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February 26, 2025
Medway: Lego Clubs at Medway Libraries
If you like building brick creations, no matter how old you are, come along to our free weekly drop-in sessions with the world’s favourite blocks - build, play and have fun!
Suitable for children aged 4 and over (under 8s must be accompanied by an adult).
Check days and times of Lego Clubs HERE
Information provided by South East HIVE Hub
February 25, 2025
Headspace App – Five FREE family & friends subscriptions available for Army Personnel and Army Civil Servants
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Army personnel and Army civil servants are eligible to sign up to Headspace for free, and also to extend this free subscription offer to five friends and family. To sign up, please go to https://work.headspace.com/britisharmy/member-enroll
Please use your @mod.gov.uk, @armymail.gov.uk or @csmail.mod.uk email address to verify your account when prompted.
Headspace says, “We make mental health support accessible to everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our flagship Headspace app, we provide mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. Our enterprise offerings combine this experience with a human-centered model of care, with coaching, therapy, psychiatry and EAP services under one roof. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians, to Emmy award-winning producers and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world be healthier and more productive.”
Scotland: The Spring edition of Scotland4kids magazine is out now
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We live in hope that spring weather is just around the corner now that 2025 is well underway.
We’re back with another issue filled with unmissable articles, exclusive insights, fabulous features and exciting interviews.
From must-read education articles, in-depth opinion pieces and inventive ideas for the classroom, this is your sign to delve into our S4K Teachers’ Edition on your next break.
Show winter the door and get ready to feel rejuvenated for a sensational spring.
Read the new issue on your FREE APP available on both IOS and Android devices
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/scotland4kids/id6443811975
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...
Information provided by Leuchars HIVE
Pirbright: HIVE Outreach at Soldier Academy every Thursday 1100hrs-1600hrs
The South East HIVE Hub will be providing an outreach service at The Soldier Academy in Pirbright every Thursday during term time. Come along and have a chat.
Information provided by South East HIVE Hub
Scotland: Poppyscotland can help with mobility if you are limited in your daily activities
We can arrange for an assessment to be undertaken by an occupational therapist (where statutory funding is not available or where statutory waiting lists are considered to be too lengthy), who will engage with you to understand the impact of your mobility issues and highlight your needs.
Information provided by Leuchars HIVE
Northern Ireland: Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) SEND Support Services

028 9031 7777
When you call, you’ll be asked to select one of the following options, to be connected to the area you are seeking support from:
Press option 1: for Statutory Assessment Review Service (SARS)
Press option 2: for SEND Advice and Information
Press option 3: for SEND Support Services
The helpdesk is open Monday to Friday, from 9am – 4:30pm.
Information provided by HIVE NI
February 24, 2025
Give Us Time: respite breaks for military families - 2025 dates are live!
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The charity ‘Give Us Time’ offers accommodation for respite breaks for UK military families. No referral is required from Welfare for families to sign up. Please see the posters for more details and the current March dates, but more 2025 dates are available on the website: https://giveustime.org.uk/For more information email: enquiries@giveustime.org.uk
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