Military heroes treated to a Balkan getaway

SERVICE charity Give Us Time, which helps military families adjust to life after combat, has received a donation worth £30,000 from holiday company Diamond Resorts International. The Balkan Jewel Resort in B...

Healing hidden wounds

HELP for Heroes (H4H) Hidden Wounds is a new psychological wellbeing service helping veterans and families to understand and positively manage anxiety, depression and stress. Confidential support can be access...

Communities benefit from Covenant cash

All across the country, the military and civilian populations are being brought closer together by the Armed Forces Community Covenant. A&Y checks out some of the latest schemes to have benefited... 1....

Excellence in Episkopi

ALMOST all Foreign & Commonwealth soldiers and their family members taking the Life in the UK Test in Episkopi, Cyprus, have passed with flying colours. Of the 11 most recent graduates to sit the test, whi...

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...

Reach new heights with distance learning

IF you are thinking of university education, there are solutions available through distance learning. Unlike old-style correspondence courses, distance learning courses are delivered and taught via online port...

Register for school support

THE MOD’s Education Support Fund (ESF) is inviting applications from UK publicly-funded schools, and local authorities applying on their behalf, particularly those in areas most impacted by rebasing. If your...

Children’s charity marks major milestone

A SCOTTISH charity established to support and educate children orphaned or families made destitute through loss or injury of a father serving in the Napoleonic wars celebrates its 200th anniversary next month. ...

Olympians visit Forces children in Germany

HUNDREDS of school children in Hohne and Fallingbostel have met two British Olympians thanks to CSE Events & Entertainment. Gymnast Beth Tweddle, who won bronze at London 2012, and Philip Hindes, a gold ...

Forests for the fallen

BRITAIN will be given a chance to honour its First World War heroes thanks to a major project being launched by the Woodland Trust. Under its £20 million Centenary Woods scheme, the Trust is creating four flag...