A new term
Most of us are used to a flurry of cheerful posts on social media documenting first days, new uniforms and nervous smiles at the beginning of the new school year.
This time, however, is likely to feel very dif...
A package arrives
Hywel Griffiths was working as an operational dog handler with Gwent Police, when he was told by a neurologist that he was suffering with Parkinson’s disease. He has since been raising awareness of Parkinson’s ...
Creating rainbows in the community
Ellie Hutton was a serving soldier for over eight years and has also been an army spouse for ten years. AFF’s Kenya co-ordinator Dawn Fitzsimmons spoke to Ellie to find out more about her latest creative art pr...
Preschool receives community support to reopen
A preschool in Edinburgh has just opened its door again and is offering a new outdoor learning and play experience for local children including army families from Edinburgh Garrison.
Dreghorn Preschool, which ...
Switching with SEND
As an army family, moving home can be a particular worry if you have a child with special educational needs and/or disability. The good news is that work is going on behind the scenes to help make the process r...
Our happy girl
Army life can be challenging for most of us, but it can be even more difficult for those families who are caring for a child with additional needs. Here, Andrea Baker tells us how her family have coped after th...
Flying the flag
Almost a year since its creation, the Marama Alliance UK (MAUK) is going from strength-to-strength, empowering women in the Fijian community across the UK, and it’s particularly supportive of those connected to...
Scotty’s fund helps bereaved forces children
Children’s military charity, Scotty’s Little Soldiers, has been awarded £60,000 of the government’s emergency COVID-19 fund, administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers has b...
Military wife in lockdown
Thank you to army spouse Katy McGarry, who has shared her poem, Military Wife in Lockdown, with us. Katy wrote the poem to show how military wives are made for lockdown. She hopes it will empower other military...
Excellence in education
Does your child’s school go that extra mile to support service children? With schools all currently closed at the time the summer Army&You went to print, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the best prac...