Scheme to help train badly-hurt veterans

A new social enterprise supporting armed forces veterans who have suffered life-changing injuries is among the organisations sharing £3 million of lottery funding.

Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company will now be able to provide manufacturing training opportunities for 150 disabled or long-term unemployed people over three years after being awarded a grant of £120,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.

The Renfrewshire-based factory allows veterans to earn a living while developing new skills in manufacturing activities, including printing, sign making and product engineering.

Triple amputee Gary Jamieson, 38, from Strathaven, lost both of his legs below the knee and his left arm above the elbow while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2010. He has been trained as a water jet cutter through the scheme.