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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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Monday, September 15, 2025

Brunei: British Forces Social Work Service (BFSWS) - What are the Signs of Domestic Abuse?


Does Your Partner…..

Isolate you from friends and family?

Deprive you of food or heating?

Monitor your time?

check up on what you do online?

Take control over aspects of your everyday life, telling you where you can go, who you can see, what you can wear and when you can sleep?

Stop you from getting medical help or support?

Repeatedly put you down, such as saying you’re worthless?

Humiliate or degrade you?

Control your money and access to your home?

Make threats or intimidate you?

Has physically abused you?

You are not alone…..

In the year ending, an estimated 2.1 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the England and wales (by the end of March 2023) 751,000 men and 1.4 million women, and risks increase when a woman is pregnant. Over 105,000 children live in homes where there is high risks domestic abuse according to the ‘Safelives UK’. If domestic abuse is something that affects you there is help available.  

How we Can Help…..

If you are worried about your immediate safety and / or that of your children, please call the RMP on 8330251

Royal Military Police (non-emergency)

Tel: 3224101 Ext: 3767

AWS Personal Support Service

SSgt Louise Hoyle

Email: @mod.gov.uk,  Tel: 3224101. Ext:3300

BFSWS-Overseas Brunei Team

During office hours

Neil Whatley

Email: neilwhatley@forcessocialwork.com, Tel: 3224101. Ext: 3371, 8330224

For out of hours Duty Phone: 0044 (0) 808 168 3111

BFSWS (O) Email: Crt.bfsws@coreassests.com

Other Sources of Information……..

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