Twickers ladies run for the Forces Children’s Trust

A GROUP of Army wives from Twickenham, nicknamed the “Twickers ladies”, have completed the Great South Run in Portsmouth in aid of the Forces Children’s Trust. The ladies, whose husbands are based at the Roy...

For the little troopers at home…

AS the 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats, began a long nine months in Afghanistan, My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures flew to Germany to surprise the families left behind. The charity, which supports child...

Heroes Storybook

Do you live in the Aldershot and Borden Area? Are you a Service dependant aged between 13-24 years and interested in the theatre? The Discarded Nut Theatre Company is looking for young people to be part of ...

The Dabby Project: Borrow a friend for a month!

Melanie Kendrick, co-founder of the Dabby Project, reveals the inspiring initiative for UK Service children… THE time that a parent goes away on deployment can be a difficult one for young children. It’s ...

Choosing childcare

THERE are a number of childcare options you can explore including day nursery, child-minders, nannies or au pairs. Lack of facilities in some remote locations (especially overseas), being far away from our fami...

Review: Dobble

IN an age of hi-tech toys and virtual entertainment, it has to be asked whether traditional games have had their cards marked. If new product Dobble, which is published by Asmodee and distributed by Alton-ba...