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April 5, 2022

Chester: Chester Gladiators RLFC - Recruiting Junior Rugby - Cheshire Country Sports Club


The Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1PR. 

The website for this is here: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chestergladiators and their Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/chestergladiators/

Information provided by Chester HIVE

Leuchars Station: The Bairns Group Thursday Mamas


Held in the Community Centre, places limited and should be booked in the first instance at https://bookwhen.com/thebairnsgroup or ring Kerry (AWS) on 07855075685.


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Leuchars Station: The Bairns Group Sensory Stories


Held in the Community Centre, places limited and should be booked in the first instance at https://bookwhen.com/thebairnsgroup or ring Kerry (AWS) on 07855075685.


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

April 4, 2022

Changes to Settlement fees for Non-UK Service Personnel




For more information click here ​or contact your local HIVE.

EM3 Armed Forces Veterans and Families Programme - RFEA


RFEA EM3 Armed Forces families helps veterans, partners, spouses, and their children to gain new skills in emerging industries including digital, medical technologies, gaming, sustainable construction, cyber, and space and satellite. 

This is a unique opportunity to access free accredited courses and qualifications via our expert partners and get personal careers and employability support from our dedicated caseworkers who have all either served, are military-spouses, or have lived experience of forces family life. 

Now open for enrolment: sign up here , start your personal development journey and future-proof your career!

Pinnacle, VIVO & Amey - The Families SFA Journey

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April 1, 2022

Togetherall: coping in times of crisis

During challenging times in the world, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. 

During challenging times in the world, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. 

However, if these feelings are getting too much, there is help available. 

Togetherall is a FREE online service to support your #mentalhealth. Share how you're feeling in their anonymous community. 

Join today for FREE at https://account.v2.togetherall.com/register/uk-armed-forces

March 31, 2022

Implementation of the settlement fee waiver

Following the joint announcement on 23 Feb by the Defence Secretary and the Home Secretary that the fee for Settlement (ILR/ILE) would be waived for eligible non-UK Service Personnel (SP) on discharge, the fee regulations have now been laid in Parliament and the waiver will come into effect on 6 April 2022.


To be eligible, non-UK SP applying on or after 6 Apr, must meet existing Home Office criteria and:
Have served for six years or more, or
Discharged with an illness or injury attributable to service – irrespective of length of service, or are a veteran currently living in the UK who has not regularised their immigration status following six years or more of service or were discharged with an illness or injury attributable to service.

A Defence Instruction or Notice (DIN) will follow.

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