National Cyber Security Centre - phishing: spot and report scam emails, texts, websites and calls

 

'Phishing' is when criminals use scam emails, text messages or phone calls to trick their victims. The aim is often to make you visit a website, which may download a virus onto your computer, or steal bank details or other personal information.

This link explains how to report phishing attempts, and protect yourself from scammers.

Corsham: Community hub market at MOD Corsham Community Centre

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Review of offer for Serving Personnel and their families published

 

The Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation (HRAFI) is an independent review of terms and conditions – "the offer" – for Service Personnel. It also seeks to determine ways to attract and retain new and next generations out to 2035 and beyond.​​ Click the link below to read the review.

Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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

Fife: Forces Children Scotland Ruby Boots for military children whose parents are transitioning out of the Armed Forces

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When parents leave the armed forces, it means big changes for their children too.
Ruby Boots helps young people in Fife with parents leaving the armed forces or have recently done so.

Ruby Boots provide peer buddy mentors, who are young people who have already made the change from military to civilian life with their families.
Peer Buddy Mentors will share lived experience, answer important questions, provide friendship, and organise fun-based activities and much more.

So, that means we’re looking for young people who have veteran parents in Fife to get involved too to sign-up as peer Buddy Mentors.
We’re also looking for adults from all backgrounds to get involved as Facilitators to help relationships to flourish between the young people involved in Ruby Boots.

Ruby Boots is funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

For more information 👉 https://forceschildrenscotland.org.uk

Information provided by Leuchars 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 

Grantham: Fibromyalgia, CFS and Chronic Pain Peer Support Group

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Stafford: SSAFA tri services and veterans support centre Stoke-on-Trent

Families in need can get free food at weekly event set up by veterans' charity

Items on offer at the Tri Services and Veterans' Support Centre include fresh fruit and veg, tinned goods and a variety of snacks.

At Tri Services we have a food bank that can be used by veterans & their families also married or single service personal can ask for support . Phone 07935152590.  If you need to use this service pop into the HIVE and talk to Dawn she will explain how you can request and receive any food parcels you need . 

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/families-need-can-free-food-4577073?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Information provided by Stafford HIVE

Are you planning on using Wraparound Childcare from Autumn term 2023? Have you applied for a TFC account?

 

The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme provides funding to eligible Service parent(s) for up to 20 hours per week of before and after school childcare during term time only.

Funding for WAC is designed to assist working Service families with the cost of before and after school childcare and to allow partners to get back into work (or for both partners to potentially work more hours).

If your child is under 4 years old or you are a civilian, find out what childcare support is available to you on gov.uk.