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Friday 3 May 2024
Polish Constitution Day on Shape, 8th May
📅 Date: 08 MAY 2024
⏰Time: 03:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📌 Location: SHAPE STADIUM
PROGRAMME:
15.00 Festivities begin
15.00 – 16.00 POL SOF RUN In-processing
15.00 – 18.00 DJ music
15.00 – 20.00 Playground (Bouncy Castles)
15.00 – 20.00 Gastronomic zone
16.00 – 17.00 Race and result registration
16.00 – 18.00 POL NMR VIP zone
17.00 – 18.00 Self-defense course/BJJ sparrings demonstration
18.00 – 18.30 Award ceremony for the race and Lottery Drawing
18.30 – 18.40 Polish School performance
18.30 – 20.00 DJ music
20.00 End of the event
Med Centre Closures next week
How to get back home from your overseas location for a family emergency? Thurs 16 May at 12.45
This Sunday May 5th, many museums are free in Belgium.
This Sunday May 5th, many museums are free in Belgium.
The 3rd edition of Polish Day at Cinquantenaire Park on 4 May 2024
The event is open to all residents of Belgium, the international community living in Brussels and all generations of the Polish community. Guests can expect a rich cultural offer of modern-day Poland: live music, meetings with writers, family activities, competitions with prizes, food, and more. Polish regions, schools and organisations in Belgium will present their attractions. A highlight of the event will be a free open-air concert.
The public is invited to join the festivities on May 4, from 10AM to 10PM. (free entrance)
On the programme:
- Polish regions, numerous organisations and Polish and Polish-diaspora schools will present their stands and attractions.
- All-day festivities: live music, family workshops and contests, writers’ corner, 5D cinema capsule, bouncy castles, regional food and drinks
- 20:00 Free open-air concert by a Polish music star
Thursday 2 May 2024
Issues 16 of the DIO Families First Newsletter is now available
'Anxiety Unravelled' - a free course for military parents from Bounce Forward.
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Single Living Accommodation (SLA) survey.
Who can take part and how?
We want to hear from all Service personnel whether you currently use SLA or not. To complete the survey click here. For more information please go to this Sway: Sway
What’s the ask?
You will be asked to complete a short survey which will take approximately 10 minutes.
The survey will close at 17:00 Monday 3 June 2024.
We want to know:
• Your views of SLA
• How you use/ have used SLA
• What you want and need from SLA
The survey will be entirely anonymous. We will not be collecting any personal information or sharing your responses with your Chain of Command.
What is the SLA survey?
The SLA survey is conducted every two years to build up evidence and track trends over time around your views and experiences of SLA. The results of this survey will help Defence develop SLA standards and make decisions that shape the future of SLA. It is crucial that as many Service personnel as possible share their views. The more responses we receive, the more confident we can be that the results accurately reflect the Armed Forces population.
This survey is not the same as the Modernised Accommodation Offer (MAO) survey, which gathered information on Service personnel’s personal circumstances and future accommodation choices to improve an understanding of the demand for family accommodation. The SLA survey gathers information on Service personnel’s views and experiences of SLA to help inform future policy.
Make sure you have your say as every response matters!
Rock Around the Atonium, Saturday 4 - Sunday 5th May, Brussels
May 4th, 1pm - May 5th at 10pm
The vintage market will be provided with vintage and retro-inspired clothing stalls, vinyl records and furnitures.
Dozens of old timers will be exhibited along the aisles of the Atomium.
Let's go back to the time when Brussels Brusselait and celebrate our mythical Atomium !