BaNES, Swindon & Wiltshire: Upcoming free wellbeing workshops with BSW Recovery College

 

The BSW Recovery College offers free in-person and online wellbeing courses and workshops for adults (18+) living in or registered with a GP in Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire (BSW).

Learn skills and techniques to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing and connect with new people. Courses and workshops are co-produced with people with their own lived experience of mental health challenges. They are also open to Carers.

Click here to visit the website for further details. Alternatively click here for a copy of the latest prospectus and upcoming sessions, courses and workshops.

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE

Chepstow: AWS Community Support Groups - Parents & Toddlers & Youth Group - Starting Mondays from 18th May 2026

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New AWS community groups starting on Mondays from 18th May 26 - Parents & Toddlers + Youth Group

Please complete Annual AWS registration & consent form before attending.

Any enquiries or If you are interested in volunteering on a regular or ad-hoc basis, please email AWS Senior Community Support - Naomi via: Naomi.Ozanne100@mod.gov.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Help shape our 2027–2030 funding – your insight matters

AFCFT message to the Service community:

We are beginning our consultation to shape the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s funding approach for 2027–2030, and we would really value your insight as serving personnel. We have the approval of Gen Humphris (ACDS(People)) to reach out to you.

We want to understand the issues you and your families are experiencing, particularly during periods of high operational tempo, and where there may be gaps or emerging needs. Your lived experience is essential in helping us focus our funding on what would be most genuinely helpful.

We are very conscious of the pressures on your time. So we are asking if you are able to complete an online survey, anonymously, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWPQ6TY.

Our role is to complement what already exists by funding services and support that add practical value for you and your families.

If you are willing to share reflections, examples or priority areas we should be considering, your contribution would directly inform how future funding is shaped.

Thank you for everything you do, and for considering supporting this work.

Northern Ireland: Road Map to Recovery - Peer support for Veterans in Northern Ireland

  

Road MAP to Recovery is a veteran led, peer support programme for veterans as well as their families and carers across Northern Ireland.
They offer veterans the opportunity to regularly come together in a safe, peer-supportive environment to find better ways of coping with issues around relationships, feelings of anger, loneliness, addiction and trauma.
There are a number of groups across Northern Ireland. So, if you or someone you know needs support, please contact Michael on 07422 074363 or visit Contact Us - Inspire Wellbeing

Information provided by HIVE NI

Northern Ireland: Supporting Our Veterans & Armed Forces Community - NI Veterans Commissioner David Johnstone

  

Supporting Our Veterans & Armed Forces Community.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve, those who have served, and their families are treated fairly. It is not about special treatment, it is about equality.

Backing the Covenant means recognising the sacrifices made by our Armed Forces community and ensuring they receive the same access to services, support, and opportunities as everyone else.

Information provided by HIVE NI

DIO Update: Publication of NAO Report on the repurchase of the Defence SFA Estate

The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published its report into the MOD’s buy-back of 36,000 homes.

The report confirms that bringing these homes back into public ownership has already stopped what could have been billions of pounds in future losses, while giving the MOD the control it needs to improve housing for families. The homes had originally been sold in 1996 and leased back for many years, at huge cost to taxpayers. Since completing the buy-back in early 2025, the MOD has been able to redirect money previously spent on rent into making homes better.

Whilst the report states that the deal to repurchase was the lowest cost option and handled effectively, it also highlights some challenges for the MOD and the need to establish the Defence Housing Service with the powers and autonomy it requires to deliver planned reform efficiently.

For the full set of NAO recommendations and details on the report’s impact, further information is available on Defence Homes

Don’t forget that you can sign up to get Defence Homes updates direct to your inbox via this link: https://defencehomes.mod.gov.uk/newsletter-landing-page/

Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioners Office - Veterans Newsletter NI

We are pleased to share the latest edition of the quarterly Northern Ireland Veterans Newsletter.

Inside, you'll find a selection of stories, updates and highlights from across the veteran community over the last three months. While we've included as much as possible, there's been so much happening that we couldn't fit everything into this edition.

You can read the newsletter here:
https://www.nivco.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Veterans-Newsletter-NI-Issue-6_.pdf

Information provided by HIVE NI

Royal Wootton Bassett: 'Bassett Breasties' - breastfeeding support group 2026 schedule

 

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Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

BFBS Supergirl Merch Giveaway

Calling all heroes… our Supergirl merch competition is LIVE

Supergirl is OUT NOW at BFBS Cinemas and we’re partnering with @WarnerBrosUK to give away a merchandise pack.

Click the link below and enter for a chance to win
Good luck!
LINK: https://www.bfbs.com/supergirl

Information provided by HIVE NI

Chester Zoo: Experience the Afterglow - 31st July-16th August

Get the zoo and Afterglow in one visit – with an evening ticket.

Afterglow runs from 31 July to 16 August, excluding Mondays. The zoo will be open until 8pm, meaning you can dive straight into the festival energy and spend time with your favourite animals.

Make the most of it.
From 3pm-8pm, Afterglow transforms the zoo into a vibrant festival for all to enjoy. Interact with dinosaurs in dino discovery, join our Rangers for games and activities and dance away in the jungle disco.
Plus, spend time with the animals including our latest arrival, Nubian giraffe Kris. Animal habitats will remain open later into the evening, alongside Treetop Challenge and Off Road Adventure, giving you even more ways to fill your evening.

Book Evening Tickets Here