Carlisle United Community Sports Trust are delighted to announce that Kingmoor Park Properties have agreed to sponsor our Veterans Programme.
Kingmoor Park Properties is one of Carlisle’s leading business and industrial estates, offering offices, industrial units, warehouse space and development opportunities in a well-connected location close to Junction 44 of the M6.
The partnership allows the Carlisle-based business and industrial estate to tie itself back to its military roots, with this calendar year marking the 30-year anniversary of the closure of No.14 Maintenance Unit, which was based at RAF Carlisle. The Maintenance Unit, locally known as 14MU, closed in September 1996 but the unit occupied sites which would later become a part of the Kingmoor Park site.
Take a look at some photos of the No.14 Maintenance Unit below.
It also serves as an extension of Kingmoor Park's commitment to the military community, as the company employs former service personnel within its own team and is encouraging their employees to volunteer and attend CUFC CST's Veterans sessions.
Carlisle United Community Sports Trust's Veterans' Programme allows ex-military personnel the chance to meet weekly at Brunton Park, offering mental health support, as well as physical activity sessions and regular excursions. Monthly breakfast meetings also allow the opportunity for a wider range of veterans to attend and socialise over a breakfast roll and a hot drink.
Weekly sessions take place in the East Stand on a Wednesday morning between 9am and 10:30am and a Thursday evening from 5pm till 7pm. The monthly breakfast meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of every month starting at 8:30am.
The veterans' sessions offer a wide range of services and resources to help participants transition to civilian life while addressing any challenges they may face.
Carlisle United Community Sports Trust CEO, James Tose, said: "We are incredibly grateful to Neil McIntyre and everyone at Kingmoor Park Properties for their generous support of our CUFC VETS programme.
"This partnership is particularly meaningful given Kingmoor Park's strong military heritage and their ongoing commitment to supporting veterans within the local community. Their backing will help us continue to provide a welcoming environment where former service personnel can access support, stay active, build friendships and remain connected.
"On behalf of everyone at Carlisle United Community Sports Trust, I would like to sincerely thank Neil and his team for recognising the importance of this work and for helping us make a positive difference to the lives of veterans across Carlisle and the surrounding area."
Neil McIntyre, Managing Director of Kingmoor Park Properties, added: “We’re really pleased to be supporting CUFC VETS, particularly in a year that marks 30 years since the closure of 14MU. Kingmoor Park has a long military history and it’s important to us that we recognise the people who served and worked here.
“We also have veterans within our own team, which makes this partnership particularly relevant to us. The Trust is doing valuable work bringing former service personnel together, and we’re pleased to play a part in helping that work continue.
“We’d encourage businesses across the estate that employ veterans to get involved too. It would be great to see more people working at Kingmoor Park benefit from the breakfasts and events, and help the Trust reach more veterans across Carlisle.”