Veterans access to healthcare research briefing

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

Scotland: The Winter edition of Scotland4Kids

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

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Edinburgh & Leuchars: Meet your AWS Team

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Community Support:

Community Support staff offer play, youth and community projects, as well as clubs, residential experiences and work within schools. We support service children, young people, and their families across the UK, and overseas, in geographically dispersed communities. Community Support staff combine direct delivery with non-public funded projects, and external links with local partners and agencies.

Defence Youth Offer:

Community Support staff seek positive outcomes for children and young people in mitigating the negative impact of family mobility and parental deployment, in accordance with the Defence Youth Offer. By listening to children and young people, their needs and concerns, and providing a level of safeguarding. We adopt best practice, compliance with Government legislation, policy and guidance, for safe working with children and young people.

Community Needs Assessment:

We contribute to community capacity, through the recruitment and training of volunteers.
We improve community resilience, well-being and mental health, through support to individuals and families. We ensure access to a range of activities, including parenting skills, life skills, the understanding of cultural differences, and wider community integration. We also work with Personal Support colleagues to provide early help to support families in need.

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Kirkham: AFC Community Foundation - Football Development for little ones - every Saturday

For more Information click HERE

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Gloucestershire: It’s time to ‘talk rubbish’ and prioritise recycling with launch of new waste campaign

 

The campaign, called ‘Talking Rubbish’, has been set up by Gloucestershire Recycles, which is a partnership of Gloucestershire County Council and the six districts. It aims to answer questions about recycling and clarify some of the myths and misinformation.

Please click here to read more

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Northumberland: Family Hub Sessions

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The impact of VAT changes on the Continuity of Education Allowance

 

In the Budget speech The Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed that the government will remove the VAT exemption for private schools from 1 January 2025.

For families claiming the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) this is likely to increase private school fees.

To minimise the impact of this change, the Secretary of State has directed that the CEA rate cap will be uprated, to ensure it continues to pay up to 90% of school fees for eligible claimants.

What does this mean for CEA claimants?

Gloucestershire: 'Man Up/Woman Up' peer support sessions in Gloucestershire

 

ManUp Gloucestershire offers a weekly drop-in session of community peer support, where men over 18 throughout the county can come to chat.

Click here for further information about these groups

For details of the Women's peer support groups, please click here to visit their Facebook page

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Blackpool: & The Fylde College - Adult Courses Exhibition Truck

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Wiltshire: Support and resources for parents in Bath & NE Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

 

Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership is a group of volunteer parents and birth workers, midwives, doctors and commissioners.

There are multiple resources on their website and the group aim to make the maternity and postnatal journey better for all parents & parents-to-be.

Utilising the Padlet platform, they hold information on the following:

• Mental health support
• NICU and Special Care Baby Units
• Postnatal support
• Info for Dads, partners and non-birthing parents
• Infant feeding
• Baby and Toddler groups

Please click here for further information

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs