Army Wife to be!

[YasminsMummy]

Hi all, just found this forum! I have a baby girl who will be 1 next wk. My fiance is in the Army and currently posted to ATR Bassingbourn as an instructor. We're getting married this Nov (wooo!!) and have just handed in our paperwork for the house. I've visited him there at camp once and it looked alright. I'm a bit nervous about moving there though. Is there much in the way of playgroups or coffee mornings or anything? I won't know a soul!! Also he said I'll be able to go to the naafi and stuff...would I have get some kind of ID pass and be able to walk around camp??
Thanks! xx

Hi

Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding - and on being brave enough to marry into the Army! I've been an Army wife for almost 14 years and it has its ups and downs!

I'm afraid I don't know Bassingbourn but most camps have Mums and Tots and there are likely to be lots of littlies amongst your neighbours.

If you follow this link www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/ServiceCommunity/Hive/ you should be able to find your local HIVE Information Centre. They will be able to send you a pack of info on the local area and patch.

You might also like to look at the Army Families Federation at www.army.mod.uk/aff/ They do a great job of representing families' views and produce a quarterly magazine which is packed with useful info. This should reach you via your husband at work, or you can probably get one direct from them.

You should find that forces families are very friendly and welcoming. We all move every couple of years and so we know what it's like to arrive somewhere new. If anyone knocks on your door, sit them down, make them coffee (or something stronger!) and don't let them leave until they have told you everything you need to know!

Good luck!

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have to say i have found that you will really have to make an effort to meet new people, it can be difficult at tims to break into cliques. if you get good neighbours then you should have it cracked though.

meeting people is easier when you have kids, just keep going to groups (there will be some) and pester people to come round for a coffee

it is a good life dh and i have been married 7 years now and i love it, i am lucky enough to know most people on the patch now (and know who to avoid ) and the social life can be really good.

Thanks Kerry & MoG! That's the thing, I know I'll need to make an effort and introduce myself to people and stuff but I'm pretty shy! As you say though it's easy when you have kids to get to know others.
Thanks for the links!! xx