Derek Hardman and Jane Wilks discuss veteran support before Remembrance Sunday

GB News marked Remembrance weekend with a feature on veterans and an interview with Derek Hardman, founder of the Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club Network.

The programme's special series continued with Jane Wilks, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who served 15 years in the British Army. GB News reported that she deployed to Afghanistan in autumn 2011 in Task Force Helmand, based in Lashkar Gah, where she was responsible for casualty notification and fatality management.

Wilks told GB News that she found a lump in her left breast during that deployment and was air-med back to the UK with triple negative breast cancer. She said she went from a conflict zone to chemotherapy treatment. She also told the programme that the Royal British Legion suggested a Battle Back course for injured and sick personnel, which brought difficult experiences to the surface.

GB News reported that Wilks is now a local artist in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. She said she had been asked to design the poppy glass for this year's Poppy Appeal. She said remembrance was important to her because she had lost good friends and members of her team.

Hardman told GB News that the Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Clubs were built on putting veterans in the same room. He said military life creates bonds closer than those between siblings and that leaving can lead to isolation. He said he had been sick of veterans going under trains or off bridges, or parents finding them hanging from the banister because they were isolated.

Hardman said he would parade on Remembrance Sunday morning, march with veterans and salute. He said nearby clubs would put on a free buffet afterwards, with drinks and a catch-up. He described the day as a mix of sombre moments and joy at being back together.

Asked whether the government was doing enough for veterans, Hardman said: 'I would say not, it has improved, but I would say not.' He pointed to the treatment of veterans over Northern Ireland as a continuing problem. GB News also reported that some breakfast clubs visit schools, with veterans wearing berets and medals to talk to children.