AFF celebrates 40 years of supporting army families

For 40 years, AFF has put families at the heart of everything it does. From our early days as the Federation of Army Wives’ Clubs, which brought together groups from around the world to share common issues, t...
Soldier and student reading together

Soldiers go back to school

Soldiers from local units are on a mission to support young readers and inspire them to become avid book lovers at The Wellington Academy in Tidworth, Wiltshire. They visit the school once a week to listen to ...
Children sitting on a wall reading

Poems in print

A poetry writing initiative at MOD schools during lockdown has produced so much creative work, it has been turned into a poetry anthology by Defence Children Services. Across the Oceans, illustrated by the chi...
Group Captain Mark Richardson

Healthcare change for Cyprus

From 1 April, secondary healthcare in Cyprus is switching to the American Medical Centre (AMC) in Nicosia instead of the Ygia Polyclinic in Limassol. Whilst some families may be concerned about the extra trave...

Show your creative side

Reading Force, which encourages military families to share books together, is asking families to put pen to paper and write their own stories as part of a competition. Members of military families of all ages ...

#OurArmyFamily – Rosie and Josh

Rosie & Josh have been together for ten years and married since 2017. Josh started at Sandhurst when the couple had been going out for just seven months, so the army has pretty much always been a part of th...

Sowing seeds of friendship

The importance of social connection has been brought home by the pandemic – lockdowns have simultaneously separated people from family and friends and brought neighbours together. The demands of army life, with...

A postcard from the Falkland Islands

The Ringjalis – Gita, Dal (serving) and children Cruz (7) and Crisha (5) How long have you been an army family? Almost 22 years. Time in Falkland Islands? Nine months. How many other military families live...

#SMSpouses on tour

The Military Coworking Network is welcoming social media experts from BFBS to its hubs, starting on 15 February. For one day only, BFBS will be on hand to answer your social media questions, provide solutions ...