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Paying for care? Forces MoneyPlan can help
23 March 2021
When it comes to paying for care at home or in a residential care/nursing home, most people are shocked when they first focus on the costs involved. A recent survey of over 9000 elderly care homes by health and social care market experts Carterwood* revealed a UK average self-funded nursing home cost of £1,142 per week. The main reason for this lack of appreciation of the costs involved is a similar lack of appreciation as to the distinction between ‘health care’ and ‘social care’, despite the difference being very significant when it comes to determining the availability of financia
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World Poetry Day: Poems from our Membership
21 March 2021
Today (Sunday 21st March) is World Poetry Day. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world. In the Summer 2020 issue of the Bulletin, we encouraged Members to submit their own poems for publication. Poems we received were so varied, sometimes poignant, funny, sarcastic and sad, but all of them were of exceptional quality. To celebrate World Poetry Day, here are two of our favourites, one of which you may recognise from the latest Bulletin... HMS Victory For the raw boned ladBig h
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The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund
19 March 2021
The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund: The Open University The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund provides free education to all disabled veterans who have been injured in or due to service, along with a wraparound disability support and careers advisory service. The fund is open to anyone; from the most inexperienced of learners who are seeking to study an access module, through to seasoned students who are hoping to complete undergraduate degrees. The Open University’s ambition is to harness the potential of the UK’s veterans by supporting the educational development of
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St Patricks' Day: Chris Neeson's story
17 March 2021
Chris Neeson served for ten years in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. He lost the use of his limbs after being involved in a motorbike accident in 2013. He shared with us his fondest memories of St Patricks Day. “St Patricks Day and Rangers Day are the biggest days for the Regiment. It started off at 6:00am with a bugler coming into your room and the Officers giving you a drink called Gunshot, which is made of black tea and rum. It was the most hideous thing you could imagine but it was a tradition from the regiment. Every year, they would go round everyone’s
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