Serve & Protect Credit Union - June Online Webinars and Smile & Save Podcast

 Free financial webinars this June from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!

Managing the Cost of Living

Budgeting & Spending

Boost Your Credit Score

What Lenders Look For

Register: https://sandpcu.co.uk/webinars

Episode 3 of the Smile and Save Podcast is here, brought to you by Serve and Protect. Discover how you can benefit from joining the credit union.

​Watch here: https://youtu.be/-h5LOH6Difg?si=irL1EnK5VMwziLKm

Female Veterans' Transformation Programme Focus Groups

The Female Veterans' Transformation Programme seeks to transform service provision for female veterans​
For more information, visit:
https://www.fvtp.org.uk/

Strengthening Parents Programme

Free support for military parents

Is there conflict in your relationship?
Have you separated and you are struggling to co-parent without tension?

Support is available:

• For service personnel or those co-parenting with service personnel.
• For veterans (if you have left service within last year).
• For those parenting someone aged 17 or under (25 if registered as having a disability)
• For those experiencing conflict in the co-parenting relationship

More information is available at:
www.relate.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-parent-relationships

Service Family Accommodation: UK-wide Townhall Events

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Click here for further information

Lifeworks - Employment Support

Lifeworks provides employment support courses for veterans from all services and their partners. Whether you have been out for 1 day or 20 years Lifeworks can help guide you into meaningful work. 

Their experienced multi-disciplinary support team will help YOU identify your best career choices & how to get them. 

For more information please click here.

Easy Resettlement mazagine

Subscribe for free to the Easy Resettlement Magazine:
https://www.easyresettlement.com/

It provides insights in to various industries that you may consider as your next career path, as well as job vacancies, training providers, Colleges, Universities and Franchises that are keen to assist you through your resettlement process.

Veterans Gateway

Veterans’ Gateway is for any ex-service personnel and their families looking for advice or support – whatever they’re dealing with.

We provide the first point of contact to a network of military and non-military partner organisations to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it - whether you’re in the UK or overseas.

For more information, click here

Veterans' Capital Housing Fund - Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust are inviting applications for the Refurbishment Grants programme – could you be one of our next funded projects?

Part of the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund, this programme awards grants of up to £75K towards projects that assist in the refurbishment or extension of accommodation for Veterans with a housing need.

Full details are available here https://covenantfund.org.uk/.../refurbishment-grants.../

Easy Resettlement Magazine - Spring Issue

Have you read the Spring issue of Easy Resettlement yet? Easy Resettlement is a quarterly magazine that assists Service leavers with their resettlement process. 

We work with numerous employers (many of whom have pledged their support through the Armed Forces Covenant) as well as training providers, armed forces charities and organisations such as the CTP and ELCAS about your entitlements, all of which will assist you in moving through your resettlement process. 

You can read the Spring issue as well as back issues and to make sure you never miss a copy you can subscribe for free.

Cadets: Sign Up for Defence Discount Service Savings!

Are you a cadet over the age of 16? Sign up to Defence Discount Service and start saving!

Tell your friends too!
Just follow these simple steps on our website or app to sign up:
. Click register on our home page
. Select 'Cadet Forces'
. Fill in your details, including the name of your cadet unit
. Hit register
Sign up and save today!

https://www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/

Outdoor Swimming in Gangelt

Family friendly outdoor swimming pool in Gangelt is now open - daily (seasonal) from early morning until evening. There is a paddling pool for little ones and a giant slide for older children.

For more information and online booking, click here

Childcare - UK Applications for parents with 9-month-olds now open

 Childcare support is expanding in the UK. For more information, click here.

UK Health Security Agency advice - be tick aware

Ticks can be active all year round, but they are most active in the months April to July, and sometimes later in the autumn.

Don't let ticks stop you from enjoying the outdoors but reduce the chance of acquiring a tick bite by:

1. Using a repellent that prevents ticks
2. Wearing long sleeves and long trousers to reduce direct skin exposure
3. Keep to clearly defined paths and avoid brushing against vegetation
4. Regularly check for ticks and brush off any you find immediately
5. When you’re back indoors, check for any ticks on you, your children and pets
6. If you find a tick, remove it as soon as possible with a removal device

Find out more, including what to do if you're bitten

For information about Lyme Disease from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands, click here

Pick up an information leaflet from Brunssum HIVE.

Civvy Street - May 2024 Edition

The latest edition of Civvy Street is available here​

Overseas Survey - Thank You

An update on the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) overseas families survey, which took place last summer.Thank you to the overseas personnel and families that took the time to complete the 
MOD's overseas families survey, which ran from July to August 2023.

Your feedback is helping to shape Defence policy and processes to better meet the needs of you and your family.An MOD report is due to be published this year outlining key survey findings and will be publicly available on Gov.uk. Further details will be shared in due course.

To find out more about Defence's 10-year plan to drive forward positive initiatives for Service families, read the Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022-2032.

If you have any questions, please contact: People-AFFS-FamiliesTeam@mod.gov.uk.

The Ripple Pond Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Ripple Pond Spring Newsletter is now available; to read in full, click the link:
https://tinyurl.com/5n6m98u5

FrontFoot Jobs: Join Taylor Wimpey's Fast Track Program to become an Assistant Site Manager

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join Taylor Wimpey's exclusive 12-month Fast Track Program and embark on a rewarding journey as an Assistant Site Manager.

No Experience Necessary!

Whether you're looking to kickstart your career or make a change, we provide the training and support you need to succeed.

What You'll Gain:

• Hands-on Training & Development
• Valuable Experience in Site Management
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Opportunity for Career Progression

Requirements:

• Passion for Construction and Site Management
• Strong Communication Skills
• Willingness to Learn and Adapt

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to grow with a leading company in the construction industry!
Apply Now and Secure Your Spot in Taylor Wimpey's Fast Track Program! Visit: https://www.frontfoot.jobs/job/tephzh/assistant-site-manager-fast-track-nationwide/high-wycombe-head-office/- 

Or contact the FrontFoot team on 0330 111 4282 or via email: info@frontfoot.jobs
This offer is exclusively open to members of the armed forces community and is also listed on the Career Transition Partnership website.

Victory Services Club: April Newsletter

 

To read the April newsletter for Victory Service Club, click here

Guide for Bringing Your Dog to the Netherlands

For information about bringing your dog to the Netherlands, including how to go about obtaining a Pet Passport and details of vets, boarding kennels and walking routes, read the Pet Guide
 

Fighting With Pride Guide to Help & Support 2024

Three of the pillars of action for Fighting With Pride (FWP) are Direct Support, Community Building and Capacity Building. In partnership with The Veteran UK we have produced a resource to showcase our community, highlight the direct support we are gaining from partner organisations, government and service chiefs and list the many organisations joining our Pride in Veterans Standard (PiVS), expanding our capacity to reach LGBT+ veterans, serving members, reservists, adult cadet force members and their families.

This is our inaugural digital version, focusing on the community and listing the rapidly growing number of organisations joining PiVS and offering services and support to you. It shows organisations, local and national, that offer support from housing to employment, education to therapy, social networks to physical and mental health services and so many others, and who, as members of PiVS, have shown a commitment to the particular help and support needed for LGBT+ veterans and families.

https://www.fightingwithpride.org.uk/fwp-directory/​

Quest Magazine May Edition

Please click here to read this edition online

Serve & Protect Credit Union - May Online Webinars and Smile & Save Podcast

 Free financial webinars this May from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!

🛒 Managing the Cost of Living
👤 Domestic Violence - The Financial Impact
✍️ Budgeting & Spending
🚀 Boost Your Credit Score
🔍 What Lenders Look For

🔗 Register: https://sandpcu.co.uk/webinars

Episode 2 of the Smile and Save Podcast is here, brought to you by Serve and Protect. Discover the importance of financial resilience in this short episode 🎧

🔗 Listen here: https://sandpcu.co.uk/m/smileandsavepod

DIO Families First newsletter - issue 16

To view the latest DIO Families First newsletter and find previous issues, click the link:
Service Family Accommodation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) find previous issues.​