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Armed forces and Croydon Council unite for covenant deal
Croydon Council is set to become the first local authority in London to launch a community covenant with the armed forces - in a move designed to give greater assistance for servicemen and women and their families.
The legal pact between the council and the military means that new support for service personnel and their families, as well as reservists, veterans, and cadet groups will be given.
It will encourage support for the armed forces in Croydon and persuade organisations and agencies to remember the sacrifices made by members - particularly those who have given the most.
It will ensure help is given with work and training, housing, school admissions, adult social services, and medical needs. It is intended to complement the national Armed Forces Covenant, which outlines the moral obligation that exists between the UK, its government and the armed forces.
A current review of the council's housing allocation policy is also likely to give greater weight to returning members of the armed forces, their families and veterans than exists at the moment.
The Croydon Armed Forces Community Covenant will be drawn-up and signed by the representatives of the army, navy and RAF at a launch event in early December.
Local health services, police, business development agencies and voluntary organisations - including armed forces charities - have said that they will also commit to the accord.
It comes after the Rifles brigade was granted the freedom of Croydon earlier this year. That followed a hugely successful homecoming parade in 2009 that saw thousands of people line the streets.
Council leader Mike Fisher said: "This strengthens the commitments we have already made to the armed forces. We want them to know how much we value the contribution they make to our society and we are proud to stand up for them and to help in any way we can."
A Croydon Armed Forces Community Covenant website will also be launched to provide details of the covenant and information on a range of issues for current and former forces personnel and their families
It will enable residents, community groups, and local businesses to pledge their support and commitment to the covenant and the armed forces in general.
A series of awareness days will be organised to run in conjunction with Armed Forces Day, community festivals and other events will also be run.
Colonel Ian McRobbie, the Queen's representative in Croydon, said: "Croydon's role in military history can be traced right back to 1799. In modern times the military has continued to maintain a presence in Croydon, always enjoying very positive support and encouragement from all sections of the community, thus continuing a long history of excellent relations with military units in the borough.
"The Armed Forces Covenant will further enhance links between the military and civil communities, and I am delighted to have played a part in setting it up."
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This looks to have been an old school or maybe a church. It looks like it is now a community center. It is surrounded by Hartleton's community park, a cemetery and cornfields. Hartleton is on Pennsylvania Route 45 in western Union County.
Ens. Elizabeth Burnett plays with a child during a community relations project at the Bihay Ni Nanay children's center in Puerto Princesa as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelli Roesch (Released)
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Market women stand inside canoes in Makoko water in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday April 25, 2007. The electoral commission took to airways during weekend elections many calling the worst in Nigeria's 47- year history, saying sunny skies-unusual during this west African nations wet season- meant god was smilling down on voters.hours later, the ran began to fall. (Ap Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Emilia Hayford, who is a nurse and a Community Health Officer (CHO) addresses a community health meeting in the village of Akentenchie, Ghana on the 14th January, 2016.
I’m as guilty as the next, no doubt, for often I think about, even talk and write about, the sad condition of our world, and the evident decline of morals and ethics in those about me. So, it feels really good today to tell you of a caring, loving act that is working at this moment here in my mountains–the San Bernardinos of southern California, including among others, the communities of Crestline, Arrowhead, and Running Springs.
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