WARRINGTON-based Blue Apple Heroes – the charity which supports veterans with combat stress related illnesses and their families – has moved into a new home for the New Year.
The doors open today at their new drop-in centre at 4, Friars Chambers, Rylands Street, Warrington.
For more than two years, the group have been nomads searching for a permanent home.
They were at the Gateway Centre in Sankey Street – but found they were out-growing the available accommodation.
Veterans and their families will now receive a warm welcome at the new centre where there is a range of activities and facilities including arts and crafts, garden centre and veterans only day room with snooker, football games, movies and sauna.
There is also a family room with a coffee/tea shop and training room
Blue Apple Heroes founder Mark Smith (pictured) is pleased with the move.
He said: “The Gateway was great but slowly we could see we were out-growing it, plus we needed a place where we could offer more.
“We were meeting twice a week, but the needs went beyond that.
“We are not far from the bus interchange or the railway stations. We could not have wished for a better site to call home.
“This not the end – it is the start of a new being, so as they say ‘Watch this space’”.
Veterans' charity opens new centre
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
