Army HIVE Info

January 8, 2026

Victory Services Club - December 25 Newsletter

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Primary School Aged Childcare Overseas Allowance - Now Live

Primary School Aged Childcare Overseas (PSACO) Allowance is now live.

The final phase of the Wraparound Childcare (WAC) Scheme is completed and applications can now be made for providing a reimbursement for the costs of before and after school childcare in overseas locations where WAC eligibility criteria cannot be met due to local rules and regulations or because Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) accounts are not available.

The launch of the PSACO Allowance means eligible Service families will have access to before and after school childcare funding in all overseas locations.

PSACO eligibility criteria and guidance can be found on the Discover My Benefits website from January 2026.

Hampshire: Starting School in 2026 Don't Miss It!

Starting school information for families in your community who may have children due to start school in September 2026 (for those children born between 01 September 2021 and 31 August 2022).

Applications Open: Saturday 1 November 2025

Application Close: Thursday 15th January 2026

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Ross-On-Wye: Bands in the Park

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub

Give Us Time - 2026 breaks are live!

Give Us Time first breaks for 2026 are live on the website now – there are dates in March and April across the UK, in both glamping pods (which sleep up to 4) and holiday lodges (which sleep up to 6). There are two new locations this year as well, at Malvern View in Herefordshire, and Glendal in Cumbria.

As always, the criteria for breaks is here https://giveustime.org.uk/what-we-do/faqs/ and the registration form is here https://bookings.giveustime.org.uk/login

Breaks are accommodation only – Give Us Time do not cover the costs of travel, food, or entertainment as part of the break.

Breaks are booked on a first come first served basis and they ask families to wait 2 years between bookings, but will always consider exceptional circumstances.

More dates for the rest of 2026 will be added soon – announcements will be made on Give Us Time socials here https://www.facebook.com/GiveUsTime and https://www.instagram.com/give_us_time/

London: 2026 Victoria & Albert Museum

2026 at the V& A

This year discover the ground breaking world of Schiaparelli, explore the influence of Marie Antoinette's style, celebrate 125 years of Black music, making in Britain and peek behind the scenes of your favourite stop-motion animations.

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub