What is a community taster session?

These sessions provide an opportunity to connect with other veterans and families. You can also meet our team and find out more about the support, services and events we offer. No questions asked, no obligation to sign up for anything.

Who is it for?

No matter when, where or how long you served, our support and services are available to every veteran who served in the British Armed Forces, either as a Regular or Reserve, and we support your families and carers too.  

What can I expect?

 A chance to connect with others who understand your background and have shared your life experiences. 

Sometimes it’s hard to reach out to others. We get it. But you aren't alone, we're here for you and so are the rest of the Armed Forces community. This is a way to dip your toes back into the water and feel like part of a community again.  

ARE YOU FEELING NERVOUS OR ANXIOUS?

It’s natural to have feelings of nervousness and anxiety before coming along, but that quickly disappears. Our Community Taster sessions are just about bringing members of the Armed Forces community together to feel connected. 

What next?

  • Pick a location and day to come
  • Bring a friend or a family member along if you know they would benefit too
  • Turn up

Leave the rest to us.

Find your local Help for Heroes Café

    • For our veterans and family members currently living in Northern Ireland, please reach out to our regional team for further details:

      mailto: saf.scotlandandni@helpforheroes.org.uk

      • Aberdeen: Dobbies Garden Centre, Lang Stracht  - AB15 6AX

        • Thursday 2 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30


        Ayr: Costa Coffee, Heathfield Retail Park  - KA8 9BF

        • Tuesday 14 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30


        Dunfermline: Costa Coffee, Fife Leisure Park  - KY11 8EX

        • Tuesday 18 June 2024 11:00 - 12:30


        Edinburgh: Costa Coffee, Hermiston Gait Retail Park  - EH11 4DF

        • Tuesday 7 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30


        Glasgow: Costa Coffee, Crown Street Retail Park Unit 11 - G5 0DP

        • Thursday 2 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30


        Inverness: Dobbies Garden Centre - IV2 3TW

        • Tuesday 30 April 2024 11:30 - 12:30
        • Tuesday 28 May 2024 11:30 - 12:30


          Scottish Borders: Melrose Rugby Club - TD6 9SA

          • Thursday 23 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30

          Have you got a question?

          mailto: saf.scotlandandni@helpforheroes.org.uk

        • Bangor: Bwyd Da Cafe - LL57 1UL

          • Tuesday 14 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Tuesday 11 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Tuesday 9 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Bridgend: Nuffield Gym, Waterton Retail Park - CF31 3YW

          • Tuesday 28 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Tuesday 25 June 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Tuesday 23 July 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          Builth Wells: The Strand Hall - LD2 3AA

          • Thursday 9 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 13 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 11 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Carmarthen: Carmarthen Leisure Centre - SA31 3NQ

          • Wednesday 1 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Tuesday 4 June 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 3 July 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          Hereford: Veteran Support Centre - HR4 0BX

          • Wednesday 22 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 24 July 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          Llandrindod Wells : Llandrindod Food Bank - LD1 5ER

          • Monday 29 April 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Monday 3 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Monday 24 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Newtown: Ponthafren Newtown - SY16 2DY

          • Monday 20 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Monday 17 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Monday 22 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Welshpool: The Armoury, Ponthafren Welshpool - SY21 7NA

          • Thursday 30 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 27 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 25 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Have you got a question?

          mailto: saf.wales@helpforheroes.org.uk

        • Barnstaple: Barnstaple Rugby Club - EX31 1JH

          • Thursday 9 May 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Thursday 13 June 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Thursday 11 July 2024 10:30 - 12:30


          Bath: Bath City Farm - BA2 1NW 

          • Thursday 9 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 13 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 11 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Exmouth: Cranford Club - EX8 2EQ

          • Wednesday 1 May 2024 13:30 - 15:30
          • Wednesday 5 June 2024 13:30 - 15:30
          • Wednesday 3 July 2024 13:30 - 15;30


          Plymouth: Wolseley Hall - PL2 3BY

          • Friday 17 May 2024 10:00 - 13:00
          • Friday 21 June 2024 10:00 - 13:00
          • Friday 19 July 2024 10:00 - 13:00


          Redruth: Redruth Rugby Club - TR15 1SY

          • Tuesday 7 May 2024 10:30 - 13:30
          • Tuesday 4 June 2024 10:30 - 13:30
          • Tuesday 2 July 2024 10:30 - 13:30


          Torbay: Paignton Rugby Club - TQ4 6AT

          • Wednesday 15 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 19 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 17 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Have you got a question?

          mail to: saf.west@helpforheroes.org.uk

        • Buckinghamshire: Dobbies Garden centre, Milton Keynes - MK17 9JH

          • Wednesday 29 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 31 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Dorset: The Spire, Poole - BH15 1DF

          • Wednesday 29 May 2024 11:30 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:30 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 28 August 2024 11:30 - 13:00


          Gloucestershire: Lake 32, Cirencester - GL7 6DQ

          • Friday 10 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Friday 13 September 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Hampshire: Karuna Cafe, Aldershot - GU11 1DX

          • Friday 3 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Friday 7 June 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Friday 5 July 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          Hampshire: Bosswells Cafe, Andover - SP10 1LS

          • Tuesday 21 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          Hampshire: Royal Maritime Hotel, Portsmouth - PO1 3HS

          • Wednesday 8 May 2024 11:30 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 5 June 2024 11:30 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 3 July 2024 11:30 - 13:00


          Kent: Cyclopark - DA11 7NP

          • Wednesday 22 May 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Wednesday 24 July 2024 10:30 - 12:30

          Oxfordshire: Millets Farm Centre, Abingdon - OX13 5HB

          • Tuesday 21 May 2024 09:00 - 11:00
          • Tuesday 18 June 2024 09:00 - 11:00
          • Tuesday 16 July 2024 09:00 - 11:00


          West Sussex: Crimsham Alpaca Farm, Bognor - PO20 1LN

          • Saturday 25 May 2024 09:00 - 12:00


          West Sussex: Charlie Charlie One Cafe, Bognor - PO21 1SP

          • Monday 27 May 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Monday 24 June 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Monday 29 July 2024 10:30 - 12:30


          Have you got a question?

          mailto: saf.south@helpforheroes.org.uk

        • Cambridgeshire: Ferry Meadows Cafe, Peterborough - PE2 5UU

          • Thursday 30 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Derbyshire: Toby Carvery, Chaddesden - DE21 6LZ

          • Monday 29 April 2024 10:00 - 12:30
          • Monday 27 May 2024 10:00 - 12:30
          • Monday 24 June 2024 10:00 - 12:30


          Hertfordshire: Dobbies Garden Centre, Royston - SG8 6RB

          • Wednesday 1 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30
          • Wednesday 5 June 2024 11:00 - 12:30
          • Wednesday 3 July 2024 11:00 - 12:30


          Leicestershire: Dobbies Garden Centre, Rothley  - LE7 7NL

          • Tuesday 14 May 2024 10:30 - 12:00
          • Tuesday 11 June 2024 10:30 - 12:00


          Lincolnshire: Lincoln Rugby Club - LN2 2RS

          • Thursday 2 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 6 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Thursday 4 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Northamptonshire: Dobbies Garden Centre, Wootton - NN4 6HP

          • Monday 6 May 2024 10:30 - 12:00
          • Thursday 13 June 2024 10:30 - 12:30
          • Thursday 11 July 2024 10:30 - 12:00


          Nottinghamshire: YMCA Newark & Sherwood Community & Activity Village - NG24 4FH

          • Thursday 16 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30
          • Thursday 13 June 2024 11:00 - 12:30


          Staffordshire: Toby Carvery, Stoke on Trent - ST4 8BU

          • Wednesday 29 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Suffolk: Coffee Cell, Ipswich - IP1 3BX

          • Wednesday 15 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 19 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Warwickshire: Dobbies Garden Centre, Rugby - CV23 9QQ

          • Tuesday 28 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30
          • Tuesday 25 June 2024 11:00 - 12:30



          Have you got a question?

          mailto: saf.east@helpforheroes.org.uk

        • Durham : Peggotty's, Bishop Auckland - DL13 3AR

          • Wednesday 15 May 2024 10:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 19 June 2024 10:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 17 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Durham : The ARMourY (formerly Flanders), Seaham - SR7 7HF

          • Wednesday 1 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 5 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 3 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Northumberland : Radcliffes Cafe Bar, Morpeth  - NE65 0FB

          • Wednesday 22 May 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:00 - 13:00
          • Wednesday 24 July 2024 11:00 - 13:00


          South Yorkshire : Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust, Rotherham - S63 7DG

          • Tuesday 30 April 2024 10:00 - 12:30
          • Tuesday 21 May 2024 10:00 - 12:30
          • Tuesday 25 June 2024 10:00 - 12:30


          Tyne and Wear : Howdon Community Hub, Newcastle - NE28 0PP

          • Wednesday 8 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 12 June 2024 10:00 - 12:00
          • Wednesday 10 July 2024 10:00 - 12:00


          Have you got a question?

           mailto: saf.north@helpforheroes.org.uk