BOOK CLUB – A SUMMER SIZZLER

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff... RIO GREGORY (16) The book was a little slow to start but when the pace ...

Midwives join Wave of Light

The loss of a baby during pregnancy or in infancy is a devastating experience, so the midwives of SSAFA’s Community Health Care Team in Cyprus are joining families to remember these children during Baby Loss Aw...

Flying the flag for youth in Scotland

Forces children and young people are co-producing a new mental health and wellbeing service in Scotland with Forces Children Scotland. Your Mind Matters will aim to better understand and respond to the challen...

It’s good to talk

During her current posting to Surrey, army spouse Antoinette Broomfield is training as a psychological wellbeing practitioner. She’s now involved in delivering talking therapies, signposted by the NHS, to suppo...

How full is your bucket

When you are part of a military family, additional factors can add to the general worries and stresses carried by others. Sometimes, our ability to cope and mental wellbeing can be pushed to the brink – as was ...

Painting pride

Artwork created by children from Hornbill School in Brunei has been on display at The National Gallery’s recent Take One Picture exhibition in London. Every year the gallery selects an artwork to give focus to...

Space to listen

A mental health pilot service has been launched to support armed forces children, young people and families in Scotland. Forces Children Scotland (previously the Royal Caledonian Education Trust) has launched ...

Staying stationed for education

Entitlement to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for your duty station ends when you’re posted, but what if you want to stay put for educational reasons? AFF Housing Specialist, Cat Calder, has the details… T...

Young lives in limbo

What's life like for young adults who don’t have valid visas? It is a question that Katherine Houlston, AFF’s F&C Specialist, is better qualified than most to answer having recently spent time trying to hel...

A postcard from Münster

Laura, Ashley, Elliot (8) and Sophie (6) on life in Germany How long have you been an army family? Nine years. Time in Münster? Two years at HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps – we live in Nordwalde about 20km...