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January 29, 2024

Llantwit Major: Chatterbooks for 7 - 14 year old's at Llantwit Major Library

 

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Wales: Childcare Offer for Wales


How could the Childcare Offer for Wales benefit your family?
It could allow you to:
Return to work sooner
Increase your working hours
Spend more money on the things that are important to your family
Click here to find out more

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Sut gallai Cynnig Gofal Plant Cymru helpu dy deulu di?
Fe allai ganiatáu i ti:

Ddychwelyd i’r gwaith yn gynt
Cynyddu dy oriau gwaith
Gwario mwy o arian ar y pethau sy’n bwysig i dy deulu di
Clicia yma i gael gwybod mwy

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Leconfield: Knit & Natter every Weds


Information provided by Leconfield HIVE

 

January 27, 2024

Northern Ireland: NIDirect Care Registers and registering for additional support

Care registers

Older people and people with a medical condition or disability should think about joining the Northern Ireland Water and NIE Networks care registers.
The registers help to identify people who need extra help or support if there is an interruption to supply: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/.../consider-joining-nie...

Information provided by HIVE NI

January 26, 2024

NHS England - help us to ensure Veterans receive the very best healthcare support in 2024

 

In 2019, NHS England commissioned the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to develop and introduce the Veteran Friendly Practice Accreditation scheme, a free support programme designed to help GP practices in England to deliver the best care and treatment to patients who have served in the UK Armed Forces. Since then, over 2,760 practices have signed up.

To help encourage more practices to sign up, the Royal College of General Practitioners, NHS England and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs are working together to increase awareness of veterans’ healthcare needs and any challenges that prevent people who’ve served in the Armed Forces from seeking help from their GP.

If you have served in the Armed Forces and live in England, we would be grateful if you could spare 10 minutes to fill in this online survey. If you are a veteran support organisation, please could you share the survey with your veteran members who live in England.

By filling in this survey, you are ensuring that your thoughts and experiences are more likely to be understood and acted upon. This will help to encourage more GP practices to sign up so they can help veterans get the best healthcare support.

Wiltshire: Street Tag is coming to Wiltshire!

 


Street Tag is an interactive app which you can use to explore your local community and to understand more about your health and physical wellbeing. You'll be able to download and start using it from Monday 29 January.

The app allows you to scan virtual tags at locations across Wiltshire to record the distance that you have walked, cycled, run, or used a wheelchair between the locations. You will collect points for visiting Street Tag locations and you can compete as an individual, team or with your school to win prizes.

Activity trackers and blood pressure monitors will be available to use alongside the app. These are available to borrow for free from Trowbridge or Chippenham libraries as well as the North and South mobile libraries.



Download via Google Play

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's

Hampshire: County Council Working Together to Safeguard against Extremism

 



Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

West Midlands: Mind Telford - Calm Cafe for Veterans





Calm Cafes for Veterans. No need to book, just drop in

Information provided by Central HIVE Hub

Chester: AWS Community Support - Volunteer with AWS

Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE

Blackpool: Free Entry for a day out at Penny Farm


Penny Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre is open 11am – 3pm on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.

Things to do at Penny Farm:
  • Meet the horses
  • have a bite to eat
  • enjoy a farm walk
  • regular special events
  • looking for children's party ideas?
  • private hire
Why do I need to book my visit?

Booking is essential and means we know how many people are visiting each of our Rescue and Rehoming Centres.

There are set limits for visitor numbers each day – if your preferred date is not displayed in the list the maximum number of visit tickets has already been booked for that day. We do hope you can find another suitable date!

For more Information and how to book a visit, please Click Here

Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE