Staffordshire: Forces Families Jobs - Defence Medical Services

Click www.forcesfamiliesjobs.co.uk/ to view jobs that are currently available at Defence Medical Services and other local employers.

Information provided by: Lichfield HIVE

Chester: LGBT Support Group - Saturdays at 10.30-11.30 - Rage Fitness Centre, Blacon

LGBTQIA+ Support Group every Saturday at 1030 till 1130 at the Rage Fitness Wellbeing Centre in partnership with Calm Coffee.

This is a support group for people within the LGBTQIA+/ alternative community to get together to support each other and for allies to support us as well.

This group is to help build confidence in a supportive community environment within the Blacon/ Chester area for the LGBTQIA+/ alternative community to stand strong and proud, while feeling that they can do that in a safe environment.

No need to book just turn up.

Information provided by Chester HIVE

Chester: Running Club - FREE - Meet Every Saturday at 9am - The Rage Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, Blacon

Rage Fitness & SPT Running Club is for everyone, especially those who have always fancied running but don’t think it’s for them. Any ability, any age, children MUST Be accompanied by an adult.

Our running club is completely FREE, a fantastic way to learn to run, improve overall health, loose weight and feel fantastic.

Every Saturday at 9am, meeting location at The Rage Fitness Wellbeing Centre, Blacon

Information provided by Chester HIVE 

Leuchars: AWS Community Support are looking for volunteers

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If you think you can spare a few hours and help Kerry and Jane then please get in touch; jane.allen208@mod.gov.uk.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

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

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.