Army wives to climb Kilimanjaro for Forces charity

A group of Armed Forces wives are putting in their last preparations before embarking on a trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for a charity which helps families of soldiers killed...

Long distance love

Can spending too much time apart ruin a relationship? Or does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Army&You talks to spouses and partners of serving personnel about the ups and downs of long-distance ...

Creating choirs

For Army spouse Michelle Alston, one of the saddest things about moving from Yorkshire was leaving her local Military Wives Choir. Faced with a half hour drive to the nearest choir, she decided to start one on ...

Who’s your family hero?

THERE'S still time to nominate someone special for the Family Heroes Awards, run by national children and families charity 4Children, in partnership with Take a Break magazine. The annual awards celebrate un...

Tooth tour for Army families

THE Tooth Bus – a new mobile dental clinic providing free NHS dental check-ups – has been busy touring the towns of Hampshire. Winchester-based Iosis Dental Clinic has been commissioned to deliver the servic...

Selfies for safety this summer

SUMMER leave is fast approaching and if, like many Army families, you are planning to head to the seaside for some well-earned fun in the sun, then coastguards in Norfolk and Suffolk are asking you to take a ph...

New programme supporting Service children

THE MOD’s Directorate Children & Young People has set up the Education of Service Children Change Programme (ESCCP) due to the changes taking place across the military which may have an impact on Service ch...

Holiday haven for heroes

HEROES Haven Swanage is a purpose-built lodge which provides affordable holidays for disabled, injured and visually-impaired serving and ex-serving members of the Armed Forces, their immediate family and carers...

National Trust to commemorate WW1 centenary

GET the lowdown on the top 10 WW1 centenary commemoration events taking place at National Trust venues throughout 2014; from exhibitions and displays to guided walks and poppy planting, don’t miss out!  ...