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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Announcements</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>National Chill &amp; Chat - Online</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-chill-chat---online-1481162052</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:16:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:5848f132-d84f-49a6-bea0-3a7497bf3c95</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13835</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-chill-chat---online-1481162052#comments</comments><description>Our Online Chill &amp;amp; Chat&amp;#39;s have been set up as a safe and accessible place&amp;nbsp;for Service Families from across the UK and Overseas to come and ask questions, gain information and meet other members of the Royal Navy Community in a relaxed at...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-chill-chat---online-1481162052"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13835&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Deployment Support Drop In</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/deployment-support-drop-in</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:15:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:9e0ad323-1e0a-42bc-bea9-9b0d9a2a90bb</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13813</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/deployment-support-drop-in#comments</comments><description>When


9 Jun 2026&amp;nbsp; 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Where


Tall Trees Community Centre, Ilchester.



Is your partner currently deployed?
Why not come along and join us for a chat?
Deployment Information Packs and Children&amp;#39;s Memory Boxes will be available t...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/deployment-support-drop-in"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13813&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lego Serious Play for Adults!</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/lego-serious-play-for-adults</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:07:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:21d39bc0-4a9a-4f78-81d7-9a626467675a</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13810</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/lego-serious-play-for-adults#comments</comments><description>Come and join us for some &amp;#39;Serious Lego&amp;#39; building and fun on the first Monday of every month excluding Bank Holiday&amp;#39;s and Seasonal Holiday periods.
Enjoy an hour and half of chill time with your bricks and learn to speed build, create and...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/lego-serious-play-for-adults"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13810&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Scotland Summer Trip - Blair Drummond Safari Park</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/scotland-summer-trip---blair-drummond-safari-park</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:11:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:939495ef-f5cd-463c-aef7-99407fb7ccdf</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13804</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/scotland-summer-trip---blair-drummond-safari-park#comments</comments><description>
24 Jul 2026 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM


Blair Drummond Safari Park




Come join other Naval families at Blair Drummond Safari Park.
This fully funded event is open to all serving persons and their families.
Transport is provided from Arbroath, Helensburgh...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/scotland-summer-trip---blair-drummond-safari-park"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13804&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Online Children's Summer Lego Party</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/online-children-s-summer-lego-party</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:71bfae69-2cd9-46d0-bb12-4ae3690b20b5</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13776</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/online-children-s-summer-lego-party#comments</comments><description>Come and join Sarah and Clare for some Summer Lego building fun on Sunday 2 August 2026.
Lego books with bricks and MS Teams links will be sent to you prior to the day of the event.
The Lego will be sent out via Royal Mail Special Delivery to ensure ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/online-children-s-summer-lego-party"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13776&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Online Children's Summer Arts and Crafts Party</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/summer-arts-and-crafts-online-party</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:b201957b-7931-4243-b9fb-d8b30cf0f4cb</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13775</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/summer-arts-and-crafts-online-party#comments</comments><description>Come and join Sarah and Clare for some summer arts and crafts fun on Sunday 26 July 2026.
The parties will be made up for a collection of different crafting activities with a story time included for all our guests.
All crafting materials will be sent...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/summer-arts-and-crafts-online-party"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13775&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Family Reconnection Weekend – July 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/family-reconnection-weekend-july-2026</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:7d3a2e8c-8a3f-40fd-a438-aae4ce9698a8</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13781</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/family-reconnection-weekend-july-2026#comments</comments><description>Applications are now open!
Friday 31st July 5:00PM - Sunday 2nd August 2026 2:00PM.
Accommodation is in separate wooden pods, food and activities included.Little Troopers are heading to Cuffley Activity Centre in Hertfordshire for a woodland weekend ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/family-reconnection-weekend-july-2026"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13781&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Book Club - 15th June 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-book-club-597411519</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:33:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:c0d3f308-3661-4a2c-964f-9da1f1d91089</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13771</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-book-club-597411519#comments</comments><description>Why not come and join our National Book Club?
This month&amp;rsquo;s Book Club read is &amp;lsquo;The Girl with the Louding Voice&amp;rsquo; by Abi Dare.
At fourteen, Adunni dreams of getting an education and giving her family a more comfortable home in her smal...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-book-club-597411519"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13771&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>4 Kingdoms Adventure &amp; Farm Park - Free Tickets</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/4-kingdoms-adventure-farm-park---free-tickets-261095717</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:e0b76906-8eb0-4f31-a929-b904504c4cf2</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13764</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/4-kingdoms-adventure-farm-park---free-tickets-261095717#comments</comments><description>&lt;a href="https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;RBL&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;have been kindly gifted some FREE tickets to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://4-kingdoms.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Four Kingdoms Adventure Park and Family Farm&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for Service Families.
Tickets are valid for either&amp;nbsp;Saturday 18th July&amp;nbsp;or Sunday 19th July&amp;nbsp;2026.
This offer includes all rides ...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/4-kingdoms-adventure-farm-park---free-tickets-261095717"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13764&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Activities and Information Day - Tuesday 26 May 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/activities-and-information-day---tuesday-26-may-2026</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:32:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:5b8ce1ed-a7f4-4a50-96ad-2bf573011008</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13761</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/activities-and-information-day---tuesday-26-may-2026#comments</comments><description>Come along and join in with the family activities and speak to various organisations who support Service Families at Tall Trees Community Centre in Ilchester.
Open to Tri-Service Families and Personnel - No Booking Required.
&lt;a href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/families-and-veterans/local-community-centres/tall-trees-community-centre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Venue Information&lt;/a&gt;
(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/activities-and-information-day---tuesday-26-may-2026"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13761&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>HMNB Families Day 2026 - Save The Date</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hmnb-families-day-2026---save-the-date</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:08:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:f55f8fc9-7701-4bd2-aacf-59ce49fa734f</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13753</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hmnb-families-day-2026---save-the-date#comments</comments><description>Get down to the Drumfork Community Centre in Helensburgh.
Join the fun on the 29th July 2026.
(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hmnb-families-day-2026---save-the-date"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13753&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Film Club - June 8th</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-film-club---june-8th</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:43:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:16a130c5-31df-4a87-83e9-458b85eb9e4f</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13704</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-film-club---june-8th#comments</comments><description>8th June 2026 - 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
The National Film Club is a once a month online get together for Service Communities across the United Kingdom and Overseas.
For adults of service families only.
Details of how to get involved can be found on our M...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-film-club---june-8th"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13704&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre, Surrey: Military Families' Open Day - Saturday 6th June</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hawley-lake-sail-training-centre-surrey-military-families-open-day---saturday-6th-june</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:daacfe0a-8bef-4e32-9b63-df9a9b719932</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13674</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hawley-lake-sail-training-centre-surrey-military-families-open-day---saturday-6th-june#comments</comments><description>Military Families&amp;#39; Open Day - Saturday 6th June from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre,&amp;nbsp;Gibraltar Barracks,&amp;nbsp;Blackwater, Camberley,&amp;nbsp;Surrey GU17 9LP&amp;nbsp;
Come down and chat to the Hawley Lake team about membership o...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/hawley-lake-sail-training-centre-surrey-military-families-open-day---saturday-6th-june"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13674&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Give Us Time - Last Chance Breaks for May 2026</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/give-us-time---last-chance-breaks-for-may-2026</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:cfdc5713-25c9-4fbd-b89c-861a5afc3dc4</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13662</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/give-us-time---last-chance-breaks-for-may-2026#comments</comments><description>Listed below are available to book via the &lt;a href="https://giveustime.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Give Us Time Website&lt;/a&gt;
Be quick before they go!

11 &amp;ndash; 15 May
Bodmin Holiday Park, Devon/Cornwall border
Bodmin Holiday Park is beautifully situated in over 96 acres of unspoilt woodland and parkland. The...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/give-us-time---last-chance-breaks-for-may-2026"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13662&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Hobby Club - June</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-hobby-club---june</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:51b8a8a5-3567-4c17-bd8d-6a7617df2604</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=13650</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-hobby-club---june#comments</comments><description>If you enjoy crafting and getting involved with hands on activities come along to the RN FPS and Aggies Hobby Club. Hosted online via MS Teams every other month.
The June activity is Paper Flower making.
Booking is essential and closes on Thursday 11...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/events/community-events/b/announcements/posts/national-hobby-club---june"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=13650&amp;AppID=203&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>