C is for Childcare

North Yorkshire: Free Support for anyone who has experienced Sexual Violence/Abuse

 

Chester: Churches Together In Upton - Coffee Morning 2nd & 4th Thursday - United Reformed Church, Upton

Upton United Reformed Church, 44 Heath Road, Upton by Chester, CH2 1HX.

Career Transition Partnership (CTP) - Discover your next career

Career Transition Partnership (CTP) - Book your Vocational Training courses

Chester: Care Giver Employment Vacancies at Home Instead

FirstLight Trust - Supporting veterans locally

Café Hubs

A warm welcome for veterans and the public alike

From cappuccinos to americanos, our Café Hubs across the UK offer proper coffee at a reasonable price. We also serve delicious home-made cakes, scones, teas and soft drinks. Our suppliers include Yorkshire Tea and Redemption Roasters.

We are dog-friendly and Wifi-free. There’s no background music – just the sound of friends chatting, laughter and good humoured banter.

All monies raised through our Café Hubs go towards helping former Emergency Service and Armed Forces personnel back on their feet.

Find your local Cafe Hub HERE

The Queen's Green Canopy

A unique tree planting initiative launching to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Visit http://queensgreencanopy.org to get involved.

Fife: Scottish Association for Mental Health SAMH Mental Health Drop In

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information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Career Transition Partnership (CTP) - How does CTP support me?

Career Transition Partnership - Contact Us

Career Transition Partnership (CTP)

East Riding of Yorkshire: Visit East Yorkshire

 

Explore East Yorkshire from scenic seafront strolls, gardens, trails and challenging routes. Log on at Visit East Yorkshire 

Leuchars: Howe of Fife R.F.C. are recruiting players

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Howe of Fife RFC are recruiting new players at all age groups; U13, U14, U15, U16 and U18.
Try something new? Come give rugby a try!!
Everyone is welcome at Howe Of Fife RFC
Further information can be found on the poster above 👆

information provided by Leuchars HVE

East Riding - Get help to buy food and milk

 Get help to buy food and milk

Chester: Cheshire West & Chester Council Launch New High Street App to Promote Local Spend & Support Local Business

Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched a new partnership with multi award winning app LoyalFree, as part of the area’s recovery plan from Covid-19. The region has become the newest area in the UK to launch the LoyalFree app, a place promotion app designed to boost footfall and sales in the area by encouraging consumers to shop local safely.

Further details HERE

Street Safe - England and Wales

StreetSafe is a pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues, eg street lighting, abandoned buildings or vandalism and/or because of some behaviours, eg being followed or verbally abused.

www.police.uk/streetsafe

Fife Zoo, Rainy Day Guarantee

☔ R A I N Y D A Y G U A R A N T E E ☔

If you book your tickets in advance and it rains for more that 2 hours when you’re at the zoo, our new Rainy Day Guarantee means you can return to the zoo free of charge within 30 days of your original booking (valid from 1st November to 28th February)

Just pick up your free return ticket from the gift shop.

East Riding: Adult Learning & Employment Support

 

ERYC Adult Learning and Employment Support Web Page 

Tel: 01482 887670

Samaritans launches app to support UK military veterans' mental health

Samaritans new veterans app aims to help manage the emotional challenges of leaving the military.​

Full details: https://www.samaritans.org/news/samaritans-launches-app-to-support-uk-military-veterans-mental-health/

North Tyneside: Tyne tunnel, open road tolling

Tyne Pass will arrive this November
There will no longer be a need to stop and queue as we move to Open Road Tolling. Simply drive straight through. You can pre-pay or pay by midnight the day after your journey.
This exciting update means:
🚗No more queuing
🚗 More reliable journeys
🚗 Reduced pollution and CO2 Emissions
The easiest way to pay is with a Tyne Tunnels Pre-paid account where you can use Auto-top up so you always have credit.
Sign up for free at https://apply.tt2.co.uk/ and save 10% on every journey.
Manage your account on our mobile app.
You will also be able to pay:
💻 Online at www.tt2.co.uk
📞 Automated phone line 0191 5740030
💱 At dedicated PayPoint retailers across the region
Find out more at: http://tynepass.co.uk/

Poppy Scotland grant scheme

Financial difficulties can happen to anyone. When it happens to members of the Armed Forces community, our grants scheme delivers financial support tailored to their specific circumstances.

Our grants are wide-ranging and cover areas such as home repairs or adaptations, replacement household goods and clothing. We’ve kept our grant giving criteria deliberately broad so we can help as many people as possible. We carefully consider each individual's case, so do not hesitate to get in touch, we are here to help you through the grant application process.

For more information visit www.poppyscotland.org.uk

Covid Vaccination - Factsheet

Further Questions can be found HERE

Guide for Parents of LGBT+ Children

​This guide has been created by MOD LGBT+ Allies to provide support and guidance to parents of LGBT+ children. We hope this guide will not only help those parents of LGBT+ Children and anyone going through a similar situation or interested in this area, but raise awareness to everyone who reads this guide. It is crucial to remember that coming out is never a one-time event and that our LGBT+ colleagues may have to face this often daunting experience many times in both their personal and work life
To access the guide click here​.

Future Accommodation Model (FAM)

Stowmarket: Performance Skills Workshop for teenagers

 The Mix in Stowmarket is still taking new young people on their Drama programme 

Charge in lieu of Council Tax rates 2021/22

DST: Leaf Trail

 

​ManKind Initiative - supporting male victims of domestic abuse

ManKind Initiative's confidential helpline is available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers.

They provide an information, support and signposting service to men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife, partner (including same-sex partner) or husband. This can range from physical violence or object throwing to abuse such as constant bullying or insults.

The helpline is a listening service which provides emotional support, practical information and signposting.
For more information, click here.

East Riding, Hull, Lincolnshire & N.E. Lincolnshire: Domestic Violence

NHS Healthy Start

​Healthy Start is a UK-wide statutory scheme providing a nutritional safety net to pregnant women and children under four in low-income families in receipt of certain benefits or tax credits.

If you live in Scotland, Healthy Start is unavailable however you can apply for 'Best Starts Foods' through the UK NHS Healthy Start scheme link provided. NHS Healthy Start scheme

Wiltshire: Tips for staying safe in the countryside

Forces Pensions Society

CPI increase announced as 3.1%

The CPI increase which will come into force next April has been announced as 3.1% by the ONS. This is the figure that will be used to increase all Armed Forces pensions in payment from April 2022.

Armed Forces pensions, once awarded, are adjusted in April each year by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI rate used is the CPI headline rate for the September prior to the April adjustment the following year. This rate is always formally announced in October.

https://forcespensionsociety.org​

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fiftieth Report 2021

Recommendations from the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body on Armed Forces’ remuneration and charges.

For more information, click here​.

A is for Accommodation

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SFA communications update on the installation of Electric Vehicle Charge Points (EVCP)

Update on the installation of Electric Vehicle Charge Points (EVCP) in SFA

Following a successful EVCP installation pilot in the South East region, we are pleased to inform families that the scheme is now being rolled out nationwide.

Families whose SFA has off-road parking or a dedicated garage within its immediate vicinity will be eligible to have an individual EVCP installed. Those that have registered for an EVCP and whose SFA meet the eligibility criteria, will be contacted by Pinnacle in the coming months to arrange for a survey and installation, where appropriate.

Subject to funding, estate-wide delivery of EVCPs is also being planned. Two estates – Woolwich and RAF Leeming – have been chosen for the initial delivery in late November, with other SFA estates also being considered. DIO will write to SFA families where estate delivery is planned to give full details prior to any works commencing.

If you have, or are in the process of purchasing, an electric vehicle and have not yet requested a charging point please contact the Pinnacle helpdesk to register your interest. There are no costs to families for an EVCP installation, and grant funding cannot be claimed.

Please note, if you install an EVCP without requesting approval, you may incur charges when moving out.

Further detailed guidance on EVCP installations can be found here.

Army People Conference 2021

Bridlington: Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club