Thousands of members of the Armed Forces and military veterans have been pledged vital support through a covenant that will be adopted by a new council to serve the whole of North Yorkshire.
The county was one of the first places in the UK to have an Armed Forces Covenant in place, which is enshrined in law to ensure military personnel and veterans have access to services across both the private and public sector.
The new North Yorkshire Council, which will launch on April 1, is set to adopt the covenant that was first signed in the county more than a decade ago in 2011.
North Yorkshire has a proud history associated with the Armed Forces which dates back more than a century, and there are 10,770 military personnel in the county – one of the largest numbers nationally.
The county also has among the highest numbers of veterans in the country, with 29,831 former members of the Armed Forces living in North Yorkshire, according to data from the 2021 Census.
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