A story to treasure

IS your soldier due to go away for a while? Why not have them record a special bedtime story for your little ones? Storybook Soldiers is a voluntary organisation that offers your soldier the chance to choose...

Review: Box Upon a Time

BASED in Gütersloh, Germany, our guest reviewer and Army wife Hanna Hindmarsh told Army&You what she thought of Box Upon a Time, a subscription box service…   When the box arrived I couldn’t ...

New project for young bookworms

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Reading Force will work in partnership to bring a new pre-school family reading project to 4,000 young Army families in Hampshire. A special launch event with children’s author,...

Festive toy scheme launched

FESTIVE generosity begins early this year for youngsters across the UK with the launch of the third annual Argos Toy Exchange with children’s charity Barnardo’s. Until 25 November, drop off your once-loved t...

Kids in tune

TWO military wives, Kelly Simpson and Erin Hughes, have founded a military children’s choir in Stafford following a casual conversation on Facebook. The choir had its first rehearsal last month and the turn-out...

Outstanding achievements in MOD schools

A BIG "well done" to 11-year-olds attending MOD schools within Service Children’s Education (SCE) who have achieved outstanding results in reading, writing and mathematics at Key Stage 2 with many schools outpe...

Could your child be an HMS Hero?

AFFILIATED with the Royal British Legion, HMS (Her Majesty’s Schools) Heroes is a unique international pupil-voice group supporting Service children and young people. Originating in Plymouth and now featurin...

Pad brat bulletin

Georgia (21) and Harrison (18) Kent have spent their entire lives in a military family. It’s something that they’re both incredibly proud of – so much so that they’ve both decided to pursue careers that will gi...

Summer fun at Go Fish

IT can be tricky making sure your kids are kept busy during the long summer holidays to avoid the dreaded boredom setting in! This August, more than 100 Service children came together for the Go Fish Summer ...

New academy launches in British Forces Cyprus

COMMANDER British Forces Cyprus, Major General Richard Cripwell CBE, hosted the launch of the Joint Educational and Training Services (JETS) Academy earlier this summer. The JETS Academy is a British Forces ...