Events

James Paget coffee mornings for Veterans

The James Paget will be hosting more veterans coffee/information mornings in 2025 - and will also have more support group meetings too.

Each coffee morning event will include tea/coffee and a buffet lunch, plus guest speakers from organisations that support the armed forces.

The coffee and information mornings will take place at the Louise Hamilton Centre, on the James Paget site, between 1100 – 1400 on 22 January, 26 March, 21 May, 25 June, 17 September and 12 November. 

If you or your organisation/business would like to sponsor or donate towards one of our Veterans coffee mornings please get in touch with our Armed Forces Advocate – please email Chris.Blyth@jpaget.nhs.uk

There will also be Veterans Wellbeing Support Group meetings in 2025. The James Paget and NSFT Veterans Integrated Service will be holding support group events on 4 December 2024 and 5 February, 5 March, 2 April, 7 May and 4 June in 2025.

All will be held in the Louise Hamilton Centre between 11am and 1pm.

For details of other NSFT veterans Wellbeing support groups, please see below.

Kitchener's New Drop In Session - Lowestoft

Please click on the image below for more information about drop in sessions being held on the last Friday of every month in Lowestoft.

Underneath this are more details about the Kitcheners Breakfast Clubs, which meet on the second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Beccles Royal British Legion Branch Community Support – Armed Forces Families Lunch Club

The Beccles RBL Armed Forces Families Lunch Club is held on the second Wednesday of the month, at Beccles Sea Cadet Headquarters in Fen Lane, Beccles, NR34 9BH - 11.30am to 1.30pm - with the following dates confirmed for 2025;

08 January

12 February

12 March

09 April

14 May

11 June

09 July

13 August

10 September

08 October

12 November

10 December

Enjoy a bacon roll and chat with one of their friendly branch support volunteers.

Parking is available on site, or the venue is on the X2 bus route.

For more information please call 01502 713003.

Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club Great Yarmouth

Over 150 Facebook members and growing, they meet twice a month. Dates for 2025 are as follows;

First Tuesday of the month from 0900 at Café 63, 2 Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3PA

Third Saturday of the month from 0930 at Captain Manby, Sidegate Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7RW

For more details please visit; Great Yarmouth Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club | Facebook

Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club Beccles

Over 120 Facebook members and growing, they meet once a month. 

During 2025 they will meet on the third Saturday of the month from 09:45 at The Club, 2 London Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9TZ

For more details please visit Beccles Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/beccles.afvbc 

RAF Benevolent Fund Coffee Club

Did you serve in the RAF or are you a member of the RAF family? This is a free fully accessible event held at 'Club Virage Café & Bar', Ellough Airfield, Brock Road, Beccles, NR34 7PJ

This takes place on the last Wednesday of the month from 11am to 1pm.

For more information please contact Nicky Russell; Nicola.russell@rafbf.org.uk