Families send their love to Afghanistan

SOLDIERS serving in Afghanistan will be laying their heads down on a pillow wrapped in love this Valentine’s Day night. The wives and children of soldiers from 63 Works Group, Royal Engineers, based in Chetw...

Weekend breaks for Forces families

WHETHER serving, reserve or veteran, if your Armed Forces family includes a disabled Service person, partner or child, you could benefit from a fully-catered weekend break at Calvert Trust Exmoor, any weekend i...

Flapjacks for Forces

PILGRIM Bandits, the charity that pushes injured Servicemen and women "always a little further", has launched its own range of flapjacks. The idea came from police sergeant Damien Isherwood, one of the chari...

New business start-up fund for military heroes

SEED Mentors, providing expert advice to start-up companies, has introduced a new fund to help ex-Service personnel launch their own business on return to civilian life. As well-trained, determined and disci...

New single released in aid of military charity

THE Big Secret Sound featuring Andrew James have released a single, Soldier On, in memory of Private Conrad Lewis, a soldier from Warwickshire who was a member of the Parachute Regiment and the 353rd soldie...

Roses and rifles

LANCASHIRE couple Jeff Tosh and Sarah Edgar will be swapping flowers and chocolates for rations and rifles this Valentine’s Day. The couple who are both members of 381 Supply Squadron, 159 Support Regiment, ...

Top achievement for international school

A HUGE well done to the British section of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers of Europe (SHAPE) International School, based in Belgium, who have ranked joint eleventh out of approximately 17,000 prim...

Soldier’s life-saving service

JENNIFER Boucher joined the Army in 2004 and qualified as a Groundcrewman in the Army Air Corps. She fell in love with Airtrooper Alistair Boucher whilst they were training in Middle Wallop. After spending the ...

WWI to inspire schools competition

AS part of the national schools fundraising event Red, White and Blue Day, which takes place each October, children are being asked to design a Christmas card for 2014 to mark the World War One centenary. Wi...

Job portal launches for Reserves and veterans

IS your soldier part of the Reserve Forces? Are they a military veteran? South East Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (SERFCA) based in Hampshire, offers support to veterans and current members of the Res...