North Wiltshire & Gloucestershire: AWS Community Support community noticeboard

 

Want to know what AWS activities are on in your area?

Click here to visit the new AWS Sway noticeboard!

Who are Army Welfare Service?

The Army Welfare Service (AWS) is the Army’s professional welfare provider; it delivers a comprehensive and confidential welfare service responsive to the needs of individuals, families and the Chain of Command in order to maximise the operational effectiveness of Service Personnel.

Who are Community Support?

Community Support secures or directly provides learning and personal development opportunities for military personnel and their families wherever they are living. Non- formal education opportunities are provided within Community, Youth and Play Centres and Projects to children, young people and their families throughout the year and across the UK and overseas.

Community Support delivers additional activities during school holidays, including Easter and Summer programmes and offsite residential experiences. Community Support staff adopt best practices, are compliant with government legislation and guidelines, and in doing so promote a stronger sense of community and well-being.

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's

Wiltshire: Wiltshire Council - Hiring Passenger Assistants

Information provided by South West HIVE Hub

Guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community

 

Suicide Bereavement UK have developed a series of At Your Side guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community.

Three guides have been written by the bereaved for the bereaved:

• At Your Side guide for Veterans
• At Your Side guide for families
• At Your Side guide for Serving Personnel

Both the veteran and family guide were launched on the 17th April 2024. The Serving Personnel guide will be launched at the Suicide Bereavement UK Conference on 26th Sep 2024.

To view or download the guides, please visit: https://suicidebereavementuk.com/armedforces/​​

Tidworth: Army Welfare Service - New from AWS - Sensory Room opening in Tidworth

  Information provided by South West HIVE Hub

Corsham: Mums (and Dads) Meet Up in Rudloe - starting from Tue 18 Jun

 

The Mums Meet is moving house! As of Tue 18 Jun the group will be meeting at MOD Corsham Community Centre in Rudloe, which houses Dandelion Coffee House.

There's soft play and rolling space for the little ones!

For those who aren't aware, the mums meet is a FREE independent meet up for mamas (and dads) looking to make friends/connections/community locally.

Click here to visit the Dandelion Coffee House Facebook page

Information provided by Colerne HIVE

Wiltshire: Garden waste collection renewals

 

Renew your garden waste collection by Friday 28 June to avoid missing a collection.

To help improve the security of your details, if you wish to sign up or renew a garden waste collection service online, you will need to sign into your Wiltshire Council account or register for a new account if you don't already have one.

If you're registering for the first time, there is a video and guide on our YouTube channel.

More information on garden waste renewals, including FAQ's

Register or renew your garden waste collection now

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's

Grantham: Business health innovation voluntary education community Bhive

Supporting Grantham and local community!

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Supporting emotional health and wellbeing from 0-19

Free online courses for parents, grandparents, teens and carers. Parents courses can be accessed via inourplace|Solihull Approach-Lincolnshire|inourplace

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Reconnecting Grantham to its Historic Landscape

Londonthorpe Woods and Bellmount, two sites for families to explore and enjoy. www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/england/londonthorpe-woods-and-bellmount-project/

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Gloucestershire: 'The Robin' bookable bus service

 

Department for Transport (DfT) funding helped launch The Robin pilot, which currently operates in the Forest of Dean and the North Cotswolds. This pilot is now expanding into parts of Tewkesbury, Berkeley Vale and the South Cotswolds thanks to extra DfT funding of over £1.5million over two years.

The Robin is a local, friendly bookable bus service where passengers search for their ideal journey and book a pickup and drop off location that suits them.

It's affordable at only £2 per journey and connects passengers with transport links such as bus stops or directly to a location if there are no other transport options available.

The Robin improves connections between rural areas which often have infrequent or no other transport available. By offering this it increases access to services and the wider transport network in the county, expanding access to employment, education, healthcare and shopping.

Please click here for further details

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE