During the period 25 Oct – 22 Nov 24, Service personnel based in selected Defence overseas locations will be entitled to receive free welfare Christmas gifts (max 2Kg small parcel) via BFPO, these locations are shown below:
| Diego Garcia NP1002 | BFPO 485 | BF1 4TG |
| Falklands NP2010 | BFPO 494 | BF1 4TT |
| BFSAI (Falklands) | BFPO 655 | BF1 6DU |
| Ascension Island | BFPO 677 | BF1 6EX |
| Two Boats (Ascension) | BFPO 678 | BF1 6EY |
| RAF Cape Verde | BFPO 693 | BF1 6FS |
During this period, family and friends of Service personnel based in these locations will be able to post 2Kg small parcels and FFALs (Blueys), free of charge at UK Post Offices and throughout the overseas Forces Post Office network. Guidance on how to send free mail and restrictions is found at https://www.gov.uk/bfpo, and please note that all of these locations are serviced by air and particular customer attention should focus on Dangerous Air Cargo and prohibited items, as BFPO will be unable to forward items on, that contain prohibited goods.
Customers using this service should also consider, that BFPO monitor usage of the free mail service, and customers are urged to limit activity and consider the sprit of this Defence welfare offer, which is to give an opportunity for those away from family & friends over the Christmas period to receive and open gifts on Christmas day.
Customers using this service should also consider, that BFPO monitor usage of the free mail service, and customers are urged to limit activity and consider the sprit of this Defence welfare offer, which is to give an opportunity for those away from family & friends over the Christmas period to receive and open gifts on Christmas day.
