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Army HIVE Christmas and New Year Closures

The majority of Army HIVEs will be closed after duties on Fri 19 Dec 25 and will reopen on Mon 5 Jan 26. There may be localised variations to these dates for individual HIVEs.

Army HIVE HQ is also closed during the festive fortnight, so any enquiries submitted via the ‘If you need further information’ MS Forms function on our UK, Cyprus or Overseas blogs will be answered when we return in the New Year.

We will periodically cover private messages on our Army HIVE Facebook platform (and X/Instagram where possible) whilst we are closed. However, this will not be 24/7 and should not be relied upon for anything that requires an urgent response.

To support our customers with more immediate requirements however, the Army HIVE HQ email will provide a comprehensive out of office autoreply, detailing points of contact that are either 24/7, emergency providers, or open over the festive leave fortnight. To receive this autoreply, please email:
RC-Pers-HIVEComms-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Individual HIVEs will also provide localised contact details for Christmas and New Year cover wherever possible in their automated replies. Therefore, if you email your closest HIVE, which you can find on HIVE’s page on the Army website, their autoreply may be of additional assistance.

Army HIVE wishes all of its Service community customers, and our internal and external stakeholders, a very happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to continuing our support and engagement in 2026.


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May 5, 2023

Scotland: Forces Children Scotland 3 new podcasts put lived experience first


Forces Children Scotland has co-produced a new podcast series with pupils from Queen Victoria School, who have shared their lived experiences to help younger peers make an easier move to boarding school.

The podcast’s aim to help young people who are about to join the school and their parents – to provide information to make the move to QVS a little easier.

The podcasts also aim to help civilian peers from state school to better understand how life at a boarding school is different from their day-to-day experiences.

Watch the podcasts 👉 https://forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/news/new-podcasts-available-now/


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE