The future’s bright
THE Future Horizons Programme (FHP), a pilot project designed to support Early Service Leavers (ESLs), is celebrating an incredible 99 per cent take-up in its first year.
ESLs are those Servicemen and wome...
Saucy offering
NEXT time you add a dollop of sauce to your sausages, send for Brigadier Brown or Corporal Ketchup!
Featuring an iconic soldier-shaped recyclable bottle, Forces Sauces have been launched to raise money for L...
Put the kettle on
SSAFA’s most loved fundraising event, the Big Brew Up takes place from 7-13 October.
Now in its 16th year, SSAFA’s biggest annual fundraiser sees people get together with family, friends and colleagues for a...
Hive of activity
BRITISH Army HIVEs, except for Northern Ireland, are now running blogs to extend their information coverage as far as possible.
The aim is to capture local information and many have links to regimental Faceb...
Mental health support on the move
A BRAND new app offering information and support on mental health disorders is now available to Service personnel around the world.
Joining Forces, which can be downloaded for free, boasts innovative functio...
We mean business!
If you are a woman either thinking of starting or already running a business in Wiltshire, make sure you book your place at the Women in Business event in Ludgershall – it’s not just a coffee morning… we mean b...
Look to the future
We have become used to change in the last five years. Next on the ‘to-do’ list is a thorough examination of the ‘terms and conditions of service’ for personnel. The New Employment Model (NEM), as this project h...
Silver at the show
FAMILIES from Deepcut helped Surrey Heath Borough Council celebrate a huge achievement at the Hampton Court Flower Show, after their garden was awarded a silver medal.
The garden, ‘A Moveable Feast’, was des...
Spending it wisely – AFF’s award-winning schools
This year we have been running the AFF Excellence for Forces Children (Service Premium) Award. We invited you to nominate your school with excellent examples of how the schools have spent extra Government funds...
AFF in action: making changes
If you are moving back from Germany or a far flung posting or your child is at the beginning of the education phase, you may not be aware of the recent educational changes which may help you. Our Education &...