#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...

A postcard from… Gibraltar

Army couple Si and Kelly tell us about their life in Gibraltar with children Saskia and Miley... How long have you been an Army family? Nine years. Time in Gibraltar: 19 months. What's your quarter lik...

Support military dads this Father’s Day

A VETERAN and dad-of-two who underwent life-changing injuries in Afghanistan is urging people to donate to a "home away from home" for military families this father's day. Fisher House supported Dave Watson ...

Find your family’s wartime fashion

IMPERIAL War Museums (IWM) is encouraging people across the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of clothes rationing in Second World War Britain. Households have been invited to celebrate the historic milest...

Homes fit for heroes

A FORMER Army barracks near Salisbury Plain is being transformed into a housing project with homes on a unique veteran campus. The site of former Erskine Barracks at Wilton, near Salisbury, is being turned int...