01 June 2025
New Frontiers: Issue 1
New Frontiers shares progress from Scotland’s Veterans Wellbeing Alliance -strategy, partnerships, and stories shaped by veterans’ voices and lived experience.
Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter New Frontiers which will provide insights and updates to the work of Scotland’s Veterans Wellbeing Alliance.
I am delighted to see the progress we have made since we carried out conversations across Scotland last summer to find out what was important to veterans and their families who had chosen to return to Scottish civilian life or make a new life in Scotland following their service. The invaluable insights gained from our Fingerprints dialogue enabled us to create our three year strategy for the Alliance, secure funding from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Trust and grow the number of partners all committed to delivering on the aims of the strategy.
New Frontiers will be issued every two months, and the deadline and publication dates are set out on the back page. My hope is that we can include articles highlighting the work and activities of Alliance partners, thought and opinion articles are also welcome too!
Our first edition has a couple of feature articles by Pauline Cherrington on the awe-inspiring work that Lothian Veterans Centre is doing with female veterans and one form our roving development and outreach lead Richard Henderson on his recent visit with Professor Gerri Matthews-Smith to Lewis.