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RAF Halton HIVE

RAF Halton HIVE
Trinity Community Centre
Tring Road
RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire
HP22 5PG

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Phone: 01296 656507

Opening times: Monday – Thursday, 0900 to 1600. Friday, 0900 to 1500.

Childcare

Visit the Buckinghamshire Family Information Service website for info about childcare in the RAF Halton area.

Housing

You can get help to find housing when you move to the station or with any problems with your housing from the Service Community Support Officer (SCSO):

Email:  [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656122

Community support

Monday – Thursday, 0830 to 1630.

Friday – 0830 to 1500.

Family Contact and Temporary Accommodation

RAF Halton has four contact / welfare houses available to book.

They all have three bedrooms, sleeping up to five guests and a travel cot is provided.

The houses are fully equipped but you would be required to provide, Duvet Covers, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels and all toiletries.

Email:      [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656396

 

Health and welfare

Medical Centre

The Regional Medical Centre is provided for service personnel but can offer care to service personnel dependants who fall within the Medical Centre's catchment area.

Phone: 01296 656317

For out of hours support contact: Buckinghamshire Urgent Care 111 

For general out of hours advice contact NHS Direct: 08454647 

Dental Centre

The Dental Centre at RAF Halton is tasked to provide routine and emergency dental treatment for service personnel in order to maintain their dental health to the functional standards laid down in Surgeon General Policy and Standards Document for Primary Dental Care.

Opening hours:
Mon-Thurs 0800-1700
Friday 0800-1400

Telephone number: 01296 656313

Out-of-Hours (Emergencies only including bleeding, swelling, trauma or severe pain): 07966 495475

SSAFA PS&SWS RAF

SSAFA offers a Personal Support and Social Work Service to Serving Personnel within the RAF, and their dependents.  Our team of specialist Personal & Family Support Workers and Social Workers can support you with a broad range of social issues including bereavement, finances, housing, relationships and mental health.

  • we offer a confidential service that sits outside of the Chain of Command
  • anyone can self-refer themselves to SSAFA, which is available Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5pm
  • you can make contact by any of the ways below; our staff are ready to listen and help

Your contact is Paul Moore, Personal and Family Support Worker (PFSW), RAF Halton.

Your local office is The Chaplaincy Centre, Halton, HP22 5PG   

Please note, it is always advisable to contact Paul Moore prior to visiting the SSAFA office to make an arranged appointment, as he may be away from the office undertaking duties or be in a private meeting.

You can also contact our Single Point of Contact on:

Chaplains

Chaplaincy, church service times:

St Georges Church, Church of England, has a Sunday Service which starts at 9:30am.

Contact the Chaplaincy for Military Chaplains of the Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim faiths.

For Chaplaincy information contact:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656521

Sports

Station gym

The gym has a fitness suite and classes.

You can join the station gym if you are dependant of RAF personnel, but you will need to ask your serving spouse or partner to apply for RAF ID to use the gym and sports facilities unaccompanied.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656330

Sports pitches and courts

Contact the gym for more information on the sports facilities on the station.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656330

Social

The Trinity Community Centre is home to our Community Support Team, our Soft Play and our Breakway Hall.

Serving Personnel and their families are to use this facility at a nominal annual fee.

The TCC is the heart of the RAF Halton Community with events planned throughout the ear to support servicing personnel and their families.  It is also available for Serving Personnel to hire the facility at the weekends for private parties.

Contact should be: Station Community Support Co-Ordinator

Email should be:  [email protected]

Tel: 01296 656396

Children and young people

Children and young people’s activities and clubs on the station are run by Airplay.

For more information contact the Community Development Officer:

Email:  [email protected]

Phone: 01296 656494

 

Other facilities

Thrift Shop

Serving personnel family members can sell items through the Thrift Shop on the Station, 20% of the sale price goes to charity. You can also volunteer at the shop.

You will need to ask your spouse or partner to apply for RAF ID to use the shop unaccompanied by RAF personnel.

For more information contact the HIVE Information Officer:

Phone: 01296 656507

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