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June 3, 2025
Quest Magazine - June Edition now available
To view online please click this link: https://www.questonline.co.uk/pages/magazine-archive
To view the Quest news update, including a summary of topics covered in the June magazine, please click this link: June Quest Magazine is Out Now.💂
Wiltshire: Time to renew your garden waste collection
Renew your garden waste collection by Monday 30 June to avoid missing a collection.
As part of the garden waste collection service we will compost bark, cut flowers, grass cuttings, hedge clippings, house plants, leaves, shrub prunings, twigs and small branches, untreated sawdust, wood shavings, and weeds. Help us compost as much as we can and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill.
Once you have renewed, remember to make sure your garden bin is identifiable by putting your house number on it. Numbers should be clearly displayed on the back of the bin, and bins should be presented for collection with the handle facing outwards.
As part of the garden waste collection service we will compost bark, cut flowers, grass cuttings, hedge clippings, house plants, leaves, shrub prunings, twigs and small branches, untreated sawdust, wood shavings, and weeds. Help us compost as much as we can and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill.
Once you have renewed, remember to make sure your garden bin is identifiable by putting your house number on it. Numbers should be clearly displayed on the back of the bin, and bins should be presented for collection with the handle facing outwards.
DIO Families First Newsletter - 2 Jun 25 Edition now available
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To view online please click this link to the Defence Homes website.
North Wiltshire and Gloucestershire: AWS Community Support Summer Roadshow 2025
Army Welfare Service Community Support Summer Programme is back for 2025! Booking opens Monday 2nd June online at AWS CS North Wilts and Glos Summer Roadshow 2025 - Eventbrite page
Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs
AWS are going to be in four locations this year offering a range of activities from; sports, art, science and day trips (check out our family trips on their SWAY page) plus the option for extended hours (see Eventbrite Ticket add-ons for details).
As a reminder these activities are open to children aged 6-16 (unless otherwise stated) who have a parent either Serving, Reservist, Veteran, working as a civil servant or contractor and linked with any MOD unit across North Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
As a reminder these activities are open to children aged 6-16 (unless otherwise stated) who have a parent either Serving, Reservist, Veteran, working as a civil servant or contractor and linked with any MOD unit across North Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
For more details please email RC-AWS-SW-Corsham-CSMailbox@mod.gov.uk.
Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs
DIO Service Family Accommodation (SFA) Communications Update - 2 Jun 25
As you may have seen in the news over the weekend, the Defence Secretary Rt Hon John Healey MP announced an additional £1.5 billion of funding, over the next five years, to improve military accommodation across the UK.
Following the landmark deal which brought 36,347 military homes back into public ownership, we have already begun the process of transformative change. This includes the delivery of the seven commitments set out in the Consumer Charter that we shared with you last month. These commitments reflect our plans to transform living conditions for you across the UK through improved service provision, communication and upgrades to homes.
DIO has advocated for sustained investment into the estate for many years and we believe this will be a turning point in allowing us to deliver significant change to your future lived experience.
West Midlands: Summer Sports Week 28-31 July - The Pavilion, DMS Whittington

Places are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis. Register via the QR code or via this link: https://forms.office.com/e/166t1jB74C
For Lichfield and Birmingham areas your local CDW is Molly Nash E: 6562nas@csmail.mod.uk
Information: Central HIVE Hub
Stafford: Summer Sports Week Monday 28th July - Thursday 31st July 2025 The Pavilion DMS Whittington
Transport will be provided from the Dixon Centre, Tedder Rd, Stafford ST16 3RA.
Places are limited and offered on a first come first served basis so express your interest asap using the QR code on the poster.
We kindly ask that you think carefully about whether your child will enjoy a sports week. In previous years we have had children desperate for a place and children attending that did not want to join in with sports activities.
The sessions are open to 5 years and over but again please remember that these are long sports days and younger children can become quite tired.
If you are successful, you will receive a confirmation email and further details / instructions early July 2025.
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Information provided by Stafford HIVE
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