Dream break for military families

ARMED Forces charity Give Us Time treated 97 military personnel and their families to an all-expenses paid holiday in Bulgaria. The trip to the Balkan Jewel Resort was the second organised by the group, whi...

Contract concessions

BEING part of a community known for faithfully following the flag, British military families are well-versed in shipping themselves and their lives wherever in the world they are needed. Sitting alongside each...

New beginnings

Army spouse Nikki Durnell hated running – until a life-changing event gave her a reason to get fit. Two years on, she’s about to take on the London Marathon... THE me of two years ago would have spat out...

Relationship resilience

MODERN life places myriad stresses and strains on partnerships, which are often compounded by the military – not least separation, uncertainty, frequent moves and, increasingly for many, weekend commuting. How...

A Word From: Flying the flag for Army families

IN EARLY November, I was proud to take the reins of the Army Families Federation (AFF) as its new CEO, just a few weeks before the government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was released. It was ...

Golden Girl

Olympic gold medallist and TV presenter Amy Williams fell in love with soldier Craig Ham after meeting on a dating site and the couple married last year. Army&You caught up with the skeleton champion to fin...

Veterans star at charity screening

TWO of the soldiers whose experiences inspired Kajaki: The True Story were present for a charity screening of the film. Stu Pearson QGM and Alex Craig attended the showing, which was organised by veterans’ o...

Finding middle ground

While there are a host of resources available to couples wanting to keep their relationship on the right tracks, it is an unfortunate fact of life that some partnerships will not stand the test of time. When de...

Search launched for historic oaks

THE Woodland Trust is asking people to turn detective to help locate oak trees planted as memorials to soldiers who died in the First World War. 21 February marked 100 years since the start of the Battle of ...

Enlist to serve with Team Blesma

ARE you looking for a new challenge? Blesma, the national charity for all limbless Service men and women, their widows and dependants, is looking for enthusiastic fundraisers to take on a multitude of challengi...