Your Family

A mother’s pride

Debra Lilley tells Army&You how her daughter – a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery – followed her grandfather, father and husband into the Army an...

Bedtime bonus

STORYBOOK Soldiers is a free, confidential recording service allowing Forces personnel to record a bedtime story that can be played for their children...

Wedded bliss

Army spouse Sophie Sherief shares her joy at creating her own successful wedding business… I GOT engaged to my soldier in 2010 when I was just 20...

Sizing up schooling

Many of your Northern Ireland- (NI) related education questions to AFF run along the lines of “how do I find a school?”, “are the academic years the s...

Like father, like son

Shellie Bell shares her experience as an Army wife and mum as her son follows her husband into the military... I HAVE been an Army wife for alm...

Creating choirs

For Army spouse Michelle Alston, one of the saddest things about moving from Yorkshire was leaving her local Military Wives Choir. Faced with a half h...

Worth remembering

Searching for a great place to visit with the family this summer? Look no further than The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the UK’s year...

Playing with the past

ARMY families have been unearthing some ancient treasures in projects run by Wessex Archaeology. Budding archaeologists of all ages got stuck in to...

Beauty&You: Spring TLC

ARE you ready to give your skin some TLC after the cold winter? The party season is the time when we all let our beauty regime slip a little, removing...