TV stars kick off festive celebrations

SOAP star Simon Gregson, aka Coronation Street’s Steve McDonald, and Made in Chelsea’s Oliver Proudlock were on hand to bring festive cheer to the annual Scotty's Little Soldiers Christmas party for children of...

Friends of the Forces

Kate Viggers delves into the practical help available to military families from a variety of Service charities… MILITARY families are resilient and most of you cope happily throughout your soldier’s career...

Put the kettle on for SSAFA’s Big Brew Up

SSAFA’s annual “Big Brew Up” will be running this October to raise vital funds for the charity’s work. You can organise a Big Brew Up wherever you are based across the globe. Put the kettle on, bake some cak...

Trust helps Charlene bounce back

CHARLENE’S divorce hit her hard. After living in Germany as a military wife and a full-time mum, she went from having routine and financial security to looking after her children by herself on a council estate....

Pirates capture ship on family fun days

PIRATES, buccaneers and scallywags descended on Falmouth to climb the rigging and capture a well-known tall ship as part of a family fun day. Young swashbucklers swarmed over the ‘Spirit of Falmouth’, a 92-...

£10k boost for Service kids in Scotland

SCOTTISH schoolchildren from a military background are set to receive an even greater education thanks to a £10,000 donation. ABF The Soldiers' Charity handed the five-figure gift to the Royal Caledonian Edu...

Fun and friendships for Little Troopers

MORE than 235 people from UK Forces families gathered in Pirbright for a special adventure weekend organised by Little Troopers. The fifth summer camp hosted by the charity was the first to welcome families...

Support military dads this Father’s Day

A VETERAN and dad-of-two who underwent life-changing injuries in Afghanistan is urging people to donate to a "home away from home" for military families this father's day. Fisher House supported Dave Watson ...

Homes fit for heroes

A FORMER Army barracks near Salisbury Plain is being transformed into a housing project with homes on a unique veteran campus. The site of former Erskine Barracks at Wilton, near Salisbury, is being turned int...

Soldiers adopt children’s charity

A DORSET and Wiltshire-based children's hospice organisation has been selected as a British Army regiment's charity of the year. 22 Engineer Regiment, based at Perham Down in Tidworth, picked Julia's House a...