Guitars for Veterans is a Wales wide charitable organisation supporting Military Veterans, Families and Friends to find mental wellness through music. Through grant funding and public donation we provide loan acoustic guitars with everything a member needs to start on thier musical journey. We provide online tutorials through youtube and safe friendly venues for group sessions on a weekly basis so our members can learn together in a supported environment. This is about learning a skill for a whole lifetime that can help members to meet likeminded people, to use a guitar to generate wellbeing in times of stress and to have fun with friends and family.
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Table of Contents - October Achievement Awards
- Venues
- Neath Port Talbot Veterans Festival
- G4V takes on new headquarters/stores
- Donations
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We would like to congratualte the following members for completing the following achievement awards:
Jeffery James
Christine Collins
Robert McFerran
Carol Molyneaux
Chris Headon
Leslie Symonds
George Cook
Andrew King
Kevin Hayden
Alan Terry
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Boots on the Ground in Bethesda (a programme run by Alabaré) is curretly awaiting a new venue to be confirmed. Details will follow.
Mental Health Matters Wales is a G4V Venue in Bridgend. It meets every Monday at 11am at its property in Quarella Road, Bridgend. CF31 1JW.
POC John Crockett
Caerphilly Veterans Support Hub hosts a G4V Group in Ystrad Mynach. It meets every Saturday at 11am at the Centre for Sporting Excellence, Caerphilly Road. CF82 7EP
POC John Kelly
Newport Veterans Hub hosts a G4V Group on Saturdays at 11am. The group is currently looking for a volunteer guitar leader to re-invigorate the group. Members currently attend the Cwmbran group.
The Cwmbran Group meets every Wednesday at 11am at the Torfaen Veterans Support Hub in the Army Reserve Centre, Ty Coch Way, Cwmbran. NP44 7HB.
POC John Kelly
Troop Cafe in Llandudno is curently looking for a Guitar Leader and Administration Volunteers. They hope to re-open the G4V group shortly.
The Patriot music venue is currently hosting a G4V group at Crumlin. They meet every Monday evening from 7:30pm at Main Street, Crumlin NP 11 4PT.
POC is Dylan Thomas or Trish
The VC Gallery in Haverfordwest is currently closed after the venue suffered a flood. It is being repaired and will be hosting the G4V Group again shortly.
POC Chris Paling
The Monmouthshire Veterans Support Hub hosts a G4V Group in Abergavenny. They are currently looking for a Guitar Leader and an Administrator to re-invigorate the group.
.png) Caffinaafi in Connah's Quay runs a G4V Group every Tuesday at 7pm. The group meets at their venue in Fron Road, Connah's Quay. CH5 4PJ
POC Naomi Horlock
Woody's Lodge Veterans Group at Barry hosts a G4V Group. The group is currently seeking a Guitar Leader and Administration volunteer to reopen the G4V Project.
The Royal British Legion Risca Branch are hosts to a G4V Group that meet on Tuesdays 7pm at Risca Working mans Branch Club, 90 Commercial Street, Risca. NP11 6EE
POC John Kelly
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Guitars for Veterans had a very successful day at the Neath Port Talbot Veterans Festival event at The Aberafan Shopping Centre in Port Talbot on Saturday 26th October. Timothy Sturges and John Kelly were supported by members of the Bridgend ...
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After a year of negotiation with Caerphilly County Borough Council we have taken on a unit at Woodfieldside Business Park in Pontllanfraith, Blackwood. This will be a great improvement for the storage of guitars ready for issue to new members as well as giving us a central base without having to use the private homes of our administration volunteers.
This is a big step forward for Guitars for Veterans and now allows us to break this project away from the Friends of the Royal British Legion and set up as a charity in its own right.
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Mr Paul Smith, a huge supporter of the programme, has kindly donated a Vintage Statesboro Electro Acoustic Guitar. We are very grateful to him and JHS for their continued support.
Three classic guitars and an electric were donated to our team at the Neath Port Talbot Veterans Festival. These will now go off for repair and be available to non-veteran members.
We are always on the lookout for used guitars and ancillaries that we can provide to non-veteran members to better support the communities where we have G4V Groups. If anyone has a guitar gathering dust in the corner of the room we would be interested in giving it a new life with a new member family.
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