Armed Forces Covenant

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.  

Signed on behalf of: Hythe and Dibden Cricket Club 

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Position: Chairman 

Date: 13 March 2021

The Armed Forces Covenant  

An Enduring Covenant Between  The People of the United Kingdom  

Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their Families.

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger  and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole  nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air  Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.  

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the  past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision  of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.  

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private  organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those  who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their  contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant. 

Section 1: Principles of The Armed Forces Covenant 

1.1 We Hythe and Dibden Cricket Club will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are: 

• no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen 

• in some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved. 

Section 2: Demonstrating our Commitment 

2.1 Hythe and Dibden Cricket Club recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by:    

• promoting the fact that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation; 

• striving to support the participation of service children within the orgnisation 

• striving to support the employment of Service spouses and partners; 

• endeavouring to offer activities for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment; 

• seeking to support our employees who choose to be members of the Reserve forces, including by accommodating their training and deployment where possible; 

• offering the use of facilities to local military units; 

• aiming to actively participate in Armed Forces Day;  

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.