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Blue Apple
Who are we?
with or without combat PTSD. It will be
Blue Apple is a Northwest Veterans
a place where you can chat and mix with
charity based in Warrington town centre.
like-minded fellow veterans over a coffee,
Blue Apple aims to offer support for the
tea and cake or a biscuit.
armed forces community in many ways,
from one to one counselling to advice
The centre will also provide a place where
and holistic therapies in their community
veterans can get involved with voluntary
that might help or ease their illness or
work, take part in the arts and craft room,
issue with combat PTSD.
learn photography or learn to play the
guitar. There will be a veteran’s-only
We also offer support to their partners,
room, a crèche for the children and a
wives, family and children as combat
coffee shop where wives and partners can
PTSD can have a negative and upsetting
support each other, sharing experiences
effect on others who live or have close
and advice
relationships with Veterans with PTSD,
affected by combat stress.
for veterans and families
and to families who have lost a son,
daughter, brother or sist er whilst serving
We’re planning days out to the National
their country.
War Memorial, and annual days away
to the peaceful and tranquil National
We are a serious charity, saving lives by
Cairngorms mountain range.
preventing suicide, preventing marriages
breaking down and family separation.
There is also our 3 acre garden project
We’re planning to open a drop in centre
at the rear of Victoria Park, Warrington,
in Ryland’s St, Warrington, which will
where the veterans’ community can
give Veterans a purpose for getting up in
learn horticultural therapy, volunteer
the morning and having a place in their
to help out around the gardens or go
community.
and relax in the summer house in the
beautiful surroundings of the Garden
This will be open from Monday to Friday
initially, but eventually will open 24/7
remembrance in the whole of the UK
for veterans to meet like-minded people
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of Remembrance - the only gardens of
dedicated to those veterans who have lost
Ten issues in Culcheth • Lymm • Great Sankey & Penketh • Chapelford • Stockton Heath & Appleton
Thewlwall, Grappenhall & Latchford • Birchwood • Lowton & Golborne • Newton-le-Willows • Warrington Town