Huge response to housing call-out

Thousands of serving personnel and families responded to a questionnaire that will be used as evidence to help shape military housing for decades to come. Commissioned by a review panel set up under the new ...

Inspiring Forces community honoured at awards

Army spouse Joanne Gordon was one of the winners in the 2025 Soldiering On Awards for her work to improve the lives of fellow carers in the military community. Jo, a full-time carer for her son, won the family...

AFF heads pitch-side

In recent months, AFF has forged links with Army Sport and has been able to attend many major service sporting events this summer to spread the word about our work to a wider audience. Staff set up the AFF s...

New strategy for military homes

As a result of a deal in January 2025 to buy back 36,000 SFA from Annington, a new Defence Housing Strategy Team was set up to review and propose changes to improve the current stock, build new quarters and i...

Win a children’s book

Clare Shaw is the author of Sometimes: My Mummy’s Gone Away with Work, a comforting book designed to help children cope with the absence of a parent due to work commitments. Through simple rhyming text and e...

A word from AFF Head of Policy: Focus on overseas

Serving personnel and their families overseas have always had unique needs, but considering the diversity of the locations across the world in which the army can be posted and the differences in assignments, ...

The overseas dream?

The chance to live in another country is an exciting opportunity but there’s a lot to think about before moving abroad on an overseas assignment. Jill Misson reports… "Being able to experience a country and ...

A transformation to lighten your mood

Personnel and staff at Tedworth House, a 19th-century Grade II listed recovery centre in Tidworth, have witnessed a transformation in the gardens following a period of environmental management, which included...

Advocating for army family carers

Service life can be challenging at the best of times with frequent moves and times of separation, both from the serving spouse or partner and from family. That challenge can be significantly greater when a f...