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Why Leavers’ Link?• 160,000 in UK Armed Forces• 1000+pa Service Leavers in East Anglia• 400+pa in Colchester Garrison• Leavers’ Link believes early effective networking

essential to a successful Transition into second career – Most succeed and ‘Transition’ in to work within 3 months

of leaving.– The Veteran ‘casualties’ who don’t are evidenced by

statistics and often shattered family lives• Depression, alcoholism, crime and homelessness among the

veteran community is well documented by MOD, Service Charities and societal commentators

– But Service Leavers and Veterans are only part of greater society .......explained

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Why Leavers’ Link 2 – a small piece of a ‘Big Society’ problem

62 million people in

UK

19,000 service leavers pa

500 detainees released

1:4 – 1:5 in UK with Mental Health difficulties

300,000 homeless* [CRISIS]

100,000 ex forces homeless

86,000 prison population

57% recidivism rate

25,000 Ex forces in prison

Suicides and self

harm

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Who is Leavers’ Link• Unfunded, voluntary, monthly free to all networking and

social media organisation• Connecting “Service Leavers to Business” ‘SL2B’ in

Colchester, Norwich and Peterborough• Ex service provide the core foundation

– John Vickers (Chairman & host)– Evan Flockhart (Social Media & co host)– Iain Finch (Media spokesman output & co host)– James Howells (Norwich mentor and cohost)– Celia Anderson (Norwich co host)– Host needed (Peterborough)

• http://www.leaverslink.co.uk/• Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Paper.Li

– “Leavers Link” @leaverslink

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Where is Leavers’ Link• Colchester Officers’ Club, Colchester; 3rd

Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm• Norwich, Maids Head Hotel, 20 Tombland,

Norwich, Nr3 1LB, 4th Tuesday, 6.30pm• Members of local and regional business

community invited to attend– Occasional guest speakers

• In 5 years we’ve networked with 1000+ from both sides of the ‘SL2B’ community.– Job results difficult to quantify– Not the aim– Advice, follow ups and relationship forming is the

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How next, Leavers’ Link• Voluntary attendance with relaxed open

networking approach.• Desire to grow into wider Anglia regional

footprint: Nottingham, Bedford, Cambridge, Leicester*– Challenge is to find professionals [ex service]

willing to buy in and contribute– Simple, unwritten, loosely defined structure– Desire to remain unfunded, but grants helpful

to provide electronic media support, and small scale administration costs.

* Must have nucleus of military camps and body to sustain

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Award winning Leavers’ Link!

• In March 2016 Leavers’ Link were delighted to be nominated and win Dream 100 Local Hero award in their Armed Forces Category.

• We’re also proud to be a Armed Forces Covenant Signatory and Pledge holder; ensuring our Service Leavers, Veterans and their families in the community are not disadvantaged by Service to the Nation. http://www.earfca.org.uk/employers/armed_forces_covenant/

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