Serving armed forces personnel and veterans in Kirklees asked how services can support them

Armed Forces current personnel and veterans (including Reservists) are being asked to take part in a survey to find out about services they access for support.
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The survey is being carried out by the West Yorkshire Armed Forces Covenant Project Officer who is hosted by Bradford Council.

It is being sent out on behalf of all five West Yorkshire Councils (Kirklees, Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale and Wakefield) who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and work in partnership with others including the Military, Health and charities, to ensure they are doing what they can to support their Local Armed Forces Community.

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The Covenant, created in 2011, is a promise from the nation that no one who has served in the Armed Forces or their families should face disadvantage when accessing services.

Armed forces personnel and veterans are being asked how services can support themArmed forces personnel and veterans are being asked how services can support them
Armed forces personnel and veterans are being asked how services can support them

Councillor Masood Ahmed, Kirklees's Armed Forces Champion, said: "Through the work of the Kirklees Armed Forces Covenant Board and our partners we are committed to do all we can to provide the best support and services possible for current and former armed forces personnel and their families.

"We need to know if what we are doing is working, whether there are areas to improve and what more we can do. For this reason I would like to encourage members of the Armed Forces Community to respond to the survey.”

The survey aims to find out:

What services are being accessed for support including those offered by the Council, Partners and Charities

Experiences of accessing these services

Awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant

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Feedback from the survey will be used to help shape services in the future and to provide data about the Armed Forces Community and their possible future support needs.

Any responses used in reports will be anonymous, so that no one will be identifiable through taking part in this survey. Feedback reports from the survey will be available via the five local Councils own websites later on this year.

The survey is available online but for anyone who does not have access to the internet the West Yorkshire Covenant Project Officer, Gemma Paine, will be at:

Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery (Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2SU) from 11am to 1pm on Wednesday 12th February 12 (in the lending room).and at Batley Library and Art Gallery (Market Square, Batley, WF17 5DA) from 11am to 1pm on Monday February 17 (in the main library)

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Other local authority drop in sessions are being arranged as follows:-

Bankfield Museum in Halifax (Akroyd Park, Boothtown Rd, Halifax HX3 6HG) from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday February 29.

Bradford City Hall Reception (Centenary Square, Bradford BD1 1HY) from 11am to 1pm on Wednesday February 19.