Turn2Us

Turn2us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face to face through our partner organisations.

www.mailchi.mp/turn2us

Family Lives - Supporting Families

 

Need to talk to someone about family life?

People contact Family Lives about stages of a child's development, issues with schools, and parenting/relationship support. Family Lives also respond when life becomes more complicated and provide support around family breakdown, aggression in the home, bullying, teenage risky behaviour and mental health concerns of both parents and their children.​

You can talk to Family Lives over the phone, via email or online from your phone, tablet or laptop. This service is free and confidential.

https://www.familylives.org.uk

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Scotland: Forces Families Jobs, Fife Council join FFJ

Fife Council join Forces Families Jobs.

To search for jobs in your area click on links below:

Fife

Moray

Inverness, Highlands

To find out more about the opportunities that they are offering to the military families’ community, visit www.forcesfamiliesjobs.co.uk.

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Poppy Scotland: Employability Course - Advance to Work

Our brand-new employability course – Advance to Work – is a fully funded 5-day residential course. If you’re a veteran the course can help you: identify and effectively communicate your skills and abilities; set employment goals; understand the job market; learn how to write an impactful CV, cover letter and job application; and much more!
For more information on the course, or to apply, email gethelp@poppyscotland.org.uk or give us a call on 0131 550 1557

information provided by Leuchars HIVE

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Domestic Abuse Help for Non-English Speakers

​On the 28 Oct 21, the Home Office added new translations of the guidance on how to get help on the Gov.uk Website. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.  Translations of the page have been added in Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Welsh. The guidance covers how to recognise domestic abuse, get help and support and how to check whether someone has an abusive past.

Blackpool: NAAFI break every Wednesday at the Corner Flag, Bloomfield Road

Blackpool FC Community Trust are hosting a range of programmes aimed at those connected to the armed forces.  From coffee mornings, to 5-a-side football, and even a veteran’s gardening club, the team are hoping to give veterans the chance to engage with other members of the community, and rediscover the unique camaraderie of serving soldiers.

For more information about what activities are on offer, visit ⇢ bit.ly/armed-forces1

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Leuchars Station Medical Facility change to closing hours

Due to unavoidable staffing issues, Leuchars Medical Facility is changing its operating hours.
As of Monday 15th November, the Medical Facility will be closing at 1630. We will continue to offer clinical cover up until 1800, as we do now. This clinical cover will be accessible via the duty telephone only, and will be for urgent clinical presentations that cannot wait until the next day.

What does this change mean?
💠 There will no longer be access to the facility for collections of paperwork or prescriptions during 1630 – 1800
💠 There will no longer be access to the facility for walk-in enquiries or telephone enquiries during 1630 – 1800
💠 All calls will be directed to an answer machine message, providing advice to the caller

More information about prescription collection times to follow!

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