Army HIVE Info

October 9, 2023

Pinnacle Group - SFA winter tips

Check your boiler is working

Autumn is here and there’s no better time to check your boiler is working correctly:

The pressure should be between 1 and 1.5
Amend your thermostat, check the boiler fires up properly and radiators are warming up

If you’re having problems with your boiler, contact us on 0800 031 8628.

www.granthammuseum.org.uk

If you are in town, why not pay a visit? Browse the exhibitions and grab a brew and a biscuit. Admission free, but donations always appreciated.

Open Thu - Sat, 10am - 4pm.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Moray: The Parent Project - for parents or carers of children aged 11+

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

October 6, 2023

Help stop young people falling victims to loan sharks

Recent research has shown that a higher proportion of people in the 18 to 24 year old age bracket are at particular risk of being targeted by loan sharks in the current climate. More young people are having financial services or products refused by mainstream banks and many are being forced to borrow from friends and family to make ends meet.

With this in mind, Stop Loan Sharks want to highlight the services offered by credit unions, producing a new grime music video in conjunction with Find Your Credit Union and Nourish Social in the hope that it will appeal to young people and show them that other options that are available. Click the image below to watch the video online.

Service Personnel can also utilise the Joining Forces Credit Unions, supported by the MOD to make saving simple and loans more affordable to the Armed Forces community.

New consultation launched - Child Maintenance: Accelerating Enforcement

A new consultation has launched this week seeking views on proposed legislative changes to speed up enforcement of child maintenance arrears, reducing the time it takes from almost six months to six to eight weeks.

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will be able to use an administrative liability order to recover unpaid child maintenance instead of applying to the courts and facing a lengthy wait.

The CMS helps around 930,000 children get the financial support they are entitled to and between June 2022-2023 arranged £1.2 billion on their behalf. Overall, child maintenance payments help to keep 160,000 children out of poverty each year.

The consultation is open to voluntary and community sector organisations, as well as CMS customers and members of the public. It applies to England, Wales and Scotland, although comments are welcomed from across the United Kingdom.

The consultation closes at 11:45pm on Friday 24 November.

Find out more and access the consultation here

Richmond: New players needed for Richmond Hockey Club

New players needed at Richmond HC for both our mens and ladies teams. Anyone over the age of 13 no matter your ability can come join our teams. Get in touch and join us at our training on Wednesdays 7-8pm - first session free!

www.richmondhc.co.uk

Information provided by Catterick HIVE Hub