Twickers ladies run for the Forces Children’s Trust

A GROUP of Army wives from Twickenham, nicknamed the “Twickers ladies”, have completed the Great South Run in Portsmouth in aid of the Forces Children’s Trust. The ladies, whose husbands are based at the Roy...

Katherine meets troops in Camp Bastion

KATHERINE Jenkins has performed two special concerts for hundreds of UK troops during a visit to Afghanistan with The British Forces Foundation (BFF). The charity aims to boost and maintain the morale of ser...

Help from the Forces in Mind Trust

ESTABLISHED to help ex-Service men and women make a successful transition back to civilian life, the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded a grant of £75,000 for the University of the West of England (UWE) in...

Forces Sauces – why you should be proud to serve

THIS year saw the launch of Forces Sauces with every bottle of Corporal Ketchup and Brigadier Brown donating at least 6p towards supporting beneficiaries of The Royal British Legion and Stoll. The money cont...

Cyprus dancers make the grade

PUPILS from the Challenge Stage School in Akrotiri and Episkopi have been celebrating success in their dance qualifications. Sharon Potter, an examiner from the National Association of Teachers of Dancing, f...

Tiny dancers

Lucy Pollington was born into Army life. Here she tells us how she started her own business, DanceForce, to give something back to the military community… Growing up as a military child was a great adventure...

For the little troopers at home…

AS the 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats, began a long nine months in Afghanistan, My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures flew to Germany to surprise the families left behind. The charity, which supports child...

Armed Forces Minister visits the Poppy Factory

MARK Francois, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, visited the Poppy Factory’s Richmond headquarters recently to experience first-hand the work undertaken by the charity on behalf of disabled veterans. T...