Information provided by North HIVE Hub
July 30, 2025
Chatham: What's on at the Lampard Centre in a Typical Week
Information provided by South East HIVE Hub
Kent & Medway: Release the Pressure, 24-Hour Support Service
Release the Pressure is a free, confidential 24-hour service. Support is available whenever you need it.
To get in touch you can:
Text the word 'Medway' or 'Kent' to 85258
Use the Release the Pressure webchat services
Call 0800 107 0160.
Release the Pressure is provided by independent charities and funded by Kent County Council and Medway Council.
Click HERE for more information
July 29, 2025
SafeLives: Service community domestic abuse - Welfare staff interviews request
SafeLives are also keen to speak with Army Welfare Officers and Unit Welfare Officers who have experience of supporting victim/survivors of domestic abuse. They want to understand your experiences of providing welfare support, and hear your views on the barriers victim/survivors from military families and relationships may face when trying to access help.
If you are interested in taking part in an interview, please scan the QR code on the poster to find out more.
Alternatively click on this link: Army Personnel ABF
SafeLives: Service community domestic abuse victims/survivors interviews request
SafeLives, with support from the Army Benevolent Fund, is looking to improve the domestic abuse response for victim/survivors from serving and veteran families.
SafeLives want to hear directly from victim/survivors who have lived experience of domestic abuse in military families or relationships. Their voices are central to this work.
Victim/survivors who take part will also receive a £25 voucher as a thank you for their time.
If you are interested in taking part in an interview, please scan the QR code on the poster to find out more.
Alternatively click on this link: Survivor ABF
ACORN programme run by ManKind for male survivors of domestic abuse who are looking to move on to new relationships
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This course has less that six months left to run, so please take full advantage of this opportunity.
For more information please see link below:https://mankind.org.uk/for-professionals/pattern-changing-course-male-survivors/
Scotland: MyGov Scot Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
About Best Start Grant
The 3 Best Start Grant payments are:
Pregnancy and Baby Payment
Pregnancy and Baby Payment helps with the costs of having a baby. You can apply for this payment during pregnancy to help prepare for your baby's arrival, or after your baby is born.
Early Learning Payment
Early Learning Payment
If your application is successful you'll get £319.80 to help with the costs of early learning. You can get the payment when your child is aged between 2 years old and 3 years and 6 months old. To get this payment your child does not need to go to nursery.
School Age Payment
School Age Payment is a payment of £319.80 per child. It helps with the costs of preparing for school when your child is first old enough to start primary school.
School Age Payment is a payment of £319.80 per child. It helps with the costs of preparing for school when your child is first old enough to start primary school.
July 28, 2025
Surrey: become a registered childminder
A registered childminder is a person who looks after one or more children for more than a total of two hours a day in their own home. They are registered and inspected by Ofsted.
Surrey County Council are committed to supporting childminders to provide high quality childcare and early years education. Our 'Becoming a Registered Childminder' (BaRC) training is made up of two face-to-face full day sessions, delivered over two consecutive weeks, for those interested in joining the childminding profession.
The training covers the legislation and implications of caring for other people's children in a home environment to ensure that children are safe, well cared for and take part in activities that contribute to their learning and development.
The training also details your statutory duties as set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Click HERE for more information
Information provided by South East HIVE Hub
Surrey: funded childcare in Surrey
From April 2024, funded early education will be expanding. By September 2025, most working families with children under the age of 5 will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare support.
The new entitlements will be introduced in phases:
- From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2 year olds can access 15 hours funded early education and childcare (over 38 weeks a year) from the term after their child's 2nd birthday
- From September 2024, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months up to 3 year olds can access 15 hours funded early education and childcare (over 38 weeks a year) from the term following their child turning 9 months
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