As Autumn draws in, Scotty’s Little Soldiers founder, Nikki, shares an update on the events of the past month, including Scotty’s Team Day, attending the Royal Tank Regiment Homecoming Parade and our support for young people effected by the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
LCpl Tommy Brown was a fun-loving father, British Judo Champion and deeply committed soldier in the Parachute Regiment. He’d dreamt of serving in the military since he was a child and joined when he was 16 years old, completing tours of Kuwait, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. On the 22nd of …
20-year-old William Godwin was just 15 when his dad, Flight lieutenant David Godwin, died by suicide. He joined Scotty’s Little Soldiers in 2018 and is now part of our Springboard Programme for young adults aged 18 to 25. This summer, he attended our Springboard Away Weekend in the Peak District, …
Could your child be entitled to the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme (AFBSS)? The scheme provides financial support for educational purposes to children whose parent has died in service to the Armed Forces. In this article, Mary Petley of the Forces Pension Society sets out the main …
There are currently three UK Armed Forces / Army Pension Schemes (AFPS) and one Reserve Forces Pension Scheme (RFPS) from which family benefit entitlements could be available. In this article, Mary Petley of the Forces Pension Society gives a brief outline of these benefits and if you’re able to …
As the summer holiday comes to an end, Scotty’s Little Soldiers founder, Nikki, shares an update on our massively popular Scotty Breaks, preparing for the Scotty Ball, a brand-new podcast episode and our highest EVER number of new Members in a single month.