Leuchars Station: Pop up Post Office

A Pop up Post Office is held in the Leuchars Community Hall (building with the cash machine/co-working hub).

Opening hours are Wednesday 9.30am - 11.30am

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

NHS England Armed Forces healthcare update - Jun 23

 

Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)

The Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance’s (VCHA) website has been refreshed to support an easier user journey. New content includes an introductory video on the VCHA, which is a group of NHS ‘Veteran Aware’ accredited provider organisations in England committed to providing the best standards of care for the Armed Forces community. Also available is information on the team behind the work, useful links to resources for the Armed Forces community and information on its broadened scope to accredit independent providers and hospices (as directed by the Government’s commitments in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022 – 2024).

70 per cent of all NHS trusts in England have now joined the alliance and are accredited as Veteran Aware. Accreditation helps to ensure that the specific health and wellbeing needs of veterans is recognised and supported to help improve patient outcomes and experience.

Chester: The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) - Find Activities Near Dale Barracks

The Conservation Volunteers bring people together to create, improve and care for green spaces. From local parks and community gardens to Local Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest; from school grounds and hospital grounds to waterways, wetlands and woodlands; we connect people to the green spaces that form a vital part of any healthy, happy community.

Find out what  Activities are on: HERE

Information provided by Chester HIVE

JSP534 - Tri-service resettlement manual - updated June 2023

 

JSP534 - the Tri-Service Resettlement Manual - has now been updated.

Please see HERE for full details.

BFPO EU postal update - June 23

 

In January 2023, BFPO informed customers of important changes when sending mail and parcels via the BFPO system to European Union member states as part of the European Union Import Control System 2 requirement. It’s important to note that these changes are not unique to BFPO mail and will be applied to all worldwide mail.

Please click here for more information.

The main change to BFPO customers sending items to EU locations is the introduction of Harmonised System Codes which need to be included as part of the business to customer/e-commerce item customs declarations. As a basic rule, businesses who send international mail should already be including Harmonised System Codes as part of their item data declarations and from the 01 July 2023 any items addressed to EU locations that do not have mandatory data fields completed will be at risk of being delayed or even returned.

Become a Community Connection Champion with SSAFA

 

#ConnectionMatters is the theme of this year's #LonelinessAwarenessWeek, and the wonderful groups and events that SSAFA's Community Connection Champions host are a chance to connect with others.

Bowling, walking groups and art sessions - there's so much happening!

If you are interested in becoming a Community Connection Champion, you can find out more here.

Broadband boost for military staff and their families

 

Better broadband is on the way for military personnel and their families. Teams across Defence have already improved broadband speeds and reliability for Service Family Accommodation (SFA). Working hard with industry partners, they’re ensuring everyone has access to high quality broadband. To read the full article, click here

How can SFAs report a slow download speed issue?​
We’re still making improvements and need your help to deliver the best service. If you’re a resident in SFA and suffer from poor download speeds, we’d like to know. Please take a screenshot of your speedtest and let us know the time and day of the reading. Send this to ukstratcomdd-cis-fc-brdbnd@mod.gov.uk.

Kinloss: Mobile Information bus

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Funding available for transformational work with the Armed Forces community

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) has announced the launch of their Transformational Grants programme for 2023/24.

Hexham: Farmers' Market

Hexham Farmers' Market is back this Saturday. It takes place on the second and forth Saturday of each month. You can check out the local producers who take part here  https://www.hexhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/our-producers/

Information provided by Newcastle HIVE