Japanese Market XL Utrecht on Saturday 5th July

The largest indoor Japanese market in the Netherlands

Experience real Japanese street food like Takoyaki, karaage, Gyoza and yaki soba. Also Korean street food like Korean fried chicken. All available on the food strip of the Japanese market XL in Expo Houten.

To insure no one goes hungry there are also fries, snacks & sandwiches available!

There will be Japanese youth culture, Japanese swords, board games and other things you might not expect!

Order your tickets now for Japanese Market Utrecht XL on July 5th in the Expo in Houten. 

Street food | Japanese market food | Gaming | Spectacular shows Street| & many more!

Click here for more info

JFC Library Summer Reading Program

 

Get ready to read, log, and win! From June 1st to August 17th, track your reading minutes and earn badges, each badge = one entry into our grand prize raffle!

• Create your account at: brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org
• Log your minutes (books, audiobooks, or reading to your kids — any language counts!)
• Earn library prizes and grand prize entries for your age group

Help us reach our community goal of 500,000 minutes!

Don’t miss our Kick-Off Party — June 21st, 13:00–16:00 at the JFC Library!

Free to join and open to all U.S. and NATO ID holders

Special events all summer long: click for details

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

Bospop 2025 - Music Festival

 

Bospop 2025 is a music festival that takes place at Event Area Noord in Weert. See the poster above for the currently confirmed line-up.

To see more details and book tickets visit the Bospop website: https://bospopfestival.nl/

Bicycle Adventures in the Triborder area

Below are the links from the above image.

• www.heinsberger-land.de/erieben/radfahren/themenrouten

• www.heinsberger-land.de/erieben/radfahren/lokale-radrouten

• www.west-bike-route.de

• www.komoot.de

JFC Brunssum Swimming Pool Closure July

The below message is sent on behalf of JFCBS Morale and Welfare:

Important Notice: Swimming Pool Closure

The swimming pool will be closed from 1 – 31 July due to scheduled maintenance and seasonal preparations.

Operations will resume on 1st August. Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Job Vacancies at JFC Brunssum

Vacancies currently available:

• Community Liaison Officer (CLO) Events Brunssum - Maternity Leave position - closing date of 28 Jul 2025

• Community Liaison Officer (CLO) Arrivals Brunssum

Click on the link above to view the job advert and details.

A detailed job description and application form may be obtained from GSO-EJSU-LECHRRecruitment@mod.gov.uk. Completed applications are to be sent to the same email address.

2025 NAAFI delivery dates and How to use the NAAFI Delivery Service

2025 NAAFI order delivery dates:

How to use the NAAFI delivery service at JFC Brunssum:

You’re invited to our SSAFA fundraiser!

You’re invited to our SSAFA fundraiser!

Please come along for food, drinks and games, all to raise money for SSAFA.

Please bring cash for donations, however the Brit Bar drinks can be paid for with card. Sign-up isn't necessary but helps to ensure we have enough food. Please let us know if you can make it, via this link or you can use the QR code in the poster.

SSAFA is the UK Armed forces charity, that provide welfare, health and support services for the UK military’s serving personnel, veterans and their families. You can find out more about them here.

Visit the Donkey Sanctuary L'Oasis des Ânes in Belgium - 6th July

Donkey Refuge, L'Oasis des Ânes is in Belgium, roughly a 40 minute drive from JFC Brunssum. The shelter is open on the first Sunday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

There are lots of donkeys at the sanctuary for you to meet, and if you want to know more about each individual donkey, the L'Oasis des Ânes website has a page dedicated to each donkey and how they arrived to live at the refuge. 

Assigned overseas? Have your say on Service family life

If you and your partner are assigned overseas, Defence wants to hear from you on what Service family life is like. Share anonymous feedback in the Overseas Families Survey.

Tell Defence what information and support has helped you and your family while serving overseas, and what could be better. Here are some areas you’ll be asked about in the survey:

• spousal / partner employment
• education and childcare
• communications
• safeguarding

Your feedback will help to inform Defence’s policies and initiatives to better meet the needs of you and your family.

How to complete the survey
You can complete the survey online. You and your partner can share your views individually using same survey link. The survey is open to all Regular and Reserve Service personnel and their spouses / civil partners. Please be assured that survey responses are anonymous.

You have until Saturday 30 August to make your voice heard.

X-Forces Enterprise: Virtual 3-day Spouse and Partner Self Employment Workshop

Click on this link for further information: X-Forces Enterprise

New digital tool: Overseas allowance planning now easier

Check out the Overseas Allowances Reckoner (OAR), to get a fast, personalised estimate of what you’ll receive – if you’re in the Armed Forces and preparing for a posting abroad.

Reckon it’s worth a look…
A reckoner is ‘a table or device designed to help with calculations’ and that is exactly what our new Power BI OAR tool does. It puts financial clarity at your fingertips, transforming how you and our HR teams plan for postings abroad, by producing accurate values in minutes – rather than the hours it may previously have taken.

Fully integrated with JSP 752 policy rates, the OAR offers real-time figures for a range of products – including Local Overseas, Disturbance Expenses, and Get You Home Overseas allowances.