Rail sale offers up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets

 

Back and bigger than ever rail sale!

From 14 to 20 January 2025, selected advance and off-peak fares will go on sale at up to 50% off for travel between 17 January and 31 March 2025.

As part of this year’s rail sale, thousands of popular routes across almost all UK train operators, including Transport for Wales and ScotRail, will be offering discounted tickets with journeys spreading the length and breadth of Great Britain.

Discounted rail ticket prices will apply to journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain.

The sale is now live with tickets available through the Rail Delivery Group’s microsite or through individual train operators until 20 January.

For further information: Back and bigger than ever: rail sale offers up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets - GOV.UK

Hereford: Maylord Orchards Valentines Spread the Love 2025

Saturday 8th February 2025 - 11am to 3pm

Maylord Orchards Shopping Centre, Maylord St, Hereford HR1 2DT - right in the heart of Hereford City Centre!

Free parking from 12 noon until 8pm in Herefordshire Council car parks, including the Maylord Orchards underground car park.  

Shopping, food, drink, free live entertainment, free face painting and balloon modelling for the little ones whilst you enjoy a Prosecco, Strawberries and our Valentines chocolate fountain!

For the full line-up visit www.maylordorchards.co.uk events page.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Dorset: Bovington & Blandford Army Cadets for ages 12 - 18

If you want to aim higher, feel more confident and get a head start on your future join the Army Cadets. Every year thousands of young people and adult volunteers join the Army Cadets for fun, friendship, action and adventure.

If you're up for a challenge you'll go further with the Army Cadets

You can join the Army Cadet Force If you're over 12 (and in year eight at school) and under 18. To find out more about Army Cadets in your area, click HERE

The Bovington & Purbeck Detachment

RWxY building on Allenby Barracks.  Monday & Thursday 19:00 - 21:00

Blandford Cadet Force Detachment 

Kingston Close, Bradley Estate, Blandford DT11 7UQ.  Monday & Thursday 19:15 - 21:30

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Blandford: Garrison Gurkha community information

 

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Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Blandford: Garrison Thrift shop

The Thrift shop is a facility were you can purchase and sell on items at low cost. It is located opposite the Rendezvous Café, situated in the Glasshouse on camp.

Open for shoppers and taking donations TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 9.30am - 1.30pm. Donations can be dropped off before 1pm during opening hours.

We are currently accepting Spring/Summer items.

Volunteers are always needed. Please call into the shop during opening times if you are interested in helping out. 

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Blandford: Garrison kitchen garden plots

 

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Information provided by Bovington HIVE

West Midlands: Shropshire Armed Forces Outreach at RAF Museum Midlands 2025

Information provided by Central HIVE Hub

NDNA's Childcare employment programme

 

Little Troopers launches All Together family reconnection weekends

The military children’s charity, Little Troopers, has launched a series of free family reconnection weekends for forces families to spend quality-time together.

Funded by Team Forces, the four Little Troopers weekends invite young people and their parents to go away for an exciting few days of outdoor adventure and connection where they’ll be encouraged to put down their phones, meet people, do new things and spend quality time together.

Open to families with up to four siblings aged 9 and over, the weekends will be packed with adventurous activities including coasteering, raft building, kayaking, mega SUPing and coastal bushcraft, as well as time to relax on the beach, watching the sunset with a hot chocolate.

With a mix of child-only and parent-and-child time, the itinerary has been organised so that the small number of five to six families attending will have an enjoyable break and make memories to last a lifetime.

The dates for the Little Troopers All Together reconnection weekends in 2025 are:

Blandford: Garrison venues for booking events

Information provided by Bovington HIVE