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Dorset developments fly flags to show support for Armed Forces veterans

Dorset housebuilders are showing their support for Armed Forces veterans this Remembrance period by installing flags at all of their Dorset developments.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes have put up the flags at Quarter Jack Park in Wimborne, Canford Paddock in Poole and Compass Point in Swanage, showing the “Lest We Forget” motto with a poppy design. The flags are now in place and will remain in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday on 14th November. The five-star housebuilder will also observe a two-minute silence at 11am on 11th November at developments.

The flags are just one measure Barratt and David Wilson Homes roll out to show support of the Armed Forces and not just at this time of year. Barratt and David Wilson Homes have always been a huge supporter of the armed forces. The housebuilders have attracted over 70 veterans into the business through the Armed Forces Transition Programme, which accounted for 90% of all trainees recruited in the last 18 months. The Programme gives veterans the opportunity to develop a career after leaving the military, connecting those leaving the armed forces with work on the outside.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ Community Liaison Manager, Anthony Dimmick, formerly a Corporal of the 17 Port and Maritime Regiment based in Marchwood and awarded a commendation for his services during the Falklands War, said: “The Transition Programme gives priority to military personnel looking to leave the forces in the last 12 months of their career. As a former member of the forces, I know how difficult it can be to transition from the world of the military into everyday life, so the work Barratt and David Wilson Homes do to encourage people back into the world of work is extremely commendable.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Barratt Homes .