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Beneficiary breaks at our Centres of Wellbeing

Wellbeing and theme weeks for beneficiaries

Published on 1 Mar 2023

Breath in the sea air and enjoy our fabulous holiday experiences, designed to give our beneficiaries a much-needed boost.

Scroll down to find out what's on offer across our Centres of Wellbeing Excellence in Llandudno, north Wales, and Rustington in West Sussex.

All the following activities are available to registered beneficiaries of Blind veterans UK. If you think you could be eligible for support, please complete our online application form.

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These activities, which take place at our Centres of Wellbeing Excellence in Llandudno and Rustington, have been organised following feedback from many of our blind veterans. We offer breaks focused around all kinds of themes, from entertainment to hobbies to outdoor adventure. And they're all accessible, regardless of your age, ability or needs.

Of course, one of the advantages of staying at our Centres is getting to spend time with other veterans and rekindling that sense of camaraderie so unique to the Armed Forces. So come and spend some time at our ‘home from home’, and we will do everything we can to ensure your holiday by the sea is one to remember.

We’d love to hear how you get on - do let us know!

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Our general wellbeing breaks

We run holiday weeks all year round, which you can book up to 6 months in advance. Get outdoors, see the sights, eat great food and sit back to enjoy lots of fantastic entertainment. What more could you want.

Please contact the Llandudno booking team on 01492 868700 or our Rustington team on 01273 391500.

Timetable of themed activities 2023/24

We’re also running a fantastic range of themed wellbeing breaks and activity weeks which you can find listed below:

How to register your interest in an activity week?

If you have any questions, our bookings teams will be happy to help. Please call our Rustington bookings team on 01273 391 500 and our Llandudno bookings team on 01492 868 700.

Bookings are limited to one activity week per beneficiary, but if you’d like to take part in more than one, you’re welcome to add your name to our waiting list.  If there’s significant demand for places, we may be able to re-run the activity later in the year for those who missed out first time around.  We’ll be sure to let you know if this happens.

Rustington

Please contact our Rustington bookings team between 27 February-9 March, 8.30am-4.30pm, on 01273 391 500*. We will confirm your place during the week commencing 13 March.

Llandudno

Call our Llandudno bookings team on 01492 868 700. Bookings for our wellbeing breaks are open six months in advance.

*If you reach the answer machine, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

The cost of your stay

Our costs vary depending on whether you need care and if you lost your sight as a result of your service. The charges from April to September 2023 are set out in the table.

Please note, Blind Veterans UK has a comprehensive grants policy, so should you feel that cost is a barrier to you coming to stay please do speak to your community team.

All trips and activities are included in your holiday costs. If there's an opportunity to enjoy a visit to the theatre, we will contact you in advance to gauge your interest and request that the cost of the ticket is covered on arrival.

Care stays

	Seven-night nursing stay	Daily cost for nursing stay	Seven night residential stay	Daily cost for residential stay
War-blinded beneficiary	£470.40	£67.20	£386.40	£55.20
Non War-blinded beneficiary	£772.80	£110.40	£571.20	£81.60

Independent stays

	Seven-night independent stay	Daily cost independent stay
War-blinded beneficiary	£319.20	£45.60
Non War-blinded beneficiary	£411.60	£58.80
Child aged 3-16	£159.60	£22.80

Access full Centre Supplement

If you would like more information about any of our breaks, please access our Centres Supplement 2023, in the format that best suits you.

PDF version with Audio

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Date	Activity	Location	Break type
28 March–3 April	Walking week	Brighton	Activity week
4–11 April	Easter break	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
2–8 April	Easter break	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
9–15 April	Easter break	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
12–17 April	Easter break	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
18–24 April	Sports and fitness	Brighton	Activity week
23–29 April	History week	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
23–29 April	Recreation taster	Llandudno	Activity week
25 April–1 May	Food and drink week	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
30 April–6 May	Kings and Coronations	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break

Date	Activity	Location	Activity type
2–8 May	Kings, Queens and coronations	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
7–13 May	Driving	Llandudno	Activity week
9–15 May	Cycling	Brighton	Activity week
16–22 May	Craft week	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
21–29 May	Military week: Battle of Atlantic 80	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
23–29 May	Pamper week	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
23–29 May	Health and retreat	Brighton	Activity week

Date	Activity	Location	Activity type
4–10 June	Hillwalking	Llandudno	Activity week
4–10 June	Volunteer celebration	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
6–12 June	Beside the seaside	Brighton	Themed wellbeing break
11–17 June	Beside the seaside	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
13–19 June	Strolling	Brighton	Activity week
18–24 June	Fishing	Llandudno	Activity week
20–26 June	Military week	Brighton	Themed wellbeing week
25 June–1 July	Woodlands and wildfire	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing week

Date	Activity	Location	Activity type
2–8 July	Photography	Llandudno	Activity week
9–15 July	Castles of Wales	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
16–22 July	Strolling	Llandudno	Activity week
23–29 July	Beside the seaside	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing break
30–5 August	Target	Llandudno	Activity week

Date	Activity	Location	Activity type
6–12 August	Cruise week	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing week
13–19 August	Golf	Llandudno	Activity week
20–26 August	Beside the seaside	Llandudno	Themed wellbeing week
27 August–2 September	Wood week	Llandudno	Activity week

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