Swindon Borough Council leader David Renard was among dignitaries who signed Armed Forces Covenant at special ceremony. reaffirms its position with signatures in support of Armed Forces veterans.
Leader of the Council, Cllr David Renard, and Commander of the South West, Colonel Neville Holmes MBE, at the Civic Rose Garden in Swindon
The signing represents a promise by the council, the NHS and local businesses and charities to support service personnel, veterans and their families. The aim is to ensure they recieve fair and consistent service within the borough.
Cllr Matthew Courtliff, Member Champion for the Armed Forces said: “I am delighted to see the council’s commitment to our tireless Armed Forces enshrined once again, and I’m thankful for the hard work officers have put into making it a reality.
“This promise, to deliver a better service for our personnel, will provide reassurance that the council is here for them. We can help with many things such as assisting veterans and their families, of all ages and backgrounds, adapt their home, access education or aid them in getting into civilian employment.”
The Forces Help to Buy scheme, which has been extended until December 2022, is estimated to have already helped over 22,000 service personnel nationally to get on the property ladder since it started in 2014.
The covid-secure signing ceremony took place in the Rose Garden just outside the Civic Offices, where guests included the Mayor of Swindon, Cllr Garry Perkins, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Rose Troughton, and the Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council, Susie Kemp.
Representatives from Voluntary Action Swindon, the local Clinical Commissioning Group, Business West and Great Western Hospital also attended.
More information on the Armed Forces Covenant can be found at www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk or via the Government’s summary at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/941501/6.6856_MOD_Covenant_Summary_Booklet_2020_A6_v6_web_2_.pdf
(Mayor of Swindon, Cllr Garry Perkins at the signing event)
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