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Families who have lost a loved one in military service are spending their summer holidays together as part of a project to support bereaved children and their remaining parent. Families’ Activity Breaks – also know as FAB camps – are activity holidays run by the Ministry of Defence in partnership with YHA (Youth Hostel Association). The aim of the camps is to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere for families to deal with their grief and meet with other families who have been through a similar experience.

Earlier this year YHA commissioned a report to highlight the benefits of their Do It 4 Real Summer Camps. We were asked to help give the report some publicity and arrange some press interviews. Here you can listen to the interview mother and son Tracy and Joe did with BBC Radio Leicester:

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During the first week of May sounddelivery secured media coverage for a cycle ride raising awareness of FAB camps – a partnership between YHA and the MOD providing bereavement holidays for military families. Here you can listen to the interview YHA staffer Mick Horan did with BBC Radio Gloucestershire on day 3 of the mammoth cycle ride:

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During the summer of 2009 YHA gave small cameras to some of their volunteers to record video diaries while at DoIt4Real camps. sounddelivery has put together a short promo film for YHA which is now being used by the volunteering team at recruitment events.

sounddelivery works alongside Radio 4 producers to create an audio feature for Woman’s Hour. Interviews carried out for a YHA project are used in the programme as part of a larger item about the provision of support for army widows.

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