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08/06/2026

On Wednesday, we had the pleasure of spending the day with this amazing group of veterans and supporting organisations, qualifying them as First Aiders for Mental Health.

We chatted about so much, including:

🔹 signs & symptoms of a range of mental health conditions

🔹 how to start a potentially difficult conversation

🔹 when, where and how to signpost someone for professional help

Special shout out to Female Veterans Alliance for booking us to run this course for their community 💚

⚠️ We are not ‘box tickers’ - this course will potentially save lives ⚠️

Want us to come and deliver to your team? Drop us a DM or email us at:

📧 [email protected]

08/06/2026

📣 Where are our UK-WIDE emergency services community members?

🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain Rescue
🔹 NHS
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members of the above (18+)

Please share/tag so we can offer these opportunities to people who are making such a huge impact in their community 💙

📣 Armed Forces & Emergency Services Communities Wellbeing Retreat 🌿

Who fancies coming away with us on this amazing funded* retreat?

🗓️ 06-08 July
📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:
🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

⚠️ Registration form closes MIDDAY FRIDAY!

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

| | Blue Light Card Foundation

08/06/2026

📣 Armed Forces & Emergency Services Communities Wellbeing Retreat 🌿

Who fancies coming away with us on this amazing funded* retreat?

🗓️ 06-08 July
📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:
🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

⚠️ Registration form closes MIDDAY FRIDAY!

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

| | Blue Light Card Foundation

03/06/2026

🌿 Womens Wellbeing Retreat: 20-22 July 💚

We are offering funded* spaces on this retreat for:

🔹 Military (serving/veteran/reservist)
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteer
🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain rescue
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 NHS
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members (18+)

🗓️ 20-22 July
📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:
🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/6PUwXnCLeP

⚠️ Registration form will close at midday on FRIDAY 19 JUNE and you be informed if you have/not secured a space by Tuesday 23 June ⚠️

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

| | Blue Light Card Foundation

03/06/2026

🌿 Nature-Based Wellbeing Retreat: 06-08 July 💚

We are offering funded* spaces on this retreat for:

🔹 Military (serving/veteran/reservist)
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteer
🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain rescue
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 NHS
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members (18+)

🗓️ 06-08 July
📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:
🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

⚠️ Registration form will close at midday on FRIDAY 12 JUNE and you be informed if you have/not secured a space by Monday 15 June ⚠️

We are also running 2 more retreats as part of this programme: 20-22 July (women only) & 28-30 September (men only).

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

| | Blue Light Card Foundation

02/06/2026

📣 REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! 🎉

We are so excited to be accepting registrations of interest for our next three nature-based wellbeing retreats.

Our programme forms part of a coordinated national network of support for the Armed Forces & Emergency Services communities, in partnership with the amazing team at Blue Light Card Foundation 💙

Lots of info incoming - we will do separate posts for each retreat shortly, in the meantime here are the details…

10 funded* spaces available on each retreat for:

🔹 Military (serving/veteran/reservist)
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteer
🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain rescue
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 NHS
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members (18+)

📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:

🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

If you would like to come away with us, please register your interest below…

📅 06-08 Jul (Mixed)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

📅 20-22 Jul (Women only)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/6PUwXnCLeP

📅 28-30 Sep (Men only)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/7Zz7VPXJCN

You can register for both mixed and specific gender retreats - due to high demand, if you do secure a space then you will not be eligible to attend another retreat.

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

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02/06/2026

Keep an eye on our socials later today…we will be dropping the registration links for our next 3 nature-based retreats for the Armed Forces & Emergency Services communities, funded by Blue Light Card Foundation 💙

06-08 Jul: Mixed gender
20-22 Jul: Women only
28-30 Sep: Men only

Who fancies coming away with us?

For some people, spending time outdoors, walking side by side or engaging in shared activity can feel more accessible and less formal than traditional environments alone.

That’s why our growing national network brings together a range of nature-based approaches to support frontline communities across the UK.
https://bluelightcardfoundation.org/national-nature-based-wbnetwork/

21/05/2026

Epic few days away with this bunch of beauts! ♥️💙🩵

Excited to do it all again in 25 sleeps…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌿🔥🪓👣🐶

18/05/2026

Arrived at the Lodge to host a retreat for Female Veterans Alliance and we have a very special guest with us this week…our little sausage, Nancy Noodles 😍

Waiting for all the girls to arrive and excited for an awesome few days 😃