Veterans visit Hampshire school
PUPILS at Fordingbridge's Forres Sandle Manor School welcomed Brigadier Bill Wright and Major (Retd) Rob Yuill to their morning assembly as part of their preparations for Remembrance Day.
101 years since the...
Cricket for the community
IS IT possible to combine work, family life, pleasure, education, exercise, support for animal conservation and support for the local community all in one day out? It is in Kenya.
Recently, BATUK (British Ar...
Have a horrible half term at IWM North
STUMBLE through a blackout, hide under the kitchen table, then race against a pigeon to deliver a message on a bike – families visiting Manchester’s IWM North can test themselves against a host of horrible half...
Troopers bring year-round cheer
A CALENDAR showing special moments between some of the country’s amazing soldiers and their children has gone on sale.
The 2016 calendar, produced by My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures, shows what "Me and My S...
Pupils uncover Roman Mysteries
CHILDREN'S author Caroline Lawrence took Hampshire-based pupils on a trip back in time during a visit to Fordingbridge's Forres Sandle Manor (FSM) School.
Caroline, who wrote the popular Roman Mysteries seri...
Commander credits Castle cadets
CADETS have won high praise after coming under the scrutiny of military top brass.
Barnard Castle School's Combined Cadet Force showcased its strength during its biennial inspection, carried out by Wing Comm...
Army art attack
THE Army Arts Society is holding an exhibition from 7-21 November at the Young Galleries, Salisbury Library, Salisbury, to showcase members’ work.
Picture by Richard Salter
People and places at home and ...
Mobile meals
DO you have an old mobile phone lying around at home? Why not donate it to Good Morning Britain’s Phones For Food campaign and turn it into at least two healthy breakfasts for a child in the UK?
More than on...
Film finale
THREE SSVC Forces cinemas that brought a ‘bit of home’ to Germany have had to close this year due to the rebasing of troops and their families.
The Globe in Herford held its last screening in July, The Jerbo...
Children’s champions
CONGRATULATIONS to North Yorkshire County Council, which has been nominated as a finalist in the Children & Young People Now Awards 2015.
The Council made the shortlist the Family Support Award and the P...