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November 10, 2023
Widening Accommodation Entitlement Limited Locations (WAE(LL)) now including NEW allowances
Updated Tri-service accommodation regs (TSARs) JSP 464
The recently updated Tri-service accommodation regulations (JSP 464) are available on the Gov.uk website at the following link:
November 9, 2023
'Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust' Awarded to Sunny Days Children's Nursery Lyneham
Sunny Days Children’s Nursery Lyneham is delighted to have been awarded £68,000 in funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s AF3 EYP programme for 2022/23.
This money will be put towards a total garden transformation at our Lyneham nursery and preschool.Fiona Webb, Director of Sunny Days Children’s Nursery says: “We are delighted with the funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. We have started to work in partnership with Timotay Playscapes to transform the current outdoor space to create a specialised outdoor learning environment.”
Fiona continues: “The space will be designed using different zones, creating a unique, inclusive, sensory-rich, and challenging outdoor provision accessible for all learners regardless of individual need and disability. The new space will provide an all-weather solution, accessible for all learners. The objective of this project is to create a unique, inclusive, sensory-rich, and challenging outdoor provision, accessible for all learners, to be used as an extension to the school’s curriculum.”
November 2, 2023
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - new fund to support Veterans’ and their families’ employability
Under this new Fund, the Trust will award grants on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) towards projects that help Veterans, and their families achieve recognised qualifications, which help them access employment that matches their skills and interests.
It will do this by supporting experienced organisations which can create and promote opportunities for Veterans and their families looking to enter employment. This includes those already in employment who aspire to progress in their careers, to acquire, or work towards acquiring, supplementary qualifications, technical training and skills.
November 1, 2023
SSAFA Forcesline
To visit the SSAFA Forcesline website, where you can also start a live chat, click here.
October 31, 2023
October 30, 2023
October 27, 2023
Wiltshire: Worrying about money? Support is available in Wiltshire
Other resources available include:
Wiltshire Council - supporting you through the rising cost of living
Community Food Providers in Wiltshire
Citizens Advice WiltshirePlease note that those living in SFA will not able to utilise all of the support on offer. For example if your heating system is broken or faulty, please contact Pinnacle to report the issue
Information provided by Colerne and Lyneham HIVE's