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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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Friday, December 12, 2025

SHAPE: Please check your letterboxes…..

Two important letters are currently being sent out from Belgian Authorities, addressed to British personnel and families here; whilst recipients are exempted from both, please do check your letterbox and please do not ignore the letters.

If you receive a Belgian Tax Return letter, please complete and sign the French Declaration and send a scan/photo of it and the letter to Nadia (Nadia.ElHamdi329@mod.gov.uk), who will deal with it on your behalf. Do not complete the English version of the Declaration.

If female serving personnel or family members receive a Smear Test letter, please send your name & date of birth via email to Nadia or Corine at the UK Medical Centre (corine.bausier244@mod.gov.uk) and they will ensure that the Belgian Authorities know that you are looked after by UK Support and receive no further letters.

Any questions do pop into the Community Office or drop us an email.


Information provided by SHAPE HIVE.