The handbook has been produced by the Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Covenant Partnership, which includes South Kesteven District Council. Military families and serving personnel at Prince William of Gloucester barracks in Grantham helped shape its wide-ranging content.
The guide includes information on useful connections, contacts, and resources. It features the new Military Move and Mingle project, designed to help families feel connected, links to work opportunities for military spouses, support charities, family support organisations, special educational needs and disability information, and health and service families’ federations.
“"I’ve seen the importance of community from both sides: as someone who has deployed and as the one left at home while my partner deployed. It can be isolating to move to a new area with no immediate support structure and unfamiliar terminology; in those moments, knowing where to turn matters. This handbook is designed to help families feel connected, informed and part of the wider Armed Forces family, wherever they live."
“"This is an excellent document and a first for our military families as part of our work to recognise their importance. It’s very easy to focus on serving and former military, but we are committed to support our service families as well."
