Our Journey so far

A Sheffield war veteran has moved to Kenya to begin a company aiming to benefit Kenyan society, its first project is focused on supporting veterans.

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‘Re-Wilding for Veterans’ will see five veterans travel to Kenya to partake in holistic activities and aims to support veterans who might suffer from PTSD, alcoholism, or substance abuse issues.

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Birley Spa native, Robert Lindley, served 24 years in the Royal Signals as a Yeoman of Signals. In 2010, he was assigned a post in Kenya, where he met his wife Stella and settled with their family in Nairobi.

Mr Lindley, 47, joined the army at 17, after leaving school, he said: “In 1993, there didn’t seem to be much opportunity for employment and it just seemed that you either left Sheffield or you’d end up in a job with very little development.

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“I think Sheffield gets overlooked a lot. Most money that leaves London and comes up north will generally go to Manchester Liverpool Leeds, Newcastle, and further up in Scotland.

“The way I looked at it was either the army or probably end up in jail.”