear Member, Please find the link to this week’s Cobseo Weekly Newsletter […]

VETERANS OUTREACH CONNECTION PROJECT ( NEWSLETTER )

PROJECT NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2018 Newsletter 1

ROTHERHAM REMEMBRANCE

The poignant silhouettes of two 6ft Tommies, which represent 100 years since the end of the First World War, will keep […]

ROTHERHAM STREET PARTY EVENTS

Rotherham Events November 10 By Admin | 06/11/2018 Street party to commemorate 100 years of end of World War One, […]

Sheffield marks Remembrance Day 2018 Events

A series of events is underway to mark the 100th year since the First World War ended. On Sunday 11th […]

SHEFFIELD TO HOST UK INVICTUS GAMES TRAILS

The UK will hold the first ever national games for British wounded, injured and sick veterans and personnel in Sheffield […]

MCVC XMAS DANCE

The tickets to the MCVC Xmas Dance are now available for sale £20 each. you can order/collect them from Mark […]

Remembrance Week – The burial of the Unknown soldier. Part 3

  The Burial On the morning of 11th November the coffin was placed on a gun carriage drawn by six […]

Remembrance Week -Selecting the Unknown Warrior. Part 2

  Selecting the Unknown Warrior The idea of such a burial seems first to have come to a chaplain at […]

Remembrance Week – The Unknown Warrior – Part 1

At the west end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was […]

Rotherham MCVC get engaged with Inter Faith Week

ABOUT THE INTER FAITH WEEK WHEN IS IT?  Inter Faith Week 2018 will take place from Sunday 11 – Sunday […]

Remembrance Week

  As we start remembrance week the MCVC team spotted this poem which may resonate with many veterans.   MEDALS…… […]

MCVC Outreach Team Visit RUFC

It was a great pleasure for the MCVC outreach team to be ‘On parade’ at the Millers ground on Saturday. […]

VETERANS UK – JOB VACANCIES

Veterans UK have requested our assistance in circulating the following links to adverts regarding vacancies on the Veterans Advisory and […]

ROTHERHAM POPPY ‘CASCADE’ MARK CENTENARY OF END OF WW1

Handmade poppies from all over the world  are being displayed at Rotherham market to mark the centenary of the end […]

ROTHERHAM REMEMBERS 1918 – 2018

Rotherham Remembers 1918 – 2018 Handmade poppies from all over the world will be on display as Rotherham’s market hall […]

School – Helping the Community

We received a request from Councillor Deborah Fenwick-Green to help with a schools project at Badsley Moor Primary School. Ron […]

RFEA – THE FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

RFEA appoints new Chief Executive Alistair Halliday, currently Director of Training and Government Relations at SSVC, The Services Sound and […]

Mayor of Rotherham at the Breakfast Club

The Mayor Cllr Alan Buckley was invited to the Breakfast Club at the Toby Carvery in Rotherham, 6th Oct, where […]

VETERAN’S WORK SURVEY

DRM have been collaborating with the Veterans Work group (comprised of Deloitte, Forces in Mind Trust and The Officers’ Association) on the latest Veterans Work project. Please find below further details of the Veterans Work Survey. It is specifically designed at veterans leaving the Armed Forces in the past 10 years (2008 Here is the link to the survey – https://watermelonsurveys.com/wix/7/p1868393387.aspx [1]

VETERANS’ GATEWAY NEWS

Veterans’ Gateway (@VeteransGateway) please go to the link above to see some of the items the Veterans’ Gateway are doing.

ARMED FORCES DAY 2018 ( News )

  Click on the link below to go to the gallery section to see some of the photos taken at […]

VETERANS IN COMMUNITIES SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

Please find attached our September edition of our newsletter, and we hope you enjoy reading the latest news from VIC. […]

WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED – WALK OF AMERICA

The Walk Of America is complete, but it doesn’t end here… On September 6, the Walk Of America came to […]

NEW CHAIRMAN

We would like to let everyone know that Ron Moffett has been appointed the Chairman of the MCVC Executive board. […]

INFORMATION FROM THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

  The Royal British Legion wants us to say THANK YOU to more than one million Service men & women […]

ALI CASEY – BELGIUM BOUND

Two veterans’ volunteers travelled to Belgium to represent their town’s fallen soldiers at a First World War memorial event. Cllr […]

MCVC NEWSLETTER

  NEWSLETTER MCVC News Letter Summer pdf This is the first Newsletter for MCVC  which Ron Moffett has published.  

ASDIC Newsletters

20180224 Ping!-The Association of ex-Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC) links veterans’ Drop-Ins together across the country. Drop-Ins offer a variety of […]

VIDEO FROM 3 RHA

FORCES FOR WARMTH

Hello My name is Helen Carter and I am a Project Development Coordinator for a national fuel poverty charity called […]

TRAINING FOR VETERANS

Trainee Gas Engineer – Ex Military Location Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posted 13/08/2018 (09:00) Company S.Y.N.C LTD – BTC Apply Now […]

MCVC Saves a Life

MCVC Saves a Life!!   On Saturday 11thAugust 2018, the MCVC’s Welfare Officer Sharon Lee, jumped into action after a […]

NCS Presentation at ‘Drop In’

A very busy morning today at the drop in, we had a short presentation by the NCS who last week […]

Gazebo at Aston Carnival

ARMED FORCES DAY 2018 DONATION

MCVC took an active part in Armed Forces Day with many Veterans on parade. There was a concert in the […]

VIC NEWSLETTER

To view this months Newsletter and past Newsletters go to the web site: www.vic.org.uk    

MCVC Appoint New Project manager

The MCVC are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Oakes as the new MCVC Outreach Project Manager for […]

Duke of YorkCommunity Initiative Award Visit MCVC – 20 July 2018

On Friday 20 July the Duke of York Community Award assessors will be visiting the MCVC Drop in.  After a […]

FREE QUALIFICATION NCFE LEVEL 2 – AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

  Also below are details of a free qualification NCFE Level 2 in Awareness of Mental Health Problems, completed by […]

AFD Rotherham – Money raised at the trailer.

At the Armed Forces Day event the MCVC Trailer raised £79.41, also we had a few people wanting details of […]

JOB SPECIFICATION FOR THE MCVC OUTREACH MANAGER

Charity No 1169595 Outreach Project manager Reference: Salary: c£22k which can be negotiated to suit the right candidate. Location:The project […]

STANFORD HALL REHABILITATION CENTRE – LOUGHBOROUGH

Proud supporters of the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre 2018 will mark the realisation of the 6th Duke of Westminster’s […]

JEAN PHILLIPS RECEIVING A CHEQUE

Jean Phillips receiving a cheque for £100 for RAFA at the Friday drop in today 11th May. The money was […]

RFEA NEWSLETTER

RFEA News April 2018 Latest news   |   Register   |  Donate   |   Contact us RFEA awarded the Seal of […]

ROTHERHAM UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST WALKS

Date Venue Mini Bus Departure Walk Time Details Monday 23 April Thrybergh Country Park S65 4NU 10:45am 11am-12pm Circular walk […]

VETERANS IN COMMUNITIES JANUARY NEWSLETTER

To All the Veterans  please go on this website to see the VIC Newsletter and any past copies. www.vic.org.uk

HLF FUNDED NATIONAL TRAINING BURSARY PROJECT

NATIONAL TRAINING BURSARY PROJECT FACT SHEET Introduction The Dry Stone Walling Association is offering the opportunity to train for a […]

FULL BOARD PLUS’SPRING AND SUMMER BREAKS 2018

These Breaks are for persons (Veterans) with any disability of sorts, also have mental problems (PTSD) or anybody in the […]

FLYER FOR APRIL 2018 VETERANS COMMUNITY PROGRAMME TWP

The Warrior Programme. When:   24 – 26 April 2018 Where:  Hannh’s at Seale, Hayne. Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, Dvon, […]

SIGNING OF COVENANT

Rotherham furthers its commitment to Armed Forces. Leaders from the worlds of business, charity, the community and the Council have […]

ARMED FORCES DISCOUNT CARD

A brand new discount card, exclusively for members of the Armed Forces, their families and veterans, has been rolled aprox […]

FUNERAL OF A WW2 EX PARA LAWRENCE MULHALL

Hi All, The Funeral of WW2 Ex Para Lawrence Mulhall is being held on the Monday 26th March 2018 at […]

SPRING AND SUMMER 2018 DATES FOR FAMILIES

  Spring and Summer 2018 Dates for Families After a busy start to the year, our Families courses are filling […]

RFEA – FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY

RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity exists to provide life-long, life-changing support, job opportunities, and training to service leavers and […]

SIGNING OF THE ARMED FORCES COVENANT

I am pleased to inform you that at the Armed Forces Covenant signing at the Town Hall, the Assistant Chief […]

KENNETH DAVIS FUNERAL (T.A)

The Funeral of Kenneth Davis will be on Tuesday 20th March 2018 at 12:00 noon at the Rotherham Crematorium. Ken served […]

PROJECT NOVA

Below and attached, bit of a rare opportunity, free online training courses, Gareth from Total Training Provision (link below) has […]

DROP IN (AGM) – BREAKFAST CLUB VISIT

The Mayor would like to send her sincere thanks to the MCVC for the warmth and  hospitality extended to her […]

SHEFFIELD ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

Royal Artillery Association ( Sheffield Branch ) It’s with a sad gunners heart that Sheffield RAA will be folding but […]

THE OUTREACH TEAM WERE OUT PROMOTING THE MCVC

The Outreach team were out promoting the MCVC last week Tuesday 13th Feb  , Col Mac Macpherson MBE and Ron […]

VETERAN WW2 PASSES AWAY

Veteran WW2 Para George Dunn of passes away, we have been asked to pass the word to the Military Community, […]

IGNITE IMAGINATIONS VIDEO (MCVC)

Working with six groups recruited in Sheffield, ( a combination of elderly ex-service men, serving men, family groups and children […]

THE WARRIOR PROGRAMME

The warrior Programme on the 20 -22 March 2018 at HANNAH’S AT SEALE HAYNE, Howton Lane, Newton abbot, Devon, TQ12 […]

PAUL BURROWS ADMIITTED TO HOSPITAL

Hi All, I have received news that one of our veterans has been admitted to hospital on Friday 2nd Feb […]

UNCLAIMED RAFFLE PRIZES XMAS 2017

We currently have two unclaimed prizes from the MCVC Christmas Xmas Dance Raffle, held on the 15th December 2017. If […]

JOB IN DINNINGTON – TEAM LEADER

Hi All, Mike Myers a former RAF officer who works for a company in Dinnington is seeking to recruit a […]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T AS YET COMPLETED ‘THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY CONSULTATION SURVEY’

Have you taken advantage of this unique one-off opportunity to have your say? If you haven’t already done so, please […]

PHOTOGRAPGH BOARD / ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS

On Friday 19th January was approached by one of the veterans Craig Cunningham at the ‘Drop In’ discussed on friday […]

MCVC ‘BREAKFAST CLUB’ – ROTHERHAM

Rotherham MCVC Breakfast Club Veterans Helping Veterans   Location: The Toby Carvery – Rotherham, Sycamore Road, Eastwood Trading Estate, Rotherham, […]

Veterans Gateway

There is a huge network of organisations supporting the Armed Forces community, so finding the right one for your needs […]

RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity

Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, our new Vice-Patron RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity is delighted to announce that […]

FRIENDS TOGETHER PROJECT WHICH WAS LAUNCHED BY THE MAYOR AT THE ‘DROP IN’ CENTRE ON THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2018

Friends Together Project Plan. 6 Weeks of Chinese Craft delivered by members of Wah Hong group. (Fiona from Was Hong […]

MCVC need volunteers!

  The Rotherham Military Community Veterans Centre is run by both serving and ex-service military personnel together with an army […]

New Outreach Lead

  The MCVC Executive is pleased to welcome John Oliver to the MCVC.  John has agreed to review the MCVC […]

MCVC Mobile phone manning

  Due to recent MCVC Executive restructuring the mobile phone number which previously was manner 24/7 will now only be […]

MCVC Chairman Stands Down.

 MCVC Chairman, Mr Mac McKenney (L) with President, Maj Adie Hunt and Sarah Champion MP After considerable thought and deliberation […]

MCVC Trustee Meeting and AGM – 9th March 2018

Considerable work has been invested in getting together a new board of trustees for the MCVC.  The initial meeting of […]

Parliament Week – MCVC Certificate of Achievement

Rotherham MCVC has received a certificate of achievement from the Houses of Parliament, signed by the Speakers of both the […]