Catterick: Neurodiverse Community CIC YouthAbility & Sensory Explorers

 
Spaces available at our Catterick sessions—and we’re looking for volunteers!

YouthAbility and Sensory Explorers have supported 56 children so far this October, with activities exploring:

Cookery, life skills and running a pizza shop

Staying safer online and understanding safe people

Money skills, teamwork and role play

Understanding the world around us

Employability and confidence

With picture choices, practical activities and support at their own pace, children and young people can take part in ways that work for them.

Risedale Youth Centre, Catterick

Ages 4–25 welcome across our sessions

Could you volunteer with us? We’d love to hear from people interested in helping with activities, supporting participation or lending a hand behind the scenes.

Message us at info@neurodiverse-community.co.uk to ask about session spaces or volunteering opportunities.

Thank you to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Community Fund for supporting our funded activities.

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

NHS STOPTOBER - We can do this

 

Wales: Baby Bundles: get essential items to support your baby

 

For more information: https://www.gov.wales/baby-bundle

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Blandford: Garrison pregnancy, maternity & new parent network sessions - Tues 20th Oct & Tues 24th Nov

 

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Connecting expectant parents with experienced parents, plus educational talks on topics like breastfeeding, babies first aid etc.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Wales: Family Fund - Helping Disabled Children - Wales Programme

Family Fund - Helping Disabled Children - Wales Programme

Family Fund provides a wide range of grants to families living in Wales raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young adult, on a low income.

Grants for families living in Wales

Whether you need outdoor play equipment like a swing, slide or trampoline; games, books and music; sensory or play equipment; technology for your child, or a much-needed family break, we are here to help.

Apply for items that will help meet your child’s additional support needs and make life easier.

Take a Break Wales grant scheme opens midday on Monday the 5th of October and will close at 5pm Monday 2nd November 2026.

For more information and to apply, click here.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Hampshire: Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP)

Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) is a statutory body that leads on keeping children safe and ensuring their wellbeing in the local authority (LA) area of Hampshire. The Partnership includes local agencies who work together to make sure that child protection services in Hampshire are effective and keep our children safe.

For the latest news click HERE

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Aldershot: Rushmoor Borough Council Employment & Skills Support for Military Spouses

Click HERE for more information.

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Fleet: Hampshire Healthy Families Ready Steady Walk

 

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North Yorkshire: Caring with confidence - Free weekly sessions for unpaid adult carers

 

Bovington: Garrison medical centre & local NHS doctors/dentists

Service Personnel only

The centre is open 

Mon, Tues & Thurs 0800 - 1630
Wed & Fri 0800-1230 

Closed weekends

Contact reception on 01929 403474

E-consult services 

Spouses/Partners & children

Register with NHS medical services in Wool village or Bere Regis (nr Bovington)

Wellbridge Practice. 

Meadow Lane, Wool BH20 6DR - 01929 462376
Website link: The Wellbridge Practice for opening times, contact details, booking appointments, joining the practice, prescriptions etc.  

Bere Regis Surgery.  

Manor Farm Road BH20 7HB - 01929 471268

Website link: Bere Regis Surgery for opening times, contact details, booking appointments, joining the practice, prescriptions etc.  

To find a dentist in the local area click HERE If you do not have a SFA address yet, use BH20 6JA  postcode to help refine your search area.  

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Scotland: Scottish Government launch National Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway

The Scottish Government have today announced that Military veterans will be able to access timely and consistent help for their mental health and wellbeing regardless of their location in Scotland, following the roll-out of a national package of wrap-around support.

The new National Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway, which will be delivered by Combat Stress, Help For Heroes Hidden Wounds Service and DMWS, working in partnership with local health boards,will give armed forces veterans the chance to access a range of services, including psychological therapies, health care and peer support tailored to their individual need.

The services provided through the Pathway seek to address gaps in mental health support identified by veterans and will complement existing services already provided by NHS Boards – such as acute mental health care.

To read the announcement in full 👉 https://www.gov.scot/news/supporting-armed-forces-veterans

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Bovington: Garrison fitness club

For more information click HERE

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NHS STOPTOBER - quit smoking, stress less

Blandford: Autumn baby & young children sessions and sensory tent experience

 

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Hampshire: Home Start support for military families

 

Home Start volunteers help families with children age 0-11 years deal with the challenges they face. They support parents (including military families) to learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.

Click on the QR code to access further information of other areas of support that Home Start can help with.

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Staffordshire: Lichfield & Burntwood Families Health & Wellbeing Service - from 1 September 2026

 Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub

Dalkeith: Wellbeing Through Archaeology on Mondays from 28th September to 7th December

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Looking for a friendly, supportive way to spend time outdoors, meet new people and try something different?

Archaeology Scotland is offering free Wellbeing Through Archaeology sessions for veterans, serving personnel and their families.

Bovington: Tank museum new junior fitness parkrun for ages 4 - 14

The Tank Museum is now a host of junior parkrun, giving young people the opportunity to run, jog, or walk around the grounds housing the world’s finest collection of tanks.

Junior parkrun is for children aged 4-14 and is completely volunteer-driven, priding itself on combining fitness, fun, and community spirit.

The course, which is the only one of its kind currently on the Isle of Purbeck, starts at the Challenger 1 tank outside the Museum’s entrance before passing the Vehicle Conservation Centre and Kuwait Arena.

Spectators and runners can enjoy refreshments from The Tank Museum’s outdoor kiosk, which is open from 9am.

Children are welcome to take part every Sunday at 9am. It’s free to take part, but runners must register to receive a completion time. To register to run, visit: www.parkrun.org.uk/thetankmuseum-juniors/. Find out about volunteering by emailing: thetankmuseumjuniors@parkrun.com.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

North Yorkshire: October @ POSCH

We look forward to greeting parent carers at this months POSCH group, where we will come together connect and unwind with this months craft offer and supportive guests

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

NHS STOPTOBER - When you quit, your family wins