Passchendaele pins
THE Royal British Legion has marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele by producing a limited-edition poppy pin made using melted brass fuses from British shells fired during the battle.
So...
Soldiers sign up for Total Warrior
TROOPS from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have signed up for a gruelling challenge to raise funds for Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity.
The 11-strong team hopes to raise more than £2,500 for the ...
New treasures for Little Troopers
CHILDREN of serving parents can tap in to new resources from charity Little Troopers designed to support them at school and helping to connect families when a parent is away from home.
Free app Little Troope...
10k boost for Forces kids in Scotland
A UNIQUE education support programme benefitting young people from Armed Forces families across Scotland has been boosted with a £10k donation from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
The generous gift to RCET – whic...
Little Soldiers’ royal good time
MORE than 200 Scotty’s Little Soldiers members joined 850 bereaved Armed Forces children at Buckingham Palace in a special garden party event hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
Th...
Make a marathon effort this May
CHILDREN'S Armed Forces charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers is encouraging adults and children alike to complete 26.2 miles of exercise in May as part of an initiative to raise money for youngsters who have lost a...
Time for a brew up
SSAFA, the UK’s oldest Armed Forces charity, is excited to announce the annual Big Brew Up is now open for sign ups. The Big Brew Up encourages friends, family and colleagues to come together and host a tea par...
Forces charity seeks fundraising warriors
OBSTACLE race organiser Total Warrior has agreed a new charity partnership with Royal Caledonian Education Trust (RCET), Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity.
The extreme event, which promises particip...
Open house
Army&You hears how a Wiltshire hospice is embracing the area's growing Service community...
MILITARY families form a high percentage of the population across Wiltshire so it’s no surprise that some of ...
A blooming good break
Close to Brockenhurst in Hampshire sits the Poppy Pod Village – a holiday and respite facility in the heart of the New Forest. Julie Mounfield, AFF’s Regional Manager South, went along with her family to find o...