The summer of ’17

THE Trust's 19-day summer course is geared to personal development, focusing particularly on the transition into adulthood. In an ever-more competitive world, the award seeks to help young people stand out amo...

Teen travellers

An overseas posting can offer a whole host of new experiences. However, such a significant change in lifestyle can have a considerable effect on young people in Army families. AFF UK & Overseas Director Jul...

Classroom commanders

CHARACTER is the latest buzzword in schools across the country. New government guidelines mean pupils should not only be taught maths and English but skills such as resilience, courage and compassion. Commando...

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-...

Youngsters embark on Op Camouflage

A MILITARY-themed summer activity scheme in Woodbridge, Suffolk, has brought young people together to develop new skills. Operation Camouflage has seen more than 80 young people, half from military families ...

Book review

Army&You asked five-year-old Gabriel Rousell-Crate, whose dad is a soldier, to review Secret Agent Oliver and the Football Foe Fighters, the first of a new series of books by Rachel Hayward. With a little h...

I am an Army child

By Kiara Barrie (11) I TRIED hard not to cry, I really did, but my tears came rolling down my cheeks as I heard my dad walking around the house packing to go to Afghanistan. You see I’m an Army child. He o...

£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...

Free summer fun for the kids

KEEP the kids busy with a week’s summer camp this July at Moorland School, Clitheroe. The camp runs from 17-22 July and 24-29 July and is free to military children. This residential camp is a chance for your...