CYPRUS HIVE
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Thursday, 17 September 2026
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Episkopi Safety Briefing for Families
How can we help to improve your wellbeing whilst in an overseas posting?
BFC Darts Championships at Episkopi Garrison Darts Club
Here it is,
Department for Work & Pensions: Latest news updates
Loved ones of asbestos and dust-disease victims to receive fairer compensation
Families who have lost loved ones to asbestos and other dust-related diseases will get higher compensation payouts, as part of the Government’s effort to support bereaved families.
Department for Work & Pensions update: Do you know your state pension age?
With Pension Awareness Week 2026 ongoing, DWP are encouraging customers, service users, colleagues and stakeholders to take one simple first step: checking their State Pension age on GOV.UK.
As State Pension entitlement is linked to National Insurance contributions, the Service community are reminded that spouses or civil partners who accompanied their Serving partner on an overseas assignment can complete a Gov.uk online form to request that NI credits are applied to their record for time spent overseas. For further information, eligibility criteria and the online form, please go to: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-insurance-credits-for-partners-of-armed-forces-personnel-overseas
Defence Children Services: Service Pupil Premium – register your child before 1 Oct 2026
If you're a Service parent and your child attends a school in England, make sure their school knows about your Service status before 1 October 2026.
Eligible schools can receive £360 per eligible Service pupil through the Service Pupil Premium (SPP), helping them provide additional support for Service children.
Find out more about eligibility and how you can help your school access this valuable funding:
Defence update: Remembrance weekend - free rail travel for bereaved families
Remembrance weekend: Free rail travel for bereaved
families
Defence and the Department for Transport have
extended free rail travel across Britain over Remembrance weekend, for families
of Armed Forces personnel who died while serving.
For the first time, one close family member of someone who died in
Service can travel for free on National Rail services. This applies to journeys
to Remembrance events between 7 and 8 November 2026.
The family member could be a spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling, who is registered as the nominated next of kin.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Travelling to Northern Cyprus? Vehicle Requirements Update
- Small Fire Extinguisher
- First Aid Kit
- Warning Triangle
- High Visibility Vest
Make sure your vehicle is equipped before travelling, it keeps the crossing smooth and supports road safety for everyone.

