WELFARE NEWS
Your friendly Welfare Office team
are here to help
Calling all
International Personnel…
The International Liaison Officer based
at HQ ARRC, is available to help with
any issues you may have during your
time in the UK.
These include (but are not
limited to):
• • Housing issues (including SFA rules
and regulations / insurance)
• • Utilities and local services
• • Tax Entitlements
What’s on during the
week
INNSWORTH STATION
COMMUNITY CENTRE
• • Access to the National Health
Service and details of local surgeries
• • Opening UK bank accounts
Monday
9.30 - 11am
Parents & Tots
5.50 - 8.45pm Beavers & Scouts
Tuesday
Mornings
AIC Coffee Morning
(monthly)
Wednesday
9.30 - 11am
Yoga (Contact
Ellie Stafford
07801 653862)
Thursday
9.30 - 11am
6 - 8pm
• • Education (including information on
local schools & nurseries and access
to school places)
Coffee Morning
Cubs
Other events are organised during
the week, and these will be advertised
on the Welfare Facebook facebook.
com/groups/Imjinstationcommunity
or contact the Welfare Office 01452
362564 (extension 4564)
The Community Centre is also
available for hire by service personnel
for parties and private events.
For advice on any of the above, please
contact:
Fiona Traina
International Liaison Officer
HQ ARRC
Tel: 01452 718000
Email:
[email protected]
Alternatively, further information and
guidance on a wide range of issues
(everything from driving in the UK, to
bringing your pet, installing a home
internet connection or getting a UK TV
licence) can be found on the HQ ARRC
website: www.arrc.nato.int then follow
‘About Us’ then ‘Participating Nations’.
CHEPSTOW AND
INNSWORTH HIVE
The HIVE Information Service
provides information on behalf of
the chain of command to the Service
community and welcomes enquiries
from all members of the wider service
community serving at Imjin Barracks. Sarah Stokes
HIVE Information Support Officer
The HIVE BLOG is an internet-based
electronic notice board, and includes
the most up-to-date news, events and
important official Service community
information. It can be accessed at
www.chepstowhive.blogspot.com Website
www.army.mod.uk/hives
Telephone
01291 645354
E-mail
[email protected]
HIVE Opening Hours
Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm,
Friday 8.30am-4pm
Discounted tickets for local attractions
Bristol Aquarium
Bristol, BT1 5TT
www.bristolaquarium.co.uk
Bristol Zoo
Clifton, BS8 3HA
www.bristolzoo.org.uk
Cattle Country
Adventure Park
Berkeley, GL13 9EW
www.cattlecountry.co.uk
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm
Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PG
www.noahsarkzoofarm.
co.uk
available from
the Welfare Office
WWT Slimbridge
Slimbridge, GL2 7BT
wwt.wwt.org.uk/wetlands-
centres/slimbridge
Innsworth Station Welfare Office has discounted tickets for the above local attractions, at £10 family ticket and £2.50 individual.
Tickets are booked and paid for in advance, through the Welfare Office. TICKETS CANNOT BE RESERVED OR BOOKED
OVER THE TELEPHONE. Booked tickets are collected from the Welfare Office (Monday - Friday), or Station Guardroom
(weekends and Stand Downs), on the morning of your visit, and returned to the Guardroom that evening.
Check the attraction website for their latest events, as well as for any additional event costs and other information.
For further information contact Welfare Office 01452 362550 (extension 4550) or [email protected]
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SUMMER 2019 the imjin
Groups / ARRC Community