Sign up for SSAFA’s short breaks
FORCES children with additional needs will be able to enjoy special short breaks with their families this year thanks to a Service charity.
SSAFA’s Short Breaks Scheme allows young people with an additional ...
Join an army of quitters
SOLDIERS are being urged to join a growing army of quitters by kicking cigarettes into touch for next month’s national No Smoking Day.
The campaign, which is run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and tak...
Reading charity’s Parliamentary project
READING Force headed to London to hold an exhibition about its work as the only national, shared reading charity for British Service families.
The charity organised the week-long event at Westminster Palace ...
Actor revisits Para past
DR WHO and The Wombles star Bernard Cribbins OBE headed to Colchester's Merville Barracks to relive his days as a paratrooper.
During the visit, Bernard – who completed National Service in Palestine and Germ...
Exciting new year for Little Troopers
CHILDREN of serving parents can join in a number of exciting activities throughout 2016 thanks to Forces' charity Little Troopers
During February, the charity is asking its supporters to arrange a fundraisin...
Sign up for lip-reading course
CURRENT and ex-Service personnel suffering from hearing difficulties are being invited to take advantage of a specially-designed lip-reading training programme.
The London-based course, which is run by City ...
Spell-binding course for wounded troops
TRI-SERVICE wounded, injured and sick (WIS) veterans are being invited to learn a new skill and better cope with their illness or injury through the art of bookbinding.
Wiltshire charity Bound By Veterans is...
Plan your transition at special fair
TRANSITION is not resettlement – it is the planning and preparation done prior to resettlement to allow Service personnel and their families to plan for a successful military career and to prepare for their ine...
Christmas party has the X-Factor
X-FACTOR star Stacey Solomon was the star attraction as 150 bereaved British Forces children travelled to London Zoo for Scotty's Little Soldiers' safari-themed Christmas party.
The award-winning charity's t...
State schools on board for late applications
SERVICE families who missed the October state boarding school admission deadline can still apply for a place – and your application will be given a higher priority if you qualify for the MOD’s Continuity of Edu...