Keeping in touch overseas

Following several years of changes in the international postal system, an invitation to visit the HQ British Forces Post Office (BFPO) at RAF Northolt was a great chance for AFF’s Overseas Manager, Esther, to...

Achieve your potential

If you live in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland and you’re looking for the next step in your career, the S.P.E.E.D Project offers employability support for military partners and spouses. The project aims...

A postcard from Nairobi

Nicky, Gee (serving), Tana (21) and Keisha (17) How long have you been an army family? 29 years and 11 quarters and about to embark on our last posting! Time in Kenya? Three fantastic years. How many oth...

Gambling support

Gambling support charity GamCare has launched a new gambling prevention and awareness programme to help reduce gambling harm in the armed forces. The training will help to address the stigma associated with ...

Military wives assemble

Military spouses Soph and Kirsha feature on Pad Wives Assemble, a podcast about military life. “The #padcast was created when we saw a huge gap in the market for an already isolated community. Think of the p...

Poppy artist calls for fingerprints

Kirsty Chapman, who uses fingerprints to create military-themed remembrance artwork, is asking for veterans and serving personnel to send theirs for her latest piece. It’s the third work of its kind for the ...

Happy 40th to the Hive

HIVE started in 1984 – the same year as Band Aid, Virgin’s first transatlantic flight from the UK, and the first Apple Mac computer going on sale. It was the 1984 Adjutant General Conference which identified...

Honour for young people from the military community

To celebrate the achievements of young people in the military community, ‘Jacob’s Medal’ was unveiled at the recent Celebrating Forces Families Awards launch party at the London Transport Museum. The medal w...

Army Widows’ Association celebrates 20 years

The Army Widows’ Association (AWA) aims to deliver peer support, advice, comfort and friendship to fellow bereaved army widows, widowers and partners. Although it’s a club that nobody wants to join, members a...

What AFF’s housing team can do for you

AFF’s housing team is here to help you with your enquiries. Here is a useful guide to what they can and can’t do. THEY CAN: Equip you with the correct, relevant advice and guidance to help you make inform...