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October 21, 2024

North Wiltshire & Gloucestershire: Bin collection calendars

 

Please choose your area from the following list to find out your rubbish and recycling collection calendars:


Details for all other areas can be found at https://www.gov.uk/rubbish-collection-day

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

October 19, 2024

October 18, 2024

Wiltshire: 'Recycle Week' – highlighting everyday items that can be recycled

 

This week Wiltshire Council were delighted to join this year’s Recycle Week, which is organised by Recycle Now and is now in its twenty-first year.

This year’s theme, Rescue Me, aims to empower people to look out for the five items missed most often in recycling collections because they are placed in the household waste bin. This is also a key theme of the Council's ongoing 'Recycling: Let’s Sort It' campaign.

These items include:
  • Empty aerosols
  • Yoghurt pots
  • Toilet roll tubes
  • Cleaning spray bottles
  • Cans

All of the above items can be recycled in your blue-lidded bin or bag.

To help Wiltshire Council achieve our goal of recycling more, please make sure you are recycling more of the right things, more often. Materials collected for recycling are sent to re-processors to be turned into new products or raw materials to go back into the manufacturing process.

Wiltshire Council have been spotlighting commonly missed items on their social media channels this week, so make sure you’re following them on Facebook and X.



Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs

'Travel to Refuge' scheme - free travel for those fleeing domestic abuse

 

Travel to Refuge is an umbrella scheme in which travel companies cover the cost of train or coach tickets for women, men and children escaping domestic abuse travelling to refuge accommodation. It’s made up of two schemes:

  • Rail to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and the Rail Delivery Group, set up in April 2020, providing free rail travel for survivors of abuse.
  • Road to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and National Express, set up in 2023, providing free coach travel for survivors of abuse.

For more infomation please visit: Travel to Refuge

Portessie: Step by Step -FREE weekly groups for families with babies and toddlers under the age of 3

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Northern Ireland: AFVBC Breakfast Clubs Throughout Northern Ireland

 

The purpose of Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Clubs is to facilitate veterans and serving Armed Forces personnel to meet face to face in a relaxed, safe, social environment to enjoy breakfast and banter, to combat loneliness and allow veterans to ”return to the tribe”
Free to attend, free to join. 
There are no fees, subs or commitments: AFVBC don't exist to support any national charity, organisation or business: just turn up, pay for your breakfast and enjoy the company of other Armed Forces Veterans.
There are seven AFVBC's in Northern Ireland for more details www.afvbc.world

Information provided by HIVE NI

October 17, 2024

Reminder - set up your eVisa Account

 

You can now set up your eVisa account. An eVisa is an online record of a your immigration permission in the UK, and any conditions which apply. It can be viewed by logging into the online ‘View and prove your immigration status’ service using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

For more information on getting an eVisa, visit: ​​​www.gov.uk/get-access-evisa​

Scotland: Military Matters supporting members of the Armed Forces Community for Housing in Scotland


Military Matters service supports anyone who is a member of the Armed Forces Community.

With excellent connections with veterans housing and services across the country and support people who have served at any stage in their life.

Get in touch 👉 https://ow.ly/xSBo50TqT7q

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Sign up to your SFA roadshow - Aldershot Wed 6 Nov or Leuchars Thu 28 Nov

 

Come and instigate change!

DIO along with Pinnacle, Amey and VIVO invite Service Personnel and your families to the Roadshows hosted by our senior representatives. We will share updates about investment in your homes, the steps we're taking to improve the services you rely on and give you the opportunity to share your experience of living in SFA.

Click here to sign up or scan the QR code on the poster.

Flooding - DIO and Pinnacle have provided some handy information around flood proofing

 

Pinnacle - flood preparedness