Veterans and serving meeting every four weeks on a Saturday at The Grainstore. Getting together over breakfast for some good old military banter
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29 Oct 2025
Our monthly breakfast club takes place on Saturday @thegrainy and it’s going to be emotional. Me and Mark hand the baton over in the capable hands of Ian and Tony. From the monthly breakfast club the AFVBC in Rutland now oversees two coffee mornings and a walking club.
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29 Oct 2025
The Armed Forces community in Rutland is significant and we wanted to bring that community together which we achieved but we are forever blown away by how big that community has become. From small seeds grow mighty oaks and the support we have received has been immense
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29 Oct 2025
The support also that has been given from us and other members beyond the club that has sometimes been helping those in crisis has been invaluable and I know personally through my husbands own struggles just how it has been needed. Thankyou to everyone
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29 Oct 2025
22 Oct 2025
There is a NEW veterans' coffee morning in UPPINGHAM at the church parish hall from 10am-12pm. We welcome anyone from the Armed Forces community to join us. The first one will be on the 30th October and then every 4th Thursday of the month thereafter. @RutStamSound @UppinghamTC
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Rutland AFVBC retweeted
26 Oct 2025
This beautiful Lady has manned stalls, prepared & delivered poppy boxes, knitted poppies and performed many other tasks over the years, and currently supports the appeal by coordinating Remembrance tributes in the district.
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22 Oct 2025
There is a NEW veterans' coffee morning in UPPINGHAM at the church parish hall from 10am-12pm. We welcome anyone from the Armed Forces community to join us. The first one will be on the 30th October and then every 4th Thursday of the month thereafter. @RutStamSound @UppinghamTC
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17 Oct 2025
Well done young Taylor
17 Oct 2025
⛑️ We are delighted to officially welcome Corey Taylor to our management team as a Physio.
Lewis Black will progress into a new role as Head of Medical at the club. 🩺
Read more below. ⤵️
📸 Eric Murphy | #WeAreDUTS 💙
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16 Oct 2025
Rutland AFVBC are pleased to announce that another Veteran’s coffee morning will be starting up in Uppingham at the parish church hall on the fourth Thursday of every month, the first being 30 th October. If you belong to the Armed Forces community then please join us.
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16 Oct 2025
Did you know that Rutland AFVBC, as well as the breakfast club and with support now oversees coffee mornings in Oakham on the 2nd Wednesday and Uppingham on the 4th Thursday and also a Veterans walking club the last Saturday of the month. @RutStamSound @RafaRutland @RBLOakham
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Rutland AFVBC retweeted
On Wednesday October 15th, The Rutland Veterans Wellbeing Hub will take place, as it usually does, in the Oakham Baptist Church.
During this session, we will be joined by the RAFA ‘Casework & Connections for Life’ team.
connectionsforlife.rafa.org.…
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6 Oct 2025
This Wednesday 8th October at The Buttercross from 10am-12
The Veterans coffee morning invites those that are part of the Armed Forces community to come and join us in a relaxed, social environment for a cuppa and a chat. A very warm welcome is guaranteed ☕️ ☕️
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1 Oct 2025
It’s that time of the month again.
If you are part of the Armed Forces community then join us @thegrainy on Saturday 4th October for the Armed Forces Veteran’s breakfast club, breakfast served from 9am-11am.
A warm welcome and a cracking breakfast is guaranteed.
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Rutland AFVBC retweeted
30 Sep 2025
This year, marks 30 years since the end of the Bosnian War.
So we're looking for personnel (and their families) who served with the British Armed Forces in Bosnia since 1992 to join us for a Ceremony of Remembrance at the @Nat_Mem_Arb.
Learn more: spklr.io/6018BJ9To
ALT A green graphic with white writing that says “Did you serve with the British Armed Forces in Bosnia after 1992? If so, we want to hear from you.” Above this is an image of a British soldier in Army uniform and a blue beret standing guard. In the background you can see crumbling buildings and rubble.
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27 Sep 2025
So there seems to have been a discovery of an island at Rutland water on the Veterans walk today. What do you reckon 🤣🤣🤣
@AnglianWater @robpersani
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📰 SSAFA secures SWAP funding to support families of veterans in Cheshire prisons ▸ ssaf.as/1GD
@SSAFA has been awarded a £5,000 grant from @CheshirePCC Dan Price’s "SWAP Fund" to launch its new initiative Beyond the Walls.
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Rutland AFVBC retweeted
6 Sep 2025
The first Saturday morning of every month is Armed Forces #Veterans Breakfast Club day @thegrainy in #Oakham. As usual the place was a buzz with happy chatter and good ( inexpensive) cooked #breakfasts @oafvbc All who have served are welcome.
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Rutland AFVBC retweeted
20 Aug 2025
We had some very distinguished visitors at the Rutland Veterans Hub this morning, to celebrate the birthday 🎂 of a very special gentleman.
Thank you to all who made this event so memorable!
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16 Aug 2025
On the 16th August 1917
108 years today the 7th KOYLI was part of the 20th Light Division, 61st Brigade, which successfully retook the villages of Langemarck and Steenbeek from the enemy; lost during 1915.
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16 Aug 2025
Great Granddad and Great grandma had him out of wedlock but decided to get married on April 1917, 5 months before his passing. The sad thing is he probably knew he wasn’t coming back and wanted to make sure that my Great Grandma and Granddad were looked after once he had gone.
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16 Aug 2025
My great grandads body has never been identified and he therefore has no known grave. His fall is commemorated in the Tyne Cot memorial near Ypres
I will be remembering him today as well as the millions that gave their life
#wewillremember 🌺🌺
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