Forces kids in step

NEARLY ninety children from military families showed off their skills as they performed 23 dances in front of a packed house at the new Tidworth Garrison Theatre. The show marked a year since DanceForce – a ...

Schools join Poppy project

EVERY school in the UK will receive a pack of poppy seeds to mark the centenary of the First World War thanks to an educational initiative by The Royal British Legion. The project has been made possible by a...

Wattisham nursery gets a facelift

GREAT news for Army families! Bigger and better childcare facilities have opened at Wattisham Station in Suffolk. The new Wattisham Airfield Childcare Centre is available for families from the military and c...

Force for good

WHEN Katherine Reed’s husband Jim was deployed for seven months in 2012, the mum-of-two was determined the family would remain in close touch while separated. So when a Reading Force scrapbook was sent home ...

Legal column: Not seeing your child enough?

Consultant Solicitor Mandeep Gill (pictured below) offers advice on settling contact arrangements for estranged parents… THE courts recognise the importance of both parents in their children’s lives, particu...

Be safe online

CLICK on the UK Safer Internet Centre for e-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe on the internet. It offers a range of essential services to promote responsible use o...

Weekend breaks for Forces families

WHETHER serving, reserve or veteran, if your Armed Forces family includes a disabled Service person, partner or child, you could benefit from a fully-catered weekend break at Calvert Trust Exmoor, any weekend i...

Top 5: Christmas gifts for girls

Fed up with fending off pleas for Furbys? Check out Army&You’s best-of-the-rest present ideas for little princesses… 1.Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror The days of trialing lipstick colours on a disembodi...

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...