Don’t delay, register today
DID you know there are local elections taking place this May in most areas of the UK?
You can register to vote at any time up until the registration deadline of 18 April 2016.
If you don’t vote, you don’t...
AFF backs kids’ mental health campaign
THE Army Families Federation is backing a national campaign promoting positive mental health among young people.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2016, which launched today (8 February), is focusing on building...
In the frame
BUDDING photographers are being invited to pick up their cameras and capture Army-related images for a new charity calendar.
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has launched a competition to find impactful images from...
Snow signs up for SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has signed broadcaster Dan Snow as its newest celebrity ambassador.
The military historian is fronting the charity’s first-ever television advertising campaign, appealing for...
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 ...