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January 20, 2025
Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan: Parent Line Texting Service to School Nurse
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A reminder from the School Nursing Service to inform you that the text in service PARENT LINE, for parents of children 5 to 16 years is available 08:30-16:30 Mon-Fri.
Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.
Leuchars: Book Club is back, starts again Tuesday 21st Jan
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For more information contact jane.allen208@mod.gov.uk
Information provided by Leuchars HIVE
Stafford: Staffordshire smart alert - E-Scooters

We are continuing to receive reports of young children/teenagers riding E scooters through Stafford Town Centre and surrounding areas at speed.
Whilst this is extremely dangerous - E Scooters are illegal to ride on a public highway/place.
Today, officers have seized 2 E Scooters that had been seen to be riding through the town. They will now be sent for destruction.
Can we please ask parents to be mindful of the laws for E Scooters.
The laws are in place to protect both the riders and the general public.
January 17, 2025
Churchdown: Monthly 'Wellbeing Matters' group near Innsworth
For more information about the Gloucester Community Networking organisation and it's links with the Military, please click here
Information provided by Lyneham HIVE
Fleetwood: Affinity Lancashire - Sensory Borrow Bags
SENSORY BORROW BAGS
Did you know that you can borrow a Sensory Borrow Bag when you visit us here at Affinity Lancashire in Fleetwood?
Our Sensory Borrow Bags have been designed to make shopping trips more enjoyable for customers with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) or who are on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD).
The bags can be borrowed from the Centre Management Office, which is located near the main entrance, and include noise-cancelling ear defenders, fidget toys and visual communication cards to help manage sensory overload. When you've enjoyed your visit, simply return your bag to us for another visitor to use!
Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE
January 16, 2025
West Midlands: Shropshire Armed Forces Outreach at RAF Museum Midlands 2025

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:
January 15, 2025
Fife: Volunteer Recruitment Roadshow
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Looking to get involved in your community, learn new skills and meet new people?Volunteering is for everyone, and these events can help you find out about volunteering in different areas across Fife, with many different charities.
Information provided by Leuchars HIVE
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