AFF backs kids’ mental health campaign

THE Army Families Federation is backing a national campaign promoting positive mental health among young people. Children’s Mental Health Week 2016, which launched today (8 February), is focusing on building...

In the frame

BUDDING photographers are being invited to pick up their cameras and capture Army-related images for a new charity calendar. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has launched a competition to find impactful images from...

Snow signs up for SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has signed broadcaster Dan Snow as its newest celebrity ambassador. The military historian is fronting the charity’s first-ever television advertising campaign, appealing for...

Sign up for SSAFA’s short breaks

FORCES children with additional needs will be able to enjoy special short breaks with their families this year thanks to a Service charity. SSAFA’s Short Breaks Scheme allows young people with an additional ...

Join an army of quitters

SOLDIERS are being urged to join a growing army of quitters by kicking cigarettes into touch for next month’s national No Smoking Day. The campaign, which is run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and tak...

Reading charity’s Parliamentary project

READING Force headed to London to hold an exhibition about its work as the only national, shared reading charity for British Service families. The charity organised the week-long event at Westminster Palace ...

Actor revisits Para past

DR WHO and The Wombles star Bernard Cribbins OBE headed to Colchester's Merville Barracks to relive his days as a paratrooper. During the visit, Bernard – who completed National Service in Palestine and Germ...

Exciting new year for Little Troopers

CHILDREN of serving parents can join in a number of exciting activities throughout 2016 thanks to Forces' charity Little Troopers During February, the charity is asking its supporters to arrange a fundraisin...

Sign up for lip-reading course

CURRENT and ex-Service personnel suffering from hearing difficulties are being invited to take advantage of a specially-designed lip-reading training programme. The London-based course, which is run by City ...

Spell-binding course for wounded troops

TRI-SERVICE wounded, injured and sick (WIS) veterans are being invited to learn a new skill and better cope with their illness or injury through the art of bookbinding. Wiltshire charity Bound By Veterans is...