Local News Tuesday 27th June

Tuesday, 27 June 2023 06:00

By Steve Haigh

A former Somerset-based Royal Marine is calling for better mental health support for ex-military personnel. A new website has been launched designed to get farmers to share their experiences through tough times. A disabled Ilminster woman is preparing to take part in a charity fundraising climb of the tallest mountain in Wales...and more.

A former Somerset-based Royal Marine is calling for better mental health support for ex-military personnel. Mark Ormrod was speaking about the years that have passed since he lost three of his limbs in a landmine explosion serving in Afghanistan aged twenty-four. He’s hoping that by speaking out, more help will be provided to service personnel and to others who live with mental health issues.

A new website has been launched designed to get farmers to share their experiences through tough times. Rupert Cox is the co-ordinator of the website ‘Farmerados’ and says it’s much needed.

An event’s been held to mark the first year of operations at iAero in Yeovil. The building in Bunford Lane is a ten-million-pound purpose-built research, design and innovation facility, supporting the aerospace sector in the South West. It opened in early 2022 and was delivered by Somerset Council in partnership with Leonardo UK and the Heart of the South West.

Somerset Council is celebrating winning an award for its partnership work delivering children’s homes. The Council and its partners – Homes2Inspire and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – were presented with the ‘Innovation in Partnerships’ prize for their Homes and Horizons project at the Municipal Journal Awards held in London. It was given for delivering ten family-sized homes for children, together with launching a new therapeutic education service, aimed at increasing young people’s life chances through improved mental health and wellbeing.

A disabled Ilminster woman is preparing to take part in a charity fundraising climb of the tallest mountain in Wales. Tina, who suffered a life-changing back injury in a riding accident, will be pushed, pulled, and carried in her wheelchair up and down the 1,085-meter-high Yr Wyddfa mountain this Saturday, July 1st, raising money for the spinal cord injury charity, 'Back Up'.

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