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  • Self-Employment Discovery Online Workshop

    Self-Employment Discovery Online Workshop X-Forces are delivering Self Employment Discovery Workshop. Tri-Service Spouses and Partners, of serving personnel, reservists, and veterans, can now access exclusive training sessions that explore the pros and cons of self-employment - including i...
    • 4 Feb 2025
  • Virtual Outreach Day - Pinnacle Service Families

    Virtual Outreach Day - Pinnacle Service Families Join us at our Virtual Outreach Day on 12th February 2025! We're excited to announce our next Virtual Outreach Day on Wednesday, 12th February 2025 Our previous events have been a great success, and we can't wait to connect with you agai...
    • 3 Feb 2025
  • Women into Employment 2025

    Women into Employment 2025 Registrations are now live for the Forces Employment Charity’s flagship event – Women into Employment (WIE25)! A packed agenda is in store for military women and military family members (partners as well as older daughters aged...
    • 3 Feb 2025
  • SSAFA Short Breaks - Applications Have Now Closed

    Applications for the Short Breaks have now closed. As anticipated, a high number of applications were received, and as a result the application process has closed early. Over the next couple of weeks, the team will be allocating places and con...
    • 3 Feb 2025
  • Business From Home Requests - DIO Stakeholder Briefing 31st January 2025

    Business From Home Requests Please note, with effect from Monday 20 January, the Business from Home (BfH) policy is under review and applications are now paused. The review of this policy will have input from key stakeholders includ...
    • 2 Feb 2025
  • Up and Coming SFA Roadshows

    Up and Coming SFA Roadshows DIO will be host two up and coming SFA Roadshows:Stafford & Cosford - 6th February 2025 Brize Norton - 4th March 2025You can sign up here: DIO Service Family Accommodation Roadshow
    • 30 Jan 2025
  • Royal Navy 60 Second Update - Episode 192

    Your latest Royal Navy headlines come from patrol ship HMS Spey. She has been working with allies off the coast of Indonesia. We also have the latest on Royal Fleet Auxiliary command pins and a British pilot working with the Japanese. View usi...
    • 28 Jan 2025
  • Meeting the Needs of Service Families

    Meeting the Needs of Service Families Are you serving in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines or Royal Air Force? Or are you a partner of someone who serves? Take part in new research to help support RN/RM or RAF families. Greenwich Hospital and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund are underta...
    • 24 Jan 2025
  • Applications Open for Tall Ships 2025 Voyages

    Applications Open for Tall Ships 2025 Voyages Naval Children's Charity are happy to announce that the Tall Ships Youth Trust is to provide young individuals aged 12-16 the chance to participate in a fully funded 5-day voyage aboard a 72ft Challenger Yacht. In addition to acquiring new...
    • 23 Jan 2025
  • Coming Soon - Kings Camp @ Easter 2025!

    Coming Soon - Kings Camp @ Easter 2025! Mark your calendars – places for Kings Camp go live the week commencing 3rd of February 2025! In partnership with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, Kings Camps are proud to offer subsidised rates of £95 for all serving pe...
    • 23 Jan 2025
  • Latest RN FPS Job Vacancies - Jan 2025

    Latest RN FPS Job Vacancies - Jan 2025 Royal Navy Family & People Support (RN FPS) is the Royal Navy’s dedicated welfare delivery organisation and is an integral part of Navy Command’s People Support. RN FPS offers a range of specialist services to RN Personnel, their Fami...
    • 23 Jan 2025
  • Save The Date! FANDF Conference 2025

    Save The Date! FANDF Conference 2025 The conference will take place on Monday 2nd June 2025, at the Victory Services Club and Online. This year FANDF will be celebrating its 35th anniversary and to mark this milestone, the conference theme will be: 35 Years Strong: Champi...
    • 22 Jan 2025
  • Royal Navy 60 Second Update - Episode 191

    Welcome to 2025. Another busy year ahead and see hoe the Royal Navy are getting it started. CLICK HERE View previous episodes here
    • 14 Jan 2025
  • Get your love on for 2025 with Aggie's

    Get your love on for 2025 with Aggie's Partner away for Valentines Day? Aggie's have put together a special Storybook Waves Valentines bundle just for you. Your partner can record poem for you and/or your child and once it is edited, they will send it out along with a Valentines...
    • 11 Jan 2025
  • SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin - January 2025

    SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin - January 2025 SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin The SSCE Cymru monthly school bulletin for January is available here . Please help us to promote this resource by sharing with your own networks/contacts and schools. This month’s bulletin includes: A message f...
    • 9 Jan 2025
  • Victory Services Club Life Newsletter - December 2024

    Victory Services Club Life Newsletter - December 2024 Find out all about the Victory Services Club and what's been happening via their latest Newsletter. Read via link: Victory Services Club Life Newsletter - December 2024
    • 9 Jan 2025
  • RN FPS Support Orientation

    RN FPS Support Orientation Call Out to Families of NEW Royal Navy Recruits. We would like to invite you to one of our Virtual Afternoon Tea Briefs. Use the link below to see the full information: https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/groups/units/training/hms-raleigh/initial-naval-t...
    • 7 Jan 2025
  • Expression of Interest for the RN Residential 2025 Closing Soon

    Expression of Interest for the RN Residential 2025 Closing Soon The Expression of Interest (EOI) Form is nearing it's closing date! If you have young people aged 8 - 16 head to the RN Forum - linked below - for details on last year's residential and how to access the EOI Form. https://forum.royaln...
    • 6 Jan 2025
  • Happy New Year!

    Cheers to a fantastic year ahead! Find out what's coming up at your Club in our latest newsletter. Read here.
    • 2 Jan 2025
  • Christmas Royal Navy 60 Second Update - Episode 190

    Christmas Royal Navy 60 Second Update - Episode 190 It’s been a busy 2024 and the operations continue... Here are your latest headlines. When you’re tucking into your Christmas dinner give a thought to those deployed on operations across the globe keeping you safe. View using the link ...
    • 24 Dec 2024
  • Navy News January 2025

    Navy News January 2025 New Year, New Flagship... The first Navy News edition of 2025 is on sale now, complete with cover star and new UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales. Get a subscription to Navy News at this link: https://www.navynews.co.uk/product-category/subscri...
    • 23 Dec 2024
  • Naval Families Federation - Christmas 2024 Closedown

    Naval Families Federation - Christmas 2024 Closedown Their office will be closed from 9:00 AM tomorrow (24th December 2024) until 9:00 AM 2nd January 2025. If you need emergency support during this time, you can find contact information here: https://nff.org.uk/emergency-contact-numbers/ NFF wish...
    • 23 Dec 2024
  • Families First Newsletter - DIO - Issue 22

    Families First Newsletter - DIO - Issue 22 Issued 17th December 2024 Included in this issue of Families First: - MOD update for Service Families - SFA Roadshows - Useful Links Read it here: Families First Newsletter - Issue 22 If you have missed any of the back ...
    • 18 Dec 2024
  • DIO Accommodation Update - Service Family Accommodation

    DIO Accommodation Update - Service Family Accommodation Earlier today, a Written Ministerial Statement was published, announcing that the MOD has reached a formal agreement with Annington Property Ltd to repurchase more than 36,000 Service Family homes in England and Wales.   This means that the homes tha...
    • 17 Dec 2024