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Forces Welfare Media Team – Update

The SSVC Forces Welfare Media Team have been busy reporting from schools, playing fields and even from the back of a fire engine.

In Bradford, reporter Dave McCann has been filming veterans from the Skillforce charity who deliver courses to students. He’s also been investigating how the pupil premium works in a school in North Yorkshire.

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Portsmouth Schools’ Cluster Visit HMS St Albans

School children from Portsmouth were treated to a very special day on board one of the Royal Navy’s frontline frigates in Portsmouth Navy Base.

The children, who all have parents who are serving members of the Armed Forces, got an exclusive tour around the Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans, which is nicknamed the ‘Saint’, before she continues her duties as the Fleet Ready Escort for the Royal Navy.

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Money Can’t Buy Me Love

If you and your partner argue about money, you are in good company. Recent research by Relate shows that 55% of people rank money worries in the top three strains on a relationship. The average couple has 39 arguments about money each year. Compared to disagreements about other things, relationship conflicts about money can be more pervasive, problematic and recurrent, and may remained unresolved, despite more attempts at problem solving. Sound familiar?

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Latest AFF roadshow a Scottish success     

Families were out in force for the Army Families Federation (AFF) Scotland roadshow on 23 March, with people travelling from as far as Glasgow and Penicuik.

Stands from Donna McCartney, Parent Support Officer Scotland, Barry Nichols, Armed Services Advice Project and Kinloss HIVE proved popular, as did the AFF specialists who spoke with numerous families to discuss their issues and concerns. In particular, the AFF Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist Katherine Houlston drew soldiers from Inverness to access her expert knowledge.

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Legion awards grant to shared family reading charity

1,250 Forces children and parents across the country to receive books and scrapbooks in the read, share, talk and stay connected initiative

A grant from The Royal British Legion of £32,465 has been awarded to Reading Force, the charity working to support Forces families nationwide and overseas to read together. With this grant the charity will launch the project in Legion branches, and reach many more Forces families and their extended family members, helping families to stay close and connected during tours of duty, training postings, and moves of home. The tri-service charity is dedicated to improving communication and keeping family members connected by encouraging them and supporting them to share stories and chat about them.

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New products from Heroes Drinks Company raise money to help the national charities of the UK Armed Forces

Heroes Drinks Company, the first not-for-profit organisation in the alcohol sector, has made its retail debut with its premium British wheat grain vodka, Heroes Vodka, in over 350 ASDA stores across Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland – one of the largest national listings of its kind.

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