Moray’s 39 Eng Regt families partner with Moray Wellbeing Hub to keep connected CHARITY through COVID challenges.
Moray’s 39 Eng Regt families partner with Moray Wellbeing Hub to keep connected through COVID challenges.
No-one needs to be reminded of how difficult and challenging the past year has been. All sec;ons of the community have been affected and much has been wri>en on the subject of maintaining mental as well as physical health.
Perhaps no sec;on of the community needs this more than those serving in the armed forces: service men and their families can oBen be moved on aBer each tour of service, thus breaking all ;es that have been formed. They then have to start again, crea;ng new friendships and establishing themselves in an unknown environment.
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Moray Wellbeing Hub CIC are helping people how difficult and challenging theto se>le. They have announced their growing partnership work with 39has Engbeen. Regt,AllKinloss Forces Community. The project, called past year sections ‘Celebra;ng Wellbeing Together,’ aims to boost the wellbeing of serving families in of theour community have been affected and rela;onmuch to the COVID impact. It focuses has been 19 written on the subject on of delivering ‘Kicking Back in Kinloss’ events such as family walks, outdoor online pampering sessions, thereby keeping maintaining mentalevents as welland as physical connec;ons health.growing during unpredictable ;mes. Perhaps no section of the community Community member Alisha Su>on said, “Being part of the military community can quite needs a this more of than those serving the with that, the support structures around us oBen involve degree uncertainty; to in cope armed forces: service personnel and their are so crucial. Covid-19 has meant the majority of those have temporarily disappeared. families can often moved on after each These sessions were safebe and fun and meant so much to me and my girls/family.” tour of service, thus breaking all ties that
have ini;ated been formed. They then have tofunding start those have temporarily disappeared. These The project in October 2020 with from The Armed Forces Covenant again, new friendships and establishing sessions were safe and and meant Fund Trust as creating part of their Covid 19 'Forces Community Together' Program. Nowfunextended to so much in an unknown to me and my girls/family.” the endthemselves of April, the hope is to beenvironment. able to get in-person ac;vity outdoors again as well as to keep upMoray onlineWellbeing links. Hub CIC want to help The project initiated in October 2020 with people settle. They have announced their
funding from The Armed Forces Covenant
Armed growing Forces personnel are ‘posted’ to new bases whichFund take Trust themasand their families to partnership work with 39 Eng Regt, part of their Covid 19 ‘Forces unfamiliar towns or villages. Whilst those serving are able to socialise and get to know new Kinloss Forces Community. The project, called Community Together’ Program. Now extended colleagues during their working day, their families are oBen at home looking aBer young ‘Celebrating our Wellbeing Together,’ aims to the end of April, the hope is to be able to get families or in a new area looking for work. This makes it challenging to get to know new to boost the wellbeing of serving families in in-person activity outdoors again as well as to people and make friends. relation to the COVID 19 impact. It focuses keep up online links. on delivering ‘Kicking Back in Kinloss’ events Forcesshared, personnel arecurrent ‘posted’ to new Johanna Quinney, Moray Wellbeing Hub partner lead for Armed the project, “The such as family walks, outdoor events and bases which take them and their families to lockdown can feel very isola;ng for the families of Armed Forces Personnel. COVID online pampering sessions, thereby keeping unfamiliar towns or villages. Whilst those restric;ons have made it much harder for these families and Moray Wellbeing Hub connections growing during unpredictable recognised this and wanted to reach out and help. serving are able to socialise and get to know times. new colleagues during their working day, their Community member Alisha Sutton said, “Being families are often at home looking after young part of the military community can quite often families or in a new area looking for work. This involve a degree of uncertainty; to cope with makes it challenging to get to know new people that, the support structures around us are so and make friends. crucial. Covid-19 has meant the majority of 40
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