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March 3, 2025

Lichfield: Pinnacle/Amey Housing Surgery - The Postbox - Tuesday 11 March 2025


 



Next Housing Surgery at the The Postbox is Tuesday 11 February 1130 - 1230. All welcome!

Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub

Scarborough: Support for Veterans every Mon and Tues

Information provided by North HIVE Hub
 

Scotland: ACCT Scotland Inspirational Awards 2025



More info can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/InspAward

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Fife: Do you have questions about how a child or young person is developing?

Do you have questions about how a child or young person is developing?

If you're a parent, carer or professional looking for advice and support, call our children's services phoneline on 01592 226 699.

 Tuesdays 10am–12 noon
 Wednesdays 2pm–4pm

Members of the following teams are on hand to take your call:

 Speech and language therapy
 Occupational therapy
 Physiotherapy
 Neurodevelopment
 Child Development Centre
 Children’s services phone line


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Northern Ireland: Royal Naval Reserve Unit Lisburn - HMS Hibernia

 
Do you wish to join the Royal Naval Reserves? 
If so scan the QR code from a non MOD device for more details.

Information provided by HIVE NI

Fareham: Hampshire County Council Careers Equipment Installation Technician






Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC620013
Salary Range: £26,918 - £29,616 per annum
Work Location: Unit 26 Mitchell Close, Fareham with travel across Hampshire
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 16 March 2025
Interview Date: w/c 24 March 2025

The Role:

As an Equipment Installation Technician, you’ll follow the guidance of an Occupational Therapist to install and construct standard and bespoke minor aids and adaptations to ensure vulnerable people in Hampshire can live independently.

You’ll receive full training and support to enhance your practical skills. If you’re unsure whether your experience matches what we’re looking for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

What you’ll do:  

Install, repair and collect standard and specialist equipment in service users’ homes across Hampshire. 
Demonstrate how to safely operate, maintain and clean equipment to service users, carers and healthcare professionals.
Efficiently manage and schedule your own workload. 
Lift and move equipment weighing up to 25KG.

What we’re looking for: 

A valid full UK driving licence.
General knowledge of building skills, operating small workshop machinery and power tools, fixing methods and fault-finding techniques. 
Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect. 
Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.   
Physically able to undertake the moving and handling of equipment up to 25KG.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Equipment Installation Technician role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.     

Port Talbot: Margam Country Park - Easter Family Fun Day - Bluey & Bingo on 21 Apr 25


The official launch of our Easter Family Fun Day on Bank Holiday Monday 21st April is here!

Come and see Bluey and Bingo™, Sonic the Hedgehog™, and Paddington™! Enjoy interactive sing-alongs, dance-alongs, circus and play workshops, Lucy Lost-it, “Grow your Own” show, the Dress Circle Show by Circo Rum Ba Ba, and fire show by Valerian Entertainment Team. Tons of fun awaits!

Secure your spot and join in the fun, tickets are now available!

https://bit.ly/BHEaster2025

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Scotland: Forces Children Scotland have 3 new vacancies


Join Forces Children Scotland and help them work alongside forces children and young people, supporting them to reach their potential and thrive!

They’re recruiting for the following roles:
Communications & Marketing Officer
Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
Youth Participation Worker | East Scotland 

If you’re interested, check out the website for more information:
https://forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/.../three-new.../


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

February 28, 2025

North Wiltshire & Gloucestershire: What's on in March


Please click the links below for a selection of local upcoming events and bookmark this page for any future updates! (Updated events will be added weekly and will show in bold text to indicate they are new)

Individual events in date order

The Families Continuous Attitude Survey 2025 is open!

 
The Families Continuous Attitude Survey 2025 – which hears from Service spouses and civil partners about their views on Service family life – is now open!

Take part in this year’s tri-Service Families Continuous Attitude Survey (FamCAS) and help Defence to understand your experiences and thoughts across a broad range of areas. Your feedback will help Defence to make changes and develop policies to better meet your needs.

The survey invites a random sample of civil partners and spouses of regular serving personnel to take part. To see if you’ve been invited to complete the survey, and to access the survey, please check the online eligibility tool.

The eligibility tool and survey work best with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge and will ask for a token/access code. This refers to your partner’s Service number, which is required for security reasons only. Please be assured that all survey responses are anonymous.

The closing date for FamCAS is Monday 7 April 2025.

How can FamCAS benefit me and my loved ones?