Friday, 31 May 2024
Zaventem Firefighters have an open day on Sunday 2nd June,
Zaventem Firefighters have an open day on Sunday 2nd June, great trip out for the kids!
Single Livingh Accomodation Survey; Final reminder to have your say
Final reminder to have your say, survey closes Monday 3rd June at 5.00pm
We need to hear from you!
The Single Living Accommodation survey is now open to all Service personnel.
Share your views and help shape the future of Single Living Accommodation.
Free financial webinars this June from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!
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/webinarsEpisode 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
Watch here: https://youtu.be/-h5LOH6Difg?si=irL1EnK5VMwziLKm
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
Little Italy Fest, Shape Tent, Sunday June 2nd
Zinneke Parade 2024, Sat 1 June, Brussels Centre from 15.00
On Saturday 1 June 2024 in the streets of Brussels.
The Zinneke Parade is a great, surreal and typical Brussels parade through the streets and avenues of the capital. It takes place every 2 years.
The Zinneke Parade wants to gather inhabitants, associations and schools from the different quarters of Brussels around 1 common project.
The 13th edition of the Zinneke Parade will take place with the theme 'Plaizir'.
For more Information; https://www.facebook.com/Zinneke/?locale=nl_NL
The Brussels Capital Ixelles police zone is organising "Coffee with a Cop".
Join your district police officer for a coffee and a chat in:
Brussels: on Saturday 1 June 2024, from 2 pm to 6 pm, Zinneke Parade (Rue du Midi 44).
It is an ideal opportunity to ask your questions and talk about the challenges of your neighborhood.
Crafts and Chess on at Shape Library, tomorrow Saturday Jun 1 2024, 12 pm - 3 pm
Crafts and Chess on at Shape Library, tomorrow Saturday Jun 1 2024, 12 pm - 3 pm
Join Shape Library for an afternoon of crafting. Activities for all ages!
Cost; Free - no registration needed.
Chess from 1 pm - 3 pm
Join
other players for fun and a chance to improve your skills. Open to
all ages and abilities. Volunteers will be available to help answer
questions. All equipment provided.
Cost; Free - no registration needed
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Childrens Day at the Dou Dou, Sunday 2 June from 9am
The children, too, have their Dragon fight on the Grand'Place de Mons this Sunday, June 2
Le Petit Lumeçon - Sunday, 2 June 2024
The Petit Lumeçon allows a total of 3,500 children participating in the rope, distributed in the different areas of color on the Grand Place.
The priority of priorities naturally remains the safety of children. In order to experience a Little Lumeçon in the best conditions, please follow scrupulously the 5 steps explained below:
1. Measure between 1m and 1m 60
Children must wear a T-shirt (not paying) of a specific colour depending on the height of the child (between 1m00 and 1m60). The child must be able to stand alone. No booking is possible.
2. Place du Parc from 9 a.m.
T-shirts must be removed from the distribution counters at the Place du Parc and accessible from 9 a.m., exclusively via the streets of Nimy and then Marcottes.
Attention: the presence of the child is essential at this stage, given the need to measure it. And there is no need to present if the child is less than 1m or more than 1m 60 (it will be removed from the device).
The height of the child is measured by the organization.
A coloured T-shirt is then handed over to him, with a name label and numbered for his identification (also with the Belgian GSM number of the parent; no fixed telephone number). This color is also that of its zone on the rope.
The parent then receives a strain of the colour of the T-shirt, taking the child’s identification number (to be memorized – the colour and number – for safety). To be kept absolutely.
After obtaining his T-shirt, the child, under the responsibility of the parent, is invited to join the Grand Place following the route "Rue des 4 Fils Aymon – Rue de Nimy – Grand-Place".
Attention: it is in the queue, in a specific place, that the parent receives, per child, a “prestain” on which is indicated in particular the colour of the T-shirt required.
If there is no longer a “pre-stain” in a colour, this means that all the T-shirts of this colour have been distributed. At that point, all expectations become useless. No more children are then admitted (sending to the Police to get out of the scheme).
3. On the rope from 12 noon
Access is via a window specific to each colour area. A neutral zone creates a separation between parents and children. Adults who are not part of the organisation are not allowed to enter and must remain behind this “traffic ring”.
In the areas, the wearing of the coloured T-shirt is mandatory. The Petit Combat runs from 12.30 pm to 1 p.m.
4. The HQ in the Salle Saint-Georges
A headquarters is set up in the Salle Saint-Georges next to the town hall. This is where parents are invited to come and pick up the children evacuated during the Little Fight.
This headquarters is in constant communication with the medical clinic located in the Sacquiaux room of the town hall.
Parents are invited to consult their GSM regularly (a sms prompts them to search for their child(s) at the HQ).
5. At the end of the Little Fight (1 pm)
The exit of the areas after the Little Combat is via the counters, child by child. Parents, do not forget the identification strain (except for black T-shirts, the only area for which access is free). All the children still present are obliged to return to their area and leave via the counter.
Advice and prohibitions
- Small water bottles are distributed to children in the areas. But in case of high heat, plan for refreshments, caps and sunscreen.
- For safety reasons, it is strongly recommended to wear good (closed) shoes, long-hairdor hair, avoid earrings, necklaces (or any other accessories tied around the neck), piercings, etc.
- It is prohibited to install and mount on a stepladder or ladder to attend the Little Combat.
- Smoking is prohibited in the vicinity of children, particularly in the waiting corridors for the distribution of T-shirts, at the ticket counters at the rope areas, in the headquarters, etc.
Important; Children remain under the full supervision and responsibility of their parents or any other person who is responsible for them.
The City of Mons declines all responsibility in the event of an accident.
Find all the information in this brochure
Bulk Waste services available 1 June - 30 Sept
Bulk Waste services available 1 June - 30 Sept
In
order to better support the SHAPE Village Residents, a bulk waste
container will be available at the SHAPE Recycling Centre (area 500)
When? From 01 June until 30 September.
Why? A solution for residents who wish to dispose of large items (i.e., furniture, appliances, garden equipment, etc.)
Who? SHAPE Recycling Centre is accessible to all SHAPE ID card holders.
Please find more info and POCs in the flyer below
Hours of operation: https://shape2day.com/community/recycling-centre/recycling-center
Summer Camp with the Americans, starting soon, sign ups still available, grades 6 -12 (Year 7 -13 UK years)
Summer Camp Highlight: Week 2 (June 24-28) Picture Perfect
Youth will engage in practical sessions where they can apply what they've learned in real-world settings, often exploring different environments to capture diverse subjects.
Also, a trip to Pairi Daiza is in place. You don’t want to miss out! Drop by parent central to sign up your youth.
Please reach out to Parent Central if you any questions.
Monday, 27 May 2024
Avenue de Sofia Construction - notice
SHAPE Community Life Magazine, May 2024
SHAPE Community Life Magazine May Edition is here
Don't miss it and check it out on SHAPE2DAY website:
The printed version is already available. Don't forget to look for them around SHAPE and get yours!
Friday, 24 May 2024
Summer JOM Ball, 14th June from 6.30, sign up before 28 May
Click on Image to enlarge
To sign up scan the QR code
Coat approx £65
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Shape Language Centre looking for language teachers
Building 211 ROOM 115
065 44 49 71
languagecentre@shapemwb.be
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Spring Bazaar, 31- 2 June with Cars and Coffee, Sat 1 June from 10am, Chievres
The Spring Bazaar is on it's way to Chièvres Air Base! Swing by May 31-June 2 to grab some European treasures.
On Saturday, June 1 Cars and Coffee will also take place outside the Community Activity Center
Jun 1 2024, 10 am - 6 pm
Join us for cars and coffee on a Saturday morning on Chievres Air Base at the Community Activity Center parking lot. Bene Brew will be open from 10AM - 2PM serving coffee, hot and cold drinks and breakfast/lunch.
The Spring Bazaar is also taking place inside of the Community Activity Center (CAC). Spend the day on Chievres Air Base. Lots to do for the whole family!
May 31 2024, 1 pm - 7 pm
Join us for our Spring Bazaar!
You won't have to travel far for the experience of a Spring Market! There will be vendors from all over Europe.
Open to U.S. and NATO ID cardholders, but only U.S. and Canadian ID cardholders in a tax-free status may make purchases. Food and drinks available. Games for the kids.
Enjoy special shopping privileges!
V.I.P. Shopping Experience:
Make a purchase at any Family and MWR facility* on Chievres Air Base May
10-24, put your contact details (name. number,email) on the back of
your receipt, drop it in the box and you could possibly win:
- Shopping before the Spring Bazaar opens 9-10AM
- Free Mimosas and pastries while you shop
- $10 Bene Brew gift card
*Army Lodge, Auto Skills Center, Kennelux, Bene Brew, Fitness Center and Outdoor Rec.
Don't like to shop? While you are waiting on someone, Bene Brew will provide free filtered coffee on Saturday, June 1 from 10AM-2PM.
Follow us as we add more vendors!
- Belux: pans, pots, casseroles
- Emin GmbH: oriental carpets
- Frank’s Antikhaus: clocks, barrels, etc
- Markus Gallery: paintings
- Olga’s Cheese: Dutch cheeses
- Soaps & More/ Bubbles Oh La La: soaps
- Sphere du Vin: wines, vermouth, liquors
- Viola’s Blankets: blankets, scarves, kitchen/bath towels, socks, table runners, place maters, kitchen aprons/gloves, tablecloths
- Wajos: herbs, vinegar, oil,pasta & Grissini
- Wolters Antiek: Antique Furniture
Note; You may not be able to purchase some items as need to from US
Saturday May 25 at Nautisport, Enghein. Come and see firefighters demonstrate their skills!
Saturday May 25th from 2pm at Nautisport, Enghein. Come and see firefighters demonstrate their skills. From 2pm
Eurostar looks to quell fears of lengthy delays under post-Brexit rules
Source The Brussels Times
Eurostar has spent €10 million on ensuring that major delays are prevented once the Entry/Exit System (EES) is finally introduced on 6 October. "It won’t be a shitshow," said chief stations and security officer Simon Lejeune.
The EES is an automated IT system for registering travellers from third countries who travel to the EU. UK nationals have been considered third country citizens since 1 February 2020, and following multiple delays, EES checkpoints will be in operation at the St Pancras Eurostar terminal from 6 October.
There have been widespread fears about potential delays caused by the new, more complicated system. On Tuesday, Eurostar announced that it has spent €10 million on measures to make the process as smooth as possible and it insists that delays will only occur if passengers themselves are not well-informed about new requirements.
To that end, customers will be sent guides about how to navigate the changes as soon as they book a Eurostar journey.
Together with High Speed One (HS1), owner and operator of the line between London and the Channel tunnel, Eurostar will install almost 50 EES kiosks (including 24 provided by the French government), increase the number of e-gates from eight to 11 and increase the number of manual booths from nine to 18.
It will also up the number of border control staff from 12 to 24. At the Brussels-Midi station terminal in Brussels, there will be an additional ten new e-gates and four additional in-person counters installed. Paris will gain 18 EES kiosks and seven e-gates.
How will it work?
Under the EES, short-stay visa holders and visa-exempt travellers are required to submit fingerprint and facial biometric data upon entry into the Schengen Zone. Refusals of entry will now be recorded. There are several additional steps Eurostar passengers will have to take before departure from St Pancras.
Passengers must first go to EES kiosks, which will be installed at three separate points in St Pancras station: where Benugo coffee shop is currently located (the café will close to make room for the kiosks), opposite Network Railway's main ticket office and at the escalators leading to Thameslink's platforms.
Here they will scan their passport, provide fingerprints and have their facial photo taken. They will then answer a series of questions relating to their trip such as where they plan to stay and how long they will spend in the EU.
From the kiosks, passengers will move to the departure area, then to the security barrier where luggage will be scanned. They will then pass through the UK border (the same as always). At this point, first-time passengers will have to provide a second set of fingerprints. Only then can the Eurostar be boarded. No further checks will occur at the other side of the journey.
'We have got the right set-up'
Eurostar says it is determined to ensure passengers that the new system will not cause heavy delays. A Coop Group survey published in April revealed that almost two in three UK adults were not aware of any changes under the EES, while one in five said they would be put off travelling due to the new system.
The operator insists that waiting times will remain as they are now: customers are advised to show up at the station between 45 and 60 minutes before their departure time (and 90 minutes beforehand at peak travel times).
"We are confident it won’t be a shit-show, because we have got the right set-up," Eurostar's chief stations and security officer Simon Lejeune told reporters this week. "We are not going to ask our customers to arrive earlier. We are confident, and our modelling supports this [and] we are still going to be operating within the current check-in times [...] and we are looking at reducing them."
The Brussels Times; https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1056554/eurostar-looks-to-quell-fears-of-lengthy-delays-under-post-brexit-rules
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