Swindon: The Big Adventure Club - nursery, morning, after school and holiday care

The Big Adventure Club has been established for over thirty years and has a strong team of experienced, qualified childcare professionals that aim to provide a comprehensive and personalised provision for each and every child.

Click HERE for further information

Information provided by Lyneham & Colerne HIVE

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

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

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)

Armed Forces access to Jobcentre Plus services - update

 

As part of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiatives that help current and former armed forces personnel and your families access Jobcentre Plus services.

This includes having an armed forces champion in every Jobcentre Plus district who ensures that we provide support that meets your needs.

This page explains the role of the armed forces champion and the way you and your families can access our services.​

CLICK HERE​ to read the guidance

Defence Domestic Abuse Survivor Community & Awareness Network - for anyone employed by MOD

 

The Survivor Community is for women that are survivors of domestic abuse, providing peer support and signposting support and resources and has a safe, private group where survivors can interact. The wider network highlights and informs policy around domestic abuse in Defence, to help improve policies and practices and encourages engagement with wider Defence, promoting the need for survivors’ voices to be heard.

Read Defnet article

Read Welcome letter from Lt Col Elisabeth Roberts

Click HERE to view information flyer

Chester: Upton Library - Regular Activities

Tuesday

Rhymetime: 2.15 - 2.45pm,weekly (term time only)

Wednesday

Scrabble Club: 10am - 12pm, fortnightly (alternates with Rummikub)
Rummikub: 10am - 12pm, fortnightly (alternates with Scrabble)
Not a Reading Group: 2.15pm - 3.15pm, last Wednesday in the month

Thursday

Knit and Natter: 10.30am - 11.30am, weekly
Poetry sharing: 2.15pm - 3.15pm, first Thursday of the month. No prior reading necessary. All welcome.

Friday

Storytime: 2.15 - 2.45pm, weekly (term time only)
A Cache of Crocheters: 5.45pm - 6.45pm, weekly. New crochet club. All welcome.

Saturday

Lego and mega bloks club: 10am - 12pm, fortnightly 
Children's board games: 10am - 12pm, fortnightly

Further information can be found HERE

Information provided by Chester HIVE