Grants up for grabs

THE Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced the latest batch of awards under its local grants programme. A total of more than £500,000, comprising grants of up to £20,000, has been allocated to projec...

Heart of the community

Community Support Development Workers (CSDWs) are the people on the ground delivering activities and events to garrisons and camps across the UK. Do you know yours? Army&You caught up with Caroline Cossens,...

Community hub unites local residents

A COMMUNITY hub at Wyndham Park, Yeovil, has recently opened to provide a meeting place accessible to all residents – including Service families. The project, an initiative of Royal Navy Royal Marines Welfar...

Forging new friendships

How often has the thought of meeting people when moving to a new area filled you with dread? AFF Regional Manager Central, Sarah Gilbody, went out and about to get some top tips to help you settle in… TRAD...

Special edition

EARLIER in 2014, families based at Chetwynd Barracks in Nottinghamshire took part in a creative project to produce a new graphic anthology, writes Project Co-ordinator, Katy Culbard. Funding from Arts Council ...

Life beyond the wire

As the Army heads for a settled future in the UK, military families are getting more involved in civilian life. A&Y investigates the benefits of creating connections with local communities... DIPPING into ...

Keeping communities together

AFF Germany Director, Diane Weir (pictured below), catches up with three volunteers helping to make sure your community continues as normal despite the future drawdown…   SHONAH Cross has been runnin...

Courting camaraderie

Formed for fun and fitness, Wattisham Blades Netball Club has become a major player in Suffolk's Service and civilian community. Emma Eveleigh, the thriving team's publicity officer, tells Army&You more... ...

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 ...

My Hero Has My Heart

Kelly King tells Army&You about the inspiration behind her new book… READING together is never more important in my household than when my husband is deployed. My children are comforted by our story t...