Sun sets on Cyprus stay
Following 17 years serving overseas in Germany and recently Cyprus, 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1 PWRR) has returned to the UK and is now resident in Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich...
Patch parties
Sometimes the best nights are the impromptu ones, where everyone brings their own food and nips across the road in their slippers to share supper in one quarter. With Christmas around the corner, culinary queen...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Conquering isolation
Are you a military spouse or partner who’s feeling isolated or missing a sense of togetherness and motivation in your life?
The Forces Wives Challenge (FWC) could be just the thing for you. It aims to unite wo...
Life of a page turner
Reading Force has proudly launched a new resource for young people aged 11 and above – a reading journal called ‘Life of a Page Turner’.
The charity worked with an enthusiastic group of young people to find ou...
The teen test
As an army spouse for more than thirty years and a mum-of-four, Dr Alison Baverstock knows all about the impact that military life has on a family. In 2010, she started an initiative to keep families connected ...