Battling On

11/03/2026

A note from Sarah:

This week, as I hope all of you are informed and up-to-date, is my final Thursday at Landrake! Of course there will be tears from myself, but there may also be some cheers from you fantastic individuals to see me off and ensure that I do leave!

All joking aside, from my start at Battling On in August 2018, I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside and supporting some fantastic individuals and their families.

To all the veteran individuals, serving individuals and their families that I have met over the years and have been fortunate enough to provide 1:1 mentoring and advocacy support, I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart, a huge thank you for embracing a non-veteran. I hope that I have provided some support in some tough times and that this support has proved beneficial.
I of course, will miss you all, we have had some good giggles over the past few years. It is always good to have some light with the shade. Thanks for the individual messages/emails that I have already received, it means a lot.

To all the professional organisations, as highlighted previously, I will be sending out a generic email with my personal details. So, if you know of any employment roles that you feel may suit, then please if you're able to, email me via my personal email.

As always, this Thursday's session (12th March) is at:
Sir Geffery Memorial Hall, Fore Street, Landrake, PL12 5DZ, 1pm - 4pm.
If you have any mobility/health conditions, then please do park directly outside the hall. Alternatively, there is parking available on Fore Street itself.
As always, this session is very much veteran-led so please do turn up if you're able to, engage and support each other where you can.
Both Hilary and I will be present, and Hilary will continue to be present moving forward in a supporting capacity.

Please note that from next week, the weekly email will be from Battling On's fabulous staff member Emily, so please look out for her email regarding Landrake sessions and any other updates.

02/03/2026

This Thursday, 5th of March, Sarah and Hilary will be at Landrake. This will once again be a generic session, but as always, it is veteran-led, so please do turn up, engage and help out and support each other where you can.

Hilary and Sarah will very much hope to see many of you there this week, so that we can all have a good ol' natter along with a hot cuppa, and possibly a sweet-treat.

The details are: Geffery Memorial Hall, Fore Street, Landrake, PL12 5DZ, 1pm - 4pm.

As always, please park directly outside the hall if you have any mobility/other health barriers. Alternatively, then there is parking on Fore Street itself.

Looking forward to catching up with you then.

On a personal note, Sarah would like to say thank you for all the messages/emails that she has already received regarding that Sarah is leaving the organisation. However, of course, in the words of the legendary band, Queen...'the show must go on' as they say!

24/02/2026

This Thursday's session, 26th of February at Landrake, Geffery Memorial Hall, Fore St, PL12 5DZ will be a generic session between 1pm- 4pm.

Sarah and Hilary will be present and once again, these sessions are veteran-led, so please do engage, get involved and support where you can!

As usual, if you have any mobility/health barriers then please park directly outside the hall. Alternatively, there is plenty of parking on Fore Street itself.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

18/02/2026

This week there are two sessions which are the following:

Thursday 19th February:

Torpoint Library and Community Hub, Fore Street, PL11 2AG: This morning session 10am - Midday, will be facilitated by Hilary. Hilary will be at Torpoint to provide a drop-in space, so please feel free to pop in and say 'hello.' There are refreshments available within the library.

Geffery Memorial Hall, Fore Street, Landrake, PL12 5DZ: This afternoon session, 1pm - 4pm will be facilitated by Sarah this week, so no Hilary.
Within this session we have both Paul 'mini' Mouncher attending from Veterans Regroup and Mo Stevenson from the DWP, who is the local Armed Forces Champion. They will both be catching up with you all and Mo will be providing any advice, guidance and sign-posting regarding benefits, etc.

The Landrake session is very much veteran-led, so please engage, support each other and get involved.

As always, if you have any mobility/other health conditions then please park directly outside the hall. Alternatively there is parking available on Fore Street itself.

Sarah and Hilary hope to see you at different times on Thursday.

23/01/2026

15/01/2026

Apologies but due to illness todays StandEasy session at Landrake is cancelled.

12/01/2026

📣 HMS Caledonia - We’re Coming to the Welfare Hub!
On 20th January, our team will be joining partner charities at the HMS Caledonia Welfare Hub.

If you’re serving personnel or a permanent pass holder, pop in for a friendly chat and discover what support is available for you and your family.

🕙 10am–2pm
📍 Above the Highlander Bar (Jr Rates Mess)
☕ Tea, coffee and a warm welcome waiting for you.

Save the date - we’d love to see you there. 💙

14/11/2025

Flu and Covid jabs for the Armed Forces Community!

Veterans Regroup have arranged for a team from the NHS to attend the following sessions to give flu and Covid jabs:

Friday 21st November - Helston Armed Forces Hub
Wednesday 26th Nov – Redruth Armed Forces Hub
Friday 28th Nov- Liskeard Armed Forces Hub
Monday 1st Dec Truro - Armed Forces Cafe
Wednesday 3rd Dec Newquay - Armed Forces Hub
Tuesday 16th Dec Penryn - Armed Forces Café

Go along and meet local organisations that can provide support to you and your families.

07/11/2025

Yesterday, the Veterans and Families of Battling On held their own Remembrance service in Landrake. We remembered the fallen, as well as our late friend, Bill Brown.
Lest we forget.

28/10/2025

We're incredibly sad to hear of the passing of one our veterans, Bill Brown. We all share many happy memories of his visits to Battling On, including his blunt comebacks, his contagious laugh and his many antics.

We will remember his whittling skills while making the scallop-shell poppies. We will remember him crossing the finishing line on the Dartmoor 30-miler. We will remember his telling us to watch our health and get a haircut. We will remember his book-signing session.

We will all remember him. Thank you for all the laughs, Bill.