Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Serve & Protect Credit Union: Latest Financial Educational Webinars - November and December 2026
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Eco-friendly savings webinar | November and December 2026 Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE
Green Living: Simple Eco-Friendly Tips to Lower Your Bills | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Budgeting 101 📝 📢
Budgeting explained webinar | November and December 2026 Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Budgeting 101: Take Control of Your Money | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Saving Made Simple 🐖✅
Tips to boost savings webinar | November and December 2026 Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Saving Made Simple: Practical Habits to Boost Your Savings | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Credit Score 101 🚀📊
Tips to boost your score webinar | November and December 2026 Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Credit Score 101: Tips to Boost Your Score | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Financial Resilience: Ready When it Matters ☔🛡 (New Title for 2026)
Preparing for the unexpected webinar | November and December Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Financial Resilience: Ready When it Matters | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Borrow Smarter: Tips to Strengthen Your Loan Application 🔍💸 (New Title for 2026)
Key things to know webinar | November and December Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Borrow Smarter: Tips to Strengthen Your Loan Application | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Car Finance: More Than a Monthly Payment 🚗🔑 (New Title for 2026)
Key things to know webinar | December Dates Released | Limited Availability | Learn more and register for FREE 👇
Car Finance: More Than a Monthly Payment | Serve and Protect Credit Union
Please note that registrations are capped to 35 for each session, so they are on a ‘first-come, first-served basis’. However, once registered for a webinar, even if people can't attend the live event - most webinars are then emailed to them to watch in their own time. Find out more at: Serve and Protect Credit Union events | Livestorm
Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) scheme: Department of Health & Social Care - Leeds or London. Closing Date: 30 Nov 2026
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GFIE-515 - Executive Officer, Emergency Preparedness & Health Protection - Leeds or London
Closing Date: 30 November 2026
Job description
GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).
To apply, please submit a completed EoI Form (also see Guidance Notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)
Quest Magazine: November Issue Out Now
To read this issue online, or any back issues, please go to: Quest Magazine - Armed Forces Resettlement since 1999
The Ripple Pond: New free resources to help Armed Forces families talk about injury and PTSD
The Ripple Pond wanted to share an exciting new set of free resources to help Armed Forces families talk with children about injury and PTSD.When a parent or family member is living with injury or trauma linked to their military service, the impact can reach across the whole family. Children may notice changes in someone they love or in family life, but knowing how to explain what’s happening in a way they can understand can be difficult.
That’s why, through their Family Focus Project, The Ripple Pond has developed Understanding Injury: a collection of practical, age-appropriate resources designed to help families find ways to approach these conversations together.
Developed with input from families with lived experience and specialist professionals, the resources include:
Age-appropriate materials for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3
Conversation prompts and suggested wording to help parents find a starting point
Follow-up resources to support understanding
Accompanying videos (for KS2 / 3) designed to be used alongside the information packsThese aren’t instructions about what to say or how anyone should feel. They offer families a starting point, helping them find the language and confidence to approach conversations in ways that feel right for them.
The resources were developed with funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and were initially shared with The Ripple Pond’s Members and partners. They are now freely available to everyone, so families and professionals can access and share them whenever they may be helpful.
To read this newsletter in full, please go to: New free resources to help Armed Forces families talk about injury and PTSD
To find out more about the resources available, please go to: Understanding Injury Resources | The Ripple Pond
BRUNEI: Mould Prevention in SFA
Kitchen extractor fan
When cooking: Switch it ON.
After cooking: Leave it running for another 10–20 minutes to remove cooking smells, steam, moisture, and airborne particles
When not cooking: Switch it OFF.
Bathroom extractor fan
When showering: Switch it ON.
After showering: Keep it running for another 20–30 minutes, or until the mirror and bathroom surfaces are dry.
When the bathroom is dry: Switch it OFF.
Your air conditioning
When your A/C is running, it cools and removes moisture from the indoor air. If you leave extractor fans running continuously, they:
Push cooled air out of your home.
Draw hot, humid outdoor air inside to replace it.
Make your A/C work harder.
Potentially increase electricity consumption.
This is particularly relevant in Brunei's tropical climate.
In hot, humid climates Mould build up can start to form very quickly. This guide shows how to prevent excess build up. A short reminder:
1. Do not turn off the AC or AC temperature.
2. Set it to 22 degrees Celsius.
3. Mould is inevitable in Brunei but it can be controlled.
4. Occupants are responsible to control.
5. Negative consequence is health issues – concerning kids with asthma and skin eczema due to Mould.
1. Do not turn off the AC or AC temperature.
2. Set it to 22 degrees Celsius.
3. Mould is inevitable in Brunei but it can be controlled.
4. Occupants are responsible to control.
5. Negative consequence is health issues – concerning kids with asthma and skin eczema due to Mould.
BRUNEI: BFB Social Calendar 2026
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The aim of the Social Calendar is to allow garrison personnel and their families to view all social events and activities taking place.
It is also an area where you can advertise an event that you are planning such as a Patio Sale, Bingo evening, Coffee mornings etc. To have an event added to the Calendar it must:
- Be for the BFB Community.
- Include NO military information.
Information provided by BRUNEI HIVE.
BRUNEI: DIO(B) - Water Temperature Monitoring & Chlorine Testing and Scheduled Work for November
DIO contractors will be carrying out inspection works as shown in the table below. Utilities may be affected during the work, but DIO contractors will try to minimise disruption.
To reschedule, please kindly contact DIO(B) Helpdesk either via phone Calls Ext.3375 or 3224130 or Email: BRUNEIGAR-DIO-HelpDesk@mod.gov.uk during office hours.
Monday, November 2, 2026
Brunssum: Sinterklaas arrivals 2026
This includes a parade through the city with fun performances along the way! They'll end at Kloosterplein, where kids can give Sinterklaas their wish lists or simply shake his hand! Kloosterplein will be a lively hub full of entertainment and treats.
Sinterklaas will be heading to the following places near you:
- Sittard - Saturday 14th November
- Maastricht - Saturday 14th November
- Venlo - Sunday 15th November
- Blerick - Sunday 15th November
- Valkenburg - Sunday 16th November
- Kerkrade - Saturday 21st November
Sinterklaas is a kind bishop; he wears red robes and a tall, pointed mitre on his head. He travels with his servant called Zwarte Piet (Black Peter or Sooty Peter). Sinterklaas travels by ship from Spain to the Netherlands each year. With him he brings his white horse and a huge sack full of gifts for the children. People flock to greet Sinterklaas as he arrives and there is a parade through the streets.
Information provided by Brunssum HIVE.
Information provided by Brunssum HIVE.
First Defence Finance - How to build a Savings Habit that actually sticks
Starting to save is one thing.
Keeping it going every month is another.
You might save £50 one month, forget the next, then find yourself dipping into it when an unexpected expense comes along.
The trick isn't necessarily finding more money to save. It's building a savings habit that fits into your everyday life and is easy to keep going.
Whether you're serving, have left the Armed Forces, or are part of a military family, your financial circumstances can change over time. A savings routine that works for you now should be flexible enough to adapt when life does.
We've put together some simple ways to make saving feel less like another job on your to-do list - Click HERE to view.
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