Gone, but not forgotten

CREATED by veteran James Lugassy and his brother, Notes With Wings is a free military specific memorial site. Inspired by the loss of a comrade, the website allows anyone to create an eternal memorial that c...

Your vote counts

IT’S great news that the electoral voting window has been extended to ensure that Armed Forces families living overseas will be able to get their postal vote back to the ballot. The Electoral Registration an...

Join the world’s library

BOOKCROSSING is a free, fun way to track and share books via social networking. You can tag and track your books by marking them with a unique identity  number – once it’s registered on the site, you can fol...

Sign up for swap shop

LITTLE Wardrobe is a new online initiative giving you the opportunity to swap the clothes your little ones have outgrown. It’s an easy way to exchange top quality and pre-loved clothing for both babies and c...

A mother’s tale

FORMER Army mum Eleanor Broaders has had a book of her poetry accepted into the Imperial War Museum’s permanent collection. The poet describes her self-published collection, Run Fast, Keep Low as “the st...

Swim 4 SUDEP

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Larkhill Primary School pupil Jessica Soulsby swam the equivalent of the English Channel to raise money for SUDEP Action. She was inspired to take on the 21-mile challenge in memory of Servic...

£65million for war heroes and families

SERVICE personnel, veterans and their families are benefitting from a record-breaking £65 million windfall that will be ploughed into projects and initiatives to help improve their lives. Defence Minister, A...

Extra funding for Service pupils

IF you’re an Army family with a child in a state school in England, you have until 16 January 2014 to notify your school of their eligibility for the Service Pupil Premium (SPP), which helps schools to support ...

Winston’s Wish wins Plain English Award

LEADING childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish is celebrating after being awarded a "good" Plain English Award for three of their publications, including military title The family has been informed. Th...

2014 tour of The Two Worlds of Charlie F announced

“I am so proud and overwhelmed. It is the most moving play I’ve seen for a long, long time. The public should get behind this and be part of something unforgettable" Ray Winstone, Project Ambassador IN the ce...