Episkopi: HIVE Closure

The HIVE Office will be closed from May 25th to May 29th 2026 due to staff being on leave. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

HISO Jo Ratubuli here.Signing off from my final shift here at Episkopi HIVE, and leaving you in the capable hands of my colleague and your incoming Epi HISO, Katie.

In the meantime, you can email us on BFC-Comms-HIVE-GpMailbox@mod.gov.uk.

Pinnacle Update

HomeHub reaches 2,000 families
HomeHub – the new online platform designed to support Service families in reporting and tracking housing repairs – has now reached over 2,000 registrations.
To register for HomeHub, families will first need to register for a One Login account. They can do this on the Government’s One Login Website. Every member of the household will need to register for a One Login account and HomeHub account using their own personal details.

For further information visit www.pinnacleservicefamilies.co.uk/homehub
*Please note that the HomeHub is unavailable 20–26 May while Pinnacle carry out updates. During this time, you can still report or track logged repairs via Pinnacle
Tel : 0800 031 8628
Contact Us - Pinnacle Service Families

Armed Forces Week 2026: Share your messages of support!

Share your messages of support for our Armed Forces! This Armed Forces Week, we're looking for messages of thanks from friends and family of our Armed Forces. Email your message to MODComms-DDC@mod.gov.uk

Army HQ: Family Welfare Matters Edition 03 now available

To read online with accessible links, please go to Family Welfare Matters

For those with access to MODnet, both this edition and the full internal Welfare Matters newsletter is uploaded onto our SharePoint site under the Welfare Latest News section. The link to access is: Welfare

Little Troopers Family Reconnection Weekend July 2026

Family Reconnection Weekend – July 2026 Applications are now open!

We’re heading to Cuffley Activity Centre in Hertfordshire for a woodland weekend full of activities, connection and time together as a military family. Families will also have the chance to connect with others from the military community who truly understand military life.
Register your interest now, open to families with children in Year 4 and above.

We can’t wait to welcome lots of you to our second Family Reconnection Weekend of 2026!

Applications https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XH8RVPF...

Service Cotswold Centre

The Services Cotswold Centre (SCC) is a tri-Service facility, managed by Headquarters Army Welfare Service (AWS) and funded by Headquarters Regional Command on behalf of the MOD.

It provides short-term transit accommodation for Service Personnel (SP), family members and MOD civil servants. The key role of SCC is to accommodate varying numbers of vulnerable Service families, often with diverse and complex welfare needs.

The SCC accommodation consists of 60 self-contained chalet style homes and a 37 bed residential unit and is located in Neston, near Corsham Wiltshire.

The SCC is used for:Emergency accommodation for military families, spouses and civil partners who have been evacuated from assignments
Meeting a welfare need such as supporting injured personnel, their carers and/or immediate family members
Responding to family disruption such as marital breakdown
Provision of accommodation between assignments – both before taking up a post or repatriation back to the UK
Accommodation for discharging married personnel
Short Breaks
Contact Housing
Transit accommodation – both duty and welfare

The centre has recently changed its telephone number to TEL: 0331 1432730
FIND OUT MORE: Services Cotswold Centre - GOV.UK
EMAIL: RC-AWS-SCC-Bookings@mod.gov.uk

Akrotiri Dress Auction

 

Akrotiri Mountain Bike Hire

 

Akrotiri Bowling

 

Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre, Surrey: Military Families' Open Day - Saturday 6th June

Military Families' Open Day - Saturday 6th June from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Come down and chat to the Hawley Lake team about membership options, take part in one of their watersports taster sessions (book in advance to avoid missing out!) or just come and grab a bite to eat and a drink by the lake at the licensed clubhouse bar.

For more information or to book onto a taster session, visit MILITARY FAMILIES OPEN DAY FUNDRAISER SATURDAY 6TH JUNE - Hawley Lake

All proceeds from the Open Day and Charity Fundraiser will be used to support the Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre Charity (number 1149489).