North Yorkshire: Summer Reading Challenge 2023

Will you be taking part this year? Just visit one of our libraries from the 15th July to get signed up! 

As well as the reading challenge, we have a really exciting calendar of events running over the summer too! Keep your eyes peeled on our socials for more information, or head to our website for the full schedule of events. 

Information provided by Catterick HIVE Hub

Chester: SPACE Wellbeing Support App for SPACE Families - for Parents/Carers of Children with Additional Needs

SPACE have teamed up with REST EASY to bring you an App designed for parents and carers of children with additional needs, to support the whole families mental health. 

Sign up today using the QR Code below or by following this link: https://airtable.com/shroUmrPcFsCOXBzz.

Information provided by Chester HIVE

Chester: Cheshire West & Chester Council - Weekly Wellbeing Walks - FREE - All Welcome

Join a wellbeing walk taking place near you. 

To find out more visit  http://cwac.co/OiSFS

Information provided by Chester HIVE

Defence Children's Services - Education Advisory Team (EAT) (UK)

 

Please click the image above to view this useful leaflet online

Alternatively please click here to visit the Defence Children's Services website

Lancashire: - Armed Forces Covenant Guide 2023/24

To view the electronic version of this guide please click HERE 

Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE

Blind Veterans UK July update

 

Please click the image above to read this month's update

Office For Veterans' Affairs have launched Op FORTITUDE for homeless Veterans

 

From today, vulnerable Veterans across the country will have access to Op FORTITUDE, a new dedicated referral pathway for homeless Veterans, including those sleeping on the streets.​

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and the organisations working with them are encouraged to contact the Op FORTITUDE hotline on 0800 952 0774 or through a secure web portal at riv.org.uk/opfortitude.​

Find out more HERE

Grantham: Lincolnshire Children's Centres Best Start - Lincolnshire BME Inclusion Service

Working with BME families, supporting parents and their children's integration within the community and helping them in accessing local services. For more detailed information email:

pabced@pablanguages.co.uk

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Lincolnshire Mental Health Adviser Helpline

www.lpft.nhs.uk

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

People given even more time to pay National Insurance contributions towards their State Pension

 

The Government has extended the voluntary National Insurance (NI) contributions deadline to 5 April 2025, to give people even more time to fill gaps in their NI record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension when they retire. The deadline was previously July 2023.

Extending the voluntary NI contributions deadline for another two years also means people have more time to properly consider whether paying voluntary contributions is right for them.

As part of the transition to the new State Pension, people have been able to pay these contributions to make up any incomplete years between April 2006 and April 2016. Some of the people likely to be affected include those who may have been unemployed during this period, off work because of caring responsibilities or living abroad*.

Further information and guidance are available on GOV.UK.

*This includes those posted overseas; Service spouses can apply for NI credits for periods 1975 onwards where they accompanied their serving partner overseas. For full details and the application forms please see National Insurance credits for partners of armed forces personnel overseas - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)