Gibraltar: Summer Sports & Leisure Programme

This year’s Summer Sports and Leisure Programme will start Monday 6th July until Friday 28th August. Registrations to Sports Train and the programmes Support and Integration Service is now open with links and QR codes available on the GSLA Website. Face to face registration available at the Bayside Sports Complex 10am to 3pm.

Details of all activities on offer over the summer period can be seen on the GSLA Website www.gsla.gi

Registration links to Sports Train activities is now open.

For further information please contact the GSLA Sports Development, Training and Inclusion team on email sportsdevelopment@gsla.gi

A statement from the Government follows below:

Gibraltar: Summer Cultural Programme for Young People

Gibraltar Cultural Services have launched their summer cultural programme for young people, as part of the GSLA’s summer sports, cultural and leisure programme.  

A full schedule of events is available at Culture.gi, Advance booking is recommended by calling +350 200 41839. Tickets for workshops can be booked online via Buytickets.gi.

A statement from GCS follows below:

BRUNEI: BFB Ladies Sports Day - Wednesday 10th June 2026, 0800 - 1700 hrs

BFB Ladies Sports Day (10 June 2026)

Timings and details for the BFB Ladies Sports Day.

All participants, please assemble by 0820 hrs sharp in the Gym Hall. 

The opening ceremony will start at 0830 hrs.

Event Schedule:

1st Event Badminton

   - Location: Gym Hall  

   - Time: 0840 - 0945 hrs

   - Participants' Dress: Suitable attire for sports  

2nd Event Fun Fitness

   - Location: Gym Hall  

   - Time: 1000 - 1030 hrs

   - Participants' Dress: Suitable attire for sports  

3rd Event Swim Gala 

   - Location: Garrisons Pool  

   - Time: 1100 - 1200 hrs  

   - Participants' Dress: Comfortable swimming attire.

4th Event Tug of War

   - Location: Outside of Gym  

   - Time:1400 - 1500 hrs  

   - Participants Dress: Comfortable sports attire (recommended: full sleeves, gloves, and sports shoes)  

5th Event Volleyball 

   - Location: Gym Hall  

   - Time:1500 - 1630 hrs  

   - Participants' Dress: Suitable attire for sports  

6th Event Award Ceremony

   - Location: Gym Hall  

   - Time:1630 - 1700 hrs  

Note: 

- Afternoon lunch is available for pay-as-you-dine in the main cookhouse from 12:30 hrs. 

- The evening meal will be provided in the main cookhouse from 1700 to 1800 hrs for all participants and officials only.

Point Of Contact - 8373022

Information provided by BRUNEI HIVE.

BFBS appoints Adam Waters as Director of AI Culture and Gaming

‘Adam Waters, Director of AI Culture and Gaming’

BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) has appointed Adam Waters as Director of AI Culture and Gaming, where he will lead two strategic areas of the business, with a focus on gaming alongside the organisation’s AI capability and remains part of the senior leadership team.

In this new role, Adam will continue overseeing the growth of BFBS Esports as a core part of BFBS’ welfare and audience engagement offer, helping the organisation reach and connect with younger serving personnel.

BELGIUM: Back on Senne at the Sewer Museum, from now until 3rd January 2027

It is commonly said that Belgium has a Museum for Everything, but did you know that this country is home to a Sewer Museum?

Remi the Rat from Disney's Ratatouille may spring to mind, but it is in fact true, and Brussels is the location for this fascinating place. And from now until early-January 2027, Back on Senne is an exhibition that unlocks the hidden river beneath its premises. Projections, spatial sound and laser beams immerse visitors in a sensory landscape of moving light, tones and water movement. Workshops, guided walks and more are available.

The Sewer Museum is one of the 160+ museums throughout Belgium that take part in FREE Museums Sunday on the First Sunday of the Month too!

WHEN: Now until 3rd January 2027
WHERE: Anderlechtsepoort, 1000 Brussels
MORE INFORMATION: https://sewermuseum.brussels/en/

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

BRUSSELS: Flight Exhibition, Friday 17th October 2025 until Sunday 9th August 2026

Ever wondered how to defy gravity? Short of finding Elphaba’s copy of the Grimmerie, why not pop along to the Museum of Natural Sciences to discover just how animals and humans can soar above the clouds without broomstick or magic.

Nature meets technology at this fascinating exhibition. Youngsters will also get a chance to make their own paper aeroplane soar too! Suitable for ages 10 and upwards.

WHEN: Friday 17th October 2025 until Sunday 9th August 2026

WHERE: Natural Sciences Museum, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels.

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/museum/exhibitions-activities/exhibitions/flight

 

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

BELGIUM: Drink Driving Rules tightened

New stricter national drink driving regulations have been introduced to harmonise rules and further deter motorists from driving under the influence.

Previously, national regulations stipulated an immediate license suspension for drivers with a blood alcohol content of 1.15mg/l or higher. This threshold has now been lowered to 0.8mg across Belgium.

Introduced by justice minister Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) this week, the new rule is valid immediately for the entire country. The debate began when it became apparent that prosecutors were applying different approaches across the country.

Public prosecution offices in Limburg, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant had already taken the initiative of revoking the licenses of offenders with a blood alcohol content of 0.8mg/l or higher. Meanwhile, prosecutors’ offices in East Flanders, West Flanders and Wallonia did not follow this rule.

The minister therefore decided to harmonise the penalty. In addition, driving licences will be revoked for blood alcohol levels of 0.35mg/l or higher, compared to 0.50mg/l previously.

“This stricter approach, which will be applied in strict accordance with existing legislation, sends an unequivocal message: these dangerous driving behaviors will no longer be tolerated,” Verlinden warned.

Regarding the use of drugs when driving, ketamine will soon be added to the list of illicit substances detectable by saliva test.

Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs remains a recurring cause of road fatalities. The minister notes, however, that social tolerance towards driving under the influence remains too high, despite decades of awareness campaigns.

“That is why the directives issued to the police and prosecutors are being strengthened, and all relevant circulars are being adapted, in order to standardise the application of this stricter policy across the country,” she concluded.

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

LILLE: Introducing the Community Resource List for Lille!

Introducing the Community Resource List (CRL) for Lille!

To make it easier for everyone to find local recommendations and information, check out the Community Resource List or CRL for short.

Access your Community Resource List here

Submit your recommendations here

This is a go-to list for information guides, local businesses, babysitters, pet sitters, restaurants, days out, local businesses, mechanics, hairdressers, and more!

The CRL resource should help new arrivals and anyone with a burning question that might have already been asked and answered previously in different groups. The benefit of this being you can check the list anytime, especially if you need to know something ASAP.

This list is for and by your community so please add any and all of your if you have a recommendations by using this quick MS Form.

The list will be updated regularly with any new entries.

Information provided by SHAPE HIVE

Civvy Street Magazine: June/July Issue Out Now

 

To read this issue online, please click HERE. To read back issues, please go to: https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/digital-editions/

Quest Magazine: June Issue Out Now

To read this issue online, or any back issues, please go to: https://www.questonline.co.uk/magazine-archive