Stretton Stonemasons Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Stretton Stonemasons Limited will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Stretton Stonemasons Limited recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

Encourage activities which help to integrate the Armed Forces community into local life. Encourage the Armed Forces community to help and support the wider community, whether through participation in events and joints projects, or other forms of engagement. Communications, engagement and outreach ensuring the Armed Force Covenant logo is used in all forms of our communication both locally and regionally. Providing Brochures to fu-neral directors that also endorse the covenant. We shall openly publicise our commitment to the Armed Forces. Commercial We openly accept project work for the Armed Forces and we are qualified and insured to work on these premises. Delivering the highest quality customer service upon requirement of our monumental ser-vices. Providing Armed Forces specialist monumental inscriptions and ornamentation to hon-our the service and gallantry of the individual and their families. Employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community, by promoting the fact we are a committed armed forces organisation. We also publicise our Armed Forces Covenant on our website and display the Armed Forces Covenant logo in all our stationery and brochure.

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.