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We have set up our web-site at probably the most important moment of the Association’s history since the mid-1950's, when we completed most of our post World War 2 building programme. We have started building the first of a planned 60 or so disabled friendly, single storey or single floor houses, spread over a number of locations across Scotland. These are needed to meet the growing demand for houses from those younger Veterans who are casualties of the conflicts of the last 25 years, from the Falklands through to the ongoing ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The formal launch of the appeal to raise a target of £6 million to fund this building programme took place in the presence of the First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh, 30th April 2008. We are grateful for any donations from individuals or groups.

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The month of May saw a number of key events for the Houses for Heroes Appeal.  

On 5 May, as shown in the photograph above, the ground was broken for the start of Phase 2 of the Appeal. This will comprise of ten new flats to be named Poppy Court and will be built on Association-owned land at New Scone just to the North East of Perth.

The name Poppy Court has been agreed by Perth and Kinross District Council to recognise the massive support to the Appeal, and to this phase in particular, from Poppyscotland. Other major donors to this phase, and to who we are enormously grateful, are The Robertson Trust, The Gannochy Trust, The Charles Hayward Foundation and The Percy Bilton Trust. The flats are being built by A & J Stephen (Builders) Ltd of Perth as part of an affordable housing scheme and are due to be completed and be ready for occupation in May 2010.

On 16 May Lord Selkirk of Douglas, the President of the Association, assisted by Mrs Mary Sweeney, Secretary of our North Lanarkshire District Committee, formerly opened Hamilton Court, the four flats built at Motherwell to a very high standard by Ross & Laidlaw and Sons Ltd of Rutherglen as Phase 1 of the Appeal.

The successful completion of this phase was only made possible by the support of, and donations from, Scottish War Blinded, The MacRobert Trust, Poppyscotland and the three Service Charities, Seafarers UK, The Army Benevolent Fund and The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

On 21 May a Tender Board met to open the tenders received for Phase 4a being the full refurbishment and alteration to wheelchair standard of two 1950s bungalows owned by the Association in Airdrie. Work is planned to start in July with completion in October and to be followed by Phase 4b, the building of two new bungalows in the extensive gardens to the rear.