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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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December 18, 2025

Lulworth: Employment opportunity - School minibus driver (casual hours)

 


Casual Minibus Driver

Lulworth and Winfrith CE Primary School

Times of work: Shifts Before and After school, Monday - Friday each week*

Term Time only (38 working weeks)

Salary: SCP 4 £13.05 per hour, plus a top-up in lieu of holiday pay. 
Start:  As soon as possible.

The requirements of the role are:

• A driver who can operate on a casual basis (we’ll call when you are required, always giving as much notice as possible)

• A positive character who will enjoy working with children

• A competent, safe driver with a clean licence

• A driver who has Category D on their licence (that’s most drivers who qualified before 1st January 1997)

• A driver who is prepared to engage with some minibus driver awareness training (2 hour training session arranged by the school)

A qualified first aider or a willingness to be trained.

For more details of job and to apply click HERE

Information provided by Bovington HIVE