SHAPE parkrun is a great way to start the weekend by walking, jogging or running. If you go to https://www.parkrun.com/ you can register.
Click on countries and either register in own country or if you use your Belgium address register through the UK site and use postcode BF1 2AG.
For more info, email the team at
shape@parkrun.com and they will answer your questions 
. Also join the what’s app group by using the barcode.
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If you are heading away, please find the attached document.
You can also drop the form at the Belgian Federal Police desk at the left when you enter the main gate or email it to : dga.dap.shape@police.belgium.
For information, click here
If you’re feeling lonely, stressed, worried or just not yourself, on Togetherall you can get support and start to feel better.
There is no need to struggle alone, follow one of the QR Codes to access help from different charities and organisations. Support is also available through the chaplain, SHAPE Welfare Team and NSE Team.Click here for codes.
To see the ManKind initiative leaflet, please click here
New major funding programme to support Veterans’ housing needs
The
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) is delighted to announce a
new, major grants programme supporting new builds and significant
refurbishment, including extensions, of rental accommodation offering
high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.
On behalf
of the Office of Veterans’ Affairs, the Trust will award grants of £75K
to £500K under the Major Capital Grants programme, across four rounds of
funding, to projects that contribute to the aims of the Government’s
ambition to reduce Veteran homelessness and end rough sleeping.
Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund
The
Major Capital Grants programme is the latest programme to launch under
the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund. It is open to charities and
registered social housing providers (registered social landlords in
Scotland), with at least five years’ housing experience. To be eligible
for this funding, you’ll need to show that most of your organisation’s
work is with Veterans, or that you have extensive experience of working
with Veterans.
For information on how this will work, please click here
To read the full Army Welfare Service Community Support Annual Report Summary click here
Supporting Partners programme reopens for applications
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) is pleased to announce the Armed Forces Families Fund: Supporting Partners programme has reopened for applications.
The Trust is working with the MOD to deliver funding to high quality projects that will have significant impacts for Armed Forces families through the Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3). The Supporting Partners programme is the latest of the AF3 programmes to launch this year.
What’s available?
Grants of between £30,000 and £80,000 are available for projects which will improve support for Service partners and spouses to promote, enhance and utilise the skills and experiences they bring to the workplace.
Projects should clearly show how they will enable military partners and spouses to access employment support and opportunities.
Support for spouses and partners
The Trust are looking for applications that meet one of three key themes.
* Make it easier for partners to access knowledge and information that’s relevant to employment opportunities.
* Improve access to education, training, and qualifications.
* Communicate the skills and experiences that partners can bring to the workplace.
Is loneliness the new normal? With our
means of connection changing over the last few years, we can all find
ourselves feeling lonely at times.
Check
out this blog by @Togetherall's Chief Clinical Officer, Ben Locke,
PHD., where he provides his tips for dealing with feelings of loneliness
and isolation. Visit:
https://tinyurl.com/48m6m5pd
✅ Togetherall is FREE to anyone in the UK Military, Veterans & Family members aged 16+
The Education Advisory Team (UK) (EAT
(UK)) is part of the MOD’s Defence Children Services. We are a
tri-service organisation that provides information, advice and guidance
on all educational matters in the UK.
We are providing advice to
parents of children in Year 6 about how and when to apply for secondary
school places for September 2024 in the UK.
Secondary School Places in England for September 2024
If
you require a secondary school place in England for September 2024, the
deadline for secondary school applications is 31st October 2023.
We
would advise that you follow your local authority’s application
process: information will be available on their website. You can also
contact your local authority’s admission team if you have any questions
or require support. Contact details should be available on the local
authority website.
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To reserve your spot for an insightful and informal session with both military and civilian STEM professionals currently working within Centrica click here
Wed, 15th November 13:00 - 14:00 CET
Dandelion Military Families are hosting their next Online (MS Teams) Bereavement Support
Meeting on 21st November at 1930hrs UK time.
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.
Minister for Defence People, Veterans, and Service Families, Dr Andrew Murrison, said:
“Our
Armed Forces personnel and their families make extraordinary sacrifices
every day to protect our nation, so it is our duty to provide flexible
living options that support their family life.
The New
Accommodation Offer will provide a variety of accommodation options
which will ensure all Service personnel, including those with partners
and families, feel supported.”
The New Accommodation Offer– the facts:
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For more Information visit; https://www.shape2day.com/community/healthcare
UK personnel will need to compete the new Registration system if they want to access laboratory services
Please check
your letter box
Recently some
of you have received a letter in French addressed to your children’s name (see
below heading).
In Belgium,
education is compulsory from 5 to 18 years old and the Belgian government is
checking that all children are registered in a school. When the information is
missing on their list, you are requested to send a proof of registration.
For
your action
:
I will forward these by email to the office in Brussels.
El Hamdi, Nadia
Mrs (GSO-EJSU-Belgium-HNLO Mons) Nadia.ElHamdi329@mod.gov.uk
Defence has updated and shared information with Family Courts to help demonstrate that Service and family life is compatible.
The Army Families Federation
informed Defence of anecdotal feedback from some families of potential
misunderstandings about the nature of Service life when going through
the Family Court system.
As a result of this feedback, Defence
worked with stakeholders across the Family Court systems to produce an
information sheet for Family Court workers.
The
information sheet aims to increase understanding about the working and
living arrangements of Service personnel, and how their families are
impacted. The document also shows the support available for Armed Forces
families to build and maintain a stable life at home.
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