Scotland: RCET new name, Forces Children Scotland

We have made big changes

Today, we have officially launched as Forces Children Scotland!

It was a major decision to change things, and we know that adapting to change can be hard. However, we realised our former name was proving a barrier to helping others understand what we do.
In changing our name, we're ready! We hope you like all the big changes we have made in co-producing our new brand with children and young people.

Learn more about our rebrand journey: here

Oakham Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club

 

Youth Employment UK

Are you aged 16-19 and thinking about your future? Our free online Explore Work Experience programme can help. It’s a handy way to explore the world of work and start thinking about what might suit you. 

www.youthemployment.org.uk/employment-help-young-people/explore-work-experience/

Edinburgh: Victim Support Group

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East Riding: ERYC Waste management as of 1st Oct

 

From 1 October 2021, East Riding Resident's will require a Pass or proof of residency to gain access to Household Waste and Recycling Sites (HWRS) by car. Households will receive a 'Pass' for use with HWRSs.

Your nearest Household Waste Recycling Sites:

Beverley: Weel Road, HU17 0SU Timings: Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm

Driffield: Church Lane, YO25 5XE Timings: Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm

For 'standard' and 'non-standard' bulk waste collection click HERE

For more information please go to: www.eastriding.gov.uk or download the ERYC App HERE

Social Security Scotland - Child disability Payment

Child Disability Payment will open for applications across Scotland from 22 November 2021.
You do not need to apply if your child already gets Disability Living Allowance for children.

From mid October children aged 16 or over who get Disability Living Allowance for children will have their award transferred to us in phases.

Clients aged up to 15-years-old will have their award transferred from spring 2022.

Payments will continue to be made at the same rates and on the same payment cycle.

For more info, visit: mygov.scot/child-disability-payment

Wattisham: Work Well Suffolk

Information provided by Wattisham HIVE

Oakham: Oakham Castle - A Brief History of Music

 

A Brief History Of Music

Oakham: Peppers, a Safe Place

 

Pop in for a cup of tea/ coffee, chat, play games, relax and have fun!

There’s no pressure, just a safe place to be yourself and take a break.

N.B drop-in sessions are for adults (aside from the Parent and Baby group)

Lancashire County Council - Jobs employment and volunteering

To see current employment vacancies or

volunteering opportunities visit our website below:

www.lancashire.gov.uk/jobs/

Chester: Topsy Tumbles at Northgate Arena, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Topsy Tumbles has returned to Northgate Arena

Ideal for children under the age of 5

Book on-line or call in at the centre

Booking recommended

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.30-11.30am

£2.80 per child

https://www.brioleisure.org/what-we-offer/juniors/topsy-tumbles

 

National Careers Service

If you're thinking about taking an online course to gain a qualification you might benefit from our advice to get the most out of it by preparing yourself and your environment.

Read our tips and find where to get free courses to build your skills 👉

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Blackpool: Armed Forces Football - For current & ex-forces personnel

NEW SESSION - Forces Football

Starting Thursday 8th October

5 – a – side football

Meet other current and ex-forces personnel, have a laugh and kick about with the opportunity to represent BFCCT at events against other professional football clubs.

Venue: Play Football, Blackpool, Garstang Road
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Day: Thursday
Cost: £2 per session – First session FREE

BOOKING is essential - please call 01253 348 691

More information http://www.bfcct.co.uk/community/armed-forces/

Leuchars: European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) available

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More Support for Veterans in Jobcentre Plus Locations

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has increased its support for job hunting veterans, services leavers, and their families, at various Jobcentre Plus locations.

A new role of Armed Forces Champions Lead has been added, in addition to the existing 50 Armed Forces Champions. These Leads will be responsible for overseeing the Champions, and will be based in each Jobcentre Plus district.

https://www.veteransgateway.org.uk/more-support-for-veterans-in-jobcentre-plus-locations/

Transition Life Skills Info Sheet No.16 - Preventative Welfare Guidance

This Life Skills Welfare Information Sheet seeks to highlight those welfare issues that most commonly affect Service Personnel (SP) and family members and offer some basic guidance on how some of these might be avoided, and if they cannot be avoided, signpost to where support and assistance can be found.

To view this document online, including the embedded links within the document, click HERE

If you are using a MODnet device and are unable to view the attached document, please email colernehive@armymail.mod.uk requesting that a copy of the document be emailed to you

Lancashire - Trafford Hall Families Programme 2021/22

What is it?

• Fully funded 3 day (2 night) residential programme designed to support forces

families that are facing challenge and finding it difficult to cope as a family unit

(targeting those with primary age children).

• Time away to reconnect/rebuild as a family unit, build communication, resilience

and learn to solve problems, become stronger as a family unit.

• At the very beautiful Trafford Hall www.traffordhall.com

• Delivered by our brilliant partners Healthbox www.healthboxcic.com

• Fully funded via the Armed Forces covenant fund https://covenantfund.org.uk/

Click HERE to find out more about Trafford Hall and what they can offer to Forces Families.

Use the Booking Form link below to book a place.

BOOKING FORM

Broadband Providers Drop Cancellation Fees for Armed Forces Personnel

Mark Lancaster, Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel has announced that armed forces personnel will no longer have to face cancellation fees for their broadband and media packages when posted overseas or to another part of the UK not covered by their current provider.

The commitment from the UK’s biggest broadband providers representing 95 per cent of Britain’s broadband market comes into force immediately, and will benefit tens of thousands of forces households in the UK and abroad.

The change agreed to under the tenets of the Armed Forces Covenant includes BT, EE, Plusnet, Talk Talk and Virgin Media, who have all committed to treating military personnel fairly when cancelling their contracts.

Up until now, members of the armed forces deployed overseas or to different part of the UK not covered by their provider could be forced to pay a cancellation fee. They will no longer have to face this cost and be disadvantaged due to the mobile nature of service life

Weeton - Stay & Play - Back On

In association with HOME START Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde

STAY & PLAY FAMILY SESSIONS

Location: Weeton Community Centre

Everyone welcome

Lancashire - Healthier Lancashire - The Orange Button Community Scheme

Have you heard of the ‘orange button’ scheme?

It’s been set up to help people who are having thoughts of suicide, or who are worried about a friend or family member.

Find out more here https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/OrangeButtonScheme

Weeton - Children's Centre - Family Session

Children & Family Wellbeing Service - Fylde & Wyre

WE ARE BACK!!

Location: Weeton Family Centre

Timing: 10:00am to 11:30am

Come along and join Hollie for the weekly sessions for families with children aged 0 to 4 years of age. The sessions will be held in the Weeton Family Centre, situated in the Unit Welfare Office Building and will provide a safe place for children and families to get to know each other and access many fun activities.

RBL - Teaching Remembrance

 

Whether you're home schooling or a teacher looking to teach Remembrance at your school, we can help. Our new Together Across The Commonwealth teaching resources look at collaboration between Britain and the Commonwealth, from the 5 millions volunteers who served alongside British troops in the Second World War to the diversity of modern Britain today. 

These are a great way to prepare children to take part in Remembrance this year so download yours today. 👉 www.britishlegion

Forces Pension Society - Rules on the Resettlement Grant

MoD has updated the Resettlement Grant figures on their website , so we thought why not explain a little more about the rules around the Grant.

Some people think that the RG is something to do with paying for resettlement courses or training – this is wrong. The RG is a tax-free lump sum intended to help Regular Service personnel settle into civilian life. There is no stipulation as to what you can spend it on BUT you need to remember that there are breaks in service to be observed and, if you take up another military post too quickly, you might have to repay some or all of your RG.

To read more 👉 Forces Pension Society 

Veterans' Gateway - Is Your Family Leaving the Services?

 

Is your family leaving the Services? 

to us and we can help you plan early. From deciding where to live and what job you want to do, to enrolling your kids in the local school and finding out where to meet new people in your community, planning early is key.

Get in touch and let us help you 📞 0808 802 1212 💻 veteransgateway.org.uk

Children's Education Advisory Service

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Defence Children Services (DCS) Moving Your Family?

 

Moving your family to a new location? If you have any educational concerns, please feel free to contact Defence Children Services when you are moving on at

 DCYP-CEAS-Enquiries@mod.gov.uk 🏫

Forces Pension Society - Rejoining? What happens to your AFPS05/15 EDP and RG?

 

Last month in the June 2021 issue of Pathfinder we looked at how pensions are abated on taking up further military posts.

This month we examine what happens to AFPS 05 and AFPS 15 Early Departure Payment (EDP) and Resettlement Grants (RGs) -both of which are only payable to Regulars - in the same circumstances.

To read article in full go to 👉 forcespensionsociety.org

Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) Scheme and Publicly Funded Further and Higher Education (PF FE-HE) Commitment Scheme Policy Change

 

Forthcoming Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) Scheme and Publicly Funded Further and Higher Education (PF FE-HE) Commitment Scheme Policy Change

This DIN informs Service personnel and Education Staff about a planned forthcoming policy change to the Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) and Publicly Funded Further and Higher Education (PF FE-HE) Commitment Schemes, with effect from 30 March 2021. The ELC and PF FE-HE schemes can be accessed by Service leavers up to 10 years after they have left service. The policy change will allow those who left the Armed Forces between 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016 to have their original 10-year entitlement reinstated.

Go To ELCAS 👉www.enhancedlearningcredits

Trading Standards Scotland - scam Royal Mail texts

There are still lots of reports of scam Royal Mail texts which ask you to tap a link to pay a dispatch fee

Royal Mail DO NOT collect shipping costs by email/text

Links in unexpected texts often lead to scam sites designed to gather your details

More: https://www.tsscot.co.uk/delivery-scams-2/

Z is for Zestful

Twitter: twitter.com/ArmyHIVEinfo

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyHIVE

www.army.mod.uk/people/support-well/hive/

Y is for 37 Years!

 

Twitter: twitter.com/ArmyHIVEinfo

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyHIVE

www.army.mod.uk/people/support-well/hive/

X is for Xenial

Twitter: twitter.com/ArmyHIVEinfo

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyHIVE

www.army.mod.uk/people/support-well/hive/

A is for Arrivals

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Moving schools - support for military families

Is your child starting at a new school soon?

Please click the links below for guides, information sheets and other advice for military families coping with moving schools:

MOD - Moving Schools (A Parents Guide)

MOD Pupil Passport

Little Troopers - Moving Home & Starting A New School Support

Army Families Federation - Primary & Secondary Education

Royal British Legion - Supporting Service Children In School In England

Family Lives - Changing Schools

Weekly Wellbeing Checkup - Address Your Stress!

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To visit the Mental Health First Aid website, where you will find lots more resources to help your stress levels and overall mental health, click HERE

The Experience of Parental Absence In Military Families

Is your serving person currently working away? Understand more about how this may affect your young person's feelings and behaviours with this downloadable resource from the Naval Families Federation, available HERE

Please note that some of this information will be relevant to military families regardless of which Service you are part of!

SFA Do You Have License to Occupy Insurance in Place?

Check your insurance – do you have License to Occupy insurance in place? Standard home liability insurance does not cover SFA.

As the Licensee for the SFA, you are required to have sufficient Licence to Occupy Insurance to cover the cost of repairs if the SFA is damaged by action attributable to you. This specialist insurance will cover up to £20,000.00 if you were found to be culpable and whilst there are only a handful of cases cases per year, it is likely you would not want to be confronted with a large bill.

Whilst there are hundreds of home (contents) and property (buildings) insurers, few offer ‘Licence to Occupy Insurance’. However, you should be able to find an approved provider via the BIBA or SIIAP members directories. Links for their websites are as follows:

BIBA

SIIAP

You could alternatively check with your current kit and/or contents provider to see if they also offer Licence to Occupy.

Once you have made contact with an insurance provider you must ensure and confirm that they cover the terms and conditions of the DIO Licence to Occupy Insurance.

The MOD JSP 464, Volume 1, Part 1, Section I, Paragraph 0605 recommends Service families take out a specialist type of insurance that covers your liability up to £20,000. You can view the JSP 464 HERE

The Sky’s The Limit – Downloadable STEM Activity Booklet

Did you know that the study of STEM subjects is vital to the future of the UK?

The RAF Association has partnered with Raytheon UK to offer a free Downloadable STEM activity book providing hours of fun and valuable learning.

To find out more and to download the activity booklet, please click HERE

Supportive Resources For Personnel Across The Services

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TogetherAll

Togetherall, (formerly Big White Wall), is available 24/7 and monitored by trained mental health professionals. A safe place online to get things off your chest, have conversations, express yourself creatively and learn how to manage your mental health. Within the Togetherall platform members are anonymous, so no one will know you’re using it unless you tell them. Most members report feeling better and more able to cope as a result of using the service and because it’s available 24/7, nearly 70% use Togetherall outside of normal working hours.

Take Five To Stop Fraud - Stop, Challenge, Protect

Take five is ​a National Campaign, that offers straight-forward, impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud.

Take Five - To Stop Fraud | To Stop Fraud (takefive-stopfraud.org.uk)

Have You Got Married Since The Birth Of Your Child?

If the natural parents have married each other since their birth, they need to re-register the birth so that a new birth record can be created showing the child as a child of the parents' marriage.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-re-register-a-childs-birth-following-marriage-of-natural-parents​

Defence Children Services

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disability? If you would like any advice or guidance about making sure their needs are met, contact us and see how we can help.  

#SEND Support

📧 RC-DCS-HQ-CEAS@mod.gov.uk

🔗 http://ow.ly/dB1Q50G7Cyb

Agility Removals

Welcome to the GRMS web-based Internet-accessible system developed and operated for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by a contracted service provider, Agility Logistics Limited (Agility). You will be requested to enter certain personal and other data such as Name, Rank, Staff/Service Number, Collection and Delivery addresses. These and other data are necessary for the system to evaluate your shipment entitlement and to enable the Unaccompanied Baggage Manager (UBM) and the moving company to carry out the required work to move your goods from your losing unit to your gaining unit.

Gloucestershire: Young people- help is available

Are you a young person or parent looking for reliable information on topics such as drugs, alcohol, sexual health, internet safety or social distancing for young people? Check under 'Family Safety and Wellbeing' here: #gloscommunity

Visit Here.

Kinloss - 39 Engineer Regiment Welfare Department bouncy bastles for hire

Bouncy castles are now available to borrow through 39 Engineer Regiment Welfare Department costs to offset maintenance, insurance and welfare activities are as follows:

• Monday - Thursday £20 per day

• Friday - Sunday £30 per day

Bouncy castles must be collected on the day of booking date at 0930 for a weekday and for a weekend must be collected at 0930 on the Friday.

• All bookings must be paid at least 7 days in advance, at the welfare department at time of filling in the booking paperwork.

• Anything cancelled within 7 days will be non refundable.

We are working hard to put correct & working systems in place, any questions please get in touch with the office on:

01309 61 6394

Samuel.jarockyj696@mod.gov.uk

1st Kinloss Guides

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