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February 4, 2025
Childcare Works project starting on 25th February 2025
Serve and Protect Credit Union's latest Fixed Saver account
Serve and Protect Credit Union's latest Fixed Saver account is here.
Secure a guaranteed 4.25% AER return on your savings over the next 12 months. Available to apply throughout February.
Learn more at: https://serveandprotectcu.co.uk/save/fixed-saver/
West Midlands: Volunteers needed at Donnington - Information and sign up session: Any Monday between 10.00-16.00

Information: Central HIVE Hub
Soldiering On Awards 2025: Nominations Open Until 30th March 2025
Click poster to enlarge.
For more information and to make nominations online, please go to: Home - Soldiering On Awards
Cardiff: Volunteers and Helpers Needed - Cardiff Whales Disabled Swimming Club
Registered Charity Number 507932
We are looking for volunteers and helpers for the pool to help and teach our swimmers. This is a fun and rewarding experience requiring no prior experience other than a basic ability to swim and a desire to help.
We run weekly sessions (Sunday) which last an hour. Volunteers will provide support in the pool to our swimmers. We can provide training courses to become full Halliwick Instructors for those who are able to commit.
Cardiff Whales DSC is a fun inclusive swimming club for those who need extra support to learn and enjoy swimming. We swim at Western Leisure centre on Sunday afternoons where we have exclusive use of the pool.
Cardiff Whales DSC was established in the mid 1970’s becoming a Registered Charity, and were the very first disabled swimming club to be formed in Wales.
DBS checks are required for our volunteer helpers.
Please Contact Stephen Pearce (Chair) at swim.whales@yahoo.co.uk
Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.
We are looking for volunteers and helpers for the pool to help and teach our swimmers. This is a fun and rewarding experience requiring no prior experience other than a basic ability to swim and a desire to help.
We run weekly sessions (Sunday) which last an hour. Volunteers will provide support in the pool to our swimmers. We can provide training courses to become full Halliwick Instructors for those who are able to commit.
Cardiff Whales DSC is a fun inclusive swimming club for those who need extra support to learn and enjoy swimming. We swim at Western Leisure centre on Sunday afternoons where we have exclusive use of the pool.
Cardiff Whales DSC was established in the mid 1970’s becoming a Registered Charity, and were the very first disabled swimming club to be formed in Wales.
DBS checks are required for our volunteer helpers.
Please Contact Stephen Pearce (Chair) at swim.whales@yahoo.co.uk
Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.
Office for Veterans Affairs’ ‘10 Things to Know About Veterans’ animation
The aim of the '10 Things to know about veterans and their families' is to provide a range of stakeholders with the basic knowledge that can support their work with veterans.
Northern Ireland: Veterans Welfare Service Northern Ireland (VWS NI)

If you are a veteran living in Northern Ireland in need of welfare support or advice, the Veterans Welfare Service for Northern Ireland are here to help. Whether Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force, the VWS NI work collaboratively with service charities and organisations to help veterans where they can, with whatever their need may be.
To make contact either: Tel 02890 420145 Or visit the website by clicking here
Information provided by HIVE NI
February 3, 2025
Richmond: Banking Hub now open
In case you missed it, the Richmond banking hub has now opened in its permanent home at 20 King Street, DL10 4HP
Open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
The hub offers a counter service operated by the Post Office, where customers of all major banks can carry out regular cash transactions, whenever it's open.
A community banker service is also available where customers can talk to their own bank about more complicated issues on allocated days:
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