“Some people would say we do what
a person wants and not what they
need, hot water is a need and a
trampoline or playhouse isn't.
Neither is a patio or table and chairs.
family has received our help they
will continue to keep the garden in
good order, usually adding to it
which means they're spending time
enjoying something, others go onto
completing other tasks around the
home which can in turn lead to a
fuller life.
Well here at Forces Support we
believe the environment you live in
is important, we believe that the
children would have spent
recreational time with their lost
parent and by putting a trampoline
in the child will gain recreational...
time.
We only aim to improve a family's
environment in the hope they will be
happier in their home, we do this
because it is simply the right thing to
do after their Son, Daughter,
Husband, wife, Partner, Mother or
Father gave their life for us, our
family, Queen and Country.
A patio and table and chairs will give
a family somewhere to sit and spend
quality time, in most cases the family
will hold a gathering in their new
garden, maybe drinks and a BBQ.
After a bereavement things like the
gardening or decorating can take a
back seat, they seem unimportant
and are subsequently left.
Don't you agree?”
This is what the founder of the
charity said in December 2013,
We've seen families use the back
door because they don't want to
look at the state of their hallway,
close the curtains or blinds to block
out the view of the garden. We have
found time and time again after the
Bill McCance, Founder, Forces
Support charity
Forces Support is now an MoD
partner and attended the first ever
Armed Forces charities reception at
10 Downing Street in October 2013.
To further confirm the value of the
work they do, a paper written on
their first research project has been
accepted for publication.
Find out more at:
http://www.forcessupport.org.uk/
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