Your Family

Adjusting to our ‘new normal’

A blog from Army&You’s winter 2021 edition by Sophie, @sophiethomas2212 I guess not everyone can say their experience of army life began with no ...

Colour among COVID’s cloud

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has awarded a further 64 grants to projects that help postpandemic recovery in military communities. One such sc...

Visa verification

AFF’s F&C team and the Home Office have worked together to resolve an issue which has been particularly affecting spouses of Gurkha soldiers who e...

Teachers’ toolkit

Education settings with service children have been benefiting from Little Troopers’ secondary school resource hub. Created in collaboration with teac...

Slam-dunking fun

A group of pupils at Alderwood School in Aldershot have been growing in confidence on the basketball court thanks to an Army Welfare Service community...

Springboard of support

Military charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the armed...

The word on Wales

If you’re posted to Wales or are already living there, don’t miss the new guide for families from SSCE Cymru – Supporting Service Children in Educatio...

Artist seeks a special kind of help

Kirsty Chapman, an intuitive artist based in West Sussex, has been painting and drawing ever since she was three years old. Her artwork follows a m...

Conquering isolation

Are you a military spouse or partner who’s feeling isolated or missing a sense of togetherness and motivation in your life? The Forces Wives Challeng...

NEETs in your nest?

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, young people live with their parents for longer than they did 20 years ago. F...