This year, military charity Help for Heroes is encouraging wounded and ill armed forces personnel to make a positive change in their lives with a New Year’s Resolution which could improve the lives of themselves and their families.

There’s still time to kick-start 2020 with an improvement in physical and mental health and well-being, thanks to the Community Recovery programme on offer across Wales, delivered by Help for Heroes’ expert team.

Recovery staff work in community settings delivering support and advice in hubs and at family-friendly fellowship events and structured activities.

A monthly model-making session supported by Models for Heroes takes place at the VC Hub in Shotton, and is attended by a Veterans’ Clinical Liaison, providing expert medical and healthcare advice, a fellowship coordinator, and 1-2-1 key worker, who help men and women who have been wounded or injured as a result of their service lead fulfilling lives once more.

But the charity relies on the goodwill of the public to fund its vital support services, and Help for Heroes is also appealing to the public to get behind the charity and do their bit to volunteer as a fundraiser.

Community Recovery Manager Shelley Elgin said, “Our expert team works hard to improve the lives of men and women right across Wales, and this January we’re asking everyone to make a New Years’ Resolution to be part of our amazing network, and volunteer to ensure we can deliver more support, to more men and women who have put their lives on the line for us.”

Volunteer Abigail Bernard has supported Help for Heroes in Wales since 2016. She says, “I started off as a local volunteer and am now a local coordinator.” Although her family doesn’t have any military links, Abigail says Help for Heroes is the perfect charity for them to support together. “As a family, we were looking to get involved with some sort of charity and were so impressed by what we heard about Help for Heroes, we felt that it was something that we wanted to be part of.”

For more information about volunteering for Help for Heroes go to: www.h4hweb.com/volunteer

Telephone: 01980 840220 (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00) Email: volunteer@helpforheroes.org.uk

To access support in Wales go to https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-support/how-to-access-our-services/recovery-in-wales/

Telephone: 01443 808910 Email: wales.supporthub@helpforheroes.org.uk