Put the kettle on for SSAFA’s Big Brew Up

SSAFA’s annual “Big Brew Up” will be running this October to raise vital funds for the charity’s work. You can organise a Big Brew Up wherever you are based across the globe. Put the kettle on, bake some cak...

Wives set for seasonal sing-song

MILITARY Wives Choirs will be filling a host of UK cathedrals with seasonal songs during a seven-date ‘Home For Christmas’ tour. The 18 choirs, which are made up of wives and partners of Armed Forces personn...

Trust helps Charlene bounce back

CHARLENE’S divorce hit her hard. After living in Germany as a military wife and a full-time mum, she went from having routine and financial security to looking after her children by herself on a council estate....

Business brains launch Forces enterprise hub

A NEW company is aiming to transform the provision of careers and business support for the Armed Forces community. The Forces Enterprise Network Hub (Fen Hub) will provide the skills, resources and practica...

Forces community takes to the stage

ARMED Forces champion and award-winning actor Ray Winstone is urging Newcastle’s Armed Forces community to take part in a new theatre project starting this month. Run by Bravo 22 Company, The Royal British L...

Army&You Autumn 2016 out now!

THE wait is over – you can now access the autumn 2016 issue of Army&You, the magazine for everyone with a soldier in their life. Copies are currently winging their way to Army families across the UK and ...

Pirates capture ship on family fun days

PIRATES, buccaneers and scallywags descended on Falmouth to climb the rigging and capture a well-known tall ship as part of a family fun day. Young swashbucklers swarmed over the ‘Spirit of Falmouth’, a 92-...

Youngsters embark on Op Camouflage

A MILITARY-themed summer activity scheme in Woodbridge, Suffolk, has brought young people together to develop new skills. Operation Camouflage has seen more than 80 young people, half from military families ...

The future of Service accommodation

LAST week, Chief of Defence People Lieutenant General Richard Nugee wrote a letter to all Service personnel explaining the reasons behind the proposed move to the Future Accommodation Model. Whilst AFF welc...

A stitch in time

For all the hi-tech kit which has made soldiers’ lives easier over the centuries, wool has enjoyed an enduring relationship with the Services. We caught up with Joyce Meader, author of Knitskrieg: A Call to Yar...