A national charity for veterans is seeking to open a drop-in centre to serve ex-soldiers from around the north west.

As part of the PR contract with REAL, Catherine Smyth Media produced a news article and photograph about Helmshore ex-soldier Steve Carr who is helping raise money for Veterans In Action.

The charity needs funds to provide a new centre, which will hopefully be based in Rossendale. From here veterans will be helped to cope with post traumatic stress disorder through activities to stimulate the mind and body.

The story features on About My Area community website and was printed in the Lancashire Telegraph and Rossendale Free Press on 21 October.