SSAFA volunteers brief Huntingdon MP at Westminster

12 January 2026

Ben Obese-Jecty, the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, recently invited volunteers from the Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity to Westminster.

Passionate about supporting veterans, serving personnel and their families within his constituency, former Army Officer Ben invited the SSAFA volunteers to meet with him to discuss how to strengthen the support available to Huntingdon’s Armed Forces community.

The group, who bonded over their own military connections, discussed the avenues of SSAFA support available within the constituency including practical, emotional and financial assistance. SSAFA’s recently launched project, Safe to Serve - which provides confidential support outside the chain of command to serving female personnel experiencing bullying, discrimination or harassment - and the Mentoring scheme for service-leavers were also areas of interest for Ben.

Karen Conway, Branch Chair for SSAFA Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire, commented: “We were delighted to accept Ben’s invitation to Westminster to discuss how we can best support the Armed Forces community within Huntingdon and the surrounding areas."

Ben was keen to hear more about several SSAFA initiatives, such as our ‘Safe to Serve’ project which aims to provide confidential support to female serving personnel and the Mentoring scheme, accessible to service-leavers and their families to access for up to three years post discharge.

“There are lots of opportunities to pursue and we look forward to working with Ben to support veterans, serving personnel and their families living in Huntingdon."

Future opportunities for collaboration also included inviting SSAFA to constituent surgeries to further aid veterans and serving personnel in need.

Ben Obese-Jecty, MP for Huntingdon, added: “It was hugely valuable to meet with Karen and the SSAFA team in Westminster to hear more about the work they do locally, both across Huntingdon and Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire."