The Cambridge Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club provides a safe, friendly place for veterans to enjoy breakfast and banter with other past and current members of the Armed Forces.
This activity is good for wellbeing because
- It can help give back some of the feeling of ‘belonging’ veterans lose when they leave service
- It provides camaraderie with people who have had similar experiences
- It is a place where you can find the help and support needed specific to people in the Armed Forces
"The breakfast club is a chance to discover like-minded serving and veteran colleagues who have trained with the same type of discipline that makes us who we are, and allows us all to understand the problems that armed conflict causes on our minds and bodies; meeting together at breakfast clubs gives us that release by talking about our experiences that only the armed forces will truly understand."
How to contact
Where to go
Brown’s Field Community Centre
Green End Road
Cambridge CB4 1RU
UK
254 Medical Regiment
Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge CB1 8HQ
UK
What to expect
The Cambridge Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club (Cambridge AFVBC) is open to past and serving members of HM Forces in the Cambridge area. All services are welcome including Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force.
They meet at Brown's Field Youth and Community Centre in Chesterton on the first Monday of the month from 8am onwards. They also meet at 254 Medical Regiment HQ on Cherry Hinton Road on the third Saturday of the month from 9am onwards. At both venues a hearty breakfast is offered, along with a tea and coffee.
The motto of the club is "By Veterans, for Veterans" and they are committed to creating a tight-knit community where people can find camaraderie, connection and understanding.
More information
The national Armed Forces & Veteran’s Breakfast Club provides an umbrella of support for all of the locally-run and organised clubs.
The Armed Forces & Veteran’s Breakfast Club aims to facilitate links between the local clubs and the main support agencies for veterans, to allow clubs to signpost veterans in need to support agencies when necessary. It is the formal face of the Clubs which allows them to talk to the MoD and other agencies from a common outlook and more.
It is free to join the club, there are no subscription or other fees and no commitments.
Attendees pay for their own breakfast which includes unlimited tea and coffee.
How to contact
Where to go
Brown’s Field Community Centre
Green End Road
Cambridge CB4 1RU
UK
254 Medical Regiment
Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge CB1 8HQ
UK
