Home   About   Events   Previous Events   Links   Contact                  Discover Websites   About Forces Family Events  It all started in the summer of 2009, I had been talking online to some wives and girlfriends of Royal Marines, many of which didn’t live in quarters. I met them through facebook and on forums such as Women of the Silent Ranks and British Forces Sweethearts and I realised that they might not have the same support network as those living, like myself, on a patch. There are many stresses in our lives which are unique to our situation, and it gives me solace to know that there are others out there that feel the same way and that there are people who I can talk to. The weekend started out as a plan to just get away from it all and have a great night out and meet some new friends. Since my sister’s husband is in the Army, and doesn’t live on a patch, I asked her to come along too. The weekend was a brilliant getaway for many of the ladies and soon I was being asked when the next one would be planned. Everyone felt it was wonderful to meet so many women in the same situation and have a weekend without stress. It was because the ladies and I found it so helpful and reassuring that I decided to make them regular events, Ladies R&R Weekends, run by my company Forces Family Events.