Wounded soldier stars in BBC documentary

ONE of the most seriously-injured soldiers to survive the Afghan conflict is to be the main subject of an extraordinary BBC 2 documentary. Journey Down the Yukon – A Soldier’s Challenge follows Ben Parkinson...

‘Mental health training must not be cut’

EXPERTS have urged the government to continue funding mental health training for veterans and serving military personnel, calling it our "moral duty". An event at the House of Lords heard how thousands of se...

BFBS documentary wins global radio award

A COMPELLING programme about the young inmates of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has won gold at the 2015 Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Awards. Children of Belsen, produced and presented ...

Hospitality for heroes

ARMED Forces charity Give Us Time is appealing to owners and managers of holiday homes, hotels and timeshares to donate accommodation to British military personnel and their families. The charity takes one-w...

Sign up for Stoll’s Christmas concert

STOLL, the biggest provider of supported housing to vulnerable and disadvantaged ex-Servicemen and women in the UK, is holding its annual Carol Concert at the beautiful Victorian church of St Paul’s in Knightsb...

Soldiers promote reading skills

PERSONNEL from 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s largest, are helping to spread the importance of reading to children at a Colchester school. Airborne signallers from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadro...

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...