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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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September 9, 2025

Ripon: Repair Cafe -Do you have something that needs fixing for FREE


What do you do with a broken toaster?

Or with a bike when the wheel runs out of true? Or with a sweater full of moth holes? Throw it into landfill? No way!
The Repair Café takes place every other month the next is on Saturday 13th September Between 10am & 1pm then on and 8th November at St Wilfrid’s Community Centre on Trinity Lane, Ripon HG4 2AB.

Ripon Repair Café is a neighbourhood initiative that promotes free repairs as an alternative to throwing household items out.
Residents of Ripon and surrounding areas can bring their broken items to the Café to be fixed for free on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers.

And enjoy cup of Tea or Coffee and a piece of cake.

We have volunteers who are experienced in;

Leather Items
Ornament Repair
Bikes
Electrical Appliances
Simple Electronics
Mechanical Items
Toys/Wooden Objects
Clothing/Textiles
Jewellery
Want to know more about the Repair Café? Check out our Facebook page.
Want to sign up as a volunteer?
Send an email to riponrepaircafe@gmail.com
Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1626571151329325

Please note we cannot guarantee every repair volunteer will be present at every café.
repaircafe.org/en

Information provided by North HIVE Hub