South Leicestershire MP, Alberto Costa, will be hosting the first ever South Leicestershire Veterans Fair on Friday 7th July, 12pm to 4pm at the Village Hall in Broughton Astley.
The Fair is an opportunity for local veterans from across Leicestershire find out more about the support available to them from local and national veterans organisations such as Help For Heroes, The Royal British Legion, the Veterans Wellbeing Hub, British Forces Resettlement Services, Job Centre Plus and representatives from both Blaby and Harborough District Councils.
Alberto said, “I am delighted to be hosting South Leicestershire’s very first Veterans Fair on 7th July at the Village Hall in Broughton Astley. This is a fantastic opportunity for veterans, active service personnel and their families from across South Leicestershire, and the wider county, to drop-in at the fair and speak to representatives from a host of local and national veterans’ organisations and to learn more about the help and assistance they may be available to them”.
Karen Jamieson, Veterans’ Community Nurse for Leicestershire at Help for Heroes, said, “When a conflict ends, for some the battles don’t stop. We support veterans and their families by giving life-changing support, no matter when or where they served. Help for Heroes is at their side, for as long as it takes.
“We help people with their physical and mental health needs, and a range of welfare issues. We take our services out to where people are – to their communities and their homes. This allows our teams help veterans develop a supportive network across South Leicestershire.”
Alberto concluded, “I am immensely proud of the tremendous dedication and service that countless veterans have given to our country, and therefore I am very pleased to be hosting the first ever South Leicestershire Veterans Fair in a few weeks’ time. I very much look forward to meeting representatives of the veterans’ charities and organisations as well as local veterans and their families.”
