Veterans & Serving Personnel
Events/Support
Oadby & Wigston Borough has a strong relationship with the Armed Forces, with South Wigston being an old barracks town of The Royal Leicestesterhire Regiment in 1688, later becoming the Leicestershire Tigers Regiment & now home to The Royal Yeomanry.
As a community centre in the heart of the community & for the past five years working with Oadby & Wigston Borough Council, Pilgrims Bandits and other local Armed Forces Commitees, we have been able to support local veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, by putting on free events as a way to say thank you. We also work closely with different agencies/charties around the county as part of a local social prescribing service where we able to get extra support & help as & when needed.
Below are events which are open to veterans/serving personal along with family & friends, which run throughout the year
Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC
Elliott Hall for Youth & Community has been supporting the local Armed Forces and Veterans community for the five years, by running a various events to bring the Armed Forces community together withon the borough, to come together for a good banter & food helping to bringing back those memories. While here you can enjoy home cooked food from full English Breakfast to a lovely cream tea to a Sunday roast.
Elliott Hall wanted to carry on supporting further so came part of the Worldwide organsation called the Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club (CIC), which is run by volunteers of whom are veterans or linked to the forces. This group offer more than most AFBVC which you will notice when visiting them either at the venue or at one their events around the borough of Oadby & Wigston or the district of Market Harborough.
Our purpose is to facilitate veterans and serving Armed Forces personnel to meet face to face in a relaxed, safe, social environment to enjoy breakfast and banter, to combat loneliness and allow veterans to ”return to the tribe”
For more details please email Oadby & Wigston Borough Armed Forces Veteran Breakfast Club by clicking link below
The Armed Forces Veteran Breakfast Club will open every Monday from 10am-1pm plus the last Sunday of each month during the year with extra free events for veterans & serving Armed Forces personnel to attend. These AFVBC breakfast are chargeable, but these funds will support the future of the club. Their will be free breakfasts coming soon.
Our Breakfast Club
Our breakfast club opens on Monday 2nd September from 10am. All our food will be freshly cooked & locally sorced. Please remember to book in by clicking HERE
Events
Our last Cream tea for 2024 which is free to veterans and serving personal from the forces.
Public are welcome at the cost of £5pp, booking required, pop along and have a chat with other veterans and members of the armed forces community.
Soup Kitchen which is free to veterans and serving personal from the forces.
Public are welcome at the cost of £5pp, booking required, pop along and have a chat with other veterans and members of the armed forces communit
Breakfast Club starting Monday 2nd September and every Monday after this. Doors open 9am till 1pm. Come and enjoy fresh cooked food and enjoy banter with others.
Sunday Roast club coming to Elliott Hall as from November offer freshly cooked food on the day with pubbing for only £7.50. Veterans only £5.00
Come and join us to remebers those we have lost, enjoy a free bacon/sausage roll with ahot drink which is free to veterans and serving personal from the forces.
Public are welcome are welcome at the cost of £2.00 per roll. Booking required, pop along and have a chat with other veterans and members of the armed forces community.
Come and join us for breakfast on Sunday 11th May to remember VE day.
Free to veterans & serving personnell.
Door open at 11am
Come & join us for to remember D-Day on Sunday 8th June between 11am -1pm
Free to veterans & servering personnell. Tea, chat & cake.
Come & join us for our Armed Forces day cream tea event, where we will have military displays including vehicles. Great place to come together for good banter of days gone by.
Veterans & serving personnell FREE
The Offical Armed Forces Breakfast Club Chairty coming to the borough soon, opening every Monday offering a breakfast as well as other events within the borough.
Our purpose is to facilitate veterans and serving Armed Forces personnel to meet face to face in a relaxed, safe, social environment to enjoy breakfast and banter, to combat loneliness and allow veterans to ”return to the tribe”
News
Supporting Operation Market Harborough
Members of Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC where promoting Operation Market Harborough & the breakfast club at Market Harborough Car Show.
Operation Market Harborough 24
Members of Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC where helping set up and assisting with the event. A great few days for all members who where able camp and enjoy the lovely weather.
Above one of our members landrover with AFVBC Flag
Local Artist Donation
We wish to thank Dan from veterans trees and slate for donating this amazing
Tri service insignias carved from Welsh slate. Inlaid into a Mahogany backboard ready to be hung within our cozy nook cafe with other military items.
Check Veterans Trees other items by clicking on the link below.
Supporting Miltary Event
Members who supported the OMH in 2024. If you wish to come a member of Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC please click link below
New Armed Forces Cafe
A new cafe called cozy nook will be opening its doors at Elliott Hall for anyone to drop into on a Monday for a breakfast, ideal for a chat and banter with other veterans and serving personnel. Book where possiable, click link below
Chapel of Rememberance
A new chapel of Rememberance has been opened with support from volunteers of the AFVBC Oadby & Wigston and the local council located within the borough of Oadby & Wigston.
Comfest Support
Oadby & Wigston AFVBC where invited to Comfest supporting different agencies at their event at One Stop on the Fairfeid Estate in Wigston.
Armed Forces Mailing List
The Borough Council is a signatory to the Armed Forces Community Covenant and is proud of its long-standing association with the local Regular and Reserve Units in the borough, as well as the wider veteran and cadet community.
We regularly support events for the Armed Forces community in the borough and help local organisations to share information about their events for veterans - if you would like to be added to our mailing list to keep up to date with what's on please click on link below or call (0116) 288 8961. The council's support for the Armed Forces is led by a Working Group made up of local councillors who are passionate to support veterans & their families, and remembering those we lost. For more information about the Working Group please contact:
[email protected]
Extra Support
We are available to offer anyone support with:
- Isolation Issues
- Health & Wellbeing Support
- Bereavement & Counselling Support
- Varity of activity/support groups for all abilities
- Gentle Movement Classes
As a member of Joy Social Prescribing service we are able to sign post for support with:
- Money & Debt Management
- Utility Bills Support
- White Goods
- Budgeting Advise
- Legal Advice
- Housing & Employment Support
- Varity of Health Conditions Support Groups
- Benrifit Support
- Drug, Alcohol & Domestic Abuse Support
Providing Employment Support & Volunteering
We also woking and referring to the S.P.E.E.D project who offer employment support and explore volunteering opportunties for partners/spouses of serving Armed Forces members in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), empowering postive steps towards new opportunies.
Support may include:
- Volunteering Support- to gain work experience with regular volunteering.
- Employability Skills-CV writing, job searches, cover letter/personal statement, interview techniques and more.
- Apprenticeship-Explore apprenticeship opportunities.
- Education-Learn new skills, update skills, training with local providers.
- Signposting to other local agencies in the LLR area for additional support to meet individual's specific needs.
The SPEED Project will offer personalised comprehensive support through dedicated key-worker. This key-worker will build trust and rapport with partners and spouse of armed forces personnel, working on one to understand and address each participant's unique needs.
They will outline a support plan for approximately 3-6 months.
Additionally, our key-workers will collaborate with participants to fully understand their needs and overall goals, helping them achieve their potential.
Past Events Within The Borough & County
Support For All
We work alongside different agencies and charities within the borough who are able to offer advice and help when required. Please click links below for support.
Meet The Team
Behind all great organsations their are amazing volunteers who give up their time to support others. Oadby & Wigston Borough AFVBC is no different, with over 19 volunteers some who have served them self, giving up their time at each event to support veterans & serving personnel to enjoy their visit.
All our events are open to all and not just the armed forces, but their family & friends so why not pop down for a cuppa and chat about the old days and educate others.
If you wish to help, please get in touch, new members always welcome at no cost to you
Chapel with Remembrance Room & Commonwealth War Graves
The chapel is available to be used for funeral etc by contacting Oadby & Wigston Council.
To view the Remembrance Room please use contact page above
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