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...

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...

Poetry for pupils

THE National Memorial Arboretum is inviting pupils to put their creative talents to the test in a poetry competition inspired by a tree that became a poignant symbol of hope during the Battle of the Somme. T...

Homework heaven

HOMEWORK is an accepted part of every child’s schooling. But in some households it can feel like a never-ending fight to get your children to focus, particularly when your soldier is away or working long hours ...