Thank you to 'We Are Veterans' Shrewsbury for inviting me today (05 February 2023) to one of their regular breakfast mornings. I was able to see first hand how this wonderful network for local Shropshire veterans supports its members.
After an excellent breakfast and a raffle to raise money for the group, I was shown the memorial garden which is preserved by the group's gardening committee. They have managed to raise in the region of £10,000, which helps maintain the garden. There was a recent addition of a memorial bench for ‘Reg’, who had been awarded the Legion d’Honneur for exemplary services.
I am now hoping to secure a meeting between representatives of 'We Are Veterans' and my parliamentary colleague Johnny Mercer MP (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs), so that the group can raise some of their concerns and share ideas on how the lives of those that have previously been dedicated to serving their country, could be improved.