Accountancy Learning & FREE Distance Sample Course

 

Bookkeepers can work anywhere and at times that fit with a busy life. Online platforms allow you to continue servicing customers even if your family is relocated. Our free sample course teaches you double entry bookkeeping and lets you assess if bookkeeping is for you. Delivered online, it is accessible at home or while deployed. It starts you on your path to becoming a licenced, qualified bookkeeper and then to starting your own business or employment when resettling. ELCAS funding is available for level 3 qualifications as you progress, please check the ELCAS website for funding eligibility HERE

BFB Contacts...

 

Cosmic Kids Yoga

Fun Themed Yoga, mindfulness, and relaxation for kids.

Interactive adventures which build strength, balance, and confidence - and get kids into yoga and mindfulness early!

Please click on the links below for more info:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ

https://www.facebook.com/cosmickidsyoga/

Stream all the videos ad-free via the app too: https://app.cosmickids.com

Twinkl Kids TV

Twinkl Kids' TV videos offer clear, visual demonstrations on how to use Twinkl's library of science experiments, sensory activities and creative craft resources at home. You'll also find educational video games, such as maths teasers or sorting activities. Parents can also find videos tailored to them.

Please clink on the links below to find out more:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TwinklKidsTV/featured

https://www.facebook.com/TwinklParents/

https://www.instagram.com/twinklparents/

Learning Through Landscapes

Learning Through Landscapes is a leading UK charity dedicated to making lives better through connection with Nature. With Sir David Attenborough as Patron, LTL helps children and young people to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors and have fun. The site has a great section of free resources and inspiration for ways of spending meaningful time outdoors with children and young people.

Please click on the links below to find out more:

https://www.ltl.org.uk/free-resources/

https://www.ltl.org.uk/forest-school-ideas/

https://www.facebook.com/LtLNews/

https://www.instagram.com/ltl_news/

Takeaway/Delivery

Find a range of restaurants and cafes providing takeaway and delivery menu's on the BFB Website

https://www.britishforcesbrunei.co.uk/shops-restaurants

Armed Forces Pension

If you have a question about your Armed Forces Pension please call the JPAC Enquiry Centre on 0800 085 3600 or 0044 141 224 3600 if calling from abroad

Open Monday to Friday 7am - 7pm, please ensure you have your National Insurance Numbers ready.

You can find useful information on all the Schemes at

www.gov.uk/guidance/pensions-and-compensation-for-veterans

CTP Update Their Contact Details

The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is the Ministry of Defence official provider of resettlement and has supported leavers of the Armed Forces for many years.

They have recently updated their contact number. Please see the poster below.

Brunei: Help and Advice

Unit Welfare Office - 8350060 Ext:3273

Army Welfare Worker  - 833 0232 Ext: 3300

AFF +44 (0) 7517829724/ overseasasst1@aff.org.uk

BFB Communications Coordinator triin.barrow104@mod.gov.uk

HIVE - BruneiGar-SpSvcs-HIVE-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Local Delivery Service

CATERAN YOMP

Cateran Yomp Charity Walk is being completed In the Perthshire countryside and mountain range, Scotland, in September 2021. The gruelling 54mile hike must be completed in less than 24 hours. 

It's going to be tough but will raise vital funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, the Army's National Charity, providing a lifetime support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families. 

All donations are enormously appreciated!

Should you wish to take part or donate, please click HERE 

Dress Code when attending Government departments/Hospitals

All BFB members are required to wear appropriate attire when attending government departments including hospitals. Failure to comply will result in you been turned away. All adult females are to ensure they cover up to about knee level when wearing shorts or skirts and must cover shoulders.

AFF CONTACT DETAILS

Supporting Army Families 

AFF is the independent voice of Army families and works hard to improve the quality of life for Army families around the world. Please contact AFF if you want help with a local issue or for specific advice related to Housing, Health and additional needs, Army Reserve, Deployments, and Family Life.

Applying for Substitute Service Single Accommodation or Substitute Service Family Accommodation

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CTP Resettlement Training

​Our contract-funded DEI course is delivered over 20 days, and will equip give anyone interested in a career in domestic electrical-installation, or a full electrical apprenticeship, with the right tools to get started.

To find out more 👉 www.ctp.org.uk/resettlement-training

Tickets for Troops

​Tickets for Troops provides free tickets to members of the Armed Forces for a variety of sporting, musical and cultural events. The service offers serving personnel and those medically discharged from the forces since 2001, the well-deserved opportunity to enjoy an event of their choice with their friends and families.

To view what events have free tickets, click the link below:

https://ticketsfortroops.org.uk/search

Travel Advice:Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Guidance for British people traveling overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19)

pandemic.

COVID-19 Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently advises British nationals against all but essential international travel. This advice is being kept under constant review.

Avoid non-essential international travel

You should not travel abroad unless it is essential. We are monitoring the international situation very closely and keeping this advice under continuous review so that it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British people. Find out more about how our travel advice works.

If you have travel plans in the immediate future, follow these steps:

contact your airline, travel company, cruise line or other transport and accommodation providers

get in touch with your insurance provider

If you plan to travel in the weeks and months ahead, keep up-to-date with our travel advice pages and sign up to email alerts for the latest information. You should also keep updated on information from your airline, accommodation provider or tour operator about your booking.

For all the latest Travel Information please see www.gov.uk

Pension Sharing on Divorce

Veterans UK have identified a number of Armed Forces Pensions Scheme (AFPS) members who have a Pension Sharing Order in place which requires recalculation.

This is a result of an error made when applying DWP legislation to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes.

AFPS members affected by this issue will shortly receive a letter from Veterans UK notifying them of the situation and detailing their new entitlement. Personnel who have been overpaid will not have the overpayments recovered from them, and those who have been underpaid will receive any arrears due.

Want to know more about Divorce and how it may affect your Armed Forces Pension? READ MORE

RBL Network for Carers

The Royal British Legion has announced the launch of their new Network for Carers, a two-year project funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust as part of their Tackling Loneliness programme.

Network for Carers builds upon RBL's existing work by creating a new national network of social groups, offering support to carers in the Armed Forces community to help them feel less lonely and isolated because of their caring role. By connecting the carers with their shared memories and experiences, the social groups will support people to develop friendships, interests and engage more with their communities.​

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Veteran Support Partnership - Develop Event

The Veteran Support Partnership – Develop Event will showcase the development opportunities available to the Armed Forces Community. Speakers will focus on different elements of development, topics include training, military programmes, coaching and mentoring, and business ownership.

​https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/veteran-support-partnership-develop-event-tickets-164117514905