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Last Thursday 31 January 2019 we took our birds to The National Memorial Arboretum to meet up with Changing Step North East, Help a Squaddie and Roma Guard.

 This was a meeting of a great partnership of companies working with veterans’ organisations to help veterans in need.


Changing Step North East is a not for profit, Social Enterprise Company, Limited by Guarantee and aims to provide a transitional service to former members of HM Forces and their dependants. This will be achieved by offering advice, support and training to assist with reintegration back into the civilian community. We will also offer our services to members of the local community, which we believe will help to promote the reintegration of former service personnel and their families. There is soon to be an announcement made by Changing Step which we at Spitfire APC are very excited about. 

 They are based in Crook a historic market town in County Durham. Changing Step from here also run The Veterans Military Crafts producing various pieces of woodwork which now includes Falconry Travel Boxes.
Falconry Travel Box 


Other things they produce.

 Help a Squaddie is a Not for Profit Organisation based in Rugeley Staffordshire. founded in Sept 2015.There Aim is to develop the capacity and skills of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of ex-military and their families in the Midlands area in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to fully participate in society.

Help a Squaddie work closely with Changing Step and Save our Soldier.
We paid Help a Squaddie a surprise visit just before Christmas for their Christmas party.
Romaguard Security provide cost effective security services across the North East of England. The company was formed by Gary Armstrong in 2007, with over 20 years’ experience within the security industry and serving in H M Armed Forces. It is a family run security provider backed with former members of the Armed Forces.


 For us here at Spitfire Avian Pest Control, being made up from ex-servicemen, we love the fact that these organisations can work together and put all their resources in one bag. None of the people we have met from Changing Step or Help a Squaddie are in this for their own financial gain in fact they are all volunteers.

 Just recently Changing Step sent young Liam Horn to us for 4 days. Liam had never touched a bird of prey before. If you have not seen the Video yet on our Facebook page just look below what happened over the 4 days. Falconry is a great secondary therapy for mental illness.






If your and Ex-service man or woman and you need help or a family member that needs support Then​ Help A Squaddie and Changing Step have a 

Helpline 

CALL 0300 365 1332

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