South West: Support from the National Careers Service

 

Follow the NCS South West & Oxfordshire Facebook page here

Alternatively click here to visit the National Careers Service homepage

Information provided by Colerne and Lyneham HIVE's

Op RESTORE

 

Op RESTORE is the new name for the Veterans Trauma Network.

Please click here to read this leaflet online

To visit the Op RESTORE website, please click here

For more information on health services for Veterans, click here

Grantham: Riverside Walk & Cycleway

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Support for Armed Forces Veterans

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Colerne & Corsham: Local swimming lessons

 

Puddleducks @ Ashwicke Hall, Marshfield

Otters Swim School @ Ashley Wood pool, near Batheaston & Stonar School, near Melksham

Aqualetes @ Springfield Community Campus, Corsham

Aqualetes @ The Olympiad, Chippenham

Neptune Aquatics @ Starfish Hydro pool, Chippenham

Bath Sports and Leisure Centre

Information provided by Colerne HIVE

Wiltshire: Coming to a town near you in 2024!

 

Please click the links below for details of what's coming up in your local town and bookmark this link for future events!

• Chippenham
• Corsham
• Calne
• Royal Wootton Bassett
• Malmesbury
• Swindon
• Devizes
• Trowbridge
• Bradford On Avon

For details of more events and attractions around the county, you can also check out the Visit Wiltshire website where you can filter events by town, as well as the Bath & Wiltshire Parent website

Local village events, including those in Colerne, Lyneham, Hullavington, Box, Rudloe, Batheaston, etc. will continue to be shared on the blog separately so watch this space.

Or why not sign up for Colerne or Lyneham HIVE blog alerts here!

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Bristol: 24 things to do in Bristol in 2024

 

From festivals and fiesta's to street art and exhibitions, there is plenty of experiences to be had in Bristol this year.

Click here to be inspired!

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Gloucestershire: Events and places to visit in Gloucestershire this year

 

There are lots of sights to see in Gloucestershire this year, either in the county town of Gloucester or around the county itself. These helpful guides will give you a glimpse of what's coming up in 2024!

What's on in Gloucestershire in 2024

Visit Gloucester - what's on

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Stafford: SENDIASS Staffordshire family partnership

Staffordshire SEND Family Partnership - Information Advice and Support (SEND IASS) in Staffordshire is the service that supports on education, health and social care issues relating to a child's or young person's (0 - 25 years) special educational needs.

They can be contacted regarding issues such as exclusions, education health and care plans amongst many other issues, including providing support and training for parents and carer's.

You can also follow them on Facebook

Phone them 01785 356921 or Email:
sfps@staffordshire.gov.uk

Follow the link for their website

Web: www.staffs--iass.org/

Information provided by Stafford HIVE

Minimum Income Requirement - incremental approach to new threshold amount

You may have seen reference to the announcement from the Home Office that the planned increase to the MIR to £38,700 will happen incrementally, with a figure of £29,000 applicable from Spring 2024. The Home Office have released a Factsheet that explains more. Among other things, this advises that under the new provisions there will no longer be a separate child element.

Defence continues to liaise with the Home Office in order to understand how this will impact Service Personnel (Officers and Soldiers) and their families, and further information will be provided once more details are known.