A Facility Supporting Britain's Veterans
Providing rural housing and transitional support into employment for veterans, since 1918.
Our Mission Statement
To help those who have served in the armed forces, enabling them to transition into civilian life by offering short term accommodation and support to obtain accredited training, skills, work experience and employment opportunities.
The Vision
To create a national facility for former service men and women who can live in a community that helps each other to recover, grow, learn and work. The Bosbury Estate will offer:
Accommodation
Residential accommodation for up to 40 beneficiaries, for veterans and their families, who have left the services and wish to make a successful return to civilian life but have not yet done this or decided how to achieve it. Some of our newly refurbished properties are fully DDA accessible to aid people with reduced mobility. Through charitable donations and investment, our intent is to continue with re-modelling existing farmhouses, buildings and cottages that will be let on “Almshouse” licences. They will be in clusters around the estate in order to create a sense of community where veterans can support or learn from each other.
Our Farms
The tenanted livestock and arable farms give the character to the estate. Work is being carried out gradually to improve the buildings and increase the biodiversity of the land. Some of our tenants offer work experience to veterans.
Arranging courses
The opportunity to learn employment skills through on and off-estate courses, that will help veterans gain future employment or higher earnings. It may also give them the confidence to establish their own businesses.
Develop workshops
Develop workshops and/or offices for veterans to start up their own businesses.
Work experience
The Trust has excellent links with many local businesses who are happy to give work experience and possibly follow that with employment for the right people. This allows veterans the chance to try a number of different aspects of work to find areas that they enjoy and can see a career.
In the Next 2-5 Years, the Trust aims to:
Other activities
The estate has the potential for a broad range of activities to support veterans in due course. Many of these will be delivered with partner charities and as funds permit. Activities undertaken to date and proposed opportunities include: construction skills, chainsaw, tractor driving, agricultural sprayer, excavator and fork-lift training, adventure training facility and various forestry skills.
Build more
Build more Almshouses as funds become available to support an increased number of veterans and their families.
Expand beneficiaries referral paths
Further develop robust referrals by developing the Trust's links with other charitable organisations and forces friendly employers.
Rationalise our tenanted farms
Rationalise our tenanted farms in to more economically viable units as leases expire or tenants retire.
A National Facility for Great Britain's Veterans
Housing
Our flats and cottages are located in a beautiful, quiet part of Herefordshire. They offer the chance for veterans to stay with us for a period whilst they take stock of their lives and decide which direction they wish to progress.
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Training & Work Experience
The Trust can assist with organising training for veterans to gain suitable qualifications. These may be on the estate or at local training or educational establishments. The aim of achieving these new skills is to improve the range of jobs that can be applied for and to increase the earning potential for each individual in the market place.
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