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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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October 2, 2025

Chester: KIDSBANK - Christmas Referrals Now Open!

CHRISTMAS AT KIDSBANK

KidsBank Christmas Referrals are now open and available to families experiencing financial hardship who need support with Christmas gifts for their children.

Christmas Referrals will be open Monday 29th September - Friday 5th December

We ask professional referrers to submit Christmas Referrals in a batch where possible. Referrers will then be contacted to arrange collection once the referrals are complete .


GENERAL WINTER PROFESSIONAL REFERRALS

Our General Winter Referrals are OPEN

Please submit referrals for families who need support with general items including clothing, nappies, toiletries, baby feeding items and equipment.

Please ensure any General Winter Referrals are submitted by Friday 12th December.


PLEASE NOTE - We will close for our Christmas break on Friday 19th December and re-open on Monday 5th January 2026.

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