SPIRITUAL:

UKSU Lisbon is supported (½-day per week on-site and other occasions as required) by a Lisbon-based C of E priest. 

WELFARE & RECREATION:

The UK Community at JC Lisbon is very small and does not have dedicated full-time Welfare staff. However, the UKJSU as a whole aims to provide maximum Welfare support within its resources and also draws on the specialist assistance of a full-time Navy PFS social worker, based in the UK, but tasked to provide Tri-Service Welfare Support, direction and advice to all ESG units in Southern Europe.

UKSU Lisbon employs an RN POPT, who provides / co-ordinates (with a small NATO JCL Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) staff) a variety of sports, AT and other recreational activities for UK / NATO milpers and dependants. There is no UK or NATO community centre at JCL, but JCL HQ is the default UK and other dependants' community focal point, centred primarily on JCL's limited but popular on-site sport / MWR facilities.

There is also a very active local NATO 'Spouses International Group' (SIG), which also arranges it's own and supports many MWR activities at JCL or in the local area. Many NATO contributing nations also arrange high-profile community events throughout the year e.g. 'Brit Fete', 'Oktoberfest', US Thanks Giving Dinner, various 'themed' dinner nights etc. UKSU Lisbon is also supported by an on-site Hive office and also British Forces Post Office (BFPO 6).