Forces biz finder

Where can you find professional businesses that are run by military families, all in one place? findamilspo.co.uk is the new business search website from Milspo, and it’s now live! Milspo, founded in 2018, is ...

A home of your own

Moving into your own property is a major milestone if you’re an army family. Getting the keys to your own place is exciting – and not just because you can paint the walls a colour of your choice! Jill Misson re...

Teachers’ toolkit

Education settings with service children have been benefiting from Little Troopers’ secondary school resource hub. Created in collaboration with teachers, families and behavioural experts, the available assets...

Slam-dunking fun

A group of pupils at Alderwood School in Aldershot have been growing in confidence on the basketball court thanks to an Army Welfare Service community support team initiative. Sarah Magee and Agnieszka Tikoisu...

Springboard of support

Military charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the armed forces, has re-shaped its Springboard programme for adults ...

My Insta perfection

A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2021 edition by Emily, @sociallystyledbyemily Army life has meant that I, like so many others, spend months on my own every year whilst my husband is out of the country. I ...

A legend in the baking

When lockdown hit earlier this year in Germany, army spouse and mum Michelle Cole was craving human contact, as well as cake, so she decided the best way to combine the two was to set up a Bake-off group. We fi...

Artist seeks a special kind of help

Kirsty Chapman, an intuitive artist based in West Sussex, has been painting and drawing ever since she was three years old. Her artwork follows a military and remembrance theme, with her most unique painting...

Clearing up the clearance conundrum

Over the last year, AFF has seen an increase in families struggling to access Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates when they’re posted overseas. Applications made from overseas are processed diffe...

Pupils’ doorstep deliveries

Hornbill Primary School, an MOD School in Brunei, has been adapting to new ways of working as the island has recently gone into lockdown due to the pandemic. Brunei remained COVID-free for most of last year an...