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Be aware of cyber-criminals

Listeners of BFBS have become the latest victims of cyber attacks and we are aware of recent fraudulent activity imitating our services and people. BFBS will never ask you for your payment details and will never ask you to pay for live event coverage.

To find out more, you can visit Report Fraud website by clicking below!

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The Army Welfare Service

The Army Welfare Service is now recruiting for NCOs, minimum rank of Cpl (OR4) with three reports in rank, and SNCOs, noting that you will assume Sgt rank on successful completion of the AWW course, who wish to transfer and become an Army Welfare Worker - click below to find out more.

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Retune your device

The BFBS E10B (Europe & Middle East) satellite configuration will change on the 31st of March at 0915 GMT. Your set top box will need to be retuned to restore services.

Please do not attempt to retune before then as it will cause a loss of service.

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Help is available

If you or someone you know is struggling then please know that help is available, which is why we have pulled together a list of organisations that can offer support! 

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Your feedback matters

If you are serving in the Armed Forces, an employee of the MoD or a dependent then let us know your thoughts about our services and, in return, we'll enter you into our draw to win some shopping vouchers!

It's very simple and will take no more than 10 minutes.

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Turning habitual borrowers into savers

As part of Your Offer, the Joining Forces Credit Union is here to help the armed forces save money and borrow responsibly throughout their service career and beyond - trusted by the MOD with repayments straight from their salary and pension.

They are here to help improve the financial resilience of the military family.

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Do you know about Discover My Benefits?

It’s an easy-to-use website for those working in Defence, their families and anyone interested in joining.

Whether a Service person or Civil Servant, you can use Discover My Benefits to find out what support and benefits are available, as part of ‘Your Offer’ – with information on what’s covered, what it’s worth, where to find out more and what you need to do.

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AI skills for military partners

BFBS has officially launched an AI Skills For Military Partners programme, an exciting opportunity designed for military partners, by people who genuinely get military life.

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Get support for dyslexia...

The Defence Dyslexia Network is a lived-experience-led network supporting serving personnel, civil servants and veterans who are dyslexic or neurodivergent.

If you are dyslexic, think you might be dyslexic or support someone who is then the Defence Dyslexia network is here to support. Find them on Sharepoint, on Defence connect or you can email below!

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Headspace licences for serving personnel

Headspace is a personal guide, with hundreds of meditations and exercises for sleep, focus, and movement. Due to existing partnerships, you could get a FREE licence, usually £49.99/ year.

To find out more head to the following websites: Royal Navy, Army or RAF.

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Access news from around the world

Want to have access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines wherever you are?

With PressReader you can and, exclusive with BFBS, you can get enjoy a special discount too!

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Join an epic endurance challenge

The Race Across the UK is back for 2026 – taking place from 6th - 9th of October, with teams of two travelling the length of the UK with no cars, no planes and no map apps.

Registration is open now so click below to find out more!

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Invisible – the full film

Invisible follows Luke’s journey as he becomes dad to baby Josh. It is a dramatised version of events, highlighting factors that may impact new dads’ mental health.

Studies show that many new dads feel ignored and left-out by services, which may mean they don’t ask for help when they’re struggling.

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The Military Coworking Network

If you are the partner of a serving personnel, reservist, veteran, or bereaved family then make sure you check out, the free to join, Military Coworking Network.

Their mission is to enable every military partner to create and maintain the professional career of their choice alongside military life, also it opens the door to meet and connect with like-minded people.

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The Families Hub

The Families Hub provides information, support and organisations to help navigate all stages of Service family life. For the first time, Armed Forces families will be able to access a “one stop shop” digital platform to help you navigate Service family life.

It's available for all Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve) families and personnel – from the moment of entering the Forces, through to leaving.

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Do you have accomodation you can offer?

Give Us Time takes donated holiday homes, hotels and lodges and matches them with military families.

Since 2013 give us time has given almost 2000 forces families precious breaks away in holiday venues in the UK, Spain, Italy and America. So if you have a property, no matter how big or small, they'd love you to consider donating it to a Forces family in need.

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Listen to BFBS via Smart Speaker

All of our BFBS Radio stations are available on on your smart speaker. It's very simple to use, but to find out more just click below!

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BFBS’ MiPlayer Platform Turns Ten

We're celebrate the tenth anniversary of our MiPlayer platform, the powerful service created to keep UK Armed Forces connected to home and entertainment, when they’re serving in the most remote and hostile environments. 

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FREE social media training courses

Whether you want to understand how the algorithms work, plan and evaluate a campaign, or learn how to create engaging social media content, our courses at Social Media Specialists have something for everyone.

From TikTok to LinkedIn to campaign planning and more, all our social media training courses are FREE for the partners of UK military personnel, veterans and their partners. So, what are you waiting for?!

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BFBS Radio has moved

If you listen to BFBS on Sky TV, please note that our new channel number is 0136. If you listen on Freesat, then nothing has changed.

The latest entertainment

Through BFBS Selected we give you the latest information about things happening on the big screen, TV, radio and more!