Wiltshire: Upcoming online courses from the Family and Community Learning team - free for Military Spouses

 

Please see the list below for more upcoming courses or visit the website here

To enrol, please click here

Gloucestershire: Latest updates from Gloucestershire County Council

Please click the links below for further information:

• Have your say on the future of SEND in Gloucestershire
• Families in Partnership newsletter - for Families with SEND
• Employment & Skills Hub updates
• 'Big Health Day' reminder - Thu 11 Jun
• Gloucestershire Recycles update
• Greener Gloucestershire
• Libraries update

Please note that this page may be updated with more links as the month rolls on.

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Hullavington: Save the date for the Hullavington Church Fete - Sat 13 Jun

 

Please click here to follow the Facebook page

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE

Lyneham: Free Vivo 'In Bloom' workshop - Thu 28 May

8 Trg Bn and 5Bn REME Welfare invite all to our Herb Planting Session in partnership with VIVO and Nurture!

This event is open to all military families and contractors attached to MOD Lyneham. The session will run at MOD Lyneham Community Centre on Thursday 28th May 1100-11:45.

Please click here to book your space!

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Hounds for Heroes: Spring Newsletter

To view the newsletter in full, please go to: Spring Newsletter - 2026

At Hounds for Heroes, Hounds are specially trained assistance dogs, and Heroes are physically disabled or injured personnel of HM Armed Forces and the Emergency Services, whose lives are transformed through partnership with a Hounds for Heroes dog.

To find out more, please visit: Hounds for Heroes Assistance Dogs | Hounds for Heroes

Blandford: Garrison youth club sessions (inters & seniors) Mon & Wed

Venue: Semaphore Arms Function Room (located near the WRVS/Junior Rates Cookhouse and WO/Sgts Mess).

Junior sessions, for children in school years 1 to 3 will return in due course. More information to follow in the coming weeks.

For further information on youth club sessions contact James.Tarring100@mod.gov.uk

Volunteers are always needed to help out. If you can help in anyway at any of the sessions please contact James Tarring at above email address.

For those children that aren’t yet registered, there will be a QR code provided on entry for parents to complete or see below.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE
 

Dorset: Blandford Job centre information

Find out about job vacancies in the Blandford area and also get advice on CVs and job interview tips

Blandford job centre can also administer claims - Jobseekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support.

Click HERE for more information.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Dorset: Bovington & Blandford garrison youth trip - Thorpe park Tues 26th May. Book now. Spaces left

AWS Community Support invite you to get ready for an epic day out at Thorpe Park with your friends. This youth coach trip is all about fun, thrills, and making memories. Hop on the coach, enjoy the ride, and dive into a world of roller coasters and test your limits with the speed of Stealth, the thrill of Nemesis Inferno and the nerve jangling Detenator, this theme park has it all.

Height restrictions apply on most rides (minimum of 1.2m tall for most, 1.4m for major coasters).

Timings

Blandford Pick Up - 0730 - Signals Museum car park, Blandford Camp 
Bovington Pick Up - 0810 - Vision youth centre, Elles road, Bovington. 

Arrive at Thorpe Park - 1015
Depart Thorpe Park - 1730

Bovington Arrival - 2015 - Vision youth centre, Elles road, Bovington. 
Blandford Arrival - 2100 - Signals Museum car park, Blandford Camp

For more details and to purchase tickets click HERE

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Bath & Bristol: What's on in & around the Bath & Bristol area in May

Please click the links below for a selection of local attractions and bookmark this page for any future updates! (Updated attractions and seasonal events may be added weekly and will show in bold text to indicate they are new)

Please note that currently, this list does not specify individual events. It does however include a list of event spaces, tourism websites, and more. Seasonal Easter events are also included.

Gloucestershire: What's on in May

 

Please click the links below for a selection of local upcoming events and bookmark this page for any future updates! (Updated events may be added weekly and will show in bold text to indicate they are new)

Please note that new events have been added to the long 'recurring list of event spaces, tourism websites, etc.' section so please check to see what's on near you!