Army Families Federation (AFF) Immigration Survey

AFF would like to know more about the unique challenges non-UK Service personnel, veterans and their families face when it comes to immigration. Who did you contact for information and advice and why? Did you get everything you needed straight away, or did you find it difficult?

Following a project funded by the Royal British Legion and working in partnership with the Naval Families Federation (NFF) and the RAF Families Federation (RAFFF), AFF have designed a survey to find out who people turn to when they need immigration information or advice.

If you are not British by birth and you or a family member are serving or have previously served in the UK Armed Forces, we would love to hear from you! British Service personnel with non-UK family members can also fill in the survey. It should take less than five minutes to complete.

Please go to surveymonkey.com/r/Non-UK_Questionnaire​

Wiltshire: Upcoming Wellbeing courses from the Family and Community Learning team - free for Military families

 

Stafford: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust latest job vacancies as at 18th November 2024

 

Please find attached the links to the latest vacancies at UHNM;

Nursing and Midwifery: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Health Science Services: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Support Services: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Administrative Services: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Medical and Dental: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Allied Health professionals: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Apprenticeships: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Volunteers: Job vacancy search: Which health sector? | trac.jobs

Information provided by Stafford HIVE

Veterans Access to Healthcare Research Briefing

 
To access the Research briefing: Veterans: Access to Health Services, please click here.

Get ready for a Wraparound Childcare (WAC) expansion to some overseas locations. Coming spring term 2025

 

Are you assigned to a location within the European Economic Area & Switzerland (EEA&S) or using Defence Children Services (DCS) before and after school childcare provision? WAC Overseas will be available to eligible families in these areas from 6 January 2025.

What is Wraparound Childcare funding?

The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme provides funding for up to 20 hours per week, per child, during term time, to eligible Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years old (4-16 years old if receiving Government disability allowances) who are in full time education in school or being home educated. Over 7,000 Service children's before and after school childcare is currently being funded by WAC.

Temporary registration and claims process for WAC Overseas.

A temporary process will be in place from January until at least April 2025. Due to the migration of JPA to the Cloud it is not possible for WAC Overseas registrations and claims to be added to the WAC area of JPA straight away. The temporary process has been put in place to enable eligible families to claim WAC Overseas funding while this migration work takes place. Once JPA migration to the Cloud is complete, there will be a requirement to re-register to continue to submit claims, via JPA in the future. Further guidance documents will be available on the Defence Childcare Information Page on DefNet and Defence Connect in January.

Scotland: Veterans Scotland Newsletter for November

This Veterans Scotland Newsletter dated November 2024 is now available.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

South Wales: E-Scooters & E-Bikes Information

A reminder from South Wales police ahead of Christmas:

Thinking of buying an e-scooter for someone this Christmas?
Unless the lucky recipient has private land on which to use it, please think again.

We are committed to keeping our streets as safe as possible for all and – while it is legal to purchase e-scooters – as it stands they can't be licensed and insured so cannot legally be ridden on public highways.

Our officers don’t want to be seizing your son or daughter’s favourite gift from Santa so please do your research and speak to retailers before handing over your hard-earned cash.

More information: E-Scooters & E-Bikes, Your Questions Answered

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Scotland: The Winter edition of Scotland4Kids

To read the Winter edition of Scotland4kids click on the image above 👆

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Chepstow: Christmas Light Switch on - Fri 29 Nov 24 at Chepstow High Street

Get ready, our 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐧 event is coming up on 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, and it will be an evening packed with festive fun!

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟑𝐩𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟖𝐩𝐦: Shop ‘til you drop at the Christmas Market by Green Top Markets - perfect for picking up those unique holiday gifts and tasty treats!

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦: Watch the town light up with our magical Lantern Parade! Local children will be busy in our free lantern-making workshops ahead of the day, so prepare to be dazzled!

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟔𝐩𝐦: The town will come alive with live music and entertainment to keep you dancing and singing all evening!

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: Santa Claus is coming to town to spread holiday cheer!

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬 - we’ll turn on our sparkling Christmas Lights, officially kicking off the festive season!

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Staffordshire: Lichfield Cathedral Christmas Light Show - 16-22 December

Image courtesy of Visit Lichfield

Enjoy a spectacular light show around the Close and on the front of the Cathedral, listen to popular carols, and head inside to soak up the atmosphere of this special time of year. Includes after-hours access to the Christmas Tree Festival, Gift Shop and Crib.

Book now: 2024 Christmas Light Show - Lichfield Cathedral (lichfield-cathedral.org)

 Information: Central HIVE Hub