Fife: Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) Welfare Officer vacancy - closing date 5th June

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Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people in the Armed Forces Community?

Do you have experience in providing support to others? We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills, able to work as part of a team, who is compassionate and passionate about supporting the Armed Forces Community. 

We are recruiting for a full time Welfare Officer in NHS Fife.

To read the vacancy details in full and to apply Welfare Officer - DMWS

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Serve & Protect Credit Union: Upcoming June Webinars

🌍 Green Living: Simple Eco-Friendly Tips to Lower Your Bills

Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 12:00-12:45
What to Expect: Tips for living a greener life to save money and protect the planet!

🐖 Saving Made Simple: Practical Tips to Boost Your Savings

Date: Wednesday 17th June
Time: 12:00-12:45
What to Expect: Explore 10 practical savings methods that anyone can apply to build a healthy savings cushion.

✍️ Budgeting 101: Take Control of Your Money

Date: Thursday 18th June
Time: 12:00-12:45
What to Expect: Create a budget that meets your short and long-term financial goals, plus tips to cut your spending.

Financial Resilience: Ready When it Matters

Date: Friday 19th June
Time: 12:00-13:00
What to Expect: Understand why financial resilience matters and hear some simple, practical tips to help you improve it.

🚀 Credit Score 101: Tips to Boost Your Score

Date: Thursday 25th June
Time: 12:00-12:45
What to Expect: Understand the importance of looking after your credit score, plus actionable tips to improve yours.

💸 Borrow Smarter: Tips to Strengthen Your Loan Application

Date: Friday 26th June
Time: 12:00-12:45
What to Expect: Understand what happens throughout the journey of a loan application, some of the key factors lenders evaluate, and what to do before you apply.

🔗 Register for free here: https://sandpcu.co.uk/hs-webinars

Leuchars: Veterans Breakfast Club Tues 2nd June at the Barrel & Bean Facility, Leuchars Station

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If you are possession of a HM Armed Forces Veterans card, this will help with accessing the domestic site through a local arrangement.

These can be obtained via the link here https://www.gov.uk/veteran-card

Or I have application forms can be provided by emailing Jeff Watson

For any further information please contact Jeff or Susan Budd via details on poster.

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Combat Stress: PTSD Awareness Day Webinars 22–26 June

For PTSD Awareness Day 2026, Combat Stress are offering a series of free webinars designed to increase understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its impact and that support is available to help with recovery.
PTSD can affect how someone thinks, feels, and reacts and it can look very different from person to person.

Between 22–26 June, these specialist webinars will explore topics including recovery, the difference between PTSD and complex PTSD, practical coping strategies, how data is improving treatment, and how organisations can support recovery.

These sessions are open to all members of the public, including veterans, families, carers and professionals, offering insight into the many faces of PTSD and the support available.

Learn more about the webinars and how they can support understanding of PTSD: https://combatstress.org.uk/ptsd-awareness-day-webinars

If you’d like to talk to someone, the Combat Stress free, confidential 24-hour Helpline is available on 0800 138 1619.

West Midlands: Armed Forces offer: 2-for-1 tickets to Shaun Ryder at Bilston Town Hall - 23 October

 Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is bringing his new, spoken word tour to Bilston Town Hall on Friday 23 October.   Fans can look forward to a carnival of excess, wild tales, and improbable truths, as they enjoy the talents of a unique rock'n'roll star dubbed Britpop's answer to WB Yeats. 

Please contact Central HIVE Hub to access discount code

E: RC-Pers-HIVE-CentralHub-0mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Pinnacle Service Families: Latest Accommodation Updates including the next Virtual Outreach Day on 10 June

HomeHub reaches 2,000 families
HomeHub – the new online platform designed to support Service families in reporting and tracking housing repairs – has now reached over 2,000 registrations.
To register for HomeHub, families will first need to register for a One Login account. They can do this on the Government’s One Login Website. Every member of the household will need to register for a One Login account and HomeHub account using their own personal details.
For further information visit www.pinnacleservicefamilies.co.uk/homehub
*Please note that the HomeHub is unavailable 20–26 May while Pinnacle carry out updates. During this time, you can still report or track logged repairs via Pinnacle 
Tel : 0800 031 8628
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Summer Tips campaign now live
Pinnacle’s 2026 Summer Tips social campaign is now live, offering timely, practical advice to support Service families as we head into the warmer months. Running throughout May and June, the campaign helps families prepare their homes, stay safe in hot weather and avoid common seasonal issues.
The posts cover a wide range of summer themes - from keeping homes safe and well‑maintained to managing outdoor spaces and preventing warm‑weather risks inside and outside the property. Each message reinforces our 24/7 helpdesk number so families know exactly where to turn if they need support.
All of this year’s tips can be viewed on the PSF website here.

Our next virtual outreach day
We are inviting all Service Family Accommodation (SFA) residents to join our next Virtual Outreach Day on Wednesday 10th June 2026. This online event is a valuable opportunity for families to connect directly with our support teams via Microsoft Teams, from the comfort of their own homes. 
Whether families are dealing with a tricky repair, have questions about allocations, or simply want to better understand the services available to them, the outreach day is designed to provide tailored assistance and guidance. These sessions are part of Pinnacle’s broader initiative to ensure military families have multiple, accessible ways to get the support they need. 
Booking is now open and can be done easily here.  

Armed Forces Week 2026: Share your messages of support!

Share your messages of support for our Armed Forces! This Armed Forces Week, we're looking for messages of thanks from friends and family of our Armed Forces. Email your message to MODComms-DDC@mod.gov.uk

Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre, Surrey: Military Families' Open Day - Saturday 6th June

Military Families' Open Day - Saturday 6th June from 10:00am to 4:00pm

“This event is open to civil service and wider community and their families working within the military community.”

Come down and chat to the Hawley Lake team about membership options, take part in one of their watersports taster sessions (book in advance to avoid missing out!) or just come and grab a bite to eat and a drink by the lake at the licensed clubhouse bar.

For more information or to book onto a taster session, visit MILITARY FAMILIES OPEN DAY FUNDRAISER SATURDAY 6TH JUNE - Hawley Lake

All proceeds from the Open Day and Charity Fundraiser will be used to support the Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre Charity (number 1149489).

Highlands: The MLG (Military Liaison Group Education) May Newsletter

The latest edition of the MLG news letter is now available 👉

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rwH-ig-pGp8nmXlj0SSfqNlwcjaA8iAb/view?usp=sharing

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Service Cotswold Centre

The Services Cotswold Centre (SCC) is a tri-Service facility, managed by Headquarters Army Welfare Service (AWS) and funded by Headquarters Regional Command on behalf of the MOD.

It provides short-term transit accommodation for Service Personnel (SP), family members and MOD civil servants. The key role of SCC is to accommodate varying numbers of vulnerable Service families, often with diverse and complex welfare needs.

The SCC accommodation consists of 60 self-contained chalet style homes and a 37 bed residential unit and is located in Neston, near Corsham Wiltshire.

The SCC is used for:

• Emergency accommodation for military families, spouses and civil partners who have been evacuated from assignments
• Meeting a welfare need such as supporting injured personnel, their carers and/or immediate family members
• Responding to family disruption such as marital breakdown
• Provision of accommodation between assignments – both before taking up a post or repatriation back to the UK
• Accommodation for discharging married personnel
• Short Breaks
• Contact Housing
• Transit accommodation – both duty and welfare

The centre has recently changed its telephone number to TEL: 0331 1432730

FIND OUT MORE: Services Cotswold Centre - GOV.UK

EMAIL: RC-AWS-SCC-Bookings@mod.gov.uk