Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest Civil Service Job Vacancy for Service Leavers, Veterans and Spouses/Partners

 
The following vacancy is now open for applications under the GFiE Scheme:

GFIE- 402, Dept of Work and Pensions, Service Delivery Officer, Leicester - Job Description

Closing date now extended to Fri 15 Nov

​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)

North Wiltshire & Gloucestershire: Upcoming fireworks displays

Please note that the following list is not exhaustive and there may be other events in your area. This post may also be added to as more events become known!

*Low noise displays are highlighted in italic writing*

Fri 8 Nov - A 'Quieter Show' and other displays at Downend Round Table, Bristol

Fri 8 & Sat 9 Nov - Fireworks to music at Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, near Bristol

Sat 9 Nov - Ashton Keynes Fireworks Display, near South Cerney

Sat 9 Nov - Sutton Benger's 'Benger Blaze' (near Chippenham)

Sat 9 Nov - Neston Fireworks and Bonfire Night (near Corsham)

Sat 9 Nov - Fireworks Night at Trowbridge Rugby Club

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

Grantham: Bonfire Night - To gauge the interest, please access the survey

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Dundee: Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Estates Manager Vacancy

Applications are invited for the post of Estates Manager for the Highland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (HRFCA) based in our Dundee Office, Seathwood 365, Dundee, DD2 1lX. Date of appointment will be dependent on the availability of the successful candidate but is expected to be by Nov 2024.

The Post is Permanent/full-time based on a 37 hour working week. This is a Crown Servant (Civil Servant Band C2 equivalent) and the salary is £35,290. The successful candidate will be eligible to join the Council of RFCA’s Pension Scheme which operates on a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) basis and has a personal contribution for members of 5% of pensionable earnings. Annual leave, excluding Public Holidays, is 25 days per year, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service; previous public sector employment may count towards qualifying years’ service. Applicants must have a clean driving licence and should live within reasonable commuting distance of the Dundee office. A significant amount of travel is involved therefore candidates must be prepared to travel and spend nights away from home, for which reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. An Association vehicle is provided.

To read the Vacancy Notice in full👉

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14N-D0zSAgtAWF_bGdwwZu52kr_DHni_w/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101030736530217512969&rtpof=true&sd=true

To read the job description 👉

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8fzRfVYfZF_jlV6JleCn9DHBCEIKd7l/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101030736530217512969&rtpof=true&sd=true

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Elgin: Halloween Fund Day, Sat 26th October with Elgin BID

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🎃👻 Get ready for a *SPOOKTACULAR* day out in Elgin! 👻🎃

🕷🕸 Saturday, October 26th, 10am-4pm the Elgin BID Halloween Family Fun Day is back and better than ever! 🕷🕸

👀 Join Elgin BID on the High Street for a fang-tastic day of free, spooky activities that the whole family will love! 👀

👻 Monster Mayhem!
👻Creepy crafts for the little ghouls

👻 Spooky face painting to turn you into the scariest witch or wizard
👻 Trick-or-treating along the High Street (don't forget your costume!)
👻 Ghostly games and *spine-tingling* surprises
👻 Tons of treats – no tricks… maybe 😉

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Wiltshire: 'Recycle Week' – highlighting everyday items that can be recycled

 

This week Wiltshire Council were delighted to join this year’s Recycle Week, which is organised by Recycle Now and is now in its twenty-first year.

This year’s theme, Rescue Me, aims to empower people to look out for the five items missed most often in recycling collections because they are placed in the household waste bin. This is also a key theme of the Council's ongoing 'Recycling: Let’s Sort It' campaign.

These items include:

• Empty aerosols
• Yoghurt pots
• Toilet roll tubes
• Cleaning spray bottles
• Cans

All of the above items can be recycled in your blue-lidded bin or bag.

To help Wiltshire Council achieve our goal of recycling more, please make sure you are recycling more of the right things, more often. Materials collected for recycling are sent to re-processors to be turned into new products or raw materials to go back into the manufacturing process.

Wiltshire Council have been spotlighting commonly missed items on their social media channels this week, so make sure you’re following them on Facebook and X.

Find out more about what you can recycle at home in Wiltshire

What happens to waste and recycling in Wiltshire

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

'Travel to Refuge' scheme - free travel for those fleeing domestic abuse

 

Travel to Refuge is an umbrella scheme in which travel companies cover the cost of train or coach tickets for women, men and children escaping domestic abuse travelling to refuge accommodation. It’s made up of two schemes:

• Rail to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and the Rail Delivery Group, set up in April 2020, providing free rail travel for survivors of abuse.

• Road to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and National Express, set up in 2023, providing free coach travel for survivors of abuse.

For more infomation please visit: Travel to Refuge

Portessie: Step by Step -FREE weekly groups fpr families with babies and toddlers under the age of 3

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Northern Ireland: AFVBC Breakfast Clubs Throughout Northern Ireland

 

The purpose of Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Clubs is to facilitate veterans and serving Armed Forces personnel to meet face to face in a relaxed, safe, social environment to enjoy breakfast and banter, to combat loneliness and allow veterans to ”return to the tribe”
Free to attend, free to join. 

There are no fees, subs or commitments: AFVBC don't exist to support any national charity, organisation or business: just turn up, pay for your breakfast and enjoy the company of other Armed Forces Veterans.
There are seven AFVBC's in Northern Ireland for more details www.afvbc.world

Information provided by HIVE NI

Reminder - set up your eVisa Account

 

You can now set up your eVisa account. An eVisa is an online record of a your immigration permission in the UK, and any conditions which apply. It can be viewed by logging into the online ‘View and prove your immigration status’ service using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

For more information on getting an eVisa, visit: ​​​www.gov.uk/get-access-evisa​