Serve & Protect Credit Union: 2026 Upcoming Webinars

 

Serve and Protect Credit Union Free financial webinars – January dates

Eco-Friendly Ways to Save Money

Dates: Thursday 8th January
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

What to Expect: How you can live a greener life, helping you to save money and care for the planet.

Saving Made Simple: Practical Tips to Boost your Savings

Dates: Wednesday 14th January
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

What to Expect: Explore 10 practical savings methods to build a healthy savings cushion.

Budgeting 101: Take Control of Your Money

Dates: Thursday 15th January
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

What to Expect: How to create a budget that meets your goals, with tips to cut spending.

The Road to Financial Resilience: Preparing for the Unexpected

Date: Wednesday 21st January
Time: 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

What to Expect: Explore why financial resilience matters and simple, practical tips to improve it.

Credit Score 101: Tips to Boost Your Score

Dates: Thursday 22nd January
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

What to Expect: Understand the importance of looking after your credit score, with tips to improve it.


Before You Borrow: Key Things to Know

Date: Thursday 29th January
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

What to Expect: Understand the key factors lenders may evaluate, with tips to consider before applying.

To find out more and to register Click Here

The latest Victory Services Club Newsletter

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Month of the Military Child- April 2026 - Winds of Change

For more information and to find out about the competition and how to join, please click on the link below.

www.neversuchinnocence.com/month-of-the-military-child

Gibraltar: Heritage Craft Workshops for Children

Gibraltar Heritage Trust has just announced a new Heritage Craft Workshops:

The package includes four sessions of Make & Take crafts each on a different topic of Gibraltar’s history and heritage.
£10 per session. All materials, a snack and a drink are included.
Open to ages 6-10, these workshops are a great opportunity for children to step into Gibraltar’s rich history every week.
Sessions will be held at the Witham’s Cemetery Cottage, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm on Thursday afternoons.

Book via email exec@gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi or collect a registration form in their shop in John Mackintosh Square.

Early registration is recommended, as places are limited. Payment for full package to be made upon booking.

Primary School Aged Childcare Overseas Allowance - Now Live

Primary School Aged Childcare Overseas (PSACO) Allowance is now live.

The final phase of the Wraparound Childcare (WAC) Scheme is completed and applications can now be made for providing a reimbursement for the costs of before and after school childcare in overseas locations where WAC eligibility criteria cannot be met due to local rules and regulations or because Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) accounts are not available.

The launch of the PSACO Allowance means eligible Service families will have access to before and after school childcare funding in all overseas locations.

PSACO eligibility criteria and guidance can be found on the Discover My Benefits website from January 2026.

BELGIUM: RAF Families Federation - Online Meet the RAF Fam Fed Sessions

Ever wondered what the RAF Families Federation actually does for you and your loved ones? Now’s your chance to find out.

We’re running Meet the Fam Fed – a series of interactive online sessions designed to give the wider RAF community a clear picture of who we are, what we do, and how we can make life better for the RAF family.

What to expect:

• Learn how we support RAF personnel and families in the UK and worldwide
• Access information on housing, education, health, deployment, and more
• Ask questions and get answers to the things that matter most to you
• Stay informed about changes, policies, and opportunities we’re working on

Who should join?

• Serving RAF personnel – single, married, or in long-term relationships
• Reservists
• Family members of serving personnel
• RAF and MOD stakeholders

Join us and discover how the RAF Families Federation works for you.

Visit Online information sessions: Get to know the RAF Families Federation < RAF Families Federation to learn more and to sign up

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

BELGIUM: Managing Time Apart for RAF Parents

Managing Time Apart Coaching for RAF Parents (Regular and Reserve)

Are you an RAF Parent facing the challenge of being separated from your children for operational reasons, including serving at a permanent duty station unaccompanied? We know that spending time away from home as a serving parent can be difficult.

Following the success of our trial parental transition coaching sessions, the RAF Parenting & Wellbeing Team have invited the amazing Parent & Professional to run a new coaching session for RAF Parents called Managing Time Apart.

If you are a serving member of the RAF (Regular or Reserve) and are facing a period of separation from your children for any of the reasons below, you can register to attend one of these coaching sessions now!

• Operational Deployments
• Exercises
• Long Term Training and Development Courses
• Assigned to a Unit unaccompanied and maintaining your family home elsewhere
• Not living with your children permanently following relationship breakdown

All sessions will be delivered by a fully qualified and experienced coach and have been fully funded with a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant. There is no cost to you.

The sessions will be delivered online in a group setting with a maximum of 12 people per group and last for one hour. You will be provided with the Zoom link for the session via your preferred e-mail address.

The dates for the 2026 coaching sessions are on the Microsoft form below, allowing serving parents to indicate which one they would like to attend. The first session is scheduled to take place on 25th February 2026.

Managing Time Apart – Fill in form


The Parenting Team have recently created 2 new resources that parents may find useful. Leaflets on ‘managing time apart’ and ‘navigating a relationship breakdown’ have recently been published and can be found at the below links:

• Parenting_relationship_resource_guides_Support_for_managing_time_apart_V2_FINAL
• Parenting_relationship_resource_guides_Support_for_navigating_a_relationship_breakdown_V3_FINAL

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

BELGIUM: Farmers Protests blocking traffic today and tomorrow

 Farmers protests to block traffic in Belgium today and tomorrow...

Farmers' organisations are once again protesting across Belgium against the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). One protest will take place at Brussels Central Station.

The General Farmers' Union will block several intersections in Flanders on Thursday, while its Walloon counterpart is planning similar actions on Thursday evening and Friday morning.

Red more here.

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

 

BELGIUM: Another Rail Strike Planned, 26th to 30th January 2026

Please be aware; Railway strike planned for 26 to 30 January 2026

Belgian trade unions are planning a railway strike from Monday 26th to Friday 30th January in response to a draft bill by mobility minister Jean-Luc Crucke (Les Engagés), which was approved by the federal government shortly before Christmas.

Read more, here.

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

Brunssum: Ice World Oberhausen – Carnival of Ice Art

From November 11, 2025 to March 1, 2026, you can expect an enchanting winter world full of carnival magic.

Experience a spectacular exhibition of ice and snow centered around the theme of Carnival. Colorful masks, joyful jesters, and magnificent floats are created by international masters using 200 tons of ice and snow each. Gigantic sculptures, reaching up to six meters in height, bring the joy and diversity of Carnival to life in sparkling beauty.

Find out more via the website: https://www.eiswelt.de

Information provided by Brunssum HIVE.