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:

• Survey for adults (18+): https://forms.gle/N5w5MRCJBc7Pg9jm9
• Survey for young people (12-18): https://forms.gle/oeA9cpHPY2Zsh31V9
• Survey for children (under 12): https://forms.gle/HerwGTW2USUPutUv6

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

Grampian: Sexual Health Services

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Scotland: THAT Guy Sexual Crime Prevention Campaign launched by Police Scotland

The latest campaign launches at a time when reports of sexual crime continue to increase.

Between 1 April 2024 and end of September 2024 (quarters 1 and 2, 2024 – 25), 1,400 rapes were reported to Police Scotland, an increase of 19.5 per cent on the same period in 2023-24. Most offences (850) had occurred within the last 12 months. The remainder occurred more than 12 months ago.

Nearly 7,600 sexual crimes were reported in total, an increase of 3.2 per cent on the same period in 2023-24. Of those, nearly one quarter were reports of non-recent offences (1,829).

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Leuchars: Community Fridge Re Opening Tuesday 26th November

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

GamCare's 'Way Forward' programme - online support for women affected by harmful gambling

Way Forward is GamCare's support group for all women affected by someone else’s gambling harm.  Groups aim to provide a safe, supportive and confidential space for women to share their experiences, find comfort and empower one another.

Way Forward online sessions are semi-structured, running for 1.5 hours over six weeks. Groups are led by trained facilitators specialising in supporting women who are affected by gambling-related harms.

Each week will focus on the impact of different areas of gambling harm:

Grantham: AFVBC

Grantham Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club

The Tollemache Inn

17 St Peter's Hill

Grantham

NG31 6PY

T: 07921055429

E: jimmyhill1968@gmail.com

Meeting second and last Saturday of the month from 0900 - 1130am.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Knit & Natter at Digby's Cafe

GAC Military Discount - Cafe at the Guildhall Arts Centre.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Veterans access to healthcare research briefing

 
To access the Research briefing: Veterans: Access to Health Services, please click here

Scotland: The Winter edition of Scotland4Kids

To read the Winter edition of Scotland4kids click on the image above 👆

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Edinburgh & Leuchars: Meet your AWS Team

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Community Support:

Community Support staff offer play, youth and community projects, as well as clubs, residential experiences and work within schools. We support service children, young people, and their families across the UK, and overseas, in geographically dispersed communities. Community Support staff combine direct delivery with non-public funded projects, and external links with local partners and agencies.

Defence Youth Offer:

Community Support staff seek positive outcomes for children and young people in mitigating the negative impact of family mobility and parental deployment, in accordance with the Defence Youth Offer. By listening to children and young people, their needs and concerns, and providing a level of safeguarding. We adopt best practice, compliance with Government legislation, policy and guidance, for safe working with children and young people.

Community Needs Assessment:

We contribute to community capacity, through the recruitment and training of volunteers.
We improve community resilience, well-being and mental health, through support to individuals and families. We ensure access to a range of activities, including parenting skills, life skills, the understanding of cultural differences, and wider community integration. We also work with Personal Support colleagues to provide early help to support families in need.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE