AFF Success: Flights to reunite families

INCREASED School Children’s Visit (SCV) flights have been met with a  big thumbs up from Army families living overseas. Since April, the number of SCVs for those assigned overseas has doubled. Provision has ri...

£50 fun for Forces families

THE Calvert Trust’s three centres in Exmoor, on Kielder Water and in the Lake District have a fantastic offer for Armed Forces families from across the UK, thanks to support from the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant...

Army families aid adoption drive

FORCES families who are considering adopting a child can access specialist support from national military charity SSAFA. SSAFA runs the only national adoption agency catering specifically for members of the ...

New project for young bookworms

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Reading Force will work in partnership to bring a new pre-school family reading project to 4,000 young Army families in Hampshire. A special launch event with children’s author,...

Kids in tune

TWO military wives, Kelly Simpson and Erin Hughes, have founded a military children’s choir in Stafford following a casual conversation on Facebook. The choir had its first rehearsal last month and the turn-out...

Could your child be an HMS Hero?

AFFILIATED with the Royal British Legion, HMS (Her Majesty’s Schools) Heroes is a unique international pupil-voice group supporting Service children and young people. Originating in Plymouth and now featurin...

Army&You’s guide to IVF

Following our article IVF and Army life in the autumn Army&You, we look at the criteria and entitlement for Armed Forces families living in different areas of the UK…   England Women under 40 years o...

Charity calendar seeks soldiers’ family photos

My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures, a charity that provides support to British Army children, is launching a competition to find some images for its very special 2015 calendar. The charity is asking families t...

£50 fun for Forces families

ARMY families: fancy a fantastic weekend break including food, accommodation and adventurous activities for just £50 per person? The Calvert Trust’s three centres in Exmoor, on Kielder Water and in the Lake ...

What’s in store at the Imperial War Museum?

THOSE long summer holidays are almost upon us. What do you have planned for your family? For a fascinating foray through history try the Imperial War Museums (IWM) with five branches including HMS Belfast mo...