Remembrance match kicks off this week

In honour of the 1914 Christmas Truce and the game of football that is reputed to have taken place in no-man’s land, the British Army’s Football Team will again take on their German counterparts in the commemor...

Officer’s sketches support military charities

CAPTAIN Alex Biddulph of 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery has published a book of sketches he drew while on an operational tour in Afghanistan earlier this year. Drawing the Front Line is a collection of sight...

Support AFF this Christmas

POST-modern folk group three and me are releasing charity single Lost and found with all download proceedings going to the Army Families Federation (AFF). Inspired by Vera Brittain’s renowned autobiography T...

Start-ups celebrate success

NINE Service dependants have been chosen to receive a special recognition award for their commitment, effort and success in starting a new business. The University of Wolverhampton’s award-winning business s...

One-click support for the Forces community

NATIONAL charity Veterans Council is unveiling AFCOM Directory, a new website for the Armed Forces community. The AFCOM Directory provides a single point of contact for health, mental health, education, empl...

Serving soldier’s charity chart assault

GARY Chilton, who shot to fame with the group The Soldiers, has released new single I Wonder Where He is Now in support of Help for Heroes. The single tells a poignant, uplifting story of our time that will ...

Great War medical records revealed

MEDICAL records of 30,000 men who fought along the Western Front have been newly-transcribed to mark the centenary of the devastating First World War battle of Ypres. These rare accounts, from the 51st Field...

Subsidised screenings for Forces film-goers

  MEMBERS of the Armed Forces are being offered discounted tickets to screenings of a new film which portrays the real-life drama faced by British soldiers in Afghanistan. Kajaki The True Story d...

Social group serves up famous visitor

BOVINGTON'S "Coffee and Chat" group received celebrity support after international star and comedian Al Murray, of The Pub Landlord fame popped in to say hello.  The military spouse group, which meets every ...

Have your say in education survey

ARMED forces families are being urged to help inform their children’s education, following the launch of a new survey by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA). Launched as an online questionnaire for...