Thursday, May 16, 2024
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!
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!
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.
Magazine | Easy Resettlement Magazine
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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
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
Friday, May 10, 2024
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!
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.
Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Two DVSA Vehicle Examiner (MOT) Roles Available in Multiple Locations
GFIE-308- Vehicle Examiner (MOT) - DVSA - Multiple locations
Closing Date 5 June 2024
This role at Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, OR be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame OR Military Spouse/Partner: Your current partner must still be serving OR was discharged within the last 12 months.
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.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
HIVE Update
Garrison News
- Oberhausen Coach Trip - Book your coach trip by this Friday - Tickets for the coach trip to Oberhausen must be confirmed by this Friday.
- Gate Closure -Antwerp Gate Closures for German Bank holidays are on the 9th, 20th and 30th May this year.
- Euro 2024 Flights are getting expensive around the dates of the England games in Germany for the euros. June 16th, 20th & 25th Gelsenkirchen, Frankfurt & Cologne
- Health and Wellbeing Fayre - Keep the 22nd May Free and join the Health & Wellbeing fayre for free tea & Coffee plus tasters from the NAAFI team. supporting our SP and their families.
What's on
German Fathers Day 9th and Mothers Day 12th May
Schloss Neuhaus Beer Festival
Starts this week on Thursday - German Fathers Day. the Gardens are transformed into a giant bar complete with music and food. the Mayor of Paderborn will tap the first Keg on Thursday 9th and the event runs until the weekend and wraps up on Mothers Day
- May 9th: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- May 10: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- May 11 : 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. May
- 12: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m
Street food festival Dusseldorf 9th -12th May Starts 4pm Fri 12 noon on Sat & Sun.
Property - people have been asking what you need to do to buy property in Germany as an expat - Here is an online webinar to help 13th May
The Stuttgart Cansttater comes to a close this weekend on the 12th May - Large fireworks and funfair with Beer fest.
Hamburg port anniversary celebrations 9th -12th May
The event celebrated by the Hamburg Port Anniversary is the declaration of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, in 1189, that Hamburg's port was a custom-free zone. It was this tax exemption that enabled Hamburg to prosper and eventually become the third-largest port in Europe, and so it is celebrated at this triumphant anniversary, year after year.
Frankfurt Green Sauce Event
This Frankfurt speciality consists of sour cream, oil, vinegar, mustard, hard-boiled eggs and seven herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, cress, borage, sorrel and salad burnet). Green sauce (Grüne Soße), known as “Grie Soß” in Frankfurt dialect, is usually served cold, with boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs. A whole host of events will celebrate the sauce from the 11th - 18th May in Frankfurt, more info here.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Antwerp Gate Closure - GE Public Holidays - May 2024
- 9th May – Gate will close 1800 hrs on 8th and reopen 10th at 0700 hrs
- 20th May – gate will close 1800 hrs on 17th reopen 21st at 0700 hrs
- 30th May – Gate will close 1800 hrs 29th reopen 31st at 0700 hrs
Monday, May 6, 2024
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
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
🛒 Managing the Cost of Living
👤 Domestic Violence - The Financial Impact
✍️ Budgeting & Spending
🚀 Boost Your Credit Score
🔍 What Lenders Look For
🔗 Register
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
Family Action - IT Support Analyst Job Opportunity
Family Action have a new role just in, which may be of interest to Service leavers or military partners.
UK Remote (Midlands Area) Job Opportunity with a national charity – IT Support Analyst – Full Time, Permanent, Remote with Midlands travel.
Family Action say: "Our Family Action IT team is like a stealthy group of wizards who work in the background, ensuring all cogs turn so others can work their magic and help families and vulnerable people unhindered! If you're technically minded (ITIL), looking for a rewarding role at an established charity, click here to read more & apply!"
UK Remote (Midlands Area) Job Opportunity with a national charity – IT Support Analyst – Full Time, Permanent, Remote with Midlands travel.
Family Action say: "Our Family Action IT team is like a stealthy group of wizards who work in the background, ensuring all cogs turn so others can work their magic and help families and vulnerable people unhindered! If you're technically minded (ITIL), looking for a rewarding role at an established charity, click here to read more & apply!"
Army Cadets Mental Health
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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.
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