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Events

SSCE Cymru journal

The SSCE Cymru journal provides an overview of the activities and events that SSCE Cymru team members have been involved with.

Jan
23

RAF St Athan celebrate local schools receiving their Bronze Armed Forces Friendly Schools (AFFS) Cymru status

January 2023

RAF St Athan hosted an event to celebrate two local schools, Llantwit Major High School and St Athan Primary School, receiving their Bronze Armed Forces Friendly Schools (AFFS) Cymru status. 

Nov
22

Remembrance

November 2022

In all acts of Remembrance we honour the memory of the fallen. Remembrance does not glorify war but respectfully acknowledges the sacrifices made for a peaceful future. 

Jun
22

Mount Street Juniors celebrate achieving their Armed Forces Friendly Schools (AFFS) Cymru Bronze Status

June 2022

In June 2022, Mount Street Juniors School in Brecon, Powys celebrated being the first school in Wales to achieve the Armed Forces Friendly Schools (AFFS) Cymru Bronze Status!

Service children’s quotes

"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."

Aiden

"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."

Ashim

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Chloe

"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."

Chloe

"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."

Georgia

"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."

Harry

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Ieuan

"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."

Mia

"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."

Oliver

"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."

Ryan

"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."

Shana

"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."

Sianed

"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"

Sanjog

"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."

Lewis

"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."

Piaras

"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."

Dan