Staffordshire: Aiming High Activities for Young people and children with SEN

 

February 2026 Aiming High activities will be available for booking from Thursday 1st January 2026 at 7:30am on the EEQU booking platform: Eequ · After school. In place of school. Beyond school.

You can browse February’s activities now, but you won’t be able to book until 1st January at 7:30am. Please note that we will not usually send reminder emails each month before bookings open, but we wanted to reiterate that bookings will always open on the 1st of the month at 7:30am, regardless of whether this is a weekday, weekend or bank holiday.

If you would prefer the booking team to make bookings on your behalf, please call 0300 111 8007 (option 2, then option 3). However please be aware that phone lines will not open until Friday 2nd January at 9:00am. Other people can make online bookings on your behalf via the EEQU booking platform.

If you want to cancel a booking, please log in to your EEQU account to do this as soon as possible. This helps providers plan their sessions and enables your space(s) to be offered to other young people and their families.

Information provided: Central HIVE Hub

Staffordshire: Lichfield Leisure Centre opens 2 January

For membership information, please click the JOIN NOW button  https://orlo.uk/HJIlg

Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub

 

Grantham: Shine Connect Winter Support 2025

As we approach the festive season and look ahead to 2026, we are pleased to launch our Shine Connect Christmas and Winter Support Magazine which can be found here: Christmas Shine Connect 2025. It’s a practical information guide designed to support people who may be struggling, feeling isolated, or in need of extra help over the Christmas period.
The magazine brings together a wide range of key services from health, care and community VCFSE partners, all in one place.
It includes information on local support available over Christmas and New Year, warm and welcoming spaces for those who need them, free phone helplines offering a friendly voice, and community services that help people connect with others and reduce loneliness and isolation during the holiday period.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Grantham: Carers UK Winter Magazine

Carers UK have just shared their Winter Magazine, it has some great carer stories and information -Carers UK

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Grantham: Connect to Support Lincolnshire - Armed Forces Community Directory

Following extensive research this directory was co-produced with input from service families, HIVE’s and veterans’ associations. It was without exception that people wanted a directory where they could find not only national information, but regional and local information where they could seek help, support and advice.

This effective directory which lists a wide range of national, regional and local organisations providing support and advice to the Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community. It should not be taken as an exhaustive list of all services on offer across the UK. lincolnshire.connecttosupport.org/armed-forces-community-directory/

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Grantham: Beacon Cafe a space for Veterans - Military - Reservist - Emergency Services

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy

 
Defence sets out commitments to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in a new cross government strategy published on 18 Dec.

To view the Strategy documents, please go to: Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy - GOV.UK

Celebrating the Success of SSAFA’s Togetherness Overseas Parenting Programmes

SSAFA are delighted to share the success of their Togetherness (Solihull NHS) online parenting programmes, since launching in April 2025.

Togetherness is available to the Service community living overseas, including UK-based extended family members of Service families assigned worldwide. The BF1 postcode linked to the overseas location where the serving family are based will be needed to access.

What is Togetherness?
Togetherness is designed to support parents at every stage of their journey from pregnancy through to adolescence. These courses empower parents to:

• Understand their child’s brain development and emotional health.
• Decode behaviours and respond effectively to foster positive interactions.
• Develop strong communication skills to nurture confidence, kindness, and emotional awareness in children.

Catterick: North HIVE Hub Christmas Closure

 Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Royal Navy Sailing Association: FREE sailing courses for 8-17 year olds – 2026 dates now launched

Please note that these courses are only available to serving RN, RM and RFA families. To find out more please go to: https://rnsayouthcrew.org.uk/