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Supporting veterans in Plymouth and the surrounding area. The hub is run by veterans and their families Caring can be vary isolating.

Plymouth Veterans and Family Hub started in October 2019 and is part of the long-established organisation, Improving Lives Plymouth. The hub has a designated caseworker who provides information and advice to veterans and their families, makes assessments of need, develops support plans with clients and assists them to claim any benefits they are entitled to. The caseworker also works with partner organisations to deliver the required support. The hub’s Caring for Carers Coordinator supports carers by providing carers assessments and reviews, practical support and helps carers to cope and take care of themselves. The Veterans Carers Support Group meets on the first Thursday of every month and provides emotional support, a chance to talk to other people who understand the pressures of being a carer and time away from their caring roles. Plymouth Veterans and Family Hub provides an array of social activity from Friday morning Brew and Banters to regular therapeutic art sessions, mindfulness, baking, bingo, craft and water sports sessions to name just a few. Where possible we also try to run a range of other activities and day trips throughout the year. Details of social events are published regularly on this page and our weekly newsletter. The Hub has an outstanding working relationship with a range of partner organisations, agencies and charities in which we are able to refer into and work collaboratively with to ensure that you are getting the help, advice and support that you need. Plymouth Veterans and Family hub is supported by:

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity
Greenwich Hospital
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
RAF Benevolent Fund
Veterans' Foundation

11/10/2026

✨Our first Improving Lives newsletter is out! ✨

Keep up with important updates, get uplifting stories from our community, see news and offers from our services, and read our latest learnings and case studies.

Check out the first issue now. If you enjoy it, you can easily sign up for future issues in the same place!

Link in comments 👇

06/10/2026

Are you an unpaid carer, or do you work with carers?

NHS England’s 10th Commitment to Carers Annual Conference takes place online on Tuesday 1 December, 10:30am to 4pm.

It’s free, with keynote speakers, lived experience and workshops on turning shared ambitions into real improvements for carers and the people they care for.

Places are limited, so book by Friday 13 November at 5pm.

Link in comments 👇

30/09/2026

Mark the date in your calendar ✅

Carers Rights Day is coming up. We'll be at Plymouth Methodist Central Hall for most of the day, alongside lots of other carers' support services, ready to answer any and all questions about caring and your rights as a carer.

If you're new to caring or thinking about asking for help, this is a great, low-pressure way to get a bit of information without filling out a form or committing to anything. We know how scary asking for help can be, so if a short chat with a friendly face sounds more doable, come on down!

🗓Thursday 19 November
🕛11am to 3pm
📍Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, PL1 1BA

Learn more about what's available to you on the day and at Improving Lives through the link in the comments. 💜

27/09/2026

Some fantastic roles available within Veterans Regroup, our Cornwall-based veterans' services partner. This network, along with Veterans Outdoors, is still growing so be on the look out for more opportunities!

Head to the link in comments to learn more and apply 👇

25/09/2026

Our charity has been here, working in Plymouth, for nearly 120 years, before the NHS or benefits system existed. 120 years of records, history and stories of kindness by those who came before us. Our history goes so deep that we are still learning about it ourselves. Now, we're working to organise, unearth, and capture all that history, and we want you to be a part of it!

Come see the treasures we've found, some well over 100 years old. If you like what you see, you can be a part of capturing these memories and experiences 💜

With deep gratitude to the The National Archives and its funding partners for the awarding of an "Archives Revealed" grant, which make all of this possible.

Friday 2 October, 10am to 1pm, Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth. All welcome. No booking needed. Learn more through link in comments!👇

18/09/2026

👋For the Deaf Community! 👋

Join our BSL-supported Wellbeing Hour with LUSH UK, with BSL interpreter Emily Howlite on hand throughout!

Just an hour to slow down and treat yourself by making your own cosmetics. Keep your bath bomb to take home, learn simple hand and arm massage techniques you can use on yourself or share with someone else, and try out Lush's lip scrubs.

Open to anyone aged 5 and over who uses BSL as their first language. Under-18s need to come along with an adult, and adults are very welcome to join in too.

Spaces are limited so get in touch or visit the link in the comments to book now!

15/09/2026

We'll be at This Is Us! 2026 Neurodiversity Festival, Saturday 19 September, 12pm to 7pm at Devonport Park.

If you find yourself needing mental health support but don't feel like you have the words to ask yet, a quick chat with us is a great low-pressure place to start. Come and tell us however you can, and we'll work with you to find the support that fits.

As always, we're here to help. 💜

14/09/2026

Our next book club read has been selected!

'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi: In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

Next meeting is Monday 28 September, 17:30 to 18:30. The books are short, around 200 pages or less, so they fit around busy lives.

Tea and coffee provided ☕
Costs £1.50 💷

Book your place on our website, just find the ILP book club in our events calendar 💜

11/09/2026

Three advertised jobs close this Sunday! 👀

We're hiring three Practitioners to work directly with people we support across the city:

- Community & Connection Practitioner
- Carers Practitioner
- Advice Practitioner

All three are permanent, 35 hours a week, £23,168 to £24,733.

All three roles are about supporting people with warmth, patience and compassion. If that sounds like you, get your application in before they close on Sunday 13 September.

Link in comments 👇

10/09/2026

Have you or someone you care for stayed overnight in an NHS hospital in the last year?

Did you feel ready to leave? Was the right support in place?

Sharing on behalf of Healthwatch Devon and Healthwatch Plymouth, who want to hear about your experience of leaving hospital. The intention is to make the experience safer, smoother and better supported for others. Healthwatch is particularly keen to hear from men, whose experiences are often underrepresented.

The short survey is open to people aged 16 and over in Devon and Plymouth and closes on 9 October 2026.

Survey link in the comments 👇

Need help completing it? Call Healthwatch free on 0800 520 0640.

Address

Plymouth

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441752201766

Website

http://www.improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk/veterans-and-family-hub

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