Chepstow: Benthyg Chepstow (Chepstow Library of Things)

Benthyg Monmouthshire:

Your local library of things!

The aim of a library of things is to allow you to:

• borrow things you need but don't own, at low cost, saving money and space in your home
• donate things you own but don't need, contributing to national waste reduction targets
• meet to share knowledge and skills with others, increasing community resilience

What does Benthyg mean?

Benthyg (pronounced ben-thig) is a Welsh word meaning borrow or lend.

Benthyg Chepstow Branch contact details:

Chepstow at Chepstow Library and Hub, Manor Way, NP16 5HZ
Contact us: benthygchepstow@gmail.com
Open - Saturdays 10.30 - 11.30 am

For more information please visit the website here

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Army Families Federation Survey - Should routes to settlement be shortened for Armed Forces? Respond by 6 Feb

From the AFF website Settlement routes for military personnel - Army Families Federation:

AFF is gathering evidence to put to the government as part of a consultation on whether the settlement routes for military personnel and their families should be shortened.

The 2025 Immigration White Paper introduces new policies that will lengthen the route to settlement for most migrants to the UK. The government consultation on this paper closes on 12 February.

However there are no plans to increase the time for the Armed Forces. In fact the consultation is looking at whether it should be cut.

At the moment personnel from Foreign and Commonwealth countries have to serve four years before they are eligible for settlement on discharge.

If they are medically discharged before then, they are not eligible. And it they want to apply for citizenship they need to have lived in the UK for five years.

Families are required to have spent five years with continuous leave in the UK before they are eligible. But they must also wait until the serving person has served for five years.

AFF wants to hear the views of serving personnel and their immediate family members on whether they think the current time periods should remain or be reduced. Our survey on settlement routes for military personnel is open until 12 noon on Friday 6 February.

February Quest Magazine is Out Now

 

To read this edition online, or indeed any back copies, please go to: Quest Magazine - Armed Forces Resettlement since 1999

Vale of Glamorgan: Creature Chronicles 'Tales from the Vale' on the 15th & 20th Feb 26

 
Creature Chronicles 'Tales from the Vale'

The Creature Chronicles is a collection of stories developed and designed by Louby Lou’s Storytelling, to share the important tales of endangered species who reside in the Vale. Suitable for families, a series of pop up events will be taking place across the six weeks holidays for you to enjoy and engage in. The collection includes a mixture of outdoor theatre performances, walkabout acts and promenade storytelling trails, across some of the Vale’s most beautiful landscapes.

Wales: SSAFA Volunteer Caseworker Vacancies, Location - available across Wales

 

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SSAFA are recruiting for SSAFA Caseworkers across the whole of Wales. Please see the link below for the full volunteer role description:

SSAFA Caseworker - Wales

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Brecon: Free Baby Massage Sessions at IBS Community Centre on Mondays

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Bovington: Tank museum robot wars & (Dr Who) daleks event - Sat 7th & Sun 8th Feb

Taking place across the weekend of 7-8 February, the South West Model Show showcases hundreds of model tanks, planes, ships and more - all available to see, make and buy.

Visitors can meet and greet the infamous Daleks during Q&A sessions on both days of the show. Plus, there’s a build-your-own fighting robot workshop, delivered by Team Roaming Robots, the creators of ‘Ripper’ from the hit tv show ‘Robot Wars’. What’s more, visitors can meet some of the robots from the popular show!

Guests can also get hands-on with a model making session provided by Models for Heroes, who support veterans through the therapeutic benefits of the hobby.

Alongside a huge collection of models, for just £3, visitors can enter the modelling competition to be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes. Best in show wins a ride in a tank, and winners of adult and junior categories will receive tickets to TANKFEST 2026, worth £79.90. Entries close at midnight on Wednesday 4 February, and judging will take place at the South West Model Show on Sunday 8 February.

With hands-on activities, demonstrations, and plenty to see and do, this event is perfect for both modelling enthusiasts and families.

Visit tankmuseum.org/events/spring-model-show for more information and to book your tickets.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE

Blandford: Garrison youth club sessions (Inters school yrs 4-6) starts Mon 2nd Feb

Sessions are held on Blandford Camp 

Venue: Semaphore Arms Function Room (located near the WRVS/Junior Rates Cookhouse and WO/Sgts Mess).

For those children that aren’t yet registered, there will be a QR code provided on entry for parents to complete or see below. 

Juniors

This session, for children in school years 1 to 3 will return in due course. More information to follow in the coming weeks.

For further information on all youth club sessions contact James.Tarring100@mod.gov.uk

Volunteers are always needed to help out. If you can help in anyway at any of the sessions please contact James Tarring at above email address.

Information provided by Bovington HIVE
 

Brecon: Brecon Repair Cafe on Sat 7th Feb at Brecon Market Hall

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Brecon Repair Cafe 

Saturday 7 February 2026

10:00

Brecon Market Hall Vaults, Brecon, LD3 9AH

Are you holding on to old treasures? Want to give once beloved items some much needed TLC? Visit the Repair Cafe, speak with a Volunteer fixer-upper, and see if they can help to restore life to old items!

The Volunteers of the Repair Cafe are able to work on:

• Household Items
• Toys
• Clothes and Sewing Repairs
• Small Furniture
• Electrical Items (subject to assessment). Electricals can also be PAT tested.

Powys: Waste and recycling collection days are changing in Powys

Waste and recycling collection days are changing!
From Monday 2 March 2026, most households will have a new collection day.

• Recycling and food waste: weekly
• Non-recyclable waste: every 3 weeks
• Put bins out by 7:30am

Letters with your new day are on the way – or check online now
Don’t miss your collection – check today!

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.