Fry backs charity’s poetry contest
LONG-TERM ABF The Soldiers’ Charity supporter Stephen Fry has backed a new national poetry competition marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Entries to the contest, called A Poem t...
Drawing and talking together
MORE people will be trained to provide innovative therapy to Service children thanks to a partnership between a mental health specialist and a military charity.
The collaboration between Drawing and Talking ...
Service kids’ champion
CONGRATULATIONS to North Yorkshire County Council’s Children and Young People Service, which has won a coveted award for its work supporting Service kids.
The role of the Service Pupils’ Champions, created t...
Mental health concern for Forces families
ONE in four Armed Forces family members believe that their own mental health and wellbeing has been affected as a result of their loved one’s service, according to a new survey from Help for Heroes and YouG...
Strength in numbers
DESPITE its proximity to Newcastle upon Tyne, Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland – home to 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery – is in a very rural location with limited transport links.
So when members of th...
Winter kitchen: Instant immunity boost
Army wife AJ Sharp, an associate member of the Guild of Fine Food and Great Taste Awards judge, recommends products and trends to get you through the winter months…
NOW is the time to dust off the car-scra...
Charity opens homes in time for Christmas
A GROUND-BREAKING housing development for veterans has been unveiled in London.
The development at Parry Court, Morden, was commissioned by the Haig Housing Trust at a cost of £1.4m and was opened by Lieuten...
Win a Wolsey waterproof with Walking With The Wounded
THIS year, Walking Home For Christmas is proudly supported by Wolsey, which during the First World War supplied more than 18 million woollen jerseys, scarves and pieces of underwear to the British Armed Forces....
A day in the life
Families officer Jason Broad, from Waterloo Lines in Warminster, works closely with AFF’s Wiltshire Co-ordinator Carol Morris. He tells us about his daily duties…
What is a typical day?
No two days are th...
Covenant success: Distance working
AFTER many years of living and working in the UK, I don’t always see being French as my most defining character trait – although, I suppose, it has influenced the way I have dealt with things in the 20 years si...