Community Covenant Conference 2013

AFF attended the third annual Community Covenant Conference on Friday 22 November 2013. Our stand at the event attracted lots of interest and provided information on our work with local Government to identif...

Celebrate our soldiers this Christmas

THE latest MOD survey of soldiers revealed that at least half do not feel respected by society. Morale is important to our troops, and now ABF The Soldiers’ Charity are asking you to show your support for Se...

Seasonal events at the National Memorial Arboretum

THE National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the UK’s year-round centre for Remembrance, will launch a packed programme of seasonal events on Sunday 1 December with a day of festive fun for all the family....

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...