Arboretum launches half-term activities

THE abundance of wildlife on the National Memorial Arboretum’s 150-acre site in Staffordshire has provided the inspiration for a creative set of craft activities this half term. The programme, which runs fro...

AFF backs kids’ mental health campaign

THE Army Families Federation is backing a national campaign promoting positive mental health among young people. Children’s Mental Health Week 2016, which launched today (8 February), is focusing on building...

Reading charity’s Parliamentary project

READING Force headed to London to hold an exhibition about its work as the only national, shared reading charity for British Service families. The charity organised the week-long event at Westminster Palace ...

Exciting new year for Little Troopers

CHILDREN of serving parents can join in a number of exciting activities throughout 2016 thanks to Forces' charity Little Troopers During February, the charity is asking its supporters to arrange a fundraisin...

State schools on board for late applications

SERVICE families who missed the October state boarding school admission deadline can still apply for a place – and your application will be given a higher priority if you qualify for the MOD’s Continuity of Edu...

Celebrating Service pupils

YOUNGSTERS from military families have been celebrated during the third annual Service Pupil’s service at Ripon Cathedral. The event, which brought together 600 Service pupils, reminded youngsters in North Y...

Soldiers promote reading skills

PERSONNEL from 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s largest, are helping to spread the importance of reading to children at a Colchester school. Airborne signallers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadro...

Have a horrible half term at IWM North

STUMBLE through a blackout, hide under the kitchen table, then race against a pigeon to deliver a message on a bike – families visiting Manchester’s IWM North can test themselves against a host of horrible half...

Troopers bring year-round cheer

A CALENDAR showing special moments between some of the country’s amazing soldiers and their children has gone on sale. The 2016 calendar, produced by My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures, shows what "Me and My S...

Mobile meals

DO you have an old mobile phone lying around at home? Why not donate it to Good Morning Britain’s Phones For Food campaign and turn it into at least two healthy breakfasts for a child in the UK? More than on...