Barratt Development backs RBLI’s £14m plans

Military charity Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) has announced plans to create a £14m Centenary Village for veterans and their families after it received the backing of Barratt Developments.RBLI has provided care, support and employment for veterans who were wounded, sick or disabled from its Kent headquarters since it was founded in 1919 in response to the need at the end of the First World War.Marking the £750,000 financial commitment to the campaign, Steve Sherry, chief executive of RBLI, presented a gift to David Thomas, chief executive of Barratt Developments at its annual leadership conference.The Centenary Village will include an assisted living scheme, extending the care and support service by a further 24 units, each adapted and capable of meeting the needs of some of the most vulnerable residents.A further 24 new apartments, costing £1.3m and designed to be fully accessible, will house single veterans in urgent need alongside 20 new family homes in a mix of town and mews style housing.