On Wednesday 23rd October 2024 our Veteran Group met at Parsley Hay on the Tissington Trail, it was a misty morning as to be expected as the High Peak has its own climate zone. A brew was needed to warm us up and then off we head to Ashbourne, a steady pace was set and…
On 11th September 2024 Standto hosted friends from the recovery community at Wallis Barracks, Chesterfield for their “Move in Recovery” event, we were supported by Olly and Craig from Chesterfield FC Community Trust and Steph from Kelsey Family CIC, attendees came various partnership across the GRID community, who were put through different exercise programmes tailored…
Vicar Lane Shopping Centre, Chesterfield are excited to announce that a Veteran Community Hub will be opening on 1st October. 0930hrs 16.30 hrs. daily with late night opening on a Thursday until 1900hrs. The hub will be managed by Stand To Derbyshire Veteran Community Services (STDVCS), who are dedicated to supporting Derbyshire’s Ex-Forces community and…
On 18th September, a group from the Veteran Community at Standto went to Carsington Water, for some end of summer water activities (what summer I hear you say ). The day started with some instruction from Scott and then out on the water like a squadron of seals lying on paddleboards, getting out in deeper…
On Wednesday 14th August 2024, our Veterans went for a Walk & Talk stroll from Castleton through to Hope Village and returning via the Roman Fort. We had some fantastic conversations and stories shared, friendships were formed. The weather held for the UK summer, fantastic views in the shadow of Mam Tor, we ate well…
On 26th June 2024 Standto organised a walk not only for our Veteran Community but also for partner organisations from the GRID Community. The weather was beautiful, and we had 19 attendees (thankyou to Tim from Global Adventure for his support in collecting clients and supporting us with the event) We started in the park…
On 20th June 2024 Standto took advantage of the brief summer and embarked on a cycle ride around the famous Ladybower Dams, which were used as a practice area by the famous Dam Busters as they prepared for their assault of the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams during WW2. There is nothing more beautiful than…
So the weather held for us, what a brilliant day for it, a brew was the first order at Blueberry Café and then the warm up walk straight to the top of Mam Tor with fantastic views down the Hope Valley taking in Peveril Castle, and the various Blue John Caverns in the area. (a…
On Wednesday 27th March 2024 we took a group of our Veteran Community to the National Mining Museum at Wakefield for a grand day out. It certainly made us think about our own career choices with the military, and as group it was decided that we went the right way, the stories, history and information…
On Wednesday 13th March our Veterans embarked on a 12.5 km walk through the beautiful grounds of Chatsworth House, the camaraderie flowed between the different services, although the cloud cover was low and the mist was in the air this didn’t dampen spirits. A slight uphill at the start to see the Queen Victorias Jubilee…
