New funding for forces communities
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced new funding programmes designed to support veterans, forces families and serving personnel recover from some of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VOCAL SUPPORT
With over 70 choirs and more than 2,000 members in military bases across the UK and overseas, the Military Wives Choirs (MWC) is a charity that brings all women in the military community, not just wives, closer...
LEAN ON US
Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart-breaking and overwhelming. The charity Home-Start is ready to support you through your toughest times. Home-Start volunteers are trained ...
Sign up to sing
With 72 choirs and nearly 2,000 members in British military bases across the UK and overseas, the Military Wives Choirs is a charity that brings women in the military community closer together and empowers them...
BOOK CLUB – ART ADMIRATION
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views – via their parents – on Joseph Coelho’s Luna Loves Art...
EVA (4) AND ISLA (3)
We really enjoyed reading th...
The course of an army spouse
A blog from Army&You’s winter edition by Cynthia, @desplendourofficial
Being an army spouse is an exciting life that comes with lots of experiences. There are positives but also challenges.
Like my husban...
Jack draws planes for armed forces charities
13-year-old Jack Berry from Sunderland is an aviation fanatic and has drawn planes creating a truly inspirational and informative book in aid of military charities including SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Ja...
From civvy life to military wife
A blog from Army&You’s winter edition by Kym, @thedutoits
Having lived a childhood far from the constructs of the military, it had never crossed my mind that a soldier’s spouse, partner or children would l...
Making self-care a priority
A blog from Army&You’s winter edition by Naomi, @dodayoga
I have a disease. If you meet me on a good day you won’t know. If you meet me on a bad day, I’ll definitely hide it from you.
Medication has helpe...
#OurArmyFamily
Meet the Greenwood family: Sam, Hannah, Harry (7), Aubrey (4), and Monty, the Jack Russell. Sam was a soldier long before he met his wife of almost 11 years, so military life is all Hannah has known of married ...