{"id":70752,"date":"2026-06-26T05:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/70752\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:20:08","slug":"bae-systems-donates-50000-to-expand-veteran-support-in-lancashire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/70752\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems donates \u00a350,000 to expand veteran support in Lancashire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A donation is being used to expand support for veterans and military families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk\/news\/blackpool\/?ref=au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Blackpool;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Blackpool&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Blackpool<\/a> FC Community Trust has received \u00a350,000 from defence firm BAE Systems to extend its programme for veterans and serving personnel across Blackpool and the Fylde coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The funding will help the trust deliver coffee mornings, sports events, peer support groups, and one-to-one assistance for those facing challenges such as unemployment, isolation, PTSD, and substance misuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simon Barnes, group managing director of BAE Systems\u2019 air sector, said: &#8220;As a business with roots in Lancashire, we understand how critical it is to support those who work to protect our nation, past and present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Blackpool FC Community Trust is delivering important and impactful support for the armed forces community here and we\u2019re proud to help the team with its work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The donation is part of BAE Systems\u2019 wider commitment to supporting armed forces communities in Lancashire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company donated \u00a3140,000 to AFC Fylde and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk\/news\/blackburn\/?ref=au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Blackburn;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Blackburn&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Blackburn<\/a> FC Community Trusts, bringing its total regional contribution to \u00a3190,000 since 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matt Hilton, deputy chief executive of Blackpool FC Community Trust, said: &#8220;We\u2019re grateful for the support from BAE Systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This new funding will allow us to significantly increase our capacity, reaching more veterans, delivering more provisions and strengthening our community engagement across Blackpool and the Fylde coast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">READ MORE:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAE Systems, based in Warton and Samlesbury, is the UK\u2019s sovereign combat air provider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company was a founding signatory of the UK\u2019s Armed Forces Covenant in 2013, pledging to support and fairly treat current and former service personnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the past five years, BAE Systems has contributed more than \u00a318 million globally to armed forces causes through donations, sponsorship, employee fundraising, and volunteering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A donation is being used to expand support for veterans and military families. 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