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Northampton Borough Council has made a number Information about the support available to the Armed of free tickets available for the three-day music Forces from Northampton Borough Council is available at www.northampton.gov.uk/community covenant event Alive@Delapre planned to take place in July 2013, 2014 and 2015 to members of the Armed You can also visit our One Stop Shop at the Guildhall, Forces and their families. or call us on 0300 330 7000.

To apply for tickets, please email The Borough Council can help with housing needs and [email protected] by advice, queries about housing benefit and council tax, April 30 each year. information about leisure and culture and signposting to other support. The Borough Council has also agreed to work with Rewards for Forces, a local company that provides Information about education and schools is available from Northamptonshire discounts and benefits to current and former County Council at members of the Armed Forces. www.northamptonshire.gov.uk

You can find out more information about Rewards Citizens Advice Bureau, Northampton & District for Forces by visiting their website Email: [email protected] www.rewardsforforces.co.uk or by contacting them Tel: 01604 235080 – RBL Money Advice Service NORTHAMPTON at [email protected] or call 01604 647770. Northampton Volunteering Centre Email: [email protected] ARMED FORCES Tel: 01604 637522 COMMUNITY The Royal British Legion Health & Welfare Area Manager: Linda Flecknell Email: [email protected] COVENANT Tel: 01844 216961

The Royal British Legion Northampton Branch President: Joe Heffernan Legionline: 01604 457655 A guide to the support available for SSAFA Email: northamptonshire@.org.uk Armed Forces personnel, veterans Tel: 01604 603899 and their families in Northampton UK Home 4 Heroes Sergeant Chris Mounteney Email: [email protected] Tel: 07715 274821 www.northampton.gov.uk/communitycovenant www.northampton.gov.uk/communitycovenant www.northampton.gov.uk/communitycovenant Northampton Community Covenant Help through the Community Covenant

The Community Covenant has been set up to The Community Covenant commits the Borough encourage the local community to support serving Council to encourage local agencies and and former members of the Armed Forces and to communities to support the Armed Forces and increase the understanding of the issues that face help the public understand the issues they face. members of the Armed Forces community. The Community Covenant says that we will At the same time, the Armed Forces are encouraged mark and remember the past sacrifices made to support the community and promote activities that on our behalf and encourage activities that help to integrate them into civilian life. integrate the Armed Forces into community life and to involve them in the wider community. “We all owe a huge debt to the Armed Forces Northampton has a long tradition of supporting for the freedom and security we enjoy today. local regiments, which have been marked by the Northampton has a strong tradition of support for The Borough Council has now also made a holding of civic events on Armed Forces Day and the military, going back hundreds of years and we commitment to an action plan that recognises . are keen to show our support in more practical the needs of members of the Armed Forces, ways such as recognising the needs for local including: housing and other services. The 9th/12th Royal Lancers Regiment was granted the Freedom of the Borough by Northampton • Giving housing support by making Armed Borough Council in November 2012 in a ceremony “We have set up a Community Covenant Forces personnel who are in housing need after with the military in Northampton to promote at The Guildhall to officially recognise the Regiment’s leaving the service a top priority understanding and forge a very real partnership links with the town and its special relationship with with the local armed forces community. the people of Northampton. • Working with voluntary and other groups to encourage serving and former members of “Northampton Borough Council is delighted that, But members of the Armed Forces and their families the Armed Forces to take up any benefits and together with our partners, we are able to sign can face unique challenges and for Northampton this Covenant and show our commitment to help discounts they are entitled to Borough Council and its partners, the Community and support people who are serving or who have Covenant is a way of focussing their expertise • Ensuring veterans are made aware of the served in the Armed Forces.” on providing the advice and support that military disability adaptation grants and advice that are personnel might need. available to them Cllr David Mackintosh You can find out more about the special measures being taken as part of the Community Leader, Northampton Borough Council Covenant at www.northampton.gov.uk/ communitycovenant

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