HIVE
RAF Shawbury HIVE
RAF Shawbury HIVECookson Centre
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4DZ
or [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAFShawburyHIVE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAFShawburyHIVE
Phone: 01939 250351 x7206
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm.
Childcare
Full time childcare facilities are available on station at Spring Nursery run by Action for Children.
Contact Spring Nursery on 01939 250351 ext 7282
Or email the email the Acting Manager: [email protected]
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 6pm - early bird session available from 7:30am. Open 50 weeks a year.
Housing
If you need assistance to find housing when you move to the Station or with any problems with your housing, contact the Service Community Support Officer (SCSO), Flight Sergeant Alison Bowyer:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01939 250351 x7127
Pinnacle Service Families
www.pinnacleservicefamilies.co.uk
Family Contact and Temporary Accommodation
The Contact House is fully furnished and located off the Station. Up to five adults can be accommodated and a cot for young children is also available. There is a television, washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave oven, fridge and a brick BBQ in the back garden.
There are two community apartments which are located within the Station. Each apartment is en-suite and fully furnished. Up to three adults can be accommodated in each individual apartment and each has a cot for young children.
The Station contact accommodation is available to all service and civil service personnel.
Bookings can be made online via the "How Do I" box underneath Announcements on the RAF Shawbury Sharepoint homepage. If you cannot access MODNet please contact below:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01939 250351 x7206
Health and welfare
Medical Centre
The Medical Centre caters to both service personnel and their families located within a 5-mile radius of RAF Shawbury.
Contact the Medical Centre during opening hours:
Phone: 01939 250351 x7429 or x7449
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Contact the Duty Medic (via MGR) Monday to Friday, 5pm to 6pm:
Phone: 01939 250351 x7518
Out of Hours
Phone: NHS 111
Dental Centre
The Dental Centre on the Station is for Service personnel only. Dependants of Service personnel will need to register with a local Dental Practice. Details of local Dentists are available from the HIVE.
SSAFA PS&SWS
SSAFA Personal Support & Social Work Service RAF (PS&SWS RAF) is contracted by the RAF to provide welfare support to all serving personnel (regular and reserves) and their families. Our team of specialist Personal & Family Support Workers and Social Workers are located on stations in the RAF community throughout the UK.
Our service is confidential and independent from the Chain of Command. It is the aim of our service to support you to enhance personal welfare, maintain family stability and empower you to access the support networks you are entitled to.
Our service can support you with a range of issues including addiction & dependency, child support, financial, housing, mental health, personal support, physical health and relationships.
Anyone, regular, reserve or dependent, can refer themselves to SSAFA. You can contact our service by any of the ways below;
Your local station:
Visit us: Your local SSAFA office is based in the Cookson Community Centre at RAF Shawbury.
Staff are contactable Mon – Fri between 08:30 – 17:00 either in the office or via phone / email on the contact details below;
- Email: [email protected]
- Mobile no: 07385 391715
- Telephone: 03000 111 723 (available 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week)
N.B. During working hours (Monday-Friday, 08:30-17.00), calls will be answered by our Admin team who will be able to signpost you to the best source of support.
Chaplains
The Station Padre is based in the Station church.
Contact the Padre, Rev’d Dr (Sqn Ldr) John Harrison
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01939 250351 x7051
Sports
Station Gym
The Station gym has a multitude of activities and facilities.
You can join the gym if you are a dependant of a service person based at RAF Shawbury.
Contact Gym Reception via Phone: 01939 250351 x7248
Sports Pitches and Courts
Facilities include a sports hall, weights bay, cardiovascular fitness suite, two squash courts, three tennis courts, outdoor astroturf area, indoor five a side football pitch, grass pitches, indoor hockey pitch and high ropes.
For bookings, contact the gym.
Golf Club
Discounted golf tickets and golf membership is available at Hawkstone Park Golf Club.
For further information contact the Station gym.
RAF Shawbury Gliding Club
Challenge yourself and try gliding at RAF Shawbury Gliding Club, exciting flying for the Service Community.
More information about the RAF Shawbury Gliding Club can be found at www.rafshawburygc.co.uk
Social
The Cookson Community Centre
The Cookson Community Centre is located at the top right-hand corner of the main car park and houses the offices of the Community Development Officer, the Service Community Support Officer, the HIVE Information Centre, the Station Youth Worker and SSAFA.
It also has a community room, a conservatory, small kitchen and a meeting room which are all available to our community to either book out or drop in to use.
Contact Community Development Officer, Gail Moore - 01939 250351 x7213
Email: [email protected]
Contact the Community Support Co-ordinator, Angela Webster - 01939 250351 x7643
Email: [email protected]
Contact the Service Community Support Officer, Flight Sergeant Alison Bowyer - Phone: 01939 250351 x7127
Email: [email protected]
Contact the HIVE Information Centre, Cheryl Foster - Phone: 01939 250351 x7206
Email: [email protected]
Opening times: Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm and Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
The Aries Club
The Aries Club is open to all ranks and has SKY Sports with a large screen TV.
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. The facility is now self-service from 08:00 – 16:00. Bar open 7 days a week 7pm to 11pm.
Children and young people
Airplay Senior Youth Club (13 to 18 years) meet on Mondays, from 18:00 to 20:00.
Airplay Intermediate Youth Club (11 to 13 years) meet on Thursdays, from 18:00 to 19:45.
Airplay Junior Youth Club (8 to 11 years) meet on Tuesday, from 18:00 to 19:45.
The youth clubs meet in the new Youth Activities Club opposite Jubliee Hall Gym.
The youth clubs are open to young people who are dependants of servicemen and women on the posted strength of RAF Shawbury or, dependants of entitled personnel not on unit strength where their dependants are still resident in the local area. In addition, dependants of Veterans, MOD civilian and permanent contract staff working at RAF Shawbury are also entitled to membership of the youth clubs.
Membership costs £1 and weekly subs are £1.
Contact the Station Youth Worker, Suzanne Dunleavy
Email: [email protected]
