April 8, 2025

West Midlands: New opening times for Birmingham's Household Recycling Centres


 


Birmingham City Council's five Household Recycling Centres have new temporary extended opening hours from Monday 7 April.

Booking is required to help avoid excessive queues. You can book a slot at a Household Recycling Centre on our website.

Weekdays (Monday to Friday)

Tyseley, Castle Bromwich, Perry Barr, Sutton Coldfield: 7am to 9pm

Kings Norton: 10am to 10pm

Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

All sites 8am to 6pm Book a slot

Information: Central HIVE Hub

Gloucestershire: Want to make a healthy change?

 

We can move is a social movement with a mission to increase physical activity in Gloucestershire. Join an inclusive community that connects and inspires people across the county to improve their lives through physical activity.

The HLS team provide free healthy lifestyle behavioural support coaching around giving up smoking, drinking less alcohol, increasing physical activity and losing weight for anyone over 18 (or over 12 for smoking support) who lives or has a GP registered in Gloucestershire.

Further information from the One Gloucestershire website can be found here

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

North Wiltshire: SmokeFree Wiltshire drop-in's in Chippenham, Calne, Corsham & Trowbridge

Glasgow and Lanarkshire: Army Cadet Force Annual Review 2024-2025

The Glasgow and Lanarkshire Bn have published their Review of 2024-25. 

It can be found here:
tinyurl.com/RepGandL


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April 7, 2025

Catterick: 10% discount at Ashbourne Day Nurseries for Serving Personnel



 Information provided by North HIVE Hub

North East: Unlock your potential - courses for Spouses/Partners


 Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Fife: Mental Health Support Access Therapies Fife

Access Therapies Fife is part of our psychology service and offers a range of free therapies.

They can help provide people with the information and skills they need to improve mental wellbeing.

Parent groups include:

✔ Child Healthy Weight Workshops
✔  Embracing Difference
✔  Parent ADHD courses
✔  Parenting an Anxious Child
✔  Parent Awareness of Developing Differently (PADD)
✔  Parent Awareness of Learning Disabilities Support Group (PALS)
✔  Parent Awareness Programme for Autism Support (PAPAS)
✔  Social Stories
✔  Understanding Kids
✔  Understanding Teens

For more information on parent groups, please visit: https://www.accesstherapiesfife.scot.nhs.uk/how-can-we-help-you/parent-groups/


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Leuchars: Cafe and Soft play in the Community Centre

The Cosy Beans CafĂ© has closed permanently and the future of the coffee shop has not yet been determined. 

Until a decision is made, the soft play and seating area will be open for use from Mon 10 Feb (Mon – Thurs) between the hours of 0900 – 1430 hrs and closed on Fridays.

However individuals using the area will do so at their risk and supervise their own children. A cleaning kit will be available in the area and we ask all users to clean and clear up after themselves to ensure the areas remains clean, hygienic and safe for other users. 

If this does not happen, both areas will be closed.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

April 4, 2025

Wiltshire: Family Hub newsletter - issue 3

 

Please click here to view this newsletter online

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

Wiltshire: Parent Carer Council - what's on and how they help families with additional needs in Wiltshire

 

The WPCC is Wiltshire’s Parent Carer Forum that represents and supports parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 resident in Wiltshire

You can learn more about the work the WPCC does to shape services on behalf of Parent Carers in Wiltshire in the who we are, what we do and who we work with sections

The WPCC also supports parent carers, and professional colleagues working with them, through its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Service (SENDIS). If you’re looking for specific information on services, organisations, or activities, start in the signposting and what’s on sections.

You can find out more about the range of work that SENDIS carries out in the what we do section.

Information provided by Colerne and Lyneham HIVEs