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November 20, 2024

Grantham: Ladies & Gents Hairdresser, Community Centre Building 162, Wednesdays 10am - 2pm

All welcome - walk in trade & mobile bookings available!
Contact the HIVE for further details: 01476 578881.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Wiltshire: Military discount available from Adventure Quest

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Information provided by Colerne and Lyneham HIVEs

West Midlands: Free bus and cheaper rail travel for Armed Forces veterans in Wolverhampton



Armed Forces veterans in Wolverhampton can now enjoy free bus travel and discounted rail travel.

Thanks to Government funding and as part of the West Midlands Bus Service Improvement Plan, Travel for West Midlands is running an incentive scheme in collaboration with local bus operators enabling unlimited free travel on all buses, all day, in the Network West Midlands area for up to 6 months.

To find out more, please email wolves.afd@wolverhampton.gov.u.

Meanwhile, a Veterans Railcard is also available, offering discounts on rail travel in England, Wales and Scotland. For further information please visit Veterans Railcard.

Separately, the free HM Armed Forces Veteran Card is a photo ID card and an easy way to prove service in the UK Armed Forces, making it quicker and easier to apply for support as a veteran.

To apply, you will need your service number, national insurance number, the approximate year you started and ended your service and a recent digital passport style photo showing your head and shoulders. For further information please go to Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card

Information: Central HIVE Hub

Bounce Forward - Anxiety Unravelled online course starts Tue 14 Jan


Registration is now open for the next Anxiety Unravelled course for military parents and carers, funded by The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

This the 3rd of three courses being delivered in response to what military parents told us they need, both for themselves and for their children. There are more than 100,000 children with parents actively serving in the British Armed Forces, and the number of children seeking support for mental health problem is rising.

Wellbeing of the adults impacts children, if adult wellbeing is poor, then it can pass on through to their children. Children are often the forgotten service members with limited research into the impact they feel, so they are often left to struggle alone. This course helps parents to understand and recognise how best to develop resilience in their children.

​Places are FREE of charge, and there are 500 funded places. Register at this link: Anxiety Unravelled for Military Families

North Yorkshire: Your Libraries Need YOU!!


Your libraries need you!

Are you keen to help out in your community and ensure key hubs are able to run?

Join our team of volunteers and help us to offer our range of services to the local area.

Volunteering doesn’t just benefit our local community, it helps you too! Plus, you can give as much or as little time that you’re able to.

Just pop in or send an email to info@craccl.org - we’d love to hear from you.

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Dalkeith: Lothian veterans Centre Friday Breakfasts

If you would like to join us please let the team know what you would like on your roll by midday on Thursday by emailing contact@lvc.scot or calling the centre on 0131 660 5537.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

London: Being Dad coffee morning - Fridays 1030-1200hrs


Being Dad is a well-being project with SEL Mind for expectant or new dads, or men with parenting responsibilities, to help them cope with the challenges of fatherhood. Meet other dads. share the load and have a good brew. 

Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Surrey: childcare provision and funding - Surrey Additional Needs and Disabilities


Childcare providers have a legal duty to offer extra support to meet the needs of a child with a disability under the Equality Act 2010. This might include installing a ramp to allow wheelchair access to their premises, or training staff to use special equipment. 

They will also be able to apply to Surrey County Council to access additional support and funding to help pay for extra staff, training or resources that have been identified as necessary to allow your child to attend their setting. More information is available on the Surrey website below.

Click HERE for more information. 

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

November 19, 2024

Swindon: Community surveys from Voluntary Action Swindon


Do you live in any of these areas? If so, Voluntary Action Swindon would like to hear from you:
  • Moredon
  • Central
  • Penhill
  • Pinehurst
  • Broadgreen
  • Park North
  • Park South

Over the next couple of months Voluntary Action Swindon (VAS) will be holding Community Meetings to engage with residents across Swindon.  The aim of these consultation is to gather information regarding neighborhoods where people live, what can be improved and deficit to conducting physical activity. If you’d like to be part of the solution please fill in the survey!

When you complete the survey, you can enter yourself into a raffle for a chance of winning a £25 or £75 JD Sports/Sports Direct Voucher.

You can access the surveys online:

If you have any questions, please contact contact Terry Johnson at VAS on terry@vas-swindon.org

Alternatively to visit the VAS website, click here

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Sandhurst: The Army Cadet Force


Interested in joining the army, after school? Check out the Army Cadet Force!

Click HERE for more information.

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub