Go Camo!

BLESMA – The Limbless Veterans is calling on supporters to "Go Camo!" by innovatively incorporating camouflage into their fundraising events in some way, shape or form. It could be clothing, it could be deco...

Concept album supports wounded personnel

INDEPENDENT record label Symphonic Architect will be releasing a brand new music concept album to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. All the proceeds will be donated to Walking With Th...

Schools join Poppy project

EVERY school in the UK will receive a pack of poppy seeds to mark the centenary of the First World War thanks to an educational initiative by The Royal British Legion. The project has been made possible by a...

Stars come out for D-Day anniversary

KATHERINE Jenkins will sing a virtual duet of We'll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn and Patrick Stewart will lead a cast of actors playing Sir Winston Churchill at a concert to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day...

Military Wives Choir to sing at First World War Prom

The BBC has announced that the Military Wives Choirs will take centre stage at a special Prom to commemorate the First World War. The concert, which is part of the BBC’s annual Proms series, will take place at ...

Hope on the Horizon

MAIDENHEAD-based building and landscaping firm Farr and Roberts are to make their debut appearance at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show this May, with the Hope on the Horizon garden, designed in aid of H...

Laundry allowance agreed

DID you know that a new allowance for laundering uniforms has been agreed between HM Revenue and Customs and the MOD?  The annual allowance for the Army is £100, which can be backdated from 6 April 2008. You...

Justice for widows

THE Forces Pension Society’s (FPS) campaign for all Service widows to continue to receive their pension even if they cohabit or remarry is gathering pace. As we highlighted in the spring edition of Army&...

Employers – we need you!

ARE you an employer with job vacancies in areas where lots of military families live? Would you like to come to AFF’s Big Debate? Army spouses will coming to London on 21st October to have their say on what ...