Veterans & Community Hub CIC

01/11/2026

Veterans & Community Hub CIC is pleased to announce our 2nd Veterans’ Breakfast at Caffinaafi. Places - limited to one veteran plus one companion - go really quickly, so please book early.

Direct message this page or call or text Naomi on: 07884 361846

26/10/2026

Finally we can post this information after a long two years of collaboration!!!

Last week members of the team at The VC Hub travelled down to Cardiff for the official launch of The Veterans Album called “A Space in the Woods” which is an album of original songs written by Veterans and veteran family members from around Wales and produced at several professional recording studios in the UK.

The project was a really exciting opportunity to collaborate with veterans groups from North, West Wales and South Wales and to explore the craft of songwriting and spoken word whilst working with industry professionals focusing on issues that matter to the writers.

The project is the brainchild of Karin Diamond at Re-Live who specialise in life story work in a number of key areas including the Veteran and non veteran communities. Massive thank you to Karin and the team.

The album is available for download on Spotify with the proceeds supporting future opportunities.

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The event was supported by ITV Wales, BBC 5 Live and BBC Radio Wales Breakfast programme too.

As The VC Hub and Caffinaafi music is a key element of what we do whether that is our open mic sessions on the first Sunday of each month or our Friday night sessions called Monkey Jam where we give up the space for a younger crowd of local musicians to run a jamming night.

As we move forward with the build up towards the year end, we remain focused on the development of The Therapy Den in Queensferry, Deeside which we hope to open in the late spring of 2027 where we might be brave enough to perform some of the music we wrote in our little wooded venue!! Our very own ‘Space in The Woods’.

RWFCA Shotton & Deeside Branch
Mark Tami MP
Darren Millar
Ken Skates MS
CLLR TED Palmer County &Town Councillor
Ian Gibbons
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Connahs Quay Group
Woodys Lodge 'Giving Space and Time'
Connah's Quay Town Council
Andy Dunbobbin - North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner
Office for Veterans' Affairs
Shotton Town Council
North Wales Live
Pegasus Landscapes & Gardens Wales
The National Lottery Community Fund
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Doubleclick CIC

26/10/2026

The next veterans regroup room will be on the 29th of October 6pm till 8pm.

This week’s Veteran Drop-in features artist and veteran Angie McCormick. She will be giving a brief presentation about her arts practice, then showing some ‘mock-ups’ she’s worked on in response to the DPM theme for painting the exterior of the Therapy Den Cabin at Queensferry Institute. There’ll be space for discussion, and all being well, we can make a decision about the final design/treatment.

The veterans’ Regroup room is for veterans with or without a partner if you would like any further information please contact via email [email protected] or Call 07359 766063

26/10/2026

This Thursday, 29 October, the CAB will be Caffinaafi running a drop-in specifically for veterans and their family members between 1430 - 1630.

We are pleased to announce that we are hosting Citizens’ Advice Drop-ins for veterans and their families at Caffinaafi every other Thursday from 29 October. Call in between 1430 - 1630.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Ken Skates MS
Connah's Quay Town Council
Woodys Lodge 'Giving Space and Time'
Darren Millar
CLLR TED Palmer County &Town Councillor
Ian Gibbons
Cyngor Sir y Fflint / Flintshire County Council
Mark Tami MP
Helping Homeless Veterans-UK
Andy Dunbobbin - North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner
Connahs Quay Group
Office for Veterans' Affairs
RWFCA Shotton & Deeside Branch
Veteran Project - Wrexham Citizens Advice
Charlotte Flvc

26/10/2026

26/10/2026

Royal British Legion poppies, pin badges, key rings are now available in Caffinaafi - please place cash donations for any of these items into the RBL collection box in the Caffi.

Donations made to the Veterans & Community Hub CIC up to and including Remembrance Day will be passed onto Hero Paws who provide rehabilitation, rehoming and resettlement for retired military dogs.

Royal British Legion North Wales Poppy Appeal

26/10/2026

A 3 story Regency dolls house to be raffled at the caffinaafi £1 for a strip of tickets. Draw will take place on the 24th of November, money raised will go to Therapy Den. Tickets available for sale at the Caffinaafi

25/10/2026

The sun came out and the wind lessened for the RBL Riders today. They came to Deeside to launch the RBL Poppy Appeal at Shotton and Connah’s Quay War Memorial. Sending a big thank-you all the Riders, RBL and RWFCA Shotton & Deeside Branch standard bearers, Chairs, Vice Chairs and consorts from Shotton Town Council and Connah's Quay Town Council, North Wales Police and our wonderful VC Hub/Caffinaafi team who supported the event with brews and bacon and sausage baps on a grand scale.

Royal British Legion North Wales Poppy Appeal
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
CLLR TED Palmer County &Town Councillor
Darren Millar
Mark Tami MP

25/10/2026

The VC Hub is supporting the RBL Riders as they launch this year’s Poppy Appeal in North Wales. They will conduct a Service of Remembrance next Sunday 25 October at Shotton and Connah’s Quay War Memorial at 11.45am. Veterans, their families and the wider community are invited to join them.

Royal British Legion Wales
Connahs Quay Group
Cyngor Sir y Fflint / Flintshire County Council
Darren Millar
Mark Tami MP
CLLR TED Palmer County &Town Councillor
Ian Gibbons
Woodys Lodge 'Giving Space and Time'
Connah's Quay Town Council
Andy Dunbobbin - North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner
RWFCA Shotton & Deeside Branch
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Office for Veterans' Affairs
Fin Pickwell
Royal British Legion North Wales Poppy Appeal
Aflo North Wales
North Wales Live
Deeside.com
TS Tuscan Connah's Quay Sea Cadets & Royal Marines Cadets