Retain Limited’s Founder and Director, Jamie Gibbs, recently attended a noteworthy event where he was presented with the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award.
The achievement of this esteemed award was first announced in the summer, and the official ceremony took place at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth last week. Notably, the Gold Award follows Retain's prior...
Stores and restaurants at Drake Circus and The Barcode are saluting servicemen and women across the local community with a range of exclusive discounts and promotions to celebrate Armed Forces Day (24th June).
Plymouth Armed Forces Day is a chance to show support for those who make up the Armed Forces community. From Thursday 22nd June to Sunday 25th June, forces personnel will be able...
Armed Forces charities in the Plymouth area have worked together to launch a series of new veterans’ hubs, which opens its doors for the first time on Thursday 10 November at Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre (3-7pm).
The hub will be at the centre in Glen Road (PL7 2XS) on the second Thursday of the month, at Ernest English House in Buckwell Street (PL1 2DA) on the third Wednesday of...
Shelter in Plymouth has become one of the latest charities to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
The Covenant is the country's national promise that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly.
The promise now covers all of Shelter's staff and services that work to help people avoid homelessness by keeping or finding a home. Alongside its Plymouth...
Local Devon-based charity, Veterans With Dogs, has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, witnessed by Johnny Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor View.
The Armed Forces Covenant focusses on helping members of the armed forces community have the same access to government and commercial services and products as any other citizen.
Veterans With Dogs is the first UK registered charity to train...
Plymouth is celebrating its work on the Armed Forces Covenant and Corporate Covenant – as a new national brand is launched to raise its profile.
Nationally, the Armed Forces Covenant – which is a promise from the nation to those who serve or who have served, and their families, to do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives – has...
Thousands of people are expected to gather on the Hoe for a special ‘Illuminate’ event on 20 November to mark the start of the official countdown to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing.
The Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth to America on the Mayflower, a three-masted ship, on the 16 September 1620, and arrived 66 days later in Cape Cod on the US East Coast on 21...
The relationship between the military and civilian society in Plymouth – and the question of its closeness – will be the focus of a one-day conference in the city this week.
Military Communities: a Reconnaissance in Research is set to bring together representatives from across the military, civilian and academic groups and explore ways in which they might work together more closely....
A grant for over £130,000 has been awarded to a local play charity in Plymouth to provide year-round activities for children and young people from Forces families.
The Plymouth Armed Forces Community Covenant recently awarded £138, 769 to Stonehouse Playspace Association to hold free and fun activities at locations across the city for children and young people. They will be free for...
