Our new accommodation opens its doors for veterans

It is no secret that military veterans can face immense challenges upon leaving the Armed Forces, or perhaps even many decades later. It is vital that people are there for them to provide the support they deserve – and that’s what RBLI do.

Thank you Tommy Club Champions

Your fundraising efforts have provided vital funds to complete our new Centenary Village. The latest phase of this incredible development will formally open later this year, providing a comprehensive variety of care and accommodation to meet the needs of hundreds of veterans, now and years into the future.

Centenary Village update

Work has been continuing on RBLI’s £22 million Centenary Village development – none of which would be possible without the support of the Tommy Club.

In 2019, our late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, visited the site and buried a time capsule to launch the second phase of the project. We are immensely grateful for the spotlight she shone on the charity. The site, due to formally open later this year, will comprise 22 adapted apartments for veterans in urgent need, 16 new family homes and a further 24 assisted living apartments for older veterans. Future construction will also see a community centre and accessible gym.

A number of veterans who have journeyed through our care pathway have now moved into the latest apartments as they progress towards independent living. RBLI will continue to provide them with ongoing support via our dedicated welfare team. As part of the Centenary Village development, this now enables the charity to support hundreds more military veterans for many generations to come.

Veterans now have every type of accomodation they may need, including accessible, purpose-built homes, assisted living accommodation and family homes.

Plus, a state-of-the-art community centre at it’s heart means that this will be a thriving, intergenerational community providing the life-changing support to those that need it most.