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Tuesday 19 August 2014

The Fallout Group now have a new Website

Due to the great increase in members the Fallout Group have launched their very own website.

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Wednesday 23 April 2014

Christmas Island nuclear test veteran’s birth defect fears | Mustard TV

A good local TV piece highlighting the fears of birth defects faced by many Veterans and their families: 



Christmas Island nuclear test veteran’s birth defect fears | Mustard TV



A nuclear test veteran from Thorpe St Andrew says he fears his family
could suffer birth defects for generations because of his exposure to
radiation more than 50 years ago.

David Freeman was one of 23 thousand servicemen involved in developing a nuclear bomb on Christmas Island in the 1950s and 60s.

Since then, several of his children and grandchildren have suffered
genetic defects – but the Ministry of Defence denies any link.

Wednesday 5 March 2014

Have an interesting or thought provoking experience from your association with the Nuclear Tests?

Do you have an interesting or thought provoking experience from your association with the Nuclear Tests?

If the answer is yes then we would like to hear from you, We need to share your experiences and put a human face to our Recognition Campaign.

As readers are aware the Recognition Campaign is very much alive, building support and increasing pressure on the Government. We have brought the issue of descendents into the debate to counter the feeble “what makes you different” argument put forward by the Veterans Minister but we need to keep the pressure on.

We really need to hear from you if you or your father:

  • Were on Ground Crew cleaning down the Canberra sniffer aircraft.
  • Took part in collecting samples for the scientists at any of the tests.
  • Were a Scientist stationed at a test site.
  • Took a decision not to have children as a result of participation in the Tests.
  • Were non-UK personnel at a British Test or were UK personnel attending a non-UK test.
  • Received money from the USA but have been refused a British War Pension.

We need to hear from you as soon as possible so email your details and brief experiences to media@bntva.com in the first instance. If you do not have internet access send your details to our central address and title your letter 'Recognition Campaign'. You could also call our central phone number and leave your name and telephone number asking to be contacted by Katie Hill.

Thursday 9 January 2014

Shelly in the Northern Echo

Shelly Grigg

Good article on the Fallout Group and the Recognition Campaign in the Northern Echo newspaper.
Read it HERE
 

Sunday 22 December 2013

BNTVA Fallout Group Launch New Descendents Health Research

Following on from the 2011 Nuclear Test Veterans Health Needs Analysis  (available to read HERE) The BNTVA were disappointed that the research fell short in fully exploring the health problems encountered by the descendents of our nuclear veterans.

With the Fallout Group being an internet enabled body, we realised this was both an ideal opportunity and medium to launch an internet based study of descendents health.  This study has the possibility of reaching many of those descendents wherever they are in the world.

The study is being conducted by the BNTVA registered charity 3113411 to gain evidence of the health and wellbeing problems encountered by first, second and third generation descendents of British Nuclear Test Veterans.

We believe the results of this study will inform the BNTVA Recognition Campaign and will also help shape the future support and education provision by the charity for both veterans and their descendents.

We wish to gather data from as many genuine descendents as possible and so have devised a process which will enable this and also accommodate completion by close relatives of responses for juveniles, other dependent persons and deceased descendents.  The process will also protect respondents personal details separate from the health information they supply.

To find out more about the survey, how the data will be used and how to apply for an Authorisation Code to complete the survey please contact the survey team HERE  or by sending an email to survey@bntva.com

Shelly Grigg, BNTVA Descendents Champion on the launch of FALLOUT

“When I started this group two years ago I could not imagine what a difference it would make to those who are seeking support, and I am someone who understands our unique story. Many I speak to just want someone to talk to but feel they have nowhere to turn – this needs to change.
 While we are primarily focussed on those who live in the UK we would also welcome those descendents from other nuclear powers – such as Australia, New Zealand, France and the US.”
If anyone out there reading this today is the son, daughter, grandchild, great-grandchild even of someone who served at Christmas Island, Malden Islands, Maralinga, Montebello or Emu Field please do get in touch as I would love to hear from you. 
You can also be assured there others on our group who have experienced what you maybe going through, and our Facebook 'Fallout' group is a closed group, so you can talk openly about your feelings.”

You can find the Facebook 'Fallout Group' here - http://www.facebook.com/groups/251788681501244