Ben Lake meets Area Manager from the Royal British Legion

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Ben Lake recently met with The Royal British Legion’s Wales Area Manager, Antony Metcalfe, military veteran Chris Headon and representatives of the charity at an event in Westminster to discuss support for the Armed Forces community in Wales.

The Legion is the nation's biggest Armed Forces charity providing care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces past and present and their families. From October 2017 to September 2018 the Legion in Wales; the Legion provided over £460,000 in grants to support members of the Armed Forces community and engaged with 9,100 people directly via its high street Pop in centres and community outreach. The Legion’s own handy van service also completed 2,247 jobs across Wales, helping people in their own homes to live independently and with the support they require.

Ben Lake MP said:

It’s imperative that as a nation we look after our veterans and their families. The sacrifices they have made should never be understated.

“It was a pleasure to meet with The Royal British Legion in Parliament and to support them in the vital work they do for our veterans. We must ensure that those who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our safety and security are cared for when they leave the Armed Forces and charities like The Royal British Legion are key to providing support and services to our veterans.”

Antony Metcalfe the Legion’s area manager for Wales, said:

I was delighted to see Ben Lake and we were grateful that he took the time to drop in. The Royal British Legion offers a range of welfare support all year round, to the whole Armed Forces community past and present. This event offered a great opportunity for us to spread the word about the range of services that we provide in Wales and for Ben Lake to hear first-hand from a number for people who we’ve helped how we have supported them since they left the Forces. I look forward to working with Ben Lake in the future to ensure the needs of our Armed Forces community are reflected in policies at all levels in Wales and the UK”.

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