Bovington: Tank museum 'On Track' event - Thurs 8th Oct

Credit: Tankmuseum

On-Track is FREE to attend, and FREE to exhibit. It offers valuable insights on mental and physical health, signposting toward useful communities and organisations that can support the armed forces community, networking opportunities with like-minded organisations, and a Q&A session to address your questions.

The UK Armed Forces community includes:

• Serving Personnel: Regular and reserve members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
• Veterans: Anyone who has served for at least one day in the Regular or Reserve Armed Forces.
• Families: Spouses, civil partners, children, and dependent relatives of serving personnel or veterans.
• The Bereaved: The immediate family members and dependents of Service personnel and veterans who have died, regardless of whether the death was connected to their Service.
• Cadet Force Adult Volunteers & Merchant Navy: Adults who volunteer for cadet forces and members of the Merchant Navy who served on commercial vessels in support of legally defined UK military operations

For more information about the event and to register click HERE

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

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

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

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

Information provided by South East HIVE

Benwell: Women's Wellness Project every Friday Morning

 Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Wiltshire: Upcoming Family & Community Learning Team online courses - free for Military families

Please note that you can sign up via the QR code or by contacting the team as per the details on the posters.

New learners may need to attend an online Welcome meeting before they join.

Please click here for further information

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

Gloucestershire: Agencies, Charities and Organisations for Gloucestershire's Military community

 

Please note that this guide was created by the HIVE Information Support Officer covering Lyneham.

The first page consists of QR codes to make access quicker for a small selection of the websites. The rest are weblinks.

Information is correct as of September 2026. Please access this document from a Civilian device.

Please click here to access this document online

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Wiltshire: Agencies, Charities and Organisations providing support to Wiltshire's Military community and beyond

 

Please note that this guide was created by the HIVE Information Support Officers covering Colerne, Lyneham and the South West HIVE Hub.

Information is correct as of September 2026. Please access this document from a Civilian device.

Please click here to access this guide online

Information provided by Colerne, Lyneham & South West Hub HIVEs

Blandford: Reach recovery conference - Tues 13th Oct.

 

Information provided Bovington HIVE

NHS STOPTOBER - let's quit together

 

Catterick: Are you worried about you child's speech?

A reminder that the North Yorkshire Council Speech and Language Team will be visiting Catterick Library's Story Time tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd September) from 10.30 - 11.30am.

They will be there to answer any questions or concerns you may have about your child's speech and language needs in a relaxed environment

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Shropshire: Free Yoga Classes for Ex Armed Forces Community and immediate family members

 Full details can be found HERE

Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub

The Warrior Programme: 3 day ONLINE foundation course - 9-11 November

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Are you interested in maximising your potential and overcoming the feelings of low self-confidence, imposter syndrome, fear of failure, stress and anxiety, that keep tripping you up?

The Warrior Programme are running a 3 day ONLINE foundation course on Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th November - the same Warrior Programme that enables you to better manage emotions, feel more balanced and in control of life and work, just delivered online in the same format as our residential courses to maximise your time.

For more information about this and our other foundation courses please get in touch at:

enquiries@warriorprogramme.org.uk

stating whether you are serving personnel or a family member and which service you are with.

We are really looking forward to working with you and others in the same position, who are motivated to address challenges and maximise personal performance.

Cirencester: Family Hub and Youth Club timetables

Please click the images above to enlarge the timetables & info for the Cirencester Family Hub

Please click here for further details

 

Please click the image above to enlarge the Cirencester Impact Youth Centre timetable

Please click here for further details

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

MOD Discover My Benefits Families Hub: Health & Wellbeing information for World Mental Health Day on 10 Oct

Discover My Benefits - Families

Combat Stress ‘Stronger Together’ Webinar series – starting 1 Oct

Are you supporting a veteran with PTSD or trauma? @CombatStress, the UK's leading charity for Armed Forces mental health, has a free Stronger Together webinar series that can help:

Five sessions delivered by in-house clinical lead, Dr Vicky Aldridge

Gain insight into PTSD and trauma, communication strategies and how best to support your loved one and yourself

Starts Thursday 1 October 2026, every Thursday throughout October

Register to book your place today: https://combatstress.org.uk/referrers/combat-stress-learning/family-and-friends-of-veterans/

Aldershot: Garrison & Community Health Fair & Life Skills Thursday 12th November 2026 1000hrs - 1430hrs

 

Information Provided by South East HIVE Hub

Health Inequalities Webinar Series 2026/27: Military, Military Families and Veterans - 26th October 2026

Learning Objectives

Learn how local intelligence, JSNA evidence, and military demographics data were used to identify health inequalities, build a case for change, and secure funding for targeted research and action.
Learn about the armed forces population, including its demographics.
Learn about the key health and wellbeing challenges affecting serving personnel, veterans, and military families, based on findings from the commissioned research.
Understand the collaborative approaches used across organisations and sectors and explore how these methods can be applied within other local systems.
Learn how research findings were translated into practical recommendations, service improvements, and system-wide actions to better support military families.

Please follow the link below to register to attend:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/healtheducationyh/health-inequalities-webinar-series-2026-27-military-military-fa

Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub