Lakenheath Community Bulletins Published Dec. 16, 2011 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - -- Lakenheath Community Bulletins Interested in submitting an announcement or notice to the Lakenheath Community Bulletins? Contact the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at 226-2151 or e-mail 48fw.painternal@lakenheath.af.mil for more information. Did you know that RAF Lakenheath is on Facebook, YouTube and Flickr? Check us out at: Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/#!/RAFLakenheath Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/48thFighterWing Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/raf_lakenheath/ DECEMBER EVENTS Menorah Lighting Ceremony There will be a Menorah Lighting Ceremony Dec. 20, at 5 p.m. at the Menorah, near building 404 at RAF Mildenhall, followed by light refreshments at RAFM Chapel. For more information, contact the chapel at 238-2822. Live Christmas tree drop off From Dec. 26 through Jan. 10, you may drop off live Christmas trees next to the RAF Lakenheath Recycling Center, building 1146. For more information, please call 226-3990. ANNOUNCEMENTS FMO Closure The Furnishings Management Office will be closed Dec. 26-28 and Jan. 2 for bank holidays. During these times, please call 226-7156 for appliance emergencies only. AFN Outage There will be a scheduled AFN outage the week of Dec. 19. Work is projected to begin Dec. 19 through Dec. 20 but signal could be disrupted intermittently throughout the week. This affects customers who receive signal via local cable. Viewers watching AFN via satellite will not be affected and channel 25 on the satellite decoder will still have local AFN-UK information available. For questions or concerns, contact Master Sgt. Mike Hamill, AFN-U.K. station manager, at 226-7060. Fitness Center hours changing Effective Dec. 12, 2011, the Fitness Center hours of operation have changed and are as follows: Monday through Thursday: 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday: 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. RAF Feltwell Shoppette extended hours The RAF Feltwell Shoppette has extended their hours of operation to the following: Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. New customer service hours at Finance! The 48th Comptroller Squadron has new customer service hours. The customer service counter, located on the ground floor of Building 977, will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The cashier's cage, located on the second floor of Building 977, will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. New local police number Local U.K. police forces can now be reached by dialing 101 for non-emergency matters, such as reporting a stolen vehicle, property damage or simply to speak with an officer. The number will be available 24/7 and will connect callers to the police station covering their area. The 999 number will still be available for emergency situations. London Heathrow Airport shuttle service price change Due to increased operation costs, the contracted service rate for all official duty passengers on orders will increase from £50 to £60 when traveling to and from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall and London Heathrow International Airport. Non-duty passengers are still permitted on a "space available" no-charge basis. Interested in giving back to the local community? To receive information regarding current volunteer and community outreach opportunities taking place throughout the local area and here on base, please send your name and contact information to the Airman & Family Readiness Center volunteer coordinator, Senaida Larson, at senaida.larson@lakenheath.af.mil. Department of Defense Education Activity looking for feedback DODEA is developing a new Community Strategic Plan for 2012-2016 and have launched a feedback website, http://cspfeedback.dodea.edu/ to gather opinions from parents, teachers, military leadership, children and anyone else that is interested. Football Frenzy! Watch football at the Liberty Club every Sunday beginning at 6 p.m. Club members have a chance to win prizes to include $50 Force Support gift cards and trips to an NFL game or the Super Bowl. For more information, call 226-1611. Notebook Checkout Going TDY or on a trip? Need access to the internet, email or Microsoft Office without lugging around a laptop? Check out a Toshiba Notebook from the Library. Open to U.S. Air Forces in Europe Library account holders, sponsors or spouses only. For more information, contact Maggie Usher at 226-3713. SOCKS - Spouse On-Line Computer Knowledge and Skills This is a free Airman and Family Readiness Center program designed to help spouses improve computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop and many other programs. For more information contact the A&FRC at 226-3847 for more information. Looking for instructors Do you have a talent in arts and crafts? The Arts and Crafts Center, Page Community Activities Center and is looking for instructors. For more information, call 226-2823. LAKENHEATH SCHOOLS Crosswalk Volunteers Needed The school year has started. Help the students get to school safely! Depending on location, the crosswalks are manned from approximately 7:30 to 8:10 a.m. and 2:30 to 3:10 p.m. To volunteer, contact the school liaison office at 226-5077 or 226-5078.