AFCAS 2025 is open – make your voice count!

The Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) is open!

The annual Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) gives Service personnel the chance to share your views on working conditions, living conditions, and day-to-day Service and family life. Take part in AFCAS and tell us how to better understand your needs in the areas below:

• Service life
• Accommodation
• Catering and retail
• Deployments
• Allowances and pensions
• Service complaints/Service Complaints Ombudsman
• Armed Forces Covenant
• Factors influencing intentions to stay/leave the Armed Forces
• Defence Estate, e.g., training facilities, opportunities for sport and much more

Who can complete AFCAS, and how?

If you are a Service person who has been invited to take part in this year’s survey, you will receive an email with information on how to complete the survey. Your Service number – which is case sensitive – is the token you need to enter. Please be assured that your responses will be confidential.

Every response counts…

The more people we hear from, the better able we are to improve your Service and family life. Your voice matters. To view previous AFCAS results, visit GOV.UK.

Aldershots: Football Tickets for Remembrance Fixture

On Saturday 9th November, the Shots Foundation, in association with Aldershot Town FC, will be allocating a number of complimentary tickets to military personnel for our Remembrance fixture, Aldershot Town vs Wealdstone.

Tickets are available to those that are still active, veterans, and their respective families. Tickets are on a first come, first served basis. If successful, you will receive your tickets in the week of November 4th, they will be sent to the email you list below.

Please follow the link below to apply for tickets:

https://forms.gle/5wfeJAZHouWyxh6NA

If you have any questions or cannot access the form, please contact

jamie.macallister@shotsfoundation.org

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest Civil Service Job Vacancy for Service Leavers, Veterans and Spouses/Partners

 
The following vacancy is now open for applications under the GFiE Scheme:

GFIE- 402, Dept of Work and Pensions, Service Delivery Officer, Leicester - Job Description

Closing date: 21 Oct 2024

​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 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)

Forces Employment Charity's next LinkedIn Essentials online workshop on 14 November

The Forces Employment Charity has an online workshop 'LinkedIn Essentials', which is free for the whole military community (including Families) to join.

​Registrations are now live. Past feedback received says, “The most useful LinkedIn session I have attended to date. No sales speak or jargon, just practical advice and thoughts with supporting reasoning. Really helpful and much appreciated thank you."

Register here: https://loom.ly/kazxuKc

It's also advertised on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Brecon: News from Brecon Town Council - September 2024

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To read the newsletter online and view more information, check out Brecon Town Council's Facebook page.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Chepstow: Chepstow Warm Welcome Spaces Re-Launch

 
Chepstow Warm Welcome Spaces get ready for this October’s re-launch. The Warm Welcome Campaign (www.warmwelcome.uk) started as a crisis response to keep people warm following the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of fuel. Local spaces were asked to bid for funding to enable them to keep their heating on and invite local people in who might be frightened of the rising cost of keeping their home warm.

If you would like to find out more about our Warm Welcome Spaces in Chepstow please contact; admin@chepstowmethodist.wales

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Vale of Glamorgan: Get into Construction Course, starting 02 Oct 24

Starting Next Week
Click the link to sign up to the Vale Celt Plus, 'Get Into Construction' Course

If you're unemployed or working under 16 hours a week & have a passion for construction, this is your opportunity!
Receive the inside scoop from @grovesiteservices, Earn your CSCS Card and CSCS H&S and have job connections at the end!
For more information email: CfwPlusTraining@ValeofGlamorgan.gov.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Aldershot: Lighting of the graves 10th November 2024

Lighting the graves 10th November at Aldershot Garrison Military Cemetery. 

In Aldershot, the home of the British Army, the community is awaiting the welcome return of the 'Lighting of the Graves' where 692 First World War graves will be adorned with a candle as a moment of poignant reflection. 

Gates open 1600hrs

Act of Remembrance 1645hrs

Event closes 2000hrs

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Haverfordwest: The Edge Youth Centre Timetable

The Edge Youth Centre weekly timetable.

For more information please email: CYT@pembrokeshire.gov.uk or call: 07825365150.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Weeton: The Crofter - October 24 Weeton Village Newsletter

Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE