Bristol: Welfare support over the festive period

 

Oxfordshire: Welfare support over the festive period

 

Devon: Welfare support over the festive period

 

Gloucestershire: Welfare support over the festive period

Lyneham: Welfare support over the festive period

Colerne: Welfare support over the festive period

 

Bovington: Garrison welfare team

The Welfare team aims to provide the best possible welfare advice to all soldiers and their families. The Welfare office is located by Costcutter food store on King George V Road, Bovington. 

Unit Welfare Officer - Mr Adrian Ingham 

Garrison Welfare Warrant Officer - WO2 David Oakes

Tel: Welfare Office 01929 402239 or 01929 402240

If you wish to speak to a member of welfare staff outside normal working hours, Bovington Welfare office has extended opening hours on a Thursday 8am - 7pm. 

In case of emergency - duty welfare mobile number 07971 577282

Please only contact the duty mobile number if it is an urgent welfare matter. 

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Blandford: Garrison welfare support

The Welfare support teams and chaplaincy services offer support and advice to all Soldiers, Officers and families living or working on the Garrison

Should you require help and support or have a welfare issue please contact a member of your Welfare Team during normal working hours on:

Blandford Garrison Support Unit (BGSU)

Garrison Welfare Clerk - BlandfordGar-BGSU-WCSO Tel: 01258 481938

Garrison Welfare Warrant Officer - BLANDFORDGAR-BGSU-GWWO Tel: 01258 482694

Garrison Welfare Officer - BLANDFORDGAR-BGSU-GWO Tel: 01258 481936

11 (RSS) Sig Regt Welfare Team

Unit Welfare Senior NCO - DSCIS-11SR-RHQ-Welfare NCO Tel: 01258 482619

Asst Unit Welfare Officer - DSCIS-11SR-RHQ-AUWO Tel: 01258 482902

Unit Welfare Officer - DSCIS-11SR-RHQ-UWO Tel: 01258 482901

Out of hours emergency contact the Guardroom on - 01258 482402.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Bovington: Free Citizens Advice sessions at Bovington HIVE - Next session Thurs 9th Jan 2025

Free advice sessions at the HIVE (King George V Road/Swinton Avenue) 

Speak to one of the advisors in private. Confidentiality guaranteed. 

Available to all Garrison personnel, spouses, partners, reserves, veterans, civil servants, MOD contractors and local civilian community.

Appointments are not necessary, just turn up. First come, first serve basis.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE 
 

 

Coping at Christmas

Please click the links below for direct web access:

• MIND​
• Shout
• Samaritans
• Young Minds
• CALM
• PAPYRUS

West Midlands: Are you struggling this Christmas?

 Information: Central HIVE Hub

GamCare: Spotting the signs of gambling harm at Christmas

GamCare hears from people who have become isolated and lonely as a result of their gambling, and who haven’t spoken to anyone else about what they are going through. These feelings can worsen over the Christmas period, when people might encounter loneliness or pressure to seem as if everything is alright.

We recognise that gambling is known as the ‘hidden addiction’, and often the signs are not clear. From experience, we understand that these are the most common ways to identify if your own or someone else’s gambling has become harmful.

Some signs to consider about your own or someone else’s gambling:

Pembrokeshire: Free & Delivered Christmas Dinner for Those in Need

 
FREE and DELIVERED Christmas Dinner | For Those in Need

Those wonderful people at Helping Hands are offering FREE CHRISTMAS DINNERS to those in need, the vulnerable and the homeless.

The meals will be delivered anywhere in Pembrokeshire on the 23 and 24 December.

To order a meal you need to contact Helping Hands by 22 December.

07792 279108 (NOT the number shown on the poster).

helpinghandslbf@gmail.com


Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Aldershot: What's on in Wellesley Woods

 

What’s On at Wellesley Woodlands

Highlights include:

Health Walks: Join us for a gentle stroll every Friday morning from 10-11am starting from different points each week. Enjoy the beauty and diversity in our woodlands with a small friendly group. Children & dogs on leads welcome.

Wellesley Woodlands Sensory Trail: The basic route with suggested sensory stopping points is live on Sensory walks in nature | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk) Further enhancements such as audio recordings and signage will follow as the project develops.

As with nature, we are constantly evolving. If you have any suggestions for events or activities, or you would like to volunteer within Wellesley Woodlands, please do contact us at Wellesleywoodlands@tcv.org.uk .

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Domestic Abuse - Help is at hand

 

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HIVE also has an information sheet on Domestic Abuse support, which can be downloaded from the Information Sheets section of the Army HIVE UK Blog.

Togetherall: New Year - resources and peer support

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Feeling uncertain about what’s ahead? You’re not alone. @Togetherall is here with free, anonymous peer support anytime you need it—24/7, all year round. There’s also a range of other self-help resources. Connect with others who understand at https://account.v2.togetherall.com/register/uk-armed-forces.

Bet Blocker - block online gambling websites

BetBlocker is a free tool to help you control your gambling. Installation only takes two minutes and you can install it on as many devices as you like, enabling you to block over 86,300 gambling websites.

Click here for further information or to download the app

Samaritans support for the military and Armed Forces Community

 

​Samaritans works with the Ministry of Defence and other charities to support Serving Personnel in the Armed Forces, Veterans and their families. This includes a Veterans app and an online chat facility for military community.

Find out more here

Gurkha Welfare Trust

The Gurkha Welfare Trust ensure that Gurkha veterans, their widows and their wider communities are able to live with dignity.

They achieve this primarily through the provision of financial, medical and community aid in Nepal, and operate through 20 Area Welfare Centre's spread across traditional Gurkha recruiting areas.

In the UK, in conjunction with other service charities and government bodies they offer advice and support to help the thousands of retired Gurkhas and their families who choose to settle here.

Please click here for further information

Grantham: Never battle alone - ssafa The Armed Forces Charity - "Requiring Backup"

www.ssafa.org.uk/lincolnshire

The Lincolnshire Branch of SSAFA, as part of the East Midlands Region, is the trial area for a new SSAFA brand campaign which seeks to increase the visibility of our organisation to potential beneficiaries, future volunteers and also funders. The campaign is entitled 'Requiring Backup' and the poster, which is now visible in Lincoln Central station, features a Lincolnshire Veteran who has been supported by SSAFA and of course the NHS, through a period of personal trauma as he transitioned from the military into civilian life.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE