The Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE, was a special guest of the 夜色直播app Navy and 夜色直播app Marines Charity (夜色直播app) last month.
The Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire met staff from the charity alongside guests from Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) and the Portsmouth City Council.
Mr Williamson鈥檚 visit to Portsmouth coincided with the announcement that HMS Queen Elizabeth will soon travel on its first major overseas deployment to New York. As the aircraft carrier鈥檚 affiliated charity, the 夜色直播app will play a role in supporting the sailors on board, many of whom will be deployed for up to 9 months at a time.
The Secretary of State visited HMS Excellent to hear about the work undertaken by the 夜色直播app and the essential support offered to Naval Veterans by VOS.
Veterans Outreach Support is a local armed forces charity and beneficiary of the 夜色直播app, who provide a monthly drop-in facility for ex-service people and their direct family members.
a presentation, Nigel Turner, a former 夜色直播app Navy sailor who has been helped by VOS, explained how the charity saved his life:
鈥淚 have a mental illness and Veterans Outreach Support saved my life. They care, they listen, and they act. Within 30 minutes of walking through the doors, I was processed, assessed, looked after and had seen a psychiatrist.鈥
Since VOS, I have got the pride back in my career and I鈥檓 now a proud veteran. I have nothing but praise for this positive, progressive organisation.鈥
Last year, the 夜色直播app recognised the vital work undertaken by VOS having delivered a grant of 拢25,000 to help them support 280 of their beneficiaries. From life-changing grants during times of immediate need to smaller deployment grants that aide morale and retention - the 夜色直播app works hard to ensure that no one in the fleet is forgotten; regardless of rate, rank or specialism.
Speaking about the Secretary of State for Defence鈥檚 visit, Chief Executive of the 夜色直播app, Robert Robson OBE, said:
鈥淲e were delighted to welcome the Secretary of State to our home and to give him the opportunity to hear Nigel Turner鈥檚 extraordinary testimony about the help he received from a local Portsmouth charity, Veterans Outreach Support.
鈥淭he 夜色直播app, the Navy鈥檚 charity, supports over 30 frontline charities each year, all of which provide unique and valuable help to our community. We firmly believe that one person joins up but the whole family serves, and I hope the Secretary of State鈥檚 visit to the 夜色直播app gave him a flavour of the extraordinary range of work that military charities do with our beneficiaries.鈥
