Cardiff: Cardiff Flying Start - Infant Mental Health Awareness Week

 

Cardiff Flying Start: 

Parenting in the early years is particularly important. Parents/carers play an essential role in their baby’s brain development. Through the GroBrain programme Cardiff Parenting can help parents to learn more about supporting their baby to grow and develop.

For more information, advice or support please contact Cardiff Family Gateway: 03000 133 133 Email: ContactFAS@Cardiff.gov.uk

www.cardifffamilies.co.uk

Mae rhianta yn y blynyddoedd cynnar yn arbennig o bwysig. Mae rhieni/gofalwyr yn chwarae rhan hanfodol yn natblygiad ymennydd eu babi. Drwy raglen GroBrain, gall Rhianta Caerdydd helpu rhieni i ddysgu mwy am gefnogi eu babi i dyfu a datblygu.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cyngor neu gymorth, cysylltwch â Phorth Teuluoedd Caerdydd: 03000 133 133 E-bost: CyswlltCChD@caerdydd.gov.uk 

www.teuluoeddcaerdydd.co.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest vacancies in Portsmouth - available exclusively to Service Leavers, Veterans and Military Spouses/Partners

 

The following vacancies are now open for applications under the GFiE Scheme:

GFIE – 439 – HMRC Customer Services Advisor, Portsmouth
5 positions available
Closing Date: 18 Jul 2025

Job description


​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form (also see Guidance notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)

Bovington: Monkey world - Autism friendly day Sat 5th July

Credit: Monkeyworld.org

Monkey World opens an hour early at 9am, exclusively for visitors with autism and their families. Sensory trails, a calm room, and drop-In room for support all ensure that Monkey World is a great day out – for all

For more details click HERE

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Haverfordwest: AWS 160 (Wales) Children's Summer Residential - 04 - 08 Aug 25

Click poster to enlarge.

AWS, Haverfordwest: 

Please see poster for this years summer residential.
Children must also be registered with AWS and pay a £20 deposit.
Please email Ben on:

9070swind@armymail.mod.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Improved support for serving families facing separation challenges

The idea of not seeing your partner or parent for months at a time, often with limited contact, can be stressful and unsettling. But it’s a common experience for many armed forces families.

Deployment, training and exercises make separation a fundamental part of service for many, but this can have a significant impact on family life. Being apart can cause loneliness and a sense of isolation – whether you’re ‘weekending’ and adjusting to a constantly changing family dynamic or dealing with long separations.

Re-opening today, The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) devised their Apart, not Alone programme to tackle this issue head on, offering support for armed forces families facing time apart.

Building on the success of last year’s programme, this year the Trust are delivering support where and when it’s needed most - reflecting the changing nature of deployment, recognising the different types of separation and the sometimes very different challenges these can present.

Why are we running this programme?

Bovington: Citizens Advice sessions at Bovington HIVE every Thursday - Free advice & support

The mobile advice bus will be parked adjacent to the HIVE building. Speak to advisors face to face.

Available to all Garrison personnel, spouses, partners, reserves, veterans, civil servants, MOD contractors and local civilian community. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Appointments are not necessary, just turn up. First come, first serve basis.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Female Veterans' Transformation Programme

 

Question: What have Plymouth, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Cannock and Winchester got in common?

Answer: We will be in those locations next month with Agora Photography taking photographs of female veterans!

We are creating a toolkit to aid services who support female veterans. Additional funding has been sought from the Office for Veterans' Affairs & Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to raise the profile of Female Veterans. Part of this funding will be spent on a photoshoot and we are touring the UK with Agora Photography

We want Female Veterans from the breadth of the UK to be involved in this photoshoot, regardless of age, rank, time served, ethnicity, religion, disability, socioeconomic background, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic. The more diverse the better!

To sign up for a photoshoot click this link: https://forms.office.com/e/SmuxuxW6EQ

To find out more here

West Midlands: Meet the Army - Wolverhampton - 17 June

 Information from: Central HIVE Hub

West Midlands: Shropshire Armed Forces Outreach - Welfare Centre Ternhill - 17 June

 Information: Central HIVE Hub

Pembroke Dock: Armed Forces Day - 28 June 25

 
ARMED FORCES DAY - 28TH JUNE 2025
11.00am - 2.00pm at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.

Contact:
Pembroke Dock Town Council
01646 684410
towncouncil@pembrokedocktc.org.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.