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RAF Benson All Ranks Common Room opens following £150K grant

A new All Ranks Common Room has recently opened at RAF Benson. The facility, which cost £400,000 in total, was supported by a £150,000 grant from the RAF Benevolent Fund…

26 September 2020

A partnership through the ages: Lockheed Martin and the RAF Benevolent Fund

As we commemorate the contribution of the many, as well as The Few during the Battle of Britain, we should also remember the many included thousands of factory workers…

Cumbrian writer wins Battle of Britain audio drama competition

The competition, organised by the RAF's leading welfare charity the RAF Benevolent Fund, was launched to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the most important…

Princess Marina House statement

A statement from RAF Benevolent Fund Chair of Trustees, Lawrie Haynes, on Princess Marina House.

14 July 2020

Almost half of Brits surveyed don't know what the Battle of Britain was

New research from the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund has found that almost half (44%) of the British public surveyed don't know what the Battle of Britain was.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Statement from AVM Chris Elliot, Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund

Racism, and any other form of discrimination, has no place at the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and no place in our society. The brutal death of George Floyd has shone…

17 June 2020