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January 31, 2025

DIO Families First Newsletter - Issue 23

 

Please click here to read this newsletter online

Bovington: Nursery school for ages 3 months to pre-school

 

For children aged 3 months to pre-school
OPEN 50 weeks of the year.
08.00 – 18.00 Monday – Thursday
08.00 – 15.00 on Fridays.

Bovington Nursery is located at
Linsay Road  (near to the Tank Museum) BH20 6JG

Tel 01929 403602

Click link HERE for website 

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

January 30, 2025

Staffordshire: Talking Teens - FREE 6 week course for parents of teenagers - Starting March 2025


 Book your place ๐Ÿ‘‰ groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk

Information: Central HIVE Hub

Forres & Elgin: FREE Nature Play for families

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Elgin, Forres, Kieth: Pregnancy Pathways - wellbeing group for bumps and babes FREE

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Book here so we know to wait for you:

https://buytickets.at/earthtime


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Moray: Numeracy and IT Skills Support in Buckie, Elgin, Forres, Kieth and Lossiemouth libraries

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Fife: The Community Learning & Development team at Fife Council are asking for your help

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As part of the Adult Learning Partnership Group, the CLD team in NE Fife are currently planning programmes and learning opportunities to deliver in the future. We are looking to ensure that we are offering opportunities that are relevant, targeted, and most importantly, meet the needs of the local community. It is important we have your input to help shape this.

Community based adult learning is FREE to attend. It is person centred, and an informal approach to learning in your local community.

Our short survey takes 2-3 minutes to complete and is open until 7/2/25.

Survey link: https://forms.office.com/e/QuekFYqD7z

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Newport: Armed forces community coffee morning Saturday 15th February 1000 to 1200hrs

 


Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Leuchars: Army Welfare Service Wee Youthie for Primary age children under 8, Wednesdays 3.45-4.45

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Contact: Kerry.Willison100@mod.gov.uk or Jane.allen208@mod.gov.uk for more information.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Northern Ireland: Crumlin Integrated College Employment Positions

 
A number of classroom assistant positions available at Crumlin Integrated College. 

There are positions for both full time and part-time hours. If you are interested, please email: administration@cic.crumlin.ni.sch.uk

Information provided by HIVE NI

January 29, 2025

Grampian: NHS Grampian Children and Young People Occupational Therapy Advice Line

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The Advice line is available on Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm & Thursdays 10am - 12pm
๐Ÿ“ž 01224 555315
๐Ÿ“ง gram.childrensoccupationaltherapy@nhs.scot


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Stafford: Staffordshire smart alert - Positive Action



The country pro active and rural team have been working with the local neighbourhood team, British Transport Police, Violence Reduction Team and our Major organised crime department on Monday to target county lines drug dealing and safeguard vulnerable children. 

They have conducted several stop searches, resulting in the arrest of a female found in possession of cannabis individually wrapped. She has been bailed pending further investigation. 

A male was also arrested after found in possession of cannabis and a knife. He was also wanted by Derbyshire for criminal damage.’

Information provided by Stafford HIVE

Leuchars: AWS Seniors Youth Club, Wednesdays 5.30-7pm

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Contact Kerry.Willison100@mod.gov.uk or Jane.allen208@mod.gov.uk

Please note that there is now a charge of £1.00

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Forfar: Legion Scotland, Forfar branch Community Cafe Mondays 0930-12 noon.


Come along to our Community Cafe every Monday between 9.30am and 12 noon. 

Get a cooked breakfast £5.00 or Filled Roll £3.50 plus Toast and Tea/Coffee. 

Everyone Welcome

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

East Riding of Yorkshire: Social Housing Changes

National/local changes to Social Housing. Please click the links below for full updates/changes: 

Veterans get social housing priority in rule change - BBC News

Improving access to social housing for members of the Armed Forces - GOV.UK

 Information provided by Leconfield HIVE

Grantham: Healthwatch Lincolnshire

Who we are and what we do:

We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to make sure that those running services, put people at the heart of care.
Our sole purpose is to understand the needs, experiences and concerns of people who use health and social care services and to speak out on their behalf.
We focus on ensuring that people’s worries and concerns about current services are addressed.
We work to get services right for the future.


Information provided by Grantham HIVE



Defence Discount Service: Oakwood Solicitors

Oakwood Solicitors, in collaboration with FrontFoot.Life, is proud to provide expert legal support tailored to the Armed Forces community. Offering a free initial consultation, their services include Will writing, Lasting Power of Attorney, employment law advice, and assistance with military injury and medical negligence claims. They currently have a special offer for Will writing at a reduced fee of £50. Find out more on the Defence Discount Service website: https://www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/​

Moray: Free Workshops for parents and Carers in Moray

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Including our Introduction to Understanding & Supporting Neurodiversity. All our workshops come with your own toolkit packed with info, tips and activities to help you best support your child. The support is fully funded by Moray Council.

View what's on here:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/moray-parents-jan

and Sign up for Free access:
exchange-counselling.com/the-parent-project-moray

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Alton: Health on the High Street

 


Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

January 28, 2025

Hereford: Booktrust Storytime



Join Herefordshire Libraries for magical stories & rhymes to enjoy with your little one & collect stickers for each new story.
Mon 11am at Ledbury

Tues 10.15am at Leominster

Tues 2pm at Ross-on-Wye

Thurs 10am at Hereford

No need to book, just pop along. It's FREE! - https://orlo.uk/z95va


Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Cardiff: 2025 Cardiff SSAFA 5K!


 Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Northern Ireland: 71 Engineers, 591 Sqn Reserves Are Recruiting

 

Interested in joining the #ArmyReserve?

71 Engineers 591 Sqn
Are recruiting near you for part time roles in Bangor, Ballymena and Portadown.
Give them a call to arrange a Unit Visit

Telephone: 07824 607559 or 0289 2260219
Follow to see what you could get up to in your spare time.
#RecruitingNow #Scotland #NorthernIreland #NorthEastEngland #sapperfamily

Information provided by HIVE NI

January 27, 2025

Inverness: AWS Community Support Programme 2025

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Inverness: Would you like to be part of helping implement positive change?

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Catterick: Vacancy for Telephonist/Administrator at Salus closing date 3rd Feb




Telephonist/Administrator

Up to £26,500 per annum (dependant on experience)

37 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Catterick, North Yorkshire

The successful candidate will be responsible for being the first point of contact for all incoming calls from clients, potential clients and colleagues. Your role will also include administrative work where you will be part of a wider administration team and will support our Registered Building Inspectors and Managers throughout our business .

If you would enjoy working as part of a support team of administrators but are equally as comfortable being able to work on your own, this is the role for you. A happy disposition and confident communication skills are essential. Previous experience of Microsoft Office, great organisational skills and accuracy is essential for the role. Full training will be given to the successful candidate to learn our systems and procedures in order to work alongside our existing administration team.

The role is permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, with a 30 minute break

Salary is negotiable and will be commensurate with your skills, knowledge and experience. 27 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays, private medical insurance and contributory pension scheme.

Salus is a leading Registered Building Control Approver to corporate and private clients, covering all areas of building control, fire engineering and fire safety consultancy work. For more information see our website www.salusai.co.uk

January 26, 2025

Northern Ireland: Combat Stress - Are You A Woman Who Served In The UK Armed Forces?

 
Combat Stress are looking for women who have served in the UK Armed Forces to take part in a new study exploring how former service personnel cope with challenging or stressful experiences.

Continuing the work with women veterans, they’re inviting any women who have served to take part by completing an online questionnaire and then an online one-to-one interview. They hope the findings can help better inform support services and programmes to harness veterans’ unique skillsets and experiences.

For more information and to take part: https://ow.ly/Sq4750UGLG3

Information provided by HIVE NI

January 24, 2025

Leconfield: DST Flamingo Land Annual Passes



"The Welfare Team have 6 Annual Passes for  Flamingo Land  available for Service Personnel; Civil Servants & Contractors at DST Leconfield

Winter Season:£5 each; Summer Season: £10 each

To reserve your tickets email DSTpt-EstSP-HQsqn-Welfare@mod.gov.uk or phone 01964 561743

All payment for for tickets (cash only) must be made within 48 hours of booking.

For additional information and timings please see website www.flamingoland.co.uk 

Information provided by Leconfield HIVE

Blandford: Garrison volunteers needed


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Information provided by Bovington HIVE
 

Northern Ireland: Causeway Coast and Glens Annual Events Listing

 
Council’s Events Team are excited to welcome you to the events across the Causeway Coast & Glens Borough this year!

For all official event updates, info, activities and more, make sure to follow the Council's Events page Causeway Coast & Glens Events

*Please note that all event dates are subject to change.

Information provided by HIVE NI

Stafford: SSAFA Discover what's coming up for SSAFA in 2025


Welcome to your latest monthly update, and a heartfelt welcome to all new members of SSAFA. We’d like to kick off 2025 by saying a huge thank you for all your support in 2024. 

Whether you took part in an event, made a generous donation, gave up your time to volunteer, or even just opened one of our emails, you helped improve the lives of our Armed Forces community. 

We are always in awe of the incredible generosity of our supporters, so a BIG THANK YOU!

Read the newsletter here

Information provided by Stafford HIVE





Stafford: Staffordshire smart alert - Online safety - are your children safe online?



Are your children safe online?

With February half term fast approaching, social networking becomes even more popular among young people. Social media applications are constantly evolving and sometimes it is difficult to keep track of the apps your child uses and the people that they are connecting with.

Social media can come with some risks; by understanding and helping your child to understand these risks you can ensure their safety online.


Things you can do:

· Talk to your child about who they are talking to online and what they might be viewing

· Set parental controls on your child’s devices

· Discuss privacy settings, blocking functions and tagging settings to ensure their online safety

· Check if any of their apps have ‘geo-location’

You can find out more by visiting our website:
Online child abuse | Staffordshire Police


Information provided by Stafford HIVE

January 23, 2025

Universal Credit for Armed Forces personnel posted overseas

 

Serving Personnel and families are entitled to claim Universal Credit, regardless of their location. This means families stationed overseas can submit claims in the same way as those in the UK.

Corsham: Creative Market dates for 2025

 

Please click here to visit the website

Information provided by Colerne HIVE

Highlands: MLG (Military Liaison Group) awareness resource for Highlands Reserves and veterans

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

January 22, 2025

Grantham: Lincolnshire Children's Centres Best Start - Lincolnshire BME Inclusion Service



Working with BME families, supporting parents and their children's integration within the community and helping them in accessing local services. For more detailed information email:

pabced@pablanguages.co.uk

Information provided by Grantham HIVE


 

Grantham: Considering starting a family?




Copies of DadPad available in the HIVE

Information provided by Grantham HIVE



 

Kent County Council: Support for new parents who want to quit smoking




Are you a new parent who wants to quit smoking? 

The KCC Smokefree Team has launched a pilot to support parents with a baby under twelve-weeks old with:

- home visits from a specialist adviser

- access to prescription products to help you quit including a free e-cigarette starter kit.

Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Surrey: Headway


Trained staff offer cognitive sessions to enhance quality of life, recovery and independence, as well as supporting their families and carers.

Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub.

Hook: Family Support Group Parents and children up to 11 years


Information provided by South East HIVE

London: Diversity matters - music for mind and motherhood - Wednesdays 1100-1230hrs


Singing can lift our moods and make us feel better, boost our confidence and reduce stress, give us space to express ourselves, and help us to connect with others and with ourselves. 

For this group, we dive into the magic of singing, and how it can create a space for wellbeing, connection and expression, offering an alternative way in to exploring your journey through motherhood. We will learn songs, practice gentle grounding and sound making exercises that encourage noticing and presence, and invite creative play where you can contribute your ideas if you wish. And the best bit: you absolutely do not have to 'be a singer' to enjoy singing and take part!

Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Colerne & Corsham: SOS 'Support on Saturdays' Club - last Saturday of the month

 

To book please email josh.kingston102@mod.gov.uk

Information provided by Colerne HIVE