Thursday, 6 March 2025
The BFBS Big Salute Charity Quiz Night
BFBS ‘Big Salute’ Open Day at Limburg House with Tea & Toast
BFBS will present their ‘daily radio show’ from Limburg House followed by an evening quiz at the Brit Bar - details can be found here
What: BFBS will conduct a section of their radio show ‘live’ from Limburg house. The show will include a number of our UK community providing radio interviews. This will be followed by a charity quiz provided by BFBS in the Brit Bar from 1800, with quiz starting at 1830.
Where: Limburg House 0900-1100 (Tea &Toast) – Brit Bar 1800 (Charity Quiz)
When: Monday 17th March 25
Who: Everyone (including families). Tea and Toast donations fee donated to support Armed Forces Charities.
Come along to Limburg House see what it has to offer and then look forward to the evenings ‘biq quiz’ with BFBS Prizes to be won.
Out and About Coffee
Join your CLO Thea and your Hive Officer Bee for an out and about coffee in Tuincafe, bijSTOX Garden center from 10am-12pm on Wednesday 12th March 2025.
This location has a play area for children, along with a selection of hot drinks and some food available.
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
JFC Brunssum Swimming pool updates
We are excited to announce that starting in March, we will be reintroducing the lane swim booking system through Acuity. We greatly appreciate your participation in the recent trial in February, and your feedback has been invaluable.
Please note the operating rules for lane swimming:
Op ASCEND – Careers After Service
Op ASCEND is a free, government-backed service to support veterans in growing their careers.
Whether you’re a veteran seeking employment or an employer looking to attract skilled veterans to your workforce, find out what signing up to the Op ASCEND service can do for you.
For more information visit: https://careersafterservice.campaign.gov.uk
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
JFC Arts and Crafts Center workshops
The JFC Arts and Crafts center are offering the following workshops:
Paint & Sip – March. 12th, 18:30 - 20:30
Theme: Highland Cows. Guided painting suitable for all skill levels.
€25 per canvas. Open to ages +16 years.
Stained Glass Open Studio – March 17th, 17:30 – 20:00
For those that completed the Stained Glass Intro Workshop, you are now able to attend Monday night open studios! Use this time to complete projects and start new ones.
€20 per person. Open to ages +16 years.
Intro to Stained Glass Workshop – March 19th, 18:15 - 20:45
Learn the basics for Tiffany styled stained glass projects. Suitable for all skill levels. After this intro course, you will have access to our monthly stained glass open studio on Monday evenings!
€38 per person. Open to ages +16 years.
Ceramic Egg Tray Workshop – March 26th. 18:30 - 20:00
Bake Sale in Miner's Rest Monday 10th March 9:30-11:30am
The aim of the bake sale is to raise money to buy some toys and items for the children in the Explorer Tots group.
We’d love it if people are able to volunteer to bring/bake cakes and sweet treats and help run the bake sale. Please click on this MS form for details if you’re able to donate your time or cakes.
Have Your Say: Accompanied Established Long-Term Relationship Overseas Pilot Survey open until 14 Apr
Accompanied Established Long-Term Relationship Overseas Pilot Survey opens on 8th January 2025
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Latest round of grants under The Armed Forces Families Fund - Early Years Programme
The Early Years programme is back for 2025 and we’re excited to share that applications are now open!
Part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3), The Early Years Programme will award grants between £5,000 and £80,000 towards projects that enable early childhood education and childcare settings to meet specific needs of young service children.
What’s the programme all about?
Serve and Protect Credit Union - March update
Free financial webinars this March from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!
- Eco-Friendly Ways to Save Money
- Budgeting 101: Take Control of Your Money
- Credit Score 101: Boost Your Score
- Before You Borrow: Things to Know
Register here: https://sandpcu.co.uk/webinars
Mindfulness can be a simple and effective tool to live in the moment and reduce financial stress.
Discover how to navigate your financial journey with clarity in Episode 10 of the Smile and Save Podcast.
The Families Continuous Attitude Survey 2025 is open!
The Families Continuous Attitude Survey 2025 – which hears from Service spouses and civil partners about their views on Service family life – is now open!
Take part in this year’s tri-Service Families Continuous Attitude Survey (FamCAS) and help Defence to understand your experiences and thoughts across a broad range of areas. Your feedback will help Defence to make changes and develop policies to better meet your needs.
The survey invites a random sample of civil partners and spouses of regular serving personnel to take part. To see if you’ve been invited to complete the survey, and to access the survey, please check the online eligibility tool.
Families First newsletter - issue 24
How to protect yourself from loan sharks
A loan shark – or illegal money lender - is someone who lends money illegally without proper authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
That means if you borrow from them, they don’t have to follow the rules – they can decide how much you pay back and when.
These criminals are not always easy to spot - they can be a friend, a fellow service member, even a senior officer.
Whoever they are, they will usually appear as a friendly face, offering you a favour. They may tell you that what they are offering is nothing more than peer-to-peer lending and their offer may seem hard to resist.
Pancake flipping contest!
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Family Friendly Friday Fun!
Join your CLO Thea in the Brit bar on Friday 7th March from 2-6pm to enter the pancake flipping competition, where you can win a frying pan! Or just head on over to watch and cheer on those competing.
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