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Airplay children on Brize residential break

Exolum award £35k grant to support Airplay and youth programmes at Brize Norton

In 2023, Exolum International UK, a corporate partner of the RAF Benevolent Fund, donated £35,000 towards the Fund’s Station Grants programme, to support Airplay and…

20 December 2023
Veterans at dinner table speaking to Brize Norton personnel serving

Fund and RAF stations join forces to spread Christmas cheer to veterans

Throughout December, RAF stations have celebrated the festive season with a host of Christmas lunches, activities, and hamper deliveries to veterans, supported by the…

20 December 2023
Paul Hughesdon

Paul Hughesdon awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year’s Honours list

The RAF Benevolent Fund’s former Director of Grants, Services and Programme, Paul Hughesdon has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his…

Hawker_Tom Lewin and Ernest Elton_Lewis Allcock

New film tells the story of British flying ace Capt. Lanoe Hawker VC

This week, a new independent film about Britain’s first ace, Capt. Lanoe Hawker VC, DSO, is helping to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The 23-minute film tells…

13 December 2023
Trish wearing Fund branded shirt, helmet and medal

RAF High Wycombe servicewoman completed epic cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia for Fund

RAF High Wycombe Reservist has raised over £2700 for the Fund since completing her cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia.

5 December 2023
Beaujolais Run 2023

RAF Brize Norton host this year’s Beaujolais Run® raising money for the Fund

On the 13 November, RAF Brize Norton hosted the launch of The Beaujolais Run®, a world-famous navigational challenge marking the release of the latest Beaujolais Nouveau…