The military children’s charity, Little Troopers, has launched a series of free family reconnection weekends for forces families to spend quality-time together.
Funded by Team Forces, the four Little Troopers weekends invite young people and their parents to go away for an exciting few days of outdoor adventure and connection where they’ll be encouraged to put down their phones, meet people, do new things and spend quality time together.
Open to families with up to four siblings aged 9 and over, the weekends will be packed with adventurous activities including coasteering, raft building, kayaking, mega SUPing and coastal bushcraft, as well as time to relax on the beach, watching the sunset with a hot chocolate.
With a mix of child-only and parent-and-child time, the itinerary has been organised so that the small number of five to six families attending will have an enjoyable break and make memories to last a lifetime.
The dates for the Little Troopers All Together reconnection weekends in 2025 are:
* Friday 2nd May to Sunday 4th May 2025, Portland Dorset. Bookings now open.
* Friday 13th June to Sunday 15th June 2025, New Forest, Hampshire.
* Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July, Brenscombe, Wareham, Dorset.
* Friday 26th September to Sunday 28th September, Portland, Dorset.
Louise Fetigan, founder of Little Troopers, comments: “Our new parent family reconnection weekends are particularly aimed at families before, during or after a period of separation or deployment. Easing periods of separation and helping military children to connect with their parents has always been a core part of the support offered by Little Troopers, so we’re really excited to be launching these new weekends and helping families to carve out special time together. These events form part of our broader ‘All Together’ programme which is all about bringing together young people from across the military community to benefit from spending time with others who have shared similar life experiences.”
Each weekend will run from Friday to Sunday and is free of charge. Families can bring one or both parents and up to four children aged 9-18. Families will be given their own private bedroom.
The Little Troopers 2025 All Together reconnection weekends have been made possible thanks to funding from Team Forces.
For more information about Little Troopers All Together and to learn more about the charity’s work supporting military children, visit www.littletroopers.net