Service Family Accommodation - preparing your home for Winter

 

A Winter Protection Guide has been published for SFA occupants, with guidance on preparing your home for the winter months and how to respond should an issue arise. To view the full guide online, please click here.

Alternatively click here to visit the Pinnacle website.

Chepstow: Baby Rhyme Time & Story Time at Chepstow Community Hub.

 

Baby Rhyme time and Story time for the under 5's take place every week at the Chepstow Community Hub. For more information please click here.

Information provided by St Athan HIVE. 

National Breastfeeding Week

 

A happy baby isn't just a fed baby. Every cuddle, smile and interaction counts, for you and your baby. Above are some top tips for keeping your little one happy and you can find further tips online: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/

There are many ways you can get support with breastfeeding. Health visitors, midwives, peer supporters, helplines, grandparents - who helped when you were learning how to breastfeed? Call the National Breastfeeding Helpline on 0300 100 0212 or visit the website for further information: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-help-and-support/

The New Accommodation Offer - the Accommodation Support Cell has been set up to assist with enquiries

 

Visit Defence accommodation policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for further information regarding the offer.

HIVE is also able to assist with any enquiries you may have regarding the New Accommodation Offer. Please contact any HIVE (see www.army.mod.uk/hives ) or message us on our socials.

Little Troopers free online weekend workshops

Little Troopers has announced new dates for its All Together online series of weekend workshops. Until Christmas, the charity will be running free online sessions for children under ten as part of its All Together deployment club to support military children from all three services.

The workshops are designed to keep children busy with a free, fun activity, especially if they have a parent serving away. They will also be logging on with lots of other little troopers in a similar situation.

All military children are welcome, whether they are living in the UK or overseas. The charity has ensured there is something for everyone from baking to drawing, science, dancing and more!

Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, Dr Andrew Murrison announces New Accommodation Offer and Widening Accommodation Entitlement

 

Today, the Minister of Defence People Veterans and Service Families, Dr Andrew Murrison, announced the New Accommodation Offer for the Armed Forces. From 11 March 2024 this new offer will deliver greater access to subsidised accommodation for our Service personnel, their families, and partners.

The New Accommodation Offer forms part of Defence’s outputs from the recent Defence Command Paper Refresh and Haythornthwaite review which aims to improve the offer to current and future Serving personnel.

Alongside this, the Minister also announced Widening Accommodation Entitlement (limited locations) which will allow those in Established Long Term Relationships on eight sites to benefit from Service Family Accommodation starting on the 31 October 2023.

Guardbridge: AWS stay and play at Guardbridge Primary school

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Guardbridge: Chit Chat and a Kit Kat with AWS

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Stafford: Staffordshire smart alert - Theft from vehicles

Theft from vehicles

We have taken a number of reports involving thefts from vehicles across Stafford.

These incidents have occurred overnight on the 15th and16th September 2023.

The locations include - Seimens Road, Queensville Avenue, Cambridge Street, Sheridan Street, Pennycroft Bungalows and St Georges Parkway.

 
If you have any CCTV that may be linked or any further information that may assist our investigation please contact Staffordshire Police either by calling 101 or via the live chat on the Staffordshire Police Website.

Please ensure you take extra steps to ensure you have not left any valuables in your vehicles and that you have locked your vehicle when not in use.

Information provided by Stafford HIVE

National Breastfeeding Week

Partners and family members can be a hugely important source of breastfeeding support. Here are a few ways you can help to support breastfeeding: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-help-and-support/

Have you got questions about breastfeeding? Start for Life's Breastfeeding Friend Chatbot has lots of useful information and advice. Available whenever you need it, get the answers you need now: http://m.me/Start4LifeBreastfeedingFriend