The Ripple Pond: Support for military carers

Life as a military carer can leave you feeling isolated and, at worst, can have a detrimental effect on your mental health and wellbeing. You probably dedicate a large amount of your time to sourcing and arr...

Bringing smiles this Christmas

Little Troopers has launched its 2022 Christmas Smiles campaign to support service children who have a parent deployed over the holiday season.   Louise Fetigan, founder of the charity, says: “We know it’s e...

Going live for Remembrance

Has your school signed up for the Royal British Legion’s latest teaching materials? It now includes brand new live lessons, a poetry project and a special live Remembrance assembly, adding to its existing ran...
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Families make memories on short break

A group of service families took to the great outdoors during the first short break of the year organised by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Calvert Trust in the Lake District was the destination for 22 ser...

AFF celebrates 40 years of supporting army families

For 40 years, AFF has put families at the heart of everything it does. From our early days as the Federation of Army Wives’ Clubs, which brought together groups from around the world to share common issues, t...

Holiday season help

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? While the festive break can represent joy, gratitude and togetherness, it can also be associated with family and financial pressure, loneliness, anxiety and t...

Teachers’ toolkit

Education settings with service children have been benefiting from Little Troopers’ secondary school resource hub. Created in collaboration with teachers, families and behavioural experts, the available assets...

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 forces, has re-shaped its Springboard programme for adults ...

Join the SQUAD

Check out SQUAD, the fab new podcast for military teenagers, exploring the experiences of older service children and the unique challenges they face. SQUAD has been launched by military children’s charity Litt...

Championing your cause

The new UK armed forces families’ strategy is due to be published soon by the Ministry of Defence. It’s been several years since the MOD last looked at service families’ issues in any detail, and we’re really p...