Events

SSCE Cymru Journal

SSCE Cymru Journal

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

Apr 23

Celebrating Forces Families Awards, a win for Gregor!

SSCE Cymru nominated one of our Service children ambassadors, Gregor, for the Young People's Award category at the 2023 Celebrating Forces Families Awards. 
Apr 23

Celebrating 'Purple up' day 2023

Wales
Friday 28th of April 2023 was ‘Purple up' for Month of the Military Child day. 
Apr 23

Prendergast Community Primary School Trip to Folly Farm

Pembrokeshire
Service children and their families enjoy a day out at Folly Farm for Month of the Military Child. 
Apr 23

WRU Wheelchair Rugby

Ysgol Harri Tudur (Pembrokeshire)
Service children at Ysgol Harri Tudur put through their paces with some wheelchair rugby to celebrate Month of the Military child. 
Apr 23

VC Gallery Art class & Mobile museum

Pembroke Dock (Pembrokeshire)
Service children from Pembroke Dock Community School and Ysgol Geli Aur enjoyed an afternoon of art and history.
Apr 23

Cllr Dorrance, the Armed Forces Champion for Powys, visits Mount Street Infants School's Little Troopers Club

Mount Street Infants School (Powys)
Councillor Dorrance visited Mount Street Infant School's Little Troopers Club to celebrate Month of the Military Child.
Mar 23

Month of the Military Child 'Purple packs'

MOD St Athan (Vale of Glamorgan)
In preparation for Month of the Military Child, the SSCE Cymru team came together at MOD St Athan to put together our Month of the Military Child 'purple packs'.
Feb 23

Riley reports from West Wales; courtesy of BBC Wales Today

West Wales
Riley, a Service child from West Wales, won a competition to become a BBC Wales Young Reporter. Riley reported about his experiences as a Service child and how it felt when his Dad served in the Army. 
Jan 23

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

Vale of Glamorgan
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. 

Service children’s quotes

"Being a military child is hard, but it also gets you a lot of new experiences that I wouldn't have experienced otherwise".

Esme-Jane

"For military children they [Mount Street Junior School] do a club called Little Troopers, they've done a Remembrance service, purple up day. We celebrate Holi and Dawali".

Arushi

"My Mum is my parent that is in the Armed Forces. She is a reservist. So when I was younger it was a lot worse, she travelled around a lot. I've lived in the same house my whole life, but she has moved around me. I was in a constant cycle of saying goodbye".

Emma

"My Dad, he's in the Army and he works in the Engineers and he goes away on week days and comes back on weekends"

Emily

"Dad often goes away. It is a bit worrying not knowing where your Dad is going. It does worry me and my sister. Yeah, you just never know when he's coming home". 

Joe

"In June or July, my Dad is going away quite far. He's in the Army, he's a chef. Having your Dad gone is so sad."

Josie

"I've lived in many places. So, I was born in Cyprus, after that I've been to Germany, then I went to this place called Stafford. Then another place which is Wales."

Dominic

"I've moved seven times in fourteen years." 

Lilia

"Now we've got a forever home. I never have to worry about leaving or how long until I am leaving. I feel like I belong here a lot more, that's always great."

Oliver

"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

"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’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

"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

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