News

A new term

Most of us are used to a flurry of cheerful posts on social media documenting first days, new uniforms and nervous smiles at the beginning of the new ...

A package arrives

Hywel Griffiths was working as an operational dog handler with Gwent Police, when he was told by a neurologist that he was suffering with Parkinson’s ...

Get involved in the Paperchains project

When the history books are written about the events of 2020 and particularly the UK lockdown, there will be voices missing. We know we will hear from ...

Creating rainbows in the community

Ellie Hutton was a serving soldier for over eight years and has also been an army spouse for ten years. AFF’s Kenya co-ordinator Dawn Fitzsimmons spok...

Force for change

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced the launch of two new funding programmes tackling social isolation amongst the armed forces communi...

Tears

A wonderful poem by army veteran and poet, Clive Sanders She looked at herself in the mirror, As she carefully came down the stairs, For her hu...

Foe to friend

The National Army Museum has a fascinating new exhibition starting in September, which will be of interest to anyone who has served or lived in German...

You’ve got this

Young entrepreneur Charli has just turned 13 but is already contributing to the family business. Charli’s dad Matthew is in the army and mum Andrea ru...

Switching with SEND

As an army family, moving home can be a particular worry if you have a child with special educational needs and/or disability. The good news is that w...