Veteran enjoys father-and-son time
PROVING that sight loss is no barrier to mastering the art of the belay, blind veteran Nigel “Smudge” Smith and his son recently enjoyed a week-long climbing course in Llandudno organised by military charity Bl...
Charity calendar searches for magic military moments
LITTLE Troopers has launched its annual search for 13 stars for its 2018 Military Moments calendar.
Members of the Service community are being asked to send in pictures of special moments between serving par...
Garden project nurtures community spirit
A PROJECT to create a memorial garden honouring those have lived and died serving 6 Regiment RLC has helped military/civilian relationships to flourish in north Yorkshire.
Following their move to Dishforth A...
Inspiring images win ABF photo comp
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has announced the winners of its competition to find inspiring images to feature in its annual calendar.
The contest, which was open to both professional photographers and the gener...
Scotty’s issues Spartan challenge
CHILDREN'S charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers is challenging the military community to take on the "best of the best" in a bid to create the first-ever military wave at this year’s Reebok Spartan Race Super at Ma...
Boosting your pension
NOBODY complains about having too much money in retirement and AFPS 15 makes it easy for you to improve your pension by purchasing Added Pension. Mary Petley (pictured above), of the Forces Pension Society, set...
Services show heads for Edinburgh Fringe
A PLAY commissioned by RCET, Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity, has been invited to perform for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a new cutting-edge performance programme exploring aspe...
Passchendaele pins
THE Royal British Legion has marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele by producing a limited-edition poppy pin made using melted brass fuses from British shells fired during the battle.
So...
Mental health on the agenda
AN INNOVATIVE strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the Armed Forces, their families, veterans, and defence civilians has been launched.
The Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strat...
Military milestone for X-Forces
A SOCIAL enterprise company that nurtures entrepreneurial ambition in the military community is celebrating having supported 1,000 people in its mission to help veterans and their families start their own busin...