Patch parties
Sometimes the best nights are the impromptu ones, where everyone brings their own food and nips across the road in their slippers to share supper in one quarter. With Christmas around the corner, culinary queen...
Fighting fit in the forces
A new quarterly newsletter, Fighting Fit, will share stories and other ideas, plus tips and advice from the armed forces community.
It’s being created by BFBS – and they’re asking you for your own experiences ...
Sunflower stories
The sunflower competition featured on page 32 of the winter edition of Army&You, stirred up some friendly but fierce rivalry across 14 locations in the European Joint Support Unit, bringing whole communitie...
The tall and short of it
To bring communities together and connect people when COVID restrictions were in force, the SHAPE team of Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) came up with a fun initiative to see who could grow the tallest sunflo...
Forces biz finder
Where can you find professional businesses that are run by military families, all in one place? findamilspo.co.uk is the new business search website from Milspo, and it’s now live!
Milspo, founded in 2018, is ...
Desperately seeking surplus
Are you in a long-term relationship (LTR) and looking to move into a quarter? Currently, unless you’re living on a Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot site, unmarried couples are only eligible for surplus ho...
The home front
A WORD FROM... COLLETTE MUSGRAVE, AFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Our winter issue focuses on your home, as housing continues to be the subject that you raise most frequently with us.
We know from our 2020 Big Survey t...
A home of your own
Moving into your own property is a major milestone if you’re an army family. Getting the keys to your own place is exciting – and not just because you can paint the walls a colour of your choice! Jill Misson re...
Teachers’ toolkit
Education settings with service children have been benefiting from Little Troopers’ secondary school resource hub.
Created in collaboration with teachers, families and behavioural experts, the available assets...
Higher hopes?
From exciting open days (or virtual ones) to the pressure of exams and getting the grades you need, going to university can be a rollercoaster of emotions. When you’re from a military family, there are some ext...