Take to the open road

In this sponsored editorial, the Open University tells us why its courses are ideal for those in the Forces and their families. Visit www.openuniversity.co.uk/armyandyou for more information. IT'S going ...

Report reveals plight of working-age veterans

A FORGOTTEN generation of working-age veterans is surviving on an average annual household income of just £13,800, according to a major new report. Armed Forces charity SSAFA's survey of nearly 1,000 veteran...

Book review

Army&You asked five-year-old Gabriel Rousell-Crate, whose dad is a soldier, to review Secret Agent Oliver and the Football Foe Fighters, the first of a new series of books by Rachel Hayward. With a little h...

Art project seeks volunteers

STAFFORDSHIRE'S National Memorial Arboretum needs your help to create a unique tribute to the British personnel who lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. A total of 19,240 wooden sold...

#WinWednesday: Marvellous Mo’s debut kids’ book

BRITISH sporting hero and double Olympic champion Mo Farah has teamed up with Army&You to offer five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of his first children’s book. Ready, Steady Mo! is a fun, actio...

Temporary closure of AFF’s F&C service

AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth Assistant, Michelle Prince Burnett, has now moved on after three years of outstanding work. In her time at AFF she has helped thousands of Foreign & Commonwealth families, c...

Sharing success

If you want something changed – anything to do with your life as an Army family – tell AFF.  Our local co-ordinators across the UK are here to listen to your issues and take action. Here are some examples of wh...

Covenant pledge to support spouses

YOUTH charity The Prince’s Trust is following the Armed Forces Covenant by providing up to five days paid leave to serving Reservists and flexibility in granting leave to spouses and partners before, during and...

Step back in time at First World War exhibition

SERVICE personnel are being offered free entry into a hard-hitting exhibition exploring what life was like for those on the front line and their families left at home during a pivotal year in the First World Wa...

Fun and friendships for Little Troopers

MORE than 235 people from UK Forces families gathered in Pirbright for a special adventure weekend organised by Little Troopers. The fifth summer camp hosted by the charity was the first to welcome families...