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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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November 19, 2024

Leuchars: Community Fridge Re Opening Tuesday 26th November

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

GamCare's 'Way Forward' programme - online support for women affected by harmful gambling

Way Forward is GamCare's support group for all women affected by someone else’s gambling harm.  Groups aim to provide a safe, supportive and confidential space for women to share their experiences, find comfort and empower one another.

Way Forward online sessions are semi-structured, running for 1.5 hours over six weeks. Groups are led by trained facilitators specialising in supporting women who are affected by gambling-related harms.

Each week will focus on the impact of different areas of gambling harm:

Grantham: AFVBC


Grantham Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club
The Tollemache Inn
17 St Peter's Hill
Grantham
NG31 6PY

T: 07921055429
E: jimmyhill1968@gmail.com

Meeting second and last Saturday of the month from 0900 - 1130am.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Grantham: Knit & Natter at Digby's Cafe


GAC Military Discount - Cafe at the Guildhall Arts Centre.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

November 18, 2024

Wiltshire: 'MyWilts' app update coming soon

 

Wiltshire Council are updating the MyWilts app soon with some new features and a new look and feel.

The MyWilts app is the quickest way for you to report issues to the council, including highways defects, weather emergencies, fly-tipping and overgrown vegetation.

If you have automatic updates turned on there is nothing else you need to do to start using the new version of MyWilts, when it becomes available. If automatic updates are turned off, simply visit the App Store for Apple devices or the Google Store for Android devices to initiate the update. The update will be compatible for iOS 16 and Android 10, which means devices that can support these or later operating systems can support the new version of the app. Please note, when the update has taken place previous versions of the app will no longer function and you will need to visit your app store to update the app to continue using it.

You can continue to use your previous details to login and report issues. Cases raised in the previous version of the app can still be viewed.

Wiltshire: Upcoming Wellbeing courses from the Family and Community Learning team - free for Military families

 

Veterans access to healthcare research briefing

 
To access the Research briefing: Veterans: Access to Health Services, please click here

Get ready for a Wraparound Childcare (WAC) expansion to some overseas locations - coming spring term 2025

 
Are you assigned to a location within the European Economic Area & Switzerland (EEA&S) or using Defence Children Services (DCS) before and after school childcare provision? WAC Overseas will be available to eligible families in these areas from 6 January 2025.

What is Wraparound Childcare funding?

The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme provides funding for up to 20 hours per week, per child, during term time, to eligible Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years old (4-16 years old if receiving Government disability allowances) who are in full time education in school or being home educated. Over 7,000 Service children's before and after school childcare is currently being funded by WAC.

Temporary registration and claims process for WAC Overseas.

A temporary process will be in place from January until at least April 2025. Due to the migration of JPA to the Cloud it is not possible for WAC Overseas registrations and claims to be added to the WAC area of JPA straight away. The temporary process has been put in place to enable eligible families to claim WAC Overseas funding while this migration work takes place. Once JPA migration to the Cloud is complete, there will be a requirement to re-register to continue to submit claims, via JPA in the future. Further guidance documents will be available on the Defence Childcare Information Page on DefNet and Defence Connect in January.

Scotland: The Winter edition of Scotland4Kids


To read the Winter edition of Scotland4kids click on the image above 👆

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Wiltshire: Single session courses for Adults - free for Military families in Wiltshire

 

Single session courses include:
  • Exploring My Skills
  • Discovering Confidence
  • Discovering Wellbeing
  • Saving Energy

Please click here to read this leaflet online

Alternatively click here to visit the Family and Community Learning website

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs